Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL,
Final Vote Agreed Upon,
Senator Morgan Makes the Prop
osition--0ther Matters,


feet was reached after an exciting
and dramatic debate. The prOpo-
sition for the final vote came unex-
pectedly, the senior senator from Al
ALBANIA. Morgan, presented IL. 1t
was greeted with shouts of 80 cd,
good" from the Republican senators,
who for the first time slw the path
clear for the final enactment of the
tariff bill.
There was not any outward evidence
when the senate met that the session
was fast drawing to close. The
house bill was passed authorizing the
president to suspend discriminating
duties Impose on foreign vessels and
commerce.
Allen then moved to proceed with
the tariff conference report, but Till
man contested this with motion TO
take up his resolution adversely re-
ported for investigating the alleged
senatorial speculation on sugar stocks
Tillman was about to bigin speech
when Allison made a point of order
that debate was not in order and the
presiding officer sustained the point.
Ttllman thereupon asked foI au aye
and nay vote, on which his motion
was lost; yeas 15, nays 35.
A Joint resolution was passed for
the erection Of "a government building
at the Trans-MississipDi interna-
tlonal exposition at Omaha.
Consideration of the tariff confer
ence report was then resumed and Tel
ler took the floor for a general speech.
He said he did not believe it would
accomplish the purpose of its friends.
It's passage, however, would dispose of
the question and enable congress to
devote its attention to other subjects.
I1c ICRdluCu OiS iliOhSJ 4NSSN'OH -
the paramount one. The last cam.
paign was not, in his Judgment, an
endorsement of the gold standard. A
great many people voted :or the gold
standard, but the tariff question was
more important than that effecting
finance.
Teller then turned his attention to
the political methods of the last cam
paign. 1t was the most remarkable
contest in our history, he said, re-
markable for the agencies set at work
and the methods employed for the
first time.
A system of terrorism, deception
and fraud, the like of which has never
before been seen was put in operation,
aud this having become the para
mount part of our political system
until the people were aroused and re-
pudated them. If anyone challenged
these statements then Teller said he
would 60 into details.
BOUNDARY LINE.
The house passed the bill passed by
the senate to ratify the compact en-
tered into between the states of North
and South Dakota relatiYe to the dis
puted boundary line.
Hull, of Iowa, asked unanimous
consent for consideration of a resolu-
tion to transfer $4,000 from the un-
expended balance of the appropriation
for the pay of the army of 1896 to the
appropriation for 1897. Gaines, of
Tennessee objected.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, asked consent
for consideration Of the resolution
giving chairman of committees when
appointed authority to employ clerks
during the recess. Meekson, Demo
crat, Of Ohio, objected. Dingley
stated he had been informed the sem
ate.might act on the tariff report.
"As it is exceedingly important"
said he, "that the bill could become
law at the earliest moment, move
recess until o'clock" There was no
objection and the recess was ordered.
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Stephen Loughran, receiver of pub
lie moneys at Des Moines, la.
Jay Lynch, agant OF the Indians
for the Yakima agency, In Washing
ton. I
L. B. Sheperd, of Alas ka, to be