The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary Of the Proceedings of the SEN
ate and House from Day Co Day.

9u1 mary OF the EEOcee0lnG9 OF the ven
ate and House from Day co Day.
THE senate on the 2oth considered the Teller
resolution providing that the government pay
the principal and interest Of United States
bonds In silver. The debate was devoid Of
sensational Incidents Senators Teller Coll
and Daniel tW. Va) spoke In favor OF the
resolution and Senators Hoar CMasS) and
Platt (ConnD In opposition TO tt....The house
devoted the day to considering the Indian Gp-
preparation bill. most Of the time being con-
sumed In discussing extraneou5 subjects Tho
question of reducing the mail carrier service In
the larger cities came up and Chairman Loud.
OF the post ONCE committee, said the service
could not possibly suffer until June Is. before
which time there would be ample opportunity
to pass deficiency appropriation bill The
motion to strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school was defeated. The con-
ference report on the urgent deficiency bill was
then submitted and agreed to- -a
In the senate on the 9th the Teller resolu-
tlon was practically under discussion through
out the entire session The speeches In sup
port OF It we're delivered By Senators Daniel
Wa). Lindsay (Ky.l, Smith IN. j.. and Cook
rell MOI Senator's Lodge (Mass.) and Caf-
fiery (Lal opposed the resolution When the
senate took up the resolution the agreement 70
take vote It before adjournment was
changed to the following day In order to give
all senators an opportunity 20 speak on the
subject. The house passed the Indian bill.
the features OF the debate being the deuuncia-
tion by Mr. Hartman (Mont.D, silver republican.
OF the financial policy OF the administration.
and Of Mr.. Dolliyer ia. IN reply TO the gen
eral attacks OF the opposition A bin was also
passed making Santa Fe, n. NJ, the permanent
calling upon President Mckinley for hls author
ity to negotiate treaty binding the treasury
to pay 1900 0J0 TO the Hawaiian bondholdsrs-
was laid on the table-
TIE senate on the 2sth passed the Teller
resolution by the decisive vote Of AZ TO 81 after
an animated discussion which occupied the
greater part OF q week All efforts to amend
the resolution were voted down. the gold
standard substitute of Senator Lodge (Mass)
being defeated by vote Of "a ayes to IS maya
No less than 70 senators embraced the oppor-
tuntty to speak upon the subject under discus
sion and from ten O'Clock in the morning until
seven In the evening the contest ragged In the
voting party lines were broken on both sides
the vote there was no dem Ino1strGtion. After
wards. on motion OF Senator Allison QA).
adjournment was taken until the SlSt... The
house passed the bill to pay the book publish
ing company OF the Methodist Episcopal church
south 1883. 100 for damages sustained by that
corporation during the war. the vote on the
measure being 1888 10 O.. Mr. Cooney (Ado.)
presented petition OF the W. @ T. u. OF
Rocheport Mo. protesting against kinetoscope
productions OF pugliStic encounters Mr.
Lloyd MOI presented petition OF citizens OF
Shelbyville, Mo-. for bill to protect the first
day OF the week as Q dav Of rest A session wns
% private pension bulls was cleared before sd-
tournament
TEE senate was not In session on the Ssth...
While he house was considering the District
OF Columbia bill In committee OF the whole Mr..
King tUtah) raised laugh by oRerins an
amendment TO appropriate s7S.00J to improve
the white housa TO make it q suitable abode
for Hon. Mark A. Hanna" The amendment
was ruled out OF order Mr.. Simpson (Kan)
commented on President McIinley's speech at
he "a cfur han In Va
clArtnz that the attempt to make all obltga-
tions Of the United States payable in the dear
est money was dress coat anarchy" Mr.
Tongue (Ore) denounced the popullsts and
democrats for being responsible through the
passage OF the Wilson tarLl bill tor the depres-
sion and poverty OF the farming classes.
TIE SENATE on the SIst passed the army ap-
preparation bill. carrying s23. 80 and the
legislative. tudtsial and executive approprie-
tion BILL carrying f2i,ob5. aeo Senator Turpte
tInd.) msdo an amendms ant to the latter bill
providing that in reducing the pension foToe
old soldiers and sailors and their widows and
daughters employed In tho bureau shall be pro
tected. The amendment was referred Sen
stor Qallinger IN Il reported adversely on
the bill to bring al pensions lower than 10 .
month up to that nmount apd the bill wns
placed on the calendar. Senator Foraker l0)
called up the Kansas Pa ,lfe bill and IN amend.
ment was offered allowing the government.
1t purchased the road. to sell It again for the
full amount given. Sen tor Vest tMo) made
an adverse report upon the bill for the
creation OF department of public health.
The house dsfeated tbs Teller resolution de-
elaring the bonds of ths United States payable
in silver by q vote Of l32 ayss TO ls. maya The
vote was reached after i've hours Of debate IN
der 6 special order adopted at the opening OF
the session The republicans were solidly ar
rayed IN opposition with two exceptions, Mr..
Linney IN. y, who voted with the democrats
and popullsts for the resolution, and Mr.. White
IN. c., who answered present when his
name was called The assertions from the
democratic side were Mr. McAlesT tFe). and
Mr.. Elliott Is. C). who voted with the repub-
licana An antitrust bill wos introduced by