Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-02-13
ELECTORAL VOTES.
Both Chambers In Joint Session
Formally Count Thorn.
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL WITHDRAWN
Senator Morgan VIII firing It Up Again
During the Extra scssion--Agricaitural
Appropriation Hill Passed No.
lating to Obsceae Matter,

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Nor
gan, the champion Of the Nicaragua
canal bill, announced in the senate yes
terduy his abandonment Of that meas
ure for the present session. OF congress.
and, thereupuA, II was displaced by the
bankruptcy bill. The senator gave no
tice that he would renew his advocacy
of the bill at ali early day of the COM
ing extra session. Mr.. Morgan bitterly
criticised the British opposition to the
canal, and, addressing himself directly
to Mr.. Sherman. darlaied that II the
next aerretary Of state permitted him
self TO be fed ON the anodynes of fiat
terry of Great Britain, the people would
not support him. The bankruptcy bill
succeeded TO the advantageous position
OF unfinished business" but the de-
bate went over Until to-day. The ng-
ricultural appropriation bill was taken
up late in the day and an amendment
by Mr.. Thurston, of Nebraska. was
agreed to appropriatiug sb.UOO for con-
tinuing experiments us to beet sugar
production. The bill was passed. II
appropriatcs s3,a55. 500. II led to II
lively debate. in which Secretary Nor
ton was sharply criticised by Senators
Vest, Chandler. Tillman and others.
The house bill was passed, extend
ing the time for complying with the
requirements of the act FORGETTING rnil-
road lands. Mr., Mcbride, of Oregon.
explaining that the bill applied to
lands along the Northern Pacific route.
Mr.. Tillman. of South Carolina, called
up the bill limiting the effect of the
federal laws on the liquor traffic, so rs
to give each state absolute control Of
the subject. Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut.
thought II was n measure requiring IN
explanation. and Mr.. Tillman pro-
ceeded to explain in detail. lie said
the bill was designed TO give each
state the right to control the liquor
traffic in its own way, without inter-
ference from the federal judiciary or
any other source. Mr.. Mills opposed
the bill as step backward, allowing.
us 1t does. said he. interference with
interstate commerce. He considered II
very dangerous precedent. Mr.. Vest
also opposed it on the same ground.
The bill was, he said. intended to main
tain the South Carolina monopoly
under the dispensary law. The discus
sion was cnt off ut 1880 p. m, the time
fixed for the senators to proceed to the
house of representatives and partici-
pate in the count of the electoral vote.
TIE HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE electoral
votes of the Is states OF the union were
formally counted ut the joint session
of the house and senate held yesterday
for that purpose, and Vice President
Stevenson proclaimed the election of
Mckinley and Hobart rs president and
vice president respectively. Adetail OF
blue.coated, brass-buttoned police
hedgcd about the senators as they
marched over to the house, preceded by
Vice President Stevenson and Mr.. Cox.
secretary of the senate, with the re-
turns locked in chcrry-colored box.
The count itself was Of very formal
character. Vice President Stevenson
sat at the side of Speaker Reed and
presided over the joint session. Sena-
tors Lodge and Blackburn. on the part
of the senate, and Messrs Grosvenor
and Richardson, on behalf of the
house, acted as tellers. The returns
were opened by the vice president and
announced by the tellcrs. The read
ing of the certificates, long in verbi-
age, was omitted after that Of Alabama
had been read. No demonstration oc-
Cured at any point during the count,
but when the vice president, at its con-
clusion, announced the result there was
round of applause, both on the floor
and in the galleries. The totals were
us follows: For president-Mckinley
Ell: Bryan, 116. For vice president
Hobart. 27i; Sewall. $40: Watson, 81.
The house passed the senate bill re-
lating to the carrying of obscene mat
ter by express companies and it has
gone to the president for signature.
A fine of not to exceed s., 900 or impris-
onment not to exceed five years, or
both. Is the penalty for violation.