The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
work Of the flffy-Fsth Congress fru
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II TIE senate co the I'd Sena-or Sterart
ryev.f spoke on the Teller resolution derOunc-
inr the issre % bo1ds hy Presidezt Clevslaud
Two sneadnents we're sfterrards offered 70
the resoiution-ore. declaring IL 70 Be the duty
of the government 70 msintain the parity Of It's
z5id and silver money. and another declaring
u 70 Be the 1aarrial policy % tbs United
States 20 maintain she e1isfing gold standard
ua;il an International azreement for the free
coinage of silver is reached The deba,e OF
each was postponed Senator Cannon Utah
introduced = It'll providing for the publiration
of the pension roll and senator Cal
iinger CN H offered an amendment 20
the pension appropriation biu that 10
pension shall be paid on power og attorney from
pensioners residing in foreiyr countries Bills
on the peasion calendar we're then considered
Ia the house some Odds and enes q ierisla-
tion we're cleaned up resolution was adopt
ed requesting the state department TO trzn>rnis
Information about the execution % Goa Ruiz
by the Cuban insurgents Mr.. Bailey 0eL)
rose 70 question OF privilege and spoke about
rs recent nisunderstsndiEg with SPEAKER
Reed and then the house E~ns into COMMITTEES
CT the whole on the Indian bill
IL the senate on the 2iih senator Morgan
tAlA) spoke on q question Of personal pTivi-
lege about E1-Presidens Clevelaod's denying
the assertion that wnen be was president be
favored Hawaiian snnexsti0n- Senator Nor
gan stated that during Mr Cieveiand's first ad-
ninistrstion IL was known 20 his friends that
the president was in favor 10; only Of the an
neIstion Of Hawaii tut also os Cuba Senator
Walthal fNisSJ presented resolution OF the
Mississippi legislature urging the United
States government TO interfere in the Cuba
war The Teller resolution was then laid be-
fore the senate and Senator Turpie undl made
an address In support Of IL The pension
appropriation was Afterwards debated. Senator
Allen tNeh) making Al auendmeni that no
pension should be lover than ss q month The
discussion of the amendment was postponed
.--Tne house transacted some business relat-
ing 20 the District Of Columbia and spent the
remainder Of the dsy discussing the Indian ap-
preparation Mr. Simpson kan raising live
ly debate relative to an alleged Interview with
the president abu1t immigration and Mr.. Gros-
venor fo.l denying that the president had used
such language Mr. Stevens Tex introduced
resolution requesting the secretary Of the in
terror 10 withhold his approval Of any further
leases Of COmanche, KiOwa and Apache lands
and TO give the house information bearing on
Che matter
TIE Teller resolution was under consider
alton in the senate on the 18th for nearly four
hours. the principal speakers being Senators
Allison na), Berry tArk-). Hoar CHass) and
Teller Coli. Senator Quay CPa-D secured the
passage Of the bill to indemnify Pennsylvania
for money expended In Iss4 for militia called
into service BY the government the amount in
yoly being 80. coo The senate then took up
tive session the nomination OF J. W. Griggs.
governor of New Jersey. to be attorney general
o; the United States. was confirmed .... The
house In discussing the Indian appropriation
bill spent nearly the whole day IN ive-minute
speeches. which were chiefly political Mr.
Dockery tMoj. in speaking about the cotton
mill strike in New England. stated that the
trouble was caused By Oyer-production and
that the strike had been urged bE the operators
in order TO dispose Of their surplus stock
SeSsrS Smith (Ariz) and Walker lMissJ
spoke against the present system Of educating
the Indtln and declared il TO be unsatisfactory.
THE 81 nate on the e5th considered the Teller
resolution providing that the government pay
the prin,;ipal aad interest of United States
bonds In silver. The debate was devoid OF
sensational Incidents Senators Teller Coll
and Daniel (T. Val spoke in favor Of the
resolution and Senators >Hoar (MasSb anG
Platt Conn in opposition TO it,. The house
devoted the day to considering the Indian ap-
preparation bill most OF the time being con-
sumed in discussing extraneous subjects The
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 II FER until June IS before
which time there would be ample opportunity
to pass d hcieney appropriation hill 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
IN the senate on the -sth the Teller resolu-
tiOn was practically under discussion through
out the entire session The speeches in sup
port Of il were delivered by SenaioEs Daniel
Na). Lindsay ky.l. Smith N. j.. and Cock
rell (MoD. Senators Lodge (MasS) and Caf-
fiery ual opposed the resolution When the
senate took up the resolution the agreement tC
take q vote on it before adjournment was
CHANGED to the following day in order to give
all senators an opportunity to speak on the
sublect. The house passed the Indian bill
the features Of the debate being the denuncia-
tion by Mr. Hartman tMontJ, silver republican.
Of the financial policy OF the administration.
and OF Mr. DOlliyer la in reply to the gen
eral attacks Of the opposition A bill was also
passed making Santa Fe. y. NJ. the permanent
capitol Of that territory. The Lewis resolution
calling upon President Mex in ey for his author
lty 10 negotiate a treaty binding the treasury
10 pay 100 90 10 the Hawaiian bOrdholders-@
was laid on the table