Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-22
WASHINGTON news!
The Senate Considers Teller'S Sill
yer Resolution.
The President N3minates Governor
GrlggS for Attorney General.
Senator Allen Receives Testimonial for
HIS Defense Of womau's Honor.
ROUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, Jan. 22.-0n the desk OF
Allen, Of Nebraska, at the opening Of to-
days session OF the senate, was q stand Of
beautiful American Beauty and Bridee'
roses az "a testimonial from the ladies'
department for your noble and brave de-
fense OF womAn's honor" Allen cham
piOned the cause Of Mrs. NJ. K. Roberts.
summsrily dismissed from the pension
Office.
Cannon, Of Utah. introduced 4 bill pro-
viding Tor the publication OF the pension
roll.
The resolution OF Teller providing that
bonds OF the United States may be paid
In silver was laid before the senate.
Stewart. OF Nevada, addressed the senate.
He said the disregard Of n resolution
which Is already the law Of the United
States brought many calamlties upon
the land and the results had been dlsas-
trous and iamentable. He attributed the
panic OF 1893 directly TO a disregard Of
the law.
Nelson (Minnesota) offered the follow
ing amendment TO the Teller resolution:
"Aad II is the duty OF the United States
government under existing laws TO main.
tain the parity Of It's value in gold and
silver money, 20 that dollar Of one
money shall. for all monetary purposes,
always be equal In value 10 dollars Of the
other metal"
After Stewards speech the senate
passed a number o. bills, TO which there
were no objections. including one pro-
vlding that widows, whose marriage to
discharged soldiers takes place after the
passage OF the act, shall not be entitled
TO pension.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house to-day resolution re-
questing the state department to trans
NIT 10 the house all information In its
possession relative to the military execu-
tion OF Col. Ruiz, the Spanish envoy 10
insurgent camp at Arangusz, was adopt
cd without division.
The foreign affairs committee reported,
with an unfavorable recommendation
the Lewis resolution calling on the state
department Tor draft Of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty and information on
what constitutional way the president
had 10 contract for the payment OF the
Hawaiian debt OF 100000 out Of the
public treasury
Hit explained that the resolution had
been offered at the last session, and as
the treaty had been made public there
was no necessity for Its passage.
Bailey dem, Texas) thought the latter
part Of the resolution broached a ques-
tion Of Importance that could be in
quired into with propriety.
Hit cut of the debate with demand
for the previous question.
The resolution was laid on the table,
I24-l05.
Bailey, the democratic leader. created
furry by rising to q question OF perso-
nal privilege in connection with the con
trOyersy with Speaker Reed at the close
Of the Cuban debate Thursday.
Bailey reviewed the entire controversy
and in conclusion reiterated several
times the statement that the agreement
he had with Hit had been violated.
Hit. Henderson and others In reply
pointed out that no such agreement, II
made (which they insisted was not the
case) would be valid because 1t involved
a waiver Of the rules OF the house. The
speaker emphatically supported this
view and re-Gffirmed the statement that
no agreement was made.
The house took up the Indian appro
priation bill.