The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
News Notes of General Interest
to the Public.
THE DAYS DOINGS IN CONGRESS-.

Teller Silver Resolution Comes Up In the
Senate and Is Made Unfinished Business
Other Work Done I'm the senate-The
Cuban Debate Refumed I'm the House
Ex-Secretary Fairchild Before the House
Banking and Currency Committee.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Mils secured
the passage by the senate of a resolu-
tion directing the secretary of war to
make an examination of the Port Ar
thur ship canal with a view to its ex-
tension TO deep water. Gallinger OF the
committee on public health and nation
al quarantine secured the adoption of
a resolution empowering the committee
to investigate the desirability of re-
moving the quarantine station from
Ship island to some other point in the
Gulf OF Mexico. Frye. of the commerce
committee, reported favorably and Sc
cured the passage Of a bill providing
for the construction at a cost not ex-
ceeding $70,0C0 of a lightship. to be To-
Gated near Cape Elizabeth. Allen in
troduced a resolution directing the sec
retary OF the interior to send to the
senate the full and explicit charges
made against Mrs. M. f.. Roberts, re-
Gently dismissed from the pension bu-
reau.
Power to Remove Clerks.
Immediate consideration being asked
for the consideration of the resolution.
Gallinger said the heads of departments
had absolute power to remove clerks
and there is also n civil service com
mission which has practically final au-
thority in cases of this kind. He thought
congress ought not to take up the dis
cussion Of such cases. Considerable
discussion but without result occurrtd d.
il being developed that Mrs. Roberts
had been discharged on allegations af-
fectirg her character. Allen said he did
not know Mrs. Roberts, but II was in
famous to discharge n woman on such
charges without a hearing Pettisrew
secured the passage Of resolution oi-
recting the secretary of the interior and
the attorney general TO inform the sem
ate what steps the government had talk
en- concerning the killing Of woman
in Oklahoma territory by Seminole In
dians and the burning Of two Seminole
Indians in the same territory.
The Teller Resolution.
The resolution inquiring of the post
master general what action was nee
essary TO maintain the excellence Of
the postal free delivery service was
agreed to, and Tillman's resolution ex-
tending the authority Of the interstate
and foreign commerce cor tittee rela-
tive to the investigation Ike giving
by railroads of trans., :" FOR any
other consideration tarh was
passed Lodge then mCs that the
senate go into executiVc 5 ION. This
was antagonized by Vest WEo called
attention to the fact that he Lad CIV
en- notice of his intention to call up the
Teller resolution. At O'Clock the Tel
Ter resolution was made unfinished bus
ness. and an agreement reached to lay
II aside and the senate then went into
executive session.
House Proceedings.
Before the Cuban debate was resumed
In the house Lacey, chairman of the
committee on public lands. called up
bill to extend the public land laws of
the United States and to grant right
of way under certain restrictions to
any railroad organized under the laws
OF any state of the Union. 1t was ex-
planned that the right OF way grant
was 100 feet on each side Of the road,
but that all mineral deposits were spe-
cifically reserved. Without completing
| the consideration Of the BILL II went
over and the house went into commit
| tee of the whole and resumed the con-
sideration of the diplomatic and con-
! sular appropriation bill. Clark opened
| the Cuban debate with one OF his char
acteristic breezy speeches.
Spirited Colioquy.
Following Clark's speech there was
quite a spirited colloquy between Will
liams, of Mississippi. and King. OF
Utah, on one side, and Dalzell. of Penn
sylvania, on the other, in which ques-
tions were asked by the latter as TO
who was president and where the Gu
ban government was located. In turn
Dalzell was asked as to the movements
of the seat of this government during
| the revolution and who was its presi-
dent. King, who has recently been to
Cuba, told how autonomy had been de-
rided and scorned on every side. john
son. of Indiana, defended the course
| of the administration and sad con-
gress was not warranted In attempting
ia override the president and involve
the country in war.
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