The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-02-13
CONGRESS.
Senate.

After q brief parliamentary struggle in
| the Senate on the Sd. the friends of the
! Nicaragua canal bill were unable 10 hold
a quorum and sit our the obstruction to that
| measure. Mr.. Villas continued his speech
in opposition. this being his third successive
motions 70 adjourn and calls of the Sena re-
| began. the friends Of the bill resisting ad-
/ journment. The parliamentary contest
| continued at intervals for half an hour
| when al business was suspended by the
absence of quorum and refusal to adjourn
! The friends Of the bill finally gave up hope
and yielded to an adjournment.
/ The session Of the Senate on the ith was
one of unusual activity, with sharp colo
set rolling carly Wien Mr.. Morrill, endea9.
orcl TO pass the bill prohibiting the use Of
! iniHNicants in the capitol building. This
! aroused the opposition of Mr. Hill, who de
! nounced the busybodies and mischiefmak-
! erS inspiring this class of Legislation The
| senator spoke for the fullest enjoyment Of
/ individual liberty consistent with the com
! mon good. The speech was not only notable
/ for vigor which Mr.. Hill threw into it.
! but also for its effect in prolonging the de-
! bate TO o'clock, when the bill was dis
! placed 10y the Nicaragua canal bill.
! The Senate on the 9TH admitted Richard
/ r. kenncy to the Delaware seat vacated
many months ago by Mr.. Higgins. and
! continuous controversy. This augmented
! the Democratic membership TO forty, and
! for the first time raised the full member
! snip OF me Senate to its proper quota of
/ ninety. II effects no essential change in
| party strength however, the division being:
! Republicans, including independents. II;
! Democrats, a.: populi>tS. g. Al OPPOSE
| ton 10 the seating of Mr.. keHucy was with
drawn. Republican senators conceding that
his credentials from Coy. Tunnel certifying
that the regular Legislature had chosen him
IN due form gave him prima facie right of
admission. The Nicaragua canal debate
proceeded without definite conclusion. MI
! tAfrey uem., La speaking against the
bill.
The Senate ON the 9Th adopted senator
| Norgan's resolution. introduced last June.
ealing on the President for information re-
gardlnS the capture Of the Competitor by Il
Spanish war>hip. After ; o'clock the Scs-
sion was taken up with culogieS on the
character of the late William Cogswell. CON
gresham from Massachusetts. In the
course of his remarks on this subject Sen
men III Washington. He gave it as his
opinion based on long experience. that
there had been a vast Improvement in this
respect; that the characters OF legislators
Wer" growing better from year 10 wear,
and from generation to generation and tina.
lie III aaAlnSt"n was sW"etcr and better.
The AnGlo-American arbitration treaty
WAS under consideration by the Senate in
executive session on the Sth. The debate
was characterized by Seyera! sharp pas
saSeS ut arms. participated in by Senators
I'M, Morgan. Lodge ana Sherman. The
"IN vote of the day WAS secured on tn"
/" let the public hear the debate. 1t was
Goteatcd, the count showing only 9 to 40
me Vote To open doors was east by two
@"i Democrats. Hill and Lindsay, two sill
Yer Democrats, Roach and Tilimau. two
inirpendent silver Republicans, Teller and
Fctti@rcw, two ropuliSt&. PETER and stew
art ana one straight Republican, Brown
This WAS not considered in any respect
. test vote. As there are known To be many
senators opposed to the treaty who dit
not favor a departure from the ordinary
practice of tn" Senate. Siil the friends If
~" treaty believe that sufficient, strength
was developed rs 10 the attitude Of h,
- 'It1lbl% Ia Justify The C0ufliI fii.It II.