The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-02-26
decided by the present house against

decided by the present house against
the sitting member.
Mr.. Suizer, DEM, N. Y, attempted
to secure recognition for the introtuc-
tion in open house of a resolution
which, after recitirg the contents of /,
letter alleged to have hsaG written IA
ministerstey>Dd6 Zone, thesias, ISL
tor .efl.th Mad9 Jose CanalejNedi-
ter alleging thl Ell Heraldo, as af-
: insult tG$this colinsar: letter was an
the sense\of the h~Giaeclared it to re
ish MINISTRY "be givd that the srnn-
and sent hoppe in dis3 his passi''fts
cut off by al demand Spce.' lie was
order. s.: hr the regular
Washington, Feb. III
the entire session of / -Durlng almost
dian appropriation biIe senate the In
cussion. Tho reaAil6 was under lis
comDletel aad III! L of tho. hill was
| amendments varexf the committee
qnently several aal";";ii. Suisse
| minor character w3fcniEients of a
Measure Mr.. Allffc attached to the
livened the procsM OF Nebraska en-
utes before adj&edinss a few mill
an attack upon Shrnlnant by making.
venting the q peakcr Reed for pre-
braska senator lctment, as, the Ne
Gus legislation declared, Of merltori-
representatives mt to the house OF
denounced the sly the senate. He
regard as a '"distaker's action in this
to the American}ace" to congress u
of order was npeoEle. When a point
tile use of impro\de against him for
ing the other brer language concern
Allen said that hch Of congress. MI.
the truth and tHe was stating only
here or elseWkfat lie was responsible
statements:dhfrc at any time for his
clude theL ItIwas expected to con-.
bill, butkconsideration Of the pending
a rulinf Mlen appeal was taken from
AllcnR IL the vice president by Mr..
Mr.. THAT an amendment offered by
ordeflurston of Nebraska was not in
NsJ the point of order was made by
Z: 81, Allen that d quorum was not
present. A roll call disclosing the alb
sence of a quorum the senate adj
jouTnel. :
THE HOUSE OUT OF TEMPER. :
Tie house was in a very bad temper
and. fhe whole session was consumed
IN flibustering, against two bills Of
minor Importance, n to issue a
duplicate check and the other to make
ROck,and, Me-, a SUPPORT of entry.
Neither got further than the engross-
ment and third reading. The trouble
arosejoyer the enforcement of the rule
against the discussion of irrelevant
subjects when lir. Handy, a Demo-
crat of Delaware, attempted to reply
on tie floor during the consideration
Of tlloie bills to a letter recently writ
ten hy Thomas F. Bayard, secretary
of state under the Cleveland admins
tration. in d%enunciation Of the free
snRyer, Democracy; Roll. call followed
roll ca1f>all day long and partisan
feeling reached a.hiigss.,. pitch Finally,
when it became evident thai, no prog
ress could be made with the Nills pre-
scented, an adjournment was taken un-
til Monday.
Washington. Feb. Reconsideration
of the Indian appropriation bill was
resumed by The senate, and after be-
ing amended to some extent, the
measure was passed. The most i'm
pOrtant amendment to the bill was
'ttnt onefed by MI. Pettigfew of South
Dakota. which, If finally enacted, will
restore the free homestead laws SO far
as it relates to Indian lands coded
to the United States. for which lands
the settlers have been obliged to pay
the purchase price paid to the Indians.
The bill carries appropriations aggre-
eating nearly $8,0OO,O00. The senate
adjourned until Monday.