The herald., 1897-05-19

thiS reference TO nlDuster1ng. he gave
in detail the time consumed by the advo-
Gates and the opponents Of the pending
resolution, showing that most of the
speeches had come from those favor
able to the resolution.
I'm view of this" proceeded Mr.. Hale,
"it is the height of audacity and i'm
| pudence-"
Mr.. Gallinger, who still held the floor,
declined to yield further.
"Then 1 withdraw the 'impudence,'"
proceeded Mr.. Hale. 1T was at least
of sort of colossal cheek"
Mr.. Gallinger peremptorily declined to
yield further. He criticised the course
of senators who accused their associates
of audacity and cheek whenever they
had anything to say in behalf of Cuba.
Later Mr.. Hale stated there was no
unnecessary delay in regard to the
resolution. After fairly discussing it,
1t would be voted on. He was as anx-
ious as any one he said, to see the reso-
luton out of the way.
Hawley spoke briefly, and in the course
of his remarks question arose as to the
neutrality laws.
Mr.. Hoar endeavored to elucidate,
whereupon Mason made jocular re-
mark in stage whisper, which started
several senators laughing.
Turning to Mason. Hoar said: 'If this
is to be circus, of course I will go
down."
IF the senator from Massachusetts,
understands he is a circus, he does not
understand it from me-" retorted Mason.
Burrows of Michigan then secured the
floor for speech, but as it was4 rs p. m.
he yielded for an executive session.
A CURRENCY SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The CALLER
les of the Senate were filled when the
session opened at noon, although the
Morgan Cuban resolution was not in or
der until o'clock
Senator Stewart of Nevada gave notice
Of an amendment that he would offer to
the tariff bill. providing that there shall
be a all times reserve fund in the treas
ury of $4,000, 900; that whenever the
available balance shall exceed $50, ,000, 900,
it shall be the duty of the Secretary Of
the Treasury to invest the surplus in
United States bonds, and that when less
than $50.000,000 is in the treasury, he
shall iseue legal tender non-interest
bearing notes to make up the deficiency;
that such notes be made payable out of
any surplus over $50 900, 900; that If in
sufficient coin to meet the coin obliga-
tions of the United States shall come
into the treasury through the ordinary
sources of revenue, the Secretary ehail
exchange silver certificates for the coin
which is in the treasury for their red Temp
ton; that converting silver certificates
shall discharge coin obligations of the
United States, and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Treasury to coin
eufficient silver bullion purchased under
the law of July IA, 1890. to supply all de-
ficiencies of the supply. of coin (under
these provisions) to meet and discharge
all coin obligations presented.
BILLS PASSED
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing a bridge acrose the Pearl
river, Mississippi; amending the act au-
thorizing the building of the Duluth
and Superior bridge over the st. Louis
river so as to modify the conditions as
to dredging, authorizing the con s'truc-
tion of bridges across the Missouri river
between it's mouth and the mouth of the
Dakota, or James, river and across the
Mississippi river between the mouth of
the Minnesota river in Minnesota and
Donaldsonville, Iowa. and across the
Illinois and Desplaines rivers be-
tween the mouth of the Illinois
and Joliet, and to prescribe the
character, location and fimensione Of
the same; appropriating $4,000 for a
quarantine station at Astoria. Ore; au-
thorizing bridge across the Red River
of the North at Drayton, N. D,
The conference report on the Indian
bill was presented and agreed to.
| At 1920 p. m. the senate adjourned.
OREGON'S SENATOR
The senate committee on privileges
and elections today heard argument by
Attorney Woods of Portland, Ore, iii
support of the claim of Hon. H. w. Cor
bett to seat in the senate to succeed
Senator Mitchell under the appointment
of the governor Of Oregon, but the COM
mittee took no action. Mr.. Woods rep
resented that the appointment was valid
because there had been no session of the
Oregon legislature. He held that fail
ure to organize the legislature was
equivalent to holding no session, and
that for this reason there had been an
interregnum. He also argued that it
was the intention of the trainers of the
federal constitution that state of the
union should be at all times represented
in the senate-that, as he expressed It,
the sovereign states should ever be rep
resented by their ambassadors in the
senate. The committee expects to pass
finally upon Mr.. Corbett's case at their
next weekly meeting
A CALL TO MEMBERS
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican house caucus, has sent
word to all the absent Republicans of
the house, impressing them with the i'm.
portance of being present at the session
of the house on Thursday, when a spe-
cial order will be brought in to secur e
action on the joint resolution for the re-
lief of Americans in Cuba. 1t Is expect
ted that the Democrats and Populists
will seek to force vote on the Morgan
resolution by some parliamentary expe-
dient and the Republicans desire to have
their full strength present to vote down
any proposition designed to complicate
the question raised by the presidents
special message.
THE INDIAN BILL
WASHINGTON, May 18.-The con-
| ference of the two houses of congress
today reached an agreement on the pro-
vision in the Indian appropriation bill
|concerning the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah, the only item re-
naming in dispute between the two
houses. Following Is the text of the
compromise provision: