The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.

Jan. 21.--The Senate agreed to vote OF
the Teller silver reso ution on next Thurs
day The nomination of Attorney General
McKenna to be a Judge of the supreme
court of the United States was confirmed in
executive ession by an overwhelming vote.
The House spent the day considering ap'
| preparation bills
Jan ia spirited debate was precipi-
tated in the Senate by the introduction of a
| resolution by Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,
| providing for an inquiry by the committee
| on postofflces concerning the recent
| order of the postmaster general re-
ducing the force of letter carriers in
several cities of the county. Mr.. Hoar de-
| clared that the order had had the effect of
| dynamite bomb In creating CONSERVATION
| among business men throughout the coun-
| try while apparently all that was needed by
| the postofnce department was an appro-
priatlon of $4,000 to maintain the
efficiency of the carrier service.
Vest gave notice that he would move
tomorrow to take up for consider alton the
Teller resolution reported by the finance
committee providing that bonds of the
United States may bepaid in standard sill
yer dollars
In the House the Cuban debate was ag ain
resumed. The Democrats tried once more
to force the belligerency resolution
through. On appeals from the decision of
the chair the Republicans voted solidly in
favor of the speaker and defeated the DEM
ocratS
Jan. 1s.-The open session of the Senate
was brief. Practically the only business
accomplished, aside from the routine pro-
ceedings was the passing of the urgent de
fciency appropriation bill The measure,
as finally passed by the Senate. carries ST.
9l3Sl0. The Teller resolution providing
that bonds of the United States may be paid
in standard silver dollars, was favorably
reported by majority of the finance COM
mittee, and notice was given that 1t would
be Gale d up at an early date.
The time of the House was occupied in
Cuban debate. Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri
offered a rider to the consular appropria-
ton bill recognizing Cuban belligerency.
The chair decided it out of order. An APP
peal was taken from the chair The chair
was sustained by the full Republican side.
Intense excitement prevailed on both sides
of the hamber-
Jan. 1.-THE features of proceedings in
the senate were the speech delivered by
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. chairman of
the blmetallic commission, upon the
negotiations of the commission with
European countries relative to inter-
national bimetallism and the passage of
the Lodge bill restricting immigration
into the United States by vote of As to %.
Senator Hanna took the oath of office.
The House cons dered the ar my appro-
priatlon bill. The debate was particularly
notable for vigorous speech by Mr.. Nc
Clellan OF New York. 4 son of General G.
b. Mcclellan, attacking the present army
organization as obsolete and inefficient. He
asserted that we were woefully unprepared
for war should a crisis come, and con-
tended for modern methods in organizl-
ton. equipment and supplies which would
Ia United States n meet
gency.
JAN 15.-Thc House devoted two hours TO
general debate on the army appropriation
BILL and the remainder of the day eulogiz-
ing the life and public services of the late
Representative Seth w. Milliken of Maine,
who served for fourteen years In the lower
branch of Congress.