Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
CONGRESS.
Senate.

| us the heFOu OF havana, the murderer OF
| women and children and as an "indeScrb-
able diminutive REPTILE The speech did
not develop the criticism of the secretary of
state which had been foreshadowed by Mr..
IufpleS remarks last week, as the senator
| confined himself largely to a careful anaIy-
| Sis of the constitutional rights Of Congress-
his conclusion being that Congress, as rep
| resentlng the people, has primary and para
| mount authority in recognizing new GOV
ernments. Mr.. Turpie eulogized Gen Maceo
| as hero whose memory would be honOred
by the people of Cuba fibre. as the Ameri-
can people honored the heroes of reYolif-
tionary days, In connection with Gen.
bitter denunciation to Gen. Weyler Mr.
Turpie did not conclude his speech and
expects expect. to proceed tomorrow. After 3
on the late ex-Speaker Charles L. Crisp
The Senate had a busy session on the Goth.
CUBA, the proposed international monetary
conference and the Nicaragua canal each
came in for a share of attention. Mr.. Tur-
Cuban resolutions urging that Spain had
utterly failed to quell the outbreak and the
United States should intervene. The VOL
colt Dill for an international monetary con-
ference was considered for the first time
Mr. White Dem, Cali and Mr.. Cannon
Qnd.. Utah) and Mr.. Daniel Dem, Val
urged that the conference would be futile
and was not intended as a serious move
ment toward bimetallism. 1t was made
evident, however, that the bill would meet
with little opposition beyond the expression
OF the senators that the bill would accom-
plish nothing. Mr.. Stewart offered an
amendment, providing that in case the CON
ference failed, the secretary of the treas
ury shall within thirty days begin the free
ana unlimited coinage Of both gold and sill
yer. NO final action on the bill was taken.
crisis in the debate in the Nicaragua
canal bill was reached in the Senate late
on the 9th 1t brought out an energetic
statement from Senator Sherman, in which
he t0reShadoWed 4 new treaty by which
the United States could build the canal
without the INTERPRETATION of q private
concession. The senator declared that this
governmental execution of the project was
the only feasible one, and that ali private
ures. Answering Mr. Morgan's recent
charge that England inspired opposition to
American control Of the canal, Mr. Sher-
man asserted that this was a "bugaboo"
wholly without foundation. He added a
handsome tribute to England and her in
stitutions. Mr.. Villas followed with a mo-
ton to recommit the canal bill to the com
mittee on foreign relations, a step which
MI. Morgan characterized an insult The
motion was changed SO as to make the re-
cOmmital to the special committee of which
Mr.. Morgan is chairman. The Senate adj
journed before vote was taken. The Mill
tary Academy appropriation bill carrying
approximately $4,000 was passed after
the defeat Of the amendment for particpa-
ton of the West Point cadets in the inaug-
uration ceremony. The amendment led to a
sharp controversy between Mr.. Allen of Ne
bra braska and Mr., Gray of Delaware. The
bill for an international monetary confer
ence was not reached during the day
The open session of the Senate was COM
paratively brief on the 2Sth, as more than
half the day was spent Dehind closed DOORS
During the open session the bill for an in
ternatiOnal monetary conference was de-
bated. Mr.. Chandler speaking in favor of
it. and Mr.. Stewart of Nevada against
Mr.. Chambers speech was in the
nature of statement of the attitude of
the Republican side of the chamber on the
commission futile, stated that he would
Lot oppose the measure. 1t was expected a
vote will be reached on the goth. While in
executive session the Senate confirmed the
appointment Of w. S. Forman of Illinois to
be commissioner of internal revenue
By the decisive vote of 46 to 4 the Senate
on the 10Th passed the bill for the appoint
ment Of commissioners to an international
money conference The closing of the de-
bate brought out several notable speeches.
I Ln';h ne those Of Mr.. Hoar, Mass; Mr..
Nd Mr.. Allison, Ia. and Mr.. Garter, Mont.
1t disclosed that little opposition existed
TO the eXpediency of seeking bimetaliism
through international agreement. As Yoic-
ing the general view on the Democratic side
of the chamber, Jones and German favored
the adoption of the measure exactly as Re-
publican senator's desired. in order that the
responsibility might be theirs. Mr.. Hoar's
the most noteworthy Utterances of the vet
eran senator made in recent days. He
spoke OF MS observation in Europe during
last summer. his agreeable discussions with
NM MelIne and BOurgereau IN Paris and
Mr.. Balfour i'll London ON the advance of
bimetallisn. Mr.. Hoar expressed the con-
viction THAT the four great natons-the Unit
ed States, Great Britain. France and Ger
many-weDe fast and inevitably tending to-
day Mr.. Morgan, failing TO secure an agree
ment for vote on the NicaraguaD canal
bill, announced that it w0Gld be urged To Il
conclusion 0H the fSr.
House.
After consuming most of the time on the
25th in disposing Of District of Columbia
business the House took up the Indian
appropriation bill, and made fair progress
with it before the hour for adjournment
was reached The bill carries 81, 525, 1911 or
S266. 294 more than the current law. and
$246, 265 more than the estimates. The con-
ference report on the Immigration bill was
presented, and Mr.. Danford of Ohio who
has charge of it, gave notice that he Would
call the report up later Mr. Johnston
cRnn. Ind y took advantage @f the Iatitnde
allowed in debate to read speech in favor
of an early reform of our banking and cor
rency laws.
The House owerrode another of President
Clevelands pension vetoes On the 26th by
Il vote of 1874 to 81 The bill pensioned
Jonathan Scout of the Sixth Iowa cavalry
rate of So par month. The rest of the
day was deNQ5ed to q continuation of the
debate on the Indian appropriations bill A
bill to satisfy a peculiar claim was passed
on motion of Mr.. Turner Dem.. Ga-(- It
was the claims Of John :. McRae, deputy
United States marshal, for keeping thirty
six African slaves. landed by the ship
Wanderer at Savannah, Ga, in 1859. until
they could be shipped back to their homes
in accordance with the provisions of the
laws for the suppression of the slave traffic.
The amount was S462.
The House. on the 9th, after debate Of
four hours, adopted the conference report
on the immigration bin by vote of 131 to
u.s. The principal criticism of the measure
agreed ON by the conferees in debate was
based upon the extension of the educational
test to, female as we'll as male Immigrants,
on the ground that it might divide families
and the limitation to the ability of i'm
migrant to read and write the English Ian
guage or the language Of their native coun-
try or residence.
The House passed the Indian appropria-
ton bill on the 2Sth and entered upon the
consideration of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, but all interest in these two meas
ures was overshadOwed by two very re-
marlable speeches, one made by Mr.. eros
venor of Ohio, attacking eXGOv. Altgeld
of Illinois, and the other by Mr.. DeArmond
of Missouri, heaping ridieule on Secretary
Morton for the recent issue Of a pamphlet
entitled 1.-The Farmers Interest in FL
nance
The House on the Doth witnessed another
exciting and somewhat sensational episode.
At the end of an acrimonious debate on the
conference report the bill to confer the
rights and franchises of the Atlantic & Pa |