The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-10

'as Back the Presidents Message Z,
ehsscA Enthusiasm Of Members.


eh~cA Inthussssns Of Msmb-r
The expected sensational 90, :
the presidents message ON III. 49,
! 1uesa aiilir IN the house wns neutral
i<ed by delay. IL lay for hours On NJ
l.ecds desk unopened and seemips-,,
forgotten BY The speaker. The hons.
vas very EncA alive 10 the Arrival =.
'ne message. and when its importance.
was whispered about there was =. s,rr,r,
IneeTcuFFenf ~ excitement noticeahl,
throughout the chamber. A deb..,,. w
gong on as 10 whether Their. shall ~,
tarer committees 10 try The ,.aseS ~
contested seats or wnether ~. ,e.,
ruir 81 enc committee TO hear all sucl,
Cases should be followed.
SleaAer Reed refused 10 break on he
debate and have the presidents un,,s-
sage Ie-d- and runor that he was -
n-- 50 20 gain time To think out what
tAe republican plan should T.. srai,.,.,l
eirr ui-ton. Mr. Reed WIS also y a-,-..,I
Wlth desiring 10 allow the mem ,-s
Tame 70 read The MESSAGE. which 49,,
eS''ie INTO tAe raambcr in the form al q
newspaper extra before the islent-s
warm advocacy o. the Monroe loctrin.,
snoAld vs. read aloui by The cIerk. III
'AiS Way lr WAS reasoned that the Me-
s--sr WOULD scol he an OIL story. or.t
least tie cs-ge would n. taken OH ,b..
interest IL its contents and .;s re,,.,,-
tior deaGenel.
Whatever NAV have been III, cars.
tcT delay she message. although re-
ceived soon after the house net 4.
noon. WAS 70. read uns.l nearly Eve
O'clock.
i-x-sTsaaer Crisp had in vain an
nource- that there was i message from
the President IN defense OF the Monroe.
doctrine This was in answer to mn IN
tiration by Representative Hulick thai
me president Was too busy duck shoot
ing 10 attend 10 business. Sneaker
Reed quoted TIE applause that broke
out after Mr.. Crisp's remarks ana III
'o"el The dreary debate as 10 the dis
position Of the contested seat cases 70
drag along
neu TIE democrats began TO flibus- I,
ter by demanding roll-caIls on all so-,s :
;. motions relative 10 the contested i
saF> NATL u looked Is IL Their were d.
efi-liIs-d 20 lave the session end vr,-h- :
TX TIE reading of the message. and 70 u
iEs PUT tie republicans i, The position Il
AasinT So itaside for the day. cay- b
- ~ this drrlry delay. the crowds Fl N
* Sai.eries despaired az hearing tie h.
's-za 81 red and gradually thinncd pi
Finally. ~ about $3.50. the contested "
az cases debate came TO an end AMI
e speaker a-nourcpl = message =,
ON tAe president By that tine al n;
cst eEery body in the house had rcal *,
e message and the clerk proceeded II,
l-hour interruption until he came TO y,
c Passage: III
Nothing remains but TO accept The LII
'uatlor. - recognize its plain require ;ds
snts and deal with ;accordiurlv.~ \
HE democrats smiled at this and III.
republicans started hand-clapDinr. ate
iic.l gradually grew until the whole "a =
use was aEplauding. The republic mo
ag-in apPlauded and were ;oined
the democrats W hen the clerk read: -
~ Zen such report Is made AID ac- rr,
'ted u wiIl- in n- opinion. be the ~
" OF the United States 10 resist ~ ~,
Y means in its power as a wilIfrI "a,
-FessicE upon It's rights and interests the
appropriation by Great Britain Of -
lands or The exercise Of govern ~,
lial jurisdiction over any territory osr.
.ca. after Investigation. yre have d. :.
mined Of right belonged 70 yene- -
Ia -
M mcr
re republicans AGAIN applaud-d -.
y the CLERK finished the message y i,
. a. re read the signature. Grover -,
'ei1nsl- he democrats ioinces IN NV.
-, ~ 1nu sF- Nc nom
i -, oHi n Ass the
j wanted - bill
e motion 20 refer the message to r.,
committee on foreign affairs when go
mould be appointed Speaker 49,.
made the reference to the com o.
&c himself and Mr.. Cannon maie 49,
otion TO adjourn. The speaker re- -.
4 70 see Mr. Crisp. who was waving i. :,
III IN the air. and put the motion 10
urn which was carried. The house -
: UP with very little excitement 49,
~ Iii, o,-.Ls .oA'SeI .nah ing I
~ any tiie and
E b'ii which Mr. Crisp tried 20 in -. .
Ice read a. follows: Du'
!, .-....--, the $
rre=e-1--tlEcs in congress "a Rsernhir,s III
th- sum o. sraNeo 80 ana the ne \, Mr. &
y appropriated cut Of any money m vcr.
v .xrrsss ~ - aII ''rated TO that
. ~ the president Il, lr.s@-ir9, n. ga situai
what r. the true divisional lire Lr-
the republic Of Venezuela ard Brit 3.
B@x ironsides. os the British en- -
7. sat IN the dirlontic gallery the ia
ghont the reading Of the mes
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