Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-02-15

tnt dI IttIIpbIl, tlIH DtlidlC W Us III tAttu
tive session.
\ large basket of roses and lilies
adorned the desk of TWley. Tenn, at
the opening of the Senate, today. The
flowers which We're particularly beauti-
ful. We're the giftof Washington friends
of Senator Turley, presented in honor
of his recent election.
Rev DR.. George T. Reed. president
of the Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa,
delivered the invocation.
Bate. Tenn, presented his colleague,
Mr.. Turley. and the oath of office was
administered.
Morgan, Ala. reported adversely
from the committee on foreign rela-
tionS, an amendment to the diplomatic
and consular appreciation bill recog-
nizing the belligerency Of the Cuban
insurgents.
In connection with the report, Nor
gan said a word of explanation was
necessary. 1t had not occurred dur
ing his membership of the committee
that it had been necessary to place
upon an appropriation bill matter of
the kind, suggested by the proposed
amendment The report he said makes
no suggestion as to the merits of the
proposition contained in the amend
ment. 1t does however regard this
an opportune manner of taking up the
subject.
The effect of the report IS to let the
amendment Ii" on the table and the
senator who offered ii (Allen) has the
privilege of calling it ny at any time
\ bill making deficiency appropriate
tions for expenses of the United States
courts ana for other purposes was
passed. The bill carries $NO0.o00.
Allen called up his resolution rciat-
ing to the free and unrestricted coinage
of standard silver dollars without de
lay and without waiting for the con
sent of foreign nations. and submitted
some remarks upon it.
Allen reviewed at length the cur
rency legislation of the past and main
tanned that silver as the money of the
constitution ought TO be received at the
mnts on an equality with gold.
AT the conclusion of Aliens remarks,
Harris, Kan, introduced resolution
in reference 10 the latest phase of the
Kansas Pacific sale. He said in con-
n"ction with the resolution that the
Mas that the attorney general had in
formed him less than week ago that
he proposed To redeem the first mort
gage bonds of the Kansas Pacific and
have q receiver appointed for the road.
we We're surprised, yesterday" said
Harris to learn that the attorney
general had decided to abandon his cx-
pressed plac" of rcdtcnlnS the first
tra hands the Kansas Pacific
and having receiver appointed for
the road BY this deal. if it he true.
that is has been entered into, the gov
rrnmeut would lose $6624,l01 interest
due"
Thr resolution which has as Il pre-
anblc, an Associated Press dispatch
from St. Louis announcing the agree
ment reached by the government with
the reorganization committee, was a
follows: "Resolvcd, that the attorney
general is directed to inform the Sen
ate if he has authorized the abandOn-
lnpnt of his EXPRESSED intention to re-
deem the first mortgage bonds ISSUED
by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. east
ern division. now the Kansas Pacific
division of the tnion Pacific Railroad
and to ask postponement from the
sale thereof and the appointment of a
receiver therefor in the interests Of thu
government of the United States and
also if hc has authorized an agreement
by which said property is to be sole
for tho face value of the subsidy bonds
resulting in loss to the government
of the amount of $6.62i.lol and II thl
government has agreed not to be- hl"
der at the sale.
Chandler asked that the Prtai''.''
De siflckeh OUT as 1t was unusual - ~
crude such matter III ieSoiu'ion ~ ~