The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-10
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siu uoin saturday almost the entire SEES.
sn was consumed in the discussion
e.O noIitical topics. The controversial
,ostiop rs TO whether prosperity had
4,,rod attracted the most attention
and interest. and testimony pro and
az" an was offered throughout the day.
CO. a. fines considerable acrlmony was
s;snloved but as rule the debate
raS good natured, both sides seeming
" recognize that 1t was merely Il
struccle to secure political advantage.
Tbe house went into committee Of
.,a whole and resumed the considera-
t;nn of the District of Columbia ap-
uronriation bill. The general debate
ppoynred wide range. The Teller reso-
,ution, the Cuban question, Hawaiian
annexation, the tariff and other politi.
raj topics were discussed. At the
Conclusion Of the general debate the
hin was taken up for amendment un-
der the five-minute rule.
Washington. Feb. 1.-The house Of
representatives. buried the Teller resO-
luticn declaring the bonds of the
United States payable in silver under
an 1UNtISt vi MY NottS.
The Republicans were solidly arrayed
in opposition, with two exceptions.
Mr.. Linney of North Carolina, who
voted with the Democrats and POpu-
lists. and Mr. White of North Carolina,
the only colored member of the house,
who answered present" when his
name was called. The assertions from
the Democratic side were Mr.. Me
Aleer of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Eli
OFT of South Carolina. Both voted
with the Republicans against the
proposition. Speaker Reed, although
il Is not customary for him to vote.
had his name called, and amid the
cheers of his followers, went on record
in opposition to the resolution. The
vote was reached after five hours of
debate under a special order adopted
at the opening Of the session. The linn
tied time allowed for debate and the
pressure Of members for an oppor-
tunity 10 be heard was so great that
the leaders on both sides were COM
PEELED to farm out the time by min
utes. This detracted much from the
Of the discussion. but it
also. IN measure. intensified the in
terest in the galleries which We're
crowded all day, and the combatants
Oh the floor We're chcered by their
sympathiZers. Many of the
senator's from the other end of the
capitol were also present TO listen TO
The majority, under the
of Mr.. Dingley, who made
4 carefully prepared speech sounding
he keynote of the opposition. as
'umed the position that the last
,lause of the resolution was in reality
/ disguised declaration for the free
coinage Of silver. while the assaulting
under the direction of Mr..
Bailey. maintained that the defeat Of
he resolution was another step In the
Erection of the establishment OF the
,old standard, to which they alleged
10Th the president and Secretary
iage had irrcyocably committed the
party. The debate was at
ines fast and heated. but there were
10 sensational incidents beyond the
ssing of Mr.. Rheat of Kentucky
rhen he said that as the author of the
Crime of ia the hottest place in
AIDES would be reserved for the pres
Mt secretary Of state. The vote on
iS ltSOlutloll WAS W TO-.
In thu Senate.
The session of the senate lasted six
ours. Two Of the general appropria
ION bills, that for the army, carrying
23."i3.49o. and that for the leglsla-
We. judicial and executive depart
rents, carrying SCI ,65S, $50, were
aSscd, the latter consisting OF 121
ages, occupying the attention of the
nnate during the greater part of the
'Ssion. After n brief executive seS-
on the senate adjourned.
Washington. Feb. mo business or
Importance was transacted by the SEN
to in open session. The feature of
10 short session was statement
lade by Mr.. Clark of Wyoming as Il
" his vote in favor of the Teller reSo-
ltion. He maintained that his vote
as iii no way inconsistent with his
epublicanism, and declared that he
orld not permit anybody to read him
ut Of the party, as he was satisfied
10 masses of the. party would not
'nvict him of political heresy.
In the Housc.
The house devoted most of the SEES
on TO the District of Columbia appro-
ration bill but had not completed IL
the time Of adjournment. Some
olitics We're injected into the debate
list at the close, the feature Of which
as n bitter denunciation of Mr.. w.
. Stone of Pennsylvania by Mr.. Ma
any Of New York for the formers
Dsition in favor of the immigration
Ill. Mr.. Stone did not see fit to re-
". Before the District bill was
ken up several bills and resolutions
minor importance were passed.
Washington, Feb. 3. Beyond the
'adlng Of the agricultural appropria-