The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-12
CONGRESS.
THE FULL PROCEEDINGS IN A CON.
DENSED FORM.
Two Immense Appropriation Bills Passed
by tho Senate. Considerable Attention
Given the District Of Columbia Measure
by tho House.
SENATE.

MONDAY. -To.day's session Of the
senate lasted six hours, two of tho
general appropriation bills-that for
the army, carrying 1923, 143, 1872,
and that for the legislative, judicial
and executive departments, carrying |
$21, 65S, 52O-were passed, the latter
consisting of 12l pages, OCCUPYING the
attention of the senate during the
greater part of the session. After a
brief executive session the senate ad-
journed.
WEDNEsDAY.-Beyond the reading
of the agricultural appropriation bill
and agreeing to the amendments pro-
posed by the committee, the senate
transacted no business Of importance
in open session to-day. The greater
part Of the afternoon was passed in ex-
ecutive session, the discussion being
upon the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
Executive eession-Senator White, OF
California, continued his speech in
opposition to the Hawaiian annexation
treaty in the senate to-day. In the
main his speech was continuation OF
the argument on constitutional lines
which was begun yesterday, but he also
took up questions OF practical purport
in to-day's speech and undertook to
show that for reasons of commerce and
defence the acquisition of the islands
would be unwise. He reviewed
most of the documents quoted by Sen
ator Morgan as favorable to annexation
of the islands for the purpose of show.
ing that they were all favorable to Ha.
waiien independence, but not to Ha.
waiian annexation. Senator White
then took up the contention that the
control of Honolulu was necessary to
the defence of the Nicaragua canal, and
asserted that there was no foundation
to support it, and gave figures to show
that in case defence of the canal be;
came necessary by this country it would
be defended from either Sand;ego or
San Francisco and not from Honolulu.
The whole scheme for the annexation
of Hawaii, he said, ''is based upon
sentimentality and sugar, aad contin:
uing this line of presentation be said
that the sugar people who were netting
eight or nino million dollars year
under tho reciprocity treaty are back
of the annexation project with the hope
of making the benefits now derived
from reciprocity perpetual. Ii it were
not, he said for this condition of affairs,
the treaty would never have been heard
of and hence he charged that only the
patriotism of senator's was imposed
upon to consumhate most disgracefll
proposition.
THURSDAY. One of the features oil
to.day's session Of the senate was q
speech by Mr.. Gallery, of Louisiana.
in support of the resolution reported
by the committee on privileges ano
elections, declaring that Henry W.
Corbett is not entitled to a seat in thu
senate from the state Of Oregon. Th'
agricultural appropriation bill was IN
der consideration during the greater
part of the afternoon and was final!
passed.
FR1DAY.-No business of importance
was transacted at the brief open ses
sion. After the executive session o
three hours, the senate adjourned I'M
til Monday.
MONDAY house OF representa-
tives to-day buried the Teller resolu
ton declaring the bonds Of the Unite
> States payable in silver, under an ad
verse majority of 30 votes.
TUEsDAY.-The house devoted mos
of the session to-day to District OF Col
| umbia appropriation bill but had nc
completed it at the time of adjourn
ment. Some politics were injected II
to the debate just at the close, the tee
ture of which was q bitter denuncif
=, ton of Mr.. w. A. Stone, Of Pennsy
" vania, by Mr.. Mahany, Republican {
- New York, for the formers position
favor of the immigration bill. M
Stone did not see fit to reply. Befo'
the district house bill was taken:
several bills and resolutions OF mlnt
importance were passed.
WEDNEsDAY.-The house, after thrt
DAYS spent on the District OF Colun
bia appropriation bill, mostly in pom
i, ical discussion, passed the measure t
= day, and then took up the bill to pr
vide Notifications and coast defenses
the country. Several of the Dem
~ Gratis, notably Mr.. Mcclellan, OF Ne
r York, criticised the measure because
cut down appropriations for the
works below what has been appropr
atcd in recent years.
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