Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-28


Two hours of Saturday were devoted to
'eneral debate in the House on the army
appropriation bill, and the remainder Of
he day to eulogizing the life and public
arvices of the late Representative Seth
". Millikcn of Maine, who served for
'ourteen years in the lower branch Of
Congress. The Senate was not in ses
lion.
Monday was District of Columbia day
n the House, but only three bills of local
Importance were passed. The remainder
- the session was devoted to further con.
Iteration of the army appropriation bill.
ne debate was particularly notable for a
'lsorous speech by Mr.. Mcclellan of New
YORK, a son of Gen. George b. McClel.
TN, attacking the present army ~organiza-
ION as obsolete and inefficient. Mr.. Lew
8 of Washington also made IL speech that
i:ttracted attention, in d%enunciation of
trusts, which, he declared, were threaten
ng the liberties of the country. The con-
;.deration of the army appropriation hill
VAS not completed. Quite uncxpcctedlv
.cnator Hanna appeared at the openine
NHN Niitt WI II OTvker rho
senior Senator from Ohio, presented Mr.
.ianna's credentials for the remainder Of
'lr. Sherman's term, which will exnirs
-Aarch 4, 1899. and asked that the oath
~ office be administered to him. MIR.
'oraker escorted his colleague to the
ies&, where Vice-Prcsident Hobart mi.
ministered the oath. Senator Wolcott de-
iivered a speech explaining the work OF
Tue bimetallie commission. BY a vote Of
80 to e the immigration bill was passed.
Ihe rest of the day was devoted to CON
sideration of bills on the calendar.
Cuba had q hearing in the House ON
tuesday, and for u time it looked as ic
parliamentary p%rccedents would be set
aside and the Senate resolution r%ecogniz.
ing the insurgents as %belligercnts would ha
attached as u rider to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. Mr.. De Ar.
mond, a Missouri Democrat. precipitated
the issue by Offering the resolution as an
amendment, hut a point of order against
it was sustained. Mr.. De Armond an.
l.ealed, urging the Republicans who had
protested friendship for the struggling
Cubans to override the decision of the
chair as the only chance of securing ac.
,lon on the proposition. Mr.. Bailey, the
leader OF the minority, and other Demo
Gratis joined i'll the appeal. The excite.
mcnt became intense, but the appeals of
Mr.. DinSlcy, the floor leader of the ma.
lorlty. as we'll as other Republican lead.
ers, To their associates not to Join in the
program. succeeded. Before the diplo.
matte bill came up the army bill was pass.
ed. In the Senate practically the only
business accomplished was the passing OF
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
The measure as finally passed by tha
Senate carries $1,913,S1O. The Teller
resolution providing that bonds of the
United States may be paid in standard
silver dollars was f%avorably reported by
a majority of the Finance Committee. and
notice was given that it would be called
up Mt an early date. An effort was mnds
90 fix a time for the final vote ON the pend.
ing census bill, but wa abandoned.
All day long on Wednesday the question
of granting belligerent rights to the Gu.
ban insurgents was argued in the House.
but the minority hurled itself against .
stone wall. On the only vote taken-a mo.
ton designed to override the decision of
the speaker and direct the Committee OH
Foreign Affairs to report without further
delay the Cuban resolution passed by the
Senate Mt the last session-the Rcpubli.
cans stood solid and voted to sustain the
chair. In the Senate II joint resolution
providing for the appointment of n com
mission to make Il survey of Il ship canal
from the lower part of Lake Michigan
10 the Wabash river VAS offered by Mr..
Tnrpie nnd.) and referred to the Com
mittee OH Commerce. Mr.. Chandler pre-.
scented and secured the passage of a reso-
luton directing the Committee on Inter.
state to inquire whether the
fund provided for in rules liz and Ii of
the Joint Traffic Association is lawfully
in existence; to examine the details of it's
expenditure. as to whether or not it had
been expended for lawful purposes, and
whether any illegal or improper use of
the funds could be prohibited and punish.
ed by law.
On Thursday the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill was passed by
the House after n day of debate OH tn.
Cuban question. Mr.. Dingley made q
speech relative to wage reductions in ths
cotton industry, i'll which he showed that
the tariff question has nothing to do Will,
them. In the Senate Mr.. Tellcr's resol,k
ton that bonds be paid i'll silver as well
as gold was taken up by Il vote of Al to
%. and, after debate, was made unfin.
ished business. MIR. Pettigrew secured
the passage of a resolution directing the
Secretary of the Interior and the Attor
ney General to inform the Senate what
steps the Government had taken concern.
ing the killing of a woman in Oklahoma
territory by Seminole Indians and the
burning of two Seminole Indians in thu
same territory. The resolution inquirinp
IF the Postmaster General what action
vas necessary to maintain the excel.
fence of the postal free delivery service
was agreed to. Mr.. Tillman's resolution
extending the authority of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee rela.
tive to the investigation of the giving by
railroads of transportation for any other
consideration than cash was also passed.
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