The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-05
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

For more than six hours on the 2Gth the
Senate had under discussion the Teller reso-
luton providing that tho government pay
the principal and interest of the bonds Of
the United States in silver. BY agreement
the resolution and pending amendment are
TO be voted upon before adjournment on the
9th. The debate was devoid Of the senS3-
tional Incidents and the acrimonious Cn.I@
quieS which characterized tnat Of yesterday,
but ii was rpplet" with argument AMI ora
tory. The time was consumed by Mr.. Teller
tSilVer, Col. the author Of the resolution,
and Mr.. Daniel Dem, Va. who supported
the resolution, and Mr.. Hoar tRcp.. Mass
and Mr.. Platt tRep., Comm in opposition e
Il All delivered set speeches except Nr.
points advanced by Mr.. Teller yesterday.
The day in the Senate on the 2Ith was
spent in debate on the Teller resolution. II
will be voted on at p. m. on the 2sth.
The entire day in the Senate on the 2sth
was taken up by consideration Of the Teller
silver resolution. 1t was passed by vote
of II TO -.
Two of the general appropration bills
that for the army carrying SD 243. 492. aud
that for the legislative, judicial and eNeVu.
tive departments, carrying S21,65S.52o were
passed by the Senate on the 31st, the latter
consisting of 12l pages. occupying the atten
ton of the Senate during the greater part
OF the session. After a brief executive SIS
sion the Senate adjourned.
The condition in the Senate respecting this
Hawaiian annexation treaty has greatly i'm
proved and The friends of the treaty, includ
Ing Senator Davis. chairman Of the foreign
relations committee, are confident that SIXTY
senator's whose votes are neCe iSary Tor
/ twO-thirdS majority, viii vote for ratihca
| tion. Confidence in the hanged condition
/ is found III the determination OF the friends
| of ratification to press forward the treaty
10 a final vote. This feeling was showi
/ when the proceedings Of the Senate in exc
/ cutive session on the 1st We're opened. Sen
| ator ThurSton made Il motion for the post
| p0nem"nt OF further consideration Of the
| treaty until March l. The motion was not
/ discussed at length, and was voted dowr
| viva Yoce.
| The question Of reducing the mail carrier
| service in the large cities. owing to the fail
! ure of the Senate TO attach the eSilmateo
| deficiency of S1eo. 600 to the urgent deficiency
/ bill was debated in the House on the 26tt
| during consideration of the Indian bill A
! dozen representatives from rs many different
! cities protested against the reduction ant
urged an immediate appropriation, Whet
! Chairman Loud of the postolrice committee
| and Chairman Cannon of the appropriation.
/ committee allayed the wrath of the mem
! bers by assuring them that there ne
occasion for alarm; that the service coulc
not possibly suffer until june -, hcfor,
| which time there would be ample OppOrtuni
! ty to pass Il deficiency appropriation.
The Indian appropriation bill was passeo
| in the House on the 2Ith. and the politica
debate which has been raging since Monda,
| was transferred to the District Of Columhi:
bill, which followed il. The only two i'm
portant changes made in the Indian bill AZ
! passed were the elimination of the proviS
| ions for the leasing OF the gilSOnite minera
| lands Of the kiowa, Comanche Apache auC
! Wichita reservations. both of which Wen
| out on points Of order. The features of the
debate today We're the speeches OF Mr., Hart
man tSilver Republican. Nontana), III de
nunciation of the financial policy Of the ad
ministration and OF Mr.. Doliycr Rcpuh
! Iican, la in reply TO the general attack:
Of the opposition.
The bill to pay the book publishing com
| pany of the Methodist Episcopal churcl
| south S2sS 900 for damages, sustained b,
that corporation during the war, after en-
countering an obstinate tlibuSter, which
| STAYED of a vote on two previous privat,
bin days. was ,piloted to its passage in thu
the measure. The friends of thu
measure proved themselves in an over
whelming majority. and the opposition
finding it could hold out no longer, reIuc
family yielded. The vote on the bill WA:
1SS to ca. An evening session for the con
sideration of other private bills was held.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill before the House on the 18th, bu
the day was spent in political debate. 1h
| ControvHrted question as to whether pros
perty .iad arrived attracted the most ait'h
ton and interest, and testimony pro and col
was offered throughout the day. At time
considerable acrimony was displayed, bun a
rule the debate was good natured, boil
sides seeming to recognize that It was mere
ly a struggle to score political advantage.
The House of Representatives on the Sis
buried the Teller resolution. declaring th
bonds of the uit,d stat - payable III silver
under an adverse majority of fifty votes. Tn
Republicans were sulidy arraycd in oppoSi
tion, with two exceptions. Mr. LiHncy N
g, who voted with the Democrats an'
populiSts, and Mr.. White N. CO, the oul,
colored member OF the House who auswere,
present when his name was called. Th
desertiOns from the Democratic side wer
Mr. McAlcer NennD and Mr.. Elliott Is. O.
Both voted with the Republicans against tn
proposition. Speaker Reed. although it j
not customary for him to vote. had his nam
| called. and. amid the cheers of his follow
ers. went on record in opposition to th
resolution. The vote was reached after fy
hours of debate under Il special order adopt
ed at the opening of the session teCay. Tn
limited time allowed for debate and tn
pressure Of members for an opportunity L
be heard great that the leaders Ol
both sides were compelled to farm out th
time by minutes. This detractrd much froI
the continuity Of the discussion. but it ais
in mea sure intensified the interest in th
galleries. which We're crowded all day. am
the combatantS on the floor were cheered b.
their respective sympathzers. The yot
was 1S2 to 132
The House devoted most Of the session ol
the 1st TO the District of Columbia appro
priatiOn bill, but had not completed II at tn
time of al iournment. Some politics were III
jeCted into the debate just mt the close
Before the district bill was taken up, seycra
bills and resolutions Of minor importanC
were passed.