The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

washington, Jan. 1S.-To-days open
session Of the Senate was brief Prac-
| tically the only business accomplished.
| aside from the routine proceedings, was
the passage of the urgent deficiency
| appropriation bill. The measure, as
| finally passed by the Senate, carries
H,013,S10. An effort was made to fix
the time for the final vote on the pend
ing census bill. but was abandoned un-
| til tomorrow.
| Mr.. Daniel secured the adoption OF a
| resolution directing the Secretary of
State to supply the Senate any infor-
nation the Department of State has re-
| spectiDg the killing of Frank Epps, n
| sailor of the u. s. Il. Olympia, by Jap
| anese subjects in the harbor of Nagas-
ali, in December. 1897, and to inform
| the Senate II any steps have been taken
| looking to reparation.
washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
| gan concluded his four days speech to
the Senate In executive session to-day
on the Hawaiian treaty. There was
n call for quorum during the day but
| the Senator demonstrated, saving that
he preferred small audience to the
interruption caused by the call Sen
ator Teller took the floor and will
| speak when the treaty Is next taken
| up.
The Senate devoted it's principal at
| tentlon In executive session to-day to
| McI<enna to be q justice of the SUI
| preme court of the United States, and
| before adjournment was taken he was
| confirmed. When the doors were
| closed the Hawaiian treaty was laid
| aside to afford opportunity to CON
slider the McKenna nomination and
other nominations. An effort was
made to secure the confirmation of the
| nomination of General Longstreet to
| be commissioner of railroads, but Sem
ator Vest made objection to immediate
action. and the nomination went over
until another day. Senator Allen in
| continuance of his attack upon the at
| torney general presented large num-
Der of documents In support of his con-
| tention that Mr.. Mckenna was not
| competent to discharge the duties of
| the high office of justice Of the supreme
bench. Senator Allen had before him
the charges filed with the committee
| on judiciary, which he read at length.
| This comprised q large number Of let
ters. some resolutions and the protests
of lawyers and judges of the Pacific
coast, charging that McKenna is un-
| fitted for the high office of supreme
court justice on the ground OF want
of legal attainments. Senator Per-
| kins of California interrupted to read
published defense of Judge McKenna
| giving statistics to show that he had
not as judge of the California federal
| court been more frequently reversed
| by superior tribunals than had other
| judges of the same rank. There were
also other Interruptions. Mr.. Allen
spoke for about three hours. He said
he was convinced of Mr.. McKennas
unfitness for the office. He did not in
sist upon roll call when the vote was
taken, and the vote was overwhelm-
ingly favorable to confirmation.
| U6use
| Washington. Jan. 15.-The house de-
voted two hours to general debate on
the army appropriation bill and the re-
mainder of the day to eulogizing the
life and public service of the late Re-
preventative Seth w. Milliken of Maine
who served for II years in the lower
branch of congress.
| Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-Cuba had
u hearing in the house to-day. and for
time II looked as II parliamentary
rrecedents would be set aside and the
senate resolution recognizing the in
surgents rs belligerents would be at
tached as rider to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. Mr.. Dc
Almond, a Missouri Democrat, precipi-
tated the issue by offering the resolu.
tion as an amendment, but a point OF
order against II was sustained. Mr.
| Hepburn was in the chair. Mr.. DE Ar
mond appealed. He urged the Republi.
cans who had professed friendship fol
the struggling Cubans to override the
decision of the chair as the only chance
of securing action on the proposition
Mr.. Bailey. the leader of the minority
and other Democrats Joined in the ap'
peal. The excitement became intense
but the appeals Of Mr.. Dingley. the
floor leader of the majority. as well as
other Republican leaders, who appeal.
ed to their associates not to join in tht
program succeeded.
Washington, Jan. 20.-There Is ar
immigration bill pending in the Hous,
which Is practically the same as thai
passed by the Senate Monday. 1t was
introduced by Mr.. Mccall. of Massa
chusetts, on the first day of the session
and 1t has the Endorsement of the I'm
migration Commissioner. as well as O
the immigration Restriction League
The present intention of Mr.. Mccall
and other friends of the House bill |.
to accept the Senate bill exactly as Il
comes over. take 1t up from the speak
crs table and pass II without the for
mality of a reference to the commit
tee.
There was q parliamentary struggle
in the house to-day over the bill fo
the relief of the Book Publishing Com
pany of the Methodist Episcopa
Church South, which was before thu
house last Friday. BY shrewd ma
neuvering It's opponents succeeded II
preventing action. Previous to th'
consideration of this bill th'
house passed the bill to ex
tend the public land laws o
the United States to the terri
tory of Alaska, and to grant genera
railroad right of way through the ter
ritory. The urgent deficiency bill wa
sent to conference after the silve
forces with some outside aid had sue
ceeded in concurring in the Senate
amendment striking from the bill thu
provision requiring depositors of bul
lion at government assay offices u
pay the cost of transportation to thu
mints. The vote on this-l44 to 112-
was to certain extent an alignment o
the silver forces in favor of the motion
to concur in the senate amendment
The following Republicans Joined will
the Democrats and Populists: Bar
tholdt Missouri; Beach, Ohio; Brod
erick, Kansas; Hager. Ellis, Oregon
Joy, Missouri; Linney. North Caro-
lima; Lowering, Low, New York; Nc
Call, Massachusetts; Mahany, Minor
Morris, Olmstead. Pearce, Missouri
Pearson, shannon, w. A. Smith anS