The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29

thing" responded Mr. Stewart.
There we differ" added Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Stewart went on to say that il
would be well to let Europe stick TO
gold. He closed with the statement that
he would not oppose the bill. although
he believed it placed the United States
in the humiliating position of supplicat-
ing the crowned heads Of Europe.
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment eu-
tnorizing the president to call. in his
discretion. such international conference.
10 assemble at such a point as may be
agreed upon.
Mr.. Chandler said that while he felt
the amendment was unnecessary, he
was willing TO have it adopted.
Mr. Stewart then resumed. denoune-
ing the proposed conference as a"fake
and "pantomime."
You are deceiving the people" he said
after reciting many of the public evils.
Mr. Hoar promptly rose TO question
of order, and with mock gravity said
that as the word you" meant the vice
president II was out of order 10 attribute
to that officer all of these disagreeable
things There was general laugh in
which the vice president joined, and Mr..
Stewart said his you" would be ad-
dressed 10 Mr.. Hoar. who represented
the general tendency 10 arraign people
as anarchists, etc.
At the close of Mr.. Stewards speech
Mr.. Chandler said he hoped TO pass the
bill today
Mr.. Pettigrew OF South Dakota sug-
gested, however. that he desired to
speak on the measure. 1t was then
agreed TO let the bill go over.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At 9 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Cullom,
the senate went into executive session.
The executive session lasted until 4:3o.
when the doors were opened and the SEN
ate took up the Nicaragua canal bill. 1t
was laid aside, however, in order 10 al
low the bankruptcy bill TO be taken up.
BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Mr. Hoar, in charge of the bill, said ne
anticipated no opposition, as there was
a substantial agreement among those
urging various forms of the bill
Mr.. Nelson Rep, Mimi and Mr.. Hale
spoke of the Importance of agreeing on
some bankruptcy measure.
The bill was speedily displaced, how
ever, on an objection by Mr.. Brown OF
Utah. This Left the Nicaragua canal
bill as the regular order. but on MI Nor
CANS request it went over informally
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were then passed:
Senate bill for life-saving station near
Point Arena, Cal; house bill for the re-
lief of Cogswell and company of St
Louis, Mo-, involving a claim OF sl,Soo'
house bill as to the recording OF mort
cages in Indian Territory; house bill set
Ting the accounts of Indian Agent John
Y. Williams; senate bill pensioning the
widow of the late Brigadier General Dan
iel Macauley at $50 per month; senate
bill providing that district judge
should have all the powers OF circuit
judge within his own district, and also
within any district in which ne shall be
designated to hold court during the time
limited by such designation.
At 5:15 p. m. the senate adjourned.
COMBINATIONS.
Washington. Jan. 2S.-The senate in ex-
ecutive session today confirmed the
nomination of Charles b. Howrey OF Mis-
sissippi TO be judge of the court of claims
and that of W. s. Forman TO be commits
sioner of internal revenue. also Frank
Dyer Chester of Massachusetts, to be
consul at Buda Pesth, Hungary: 2. w.
O'Sullivan of Prescott, Ariz., TO De regis
ter Of the land office at Prescott, Ariz-;
Captain w. T. Sampson to be chief of
the bureau of ordnance, department OF
The navy; postmasters: Oregon, A. V.
Williams. at Independence; Nebraska,
Allen T. Hill. at Lyons: also some minor
promotions i'll the army.
NOMINATIONS.
Washington. Jan. 2S.-The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Fostmasters-D. Fl. afferty. Jr., Sanger,
Cal: Charles A. Huck, North Bend, Neb.
T. w. Leeper, Oakland, Neb.; John NJ.
Smith, Cozad, Neb.
War-Iieutenant Colonel Michael V.
Sheridan, assistant adjutant general, to
be colone! and assistant adjutant gen.
eral; Major ]. B. Babcock, assistant ad-
jutant general. to be lieutenant colonel
and assistant adjutant general; Captain
John Bannister. assistant surgeon, to be
major and surgeon.