The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-27

day. Previous to the consideration Of
this bill to extend the public land laws
of the United States to the Territory
of Alaska and to grant a general rail-
read right of way through the terri
tory. The urgent deficiency bill was.
sent to conference after the silver
forces, with some outside aid, had
succeeded in cOncurrng in the senate
amendment striking from the bill the
provision requiring the deDositors of
bullion at government assay offices to
pay the cost Of transportation to the
mints.
Washington, Jan. "a. - The sensa-
tional episode at the close of the Gu
. ban debate on Thursday, when Speak
er Reed and Mr. Bailey. the Demo
cratic leader, in parliamentary lam
guage. questioned each others veraci-
ty, the one charging and the other re-
senting the imputation Of bad faith,
had it's sequel in the house Saturday.
On a question Of personal privilege
MI. Bailey got the floor and invoked
the printed record of the agreement
to sustain his charge that the agree
ment had been violated. ~s
He was met by Mr.. Hit, chairman
of the foreign affairs committee, Mr..
Henderson of Iowa, one Of the floor
leaders of the majority, and also by
the speaker, with the argument that
no agreement such as alleged, even if
made, which they denied, could have
waived the rules of the house, and
that any agreement for vote on a
motion necessarily assumed that the
motion could be in order under the
rules. While the language used was
strong, there was no. display of temper
and no excitement was occasioned, al
though the statements and counter
statements were enthusiastically ap-
plauded by the respective sides.
Some bills of minor Importance were
passed before this tilt and the re-
mainder of the day was devoted to
general debate on the Indian appro-
priation bill
That the Cuban question is still up
permost in the minds Of the members
was evinced during the debate, much
of which was devoted to it. Mr.. Cum
mings of New York made particu-
larly eloquent speech on the ''Spirit
of 49, which evoked applause from
both sides of the house.
go, Work OF the Senate.
In the senate Mr.. Cannon Of Utah
introduced bill providing for the
publication of the pension roll
The resolution of Mr.. Teller Of Colo
RADIO, providing that the bonds Of the
United States may be paid in silver
dollars was then laid before the SEN
ate, and in accordance with notice
given the previous day Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada addressed the senate. He said
that the disregard Of the resolution,
which is already law in the United
States, had brought many calamities
upon the land, and that the results of
such disregard had been disastrous
and lamentablc. He attributed the
panic Of 1893 directly to the disregard
Of the law. At the conclusion Of Mr..
Stewards speech Mr.. Nelson of Min
nesOta offered the following amend
ment to the Teller resolutions:
'And that it is the duty Of the gov
| eminent of the United States, under
| existing laws, to maintain the parity
in value of it's gold and silver money,
so that the dollar of the one metal
shall for all monetary purposes be
equal in value to the dollar of the
other metal" l:..-.
After the passage of a few private
bills the senate went into executive
session and at p. m. adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Proposed an
| neXation Of Hawaii was somewhat ex-
| tensively reviewed by Mr.. Morgan of
| Alabama while speaking to a personal
privilege. The Alabama senator had
been represented as saying in execu-
tive session substantially that express
| idcnt Cleveland was in favor of Ha-
| Waiian annexation. This statement
called out denial from Mr. Cleveland,
| and in support Of his original state
| ment Mr.. Morgan addressed the SEN
| ate at great length.
One Of the features of the session
| was an elaborate speech by Mr..
I Turpie CT Indiana in support Of the
| Teller resolution. The pension appro-
| priation bill was called up and debated
| for nearly three hours, but was not
| passed, the senate adjourning, pend
ing the disposal Of a point of order
| made against an amendment offered
| by Mr.. Allen to the pending bill.
n In the House.
The house spent a couple of hours
! trarsacting business relating to the
District of Columbia, and the remain
der Of the day on the Indian appro-
pration bill. During the considera-
ton Of the latter bill lively political
I debate was precipitated by an allusion
| maze Dy Mr.. Simpson relative to an
alleged interview with the president
on the subject of immigration. Mr..
Grosvenor took occasion to express the
opinion that the president had never
used the language imputed to him and
the debate drifted into a general dis
cussion of our Industrial conditions. in
the course of which the strike in New
England, the high prices for wheat
in Kansas and the defaulting Repub-
lican officials in Nebraska successive
| ~ played their parts. Messrs. Dingley,
Green, Mercer, Grosyenor and Simp-
| son participated.
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