Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-28
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Given IN Condensed Form.
THURSDAY.
WAsHTNOToN, Jan. Ex-senator Tuit
pie Qnd,) concluded his bitterinvectivN
against the Nicaragua canal bill In thu
senate yesterday. The house bill ss
passed detaching Audrain county, Mol
from the Western district and attach
ing it to the Eastern district Of th&
state. Senator Hill IN. " called an
his bill establishing a term Of four
years for postmasters. 1t was about 70
pass when Senator Sherman (O.) OBJ
jected and the bill went over.
The house decided the contested
election case Of Yost versus Tucker
from the Tenth Virginia district by
denying the seat to Mr.. Yost and cor
frming Mr.. fuckers title thereto, TIN
republicans were badly diyided;B4 a
them joining with the democrats and
supporting the claims Of the democratic
contestee.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9S.---There wera
three sensational incidents in the senlf
ate yesterday. The first was when
letter was read from Minister Roderil
guez, the representative of the Greate4
Republic of Central America, protcstN
ing against the execution of the Nica
ragua canal project, which created conf
sternation among the friends of thd
measure. The next sensation was thd
senate discovering itself publicly disl
cussing the Anglo-American treaty.
when the discussion should have b Npl
restricted to an executive session. TNha
third furry was over the reported
agreement between Secretary Olneay
and Senator Sherman by which nd
action was to be taken as TO Cuba beA
fore March 4, Senator Sherman EN-,
phatically denying that any such agree
ment had been made. Senator Turpie
Qnd.) gave notice OF a speech on the
Cameron Cuban resolution on the 95th.
In the house the bill to provide for
holding terms of the United States
court for the Eastern district of Texas
at the town of Beaumont was passed
over the presidents veto by vote Of
la to So. The rest of the day was
given to small private bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The senateI
Saturday passed over 100 pension BILLS
and cleared the calendar. A bill foII
the erection of statue to President
Lincoln at Gettysburg, Pa, and one foti
reclassifying the railway postal serviceS
was also passed. Two resolutions, one
asking the president for all correspond
ence about the Nicaragua canal since
1887 and the other asking the attor-
ney-general for information about the
reported Pacific railroad settlement
were agreed to-
The house was not in session.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.--In the senate
yesterday Senator Turpie Qnd.) made
a speech of two hours length on the
Cameron Cuban resolutions. He bit.
terly denounced Capt.-Gen Weyler,
characterizing him as the "Herod of
Havana" and paid a glowing tribute
tothe insurgent government and its
leaders Eulogies were then delivered
on the late Speaker Crisp and a me-
mortal was presented from the presi-
Dental electors of Delaware, asking
for congressional investigation of
alleged election frauds in that state.
After consuming most of the day in
District of Columbia business the house
took up the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Curtis (Kan.) got an amendment
adopted permitting merchants to 90
into the Kickapoo reservation to collect
their accounts, The conference report
on the immigration bill was presented
and Mr.. johnson qnd.) made a speech
in favor of the early reform Of the
banking and currency laws
TUESDAY,.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 97.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Turpie Qnd.) closed
his speech on the Cuban resolutions,
holding that Spain had utterly failed
to quell the outbreak, and that the
United States should intervene. The
Wolcott bill for an international none
tary conference was considered, but no
final action was taken. The Nicaragua
canal bill was then debated. After
wards the amendments to the senate
bill for survey of water route from
the mouth of the ietties at Galveston,
TeXu to Houston, were agreed to and
the bill finally passed,
The house passed over the presidents
veto the bill topension Jonathan Scott,
of Oswego, Kan, at the rate of sra
month. The Indian appropriation bill
was also passed to satisfy a claim for
keeping 80 African slaves, landed at
Savannah, Ca, in 1889, until they were
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