Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-22

stronger after the elections were over,
but when he tried again 10 secure
consideration the house declined, by a
vote of 100 to 1O3, to take it up.
An interesting but brief debate on
the rules was precipitated during the
session by Mr.. Grow (rep., PENN dur
ing which Mr.. De Almond (dem., MOI
made a speech on the decadence OF the
privilege of debate In the mouse anu
held Mr.. Reed responsible for the tact
that the house had had no opportunity
to adopt a new system OF rules this
session. The speaker replied with
sarcastic speech, in which he said: III
so happens that in the house there are
many members and while in theory
every man can occupy all OF the time
in discourse, in actual practice he has
to occupy 1t in sub-ordination to the
rights OF every other member, to the
rights OF the body itself, and q TO the
prosecution of public business. In act
ual practice the house may have no.
ticed, however, the despotism exer-
cised by the rules; yet were this not as
it Is there is no subject In the heavens
above or the earth beneath that would
not be discussed, even in this present
congress. Now, IL the gentleman Will
turn to the annals OF congress, away
back in 1916, during the period OF liD-
erty such as he thinks he desires, he
will find that John Randolph, who GER
tainly was heard enough to become ia
nous for century, complaining ABOUT
the despotism OF the rules of that Pc
Rod, and also complaining that even
the arch inquisitor himself would have
been satisfied with the wickedness OF
them. SO you see human nature is the
same in all time
Mr.. Cooper (rep., Wis., introduced a
bill for an appropriation of $4,000 to
build a new postotiice at GAINESVILLE.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, making
provision for the army and navy for
the next six months, displaced the
canal bill in the senate,
even the taking of vote
on the question of postponement until
after the holidays as intended. The de-
fciency bill passed, after spirited
turning principally on the
point Of keeping the volunteer soldiers
in the service. The senate adopted a
resolution calling upon the president
for Information as to the status OF the
report of the Nicaragua commission.
The senate then went into executive
session and adjourned until Monday.
Washington, Dec. 16.-In the house
Mr.. Barney (rep., Wis., In charge of
the pension appropriation bill called
up this measure and made a general
explanatory statement OF It's provi-
sions. Mr.. Allen (dem., Miss.) of the
appropriations committee in reply to
Mr.. Barney, called attention to the fact
that when he first came to congress
fourteen years ago the pension bill In
precipitated a bloody shirt
discussion. He congratulated the
that congress had progressed
since then and that there would be NO
acrimonious discussion on the bill. 1t
measure. This Is the shortest time on
record for general pension bill. The
bill carries $145, 233,S30.
Mr.. Hill (rep., Conn., called up the
bill ito carry into effect the recon-
of the International Amer
lean conference by the incorporation OF
an international American bank" Mr..
Brosius (dem., Pa opened the debate
In it's favor. The development OF
trade between the United States and
South and Central America, he argued,
was greatly handicapped by lack OF
adequate facilities for exchange. 1ne
business transacted between this coun-
try and those to the south of us aggre-
gated more than $3,000,000,000 since
the recommendation Of the pan Ameri-
can congress was made. This Ameri-
can trade should be controlled by
Mr.. Cox. (dem., Tenn
opposed the bill, taking the ground
that the bill contemplated the creation
Of gigantic monopolistic banking
Congress, he argued, had
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do business beyond the limits of the
United States. Mr.. Walker (rep.,
Mass) supported the bill. arguing
that the establishment of an inter-
national bank would reduce the price
of exchange. Mr.. Jenkins (rep..
Wis., opposed the bill, claiming that
had no power to create such
a bank as 1t contemplated.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed the Indian appropriation bill,
as reported, This is the
third of the appropriation BILLS to pass
and 1t clears the calendar of the big
supply of bills, although another, the
will be ready for atten-
ton early this week. Mr.. Sherman
(rep., N. W, in explaining the provi-
sions of the Indian bill, said that while
the appropriation was In excess of the
estimates, no items were appropriated
that had not been approved of by the
executive authorities. He said the
increase was for Indian
schools, more than $4,000, 900 going for