Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-03
WORK OF CONGRESS-

Washington, Jan. 22.-McKenna has
been confirmed as justice Of the SUI
preme court. Senator Allen occupied
almost the entire executive session
with his speech In opposition to the
confirmation, though there were brief
remarks by Senators Turner and Will
son of Washington and others favora
ble to Mr.. McKenna. There was no
division on the vote, which was over
wlelmingly in favor Of confirmation.
An agreement was reached by the
senate in open session that n final vote
on the Teller resolution providing that
the bonds of the United States may be
paid in silver dollars and all pending
amendments thereto should be taken
next Tuesday before adjournment.
In the House.
There was a parliamentary struggle
in the house over the bill for the re-
lief of the book publishing company Of
the NJ. Il. Church South, which was
before the house last Friday. by
shrewd maneuvering it's opponents
succeeded in preventing action yester-
day. Previous to the consideration of
this bill to extend the public land laws
Of the United States to the Territory
Of Alaska and to grant general rail-
read right of way through the terri
tory. The urgent deficiency bill was
forces, with some outside aid, had
succeeded in concurring in the senate
amendment striking from the bill the
provision requiring the depositors of
bullion at government assay offices to
pay the cost Of transportation to the
| mintS.
Washington, Jan. "a. - The sensa-
tional episode at the close of the Gu
ban debate on Thursday, when Speak
er Reed and Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader, i'll parliamentary Ian
guage, questioned each others veraci-
ty, the one charging and the othev re-
Senting the. imputatiCn of bad faith,
had it's sequel in the house Saturday.
On a question of personal privilege
MI. Bailey got the floor and invoked
tho printed record of the agreement
| to sustain his charge that the agree
ment had been violated.
| He was met by Mr.. HIT, chairman
| of the foreign affairs committee, Mr..
| Henderson Of Iowa, one of the floor
leaders Of the majority, and also by
the speaker, with the argument that
no agreement such as alleged, even if
made, which they denied, could have
waived the rules of the house, and
that any agreement for 4 vote on q
motion necessarily assumed that the
motion could be in order under the
rules. While the language used was
strong, there was no display of temper
and no excitement was occasioned. al
| %,{1 To- 70
statements were enthusiastically APP
plauded by the respective sides
| That the Cuban question is still up
permost in the minds of the members
was evinced during the debate, much
of which was devoted to it. Mr.. Cum
mings of New York made a particu-
larly eloquent speech on the spirit
Of re-" which evoked applause from
both sides of the house.
Work of the Senate.
In the senate Mr.. Cannon Of Utah
introduced a bill providing for the
publication of the pension roll.
The resolution of MI. Teller Of Colo
RADIO, providing that the bonds Of the
United States may be paid in silver
dollars was then laid before the sen-
ate, and i'll accordance with notice
given the previous day Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada addressed the senate. He said
that the disregard of the resolution,
which is already law in the United
States, had brought many calamities
upon the land, and that the results of
such disregard had been disastrous
and lamentablc. He attributed the
panic Of 1893 directly to the disregard
of the law. At the conclusion Of Mr..
Stewards speech Mr. Nelson of Min
ncsota offered the following amend
ment to the Teller resolution:
"And that it is the duty of the gov
eminent of the United States, under
existing laws, to maintain the parity
in value of it's gold and silver money,
so that the dollar of the one metal
shall for all monetary purposes be
equal in value to the dollar OF the
other mctal.''
Washington, Jan. 25.-Proposed an
nexation of Hawaii was somewhat eX-
tensivcly reviewed by Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama while Speaking to personal
privilege. The Alabama senator had
been represented as saying in eXecu-
tive session substantially that EXPIRES
ident Cleveland was in favor OF Ha-
waiian annexation. This statement
| called out q denial from Mr.. Cleveland,
and in support of his original state
ment Mr.. Morgan addressed the SEN
ate at great length.
One of the features of the session
was an elaborate speech by Mr..
Turpie CT Indiana in support of the
Teller resolution. The pension appro-
priation bill was called up and debated
for nearly three hours. but was not
passed. the senate adjourning, pend
ing the disposal Of a point Of order
made against an amendment offered
by Mr.. Allen to the pending BILL
In the House.
The house spent a couple of hours
traEsacting business relating to the
District of Columbia. and the remain
Ter of the day on the Indian appro-
priation bill. During the considera-
ton of the latter bill a lively political
debate was precipitated by an allusion
made by Mr.. Simpson relative to an
alleged interview with the president
on the subject of immigration. Mr.
GroSyenor took occasion to express the
opinion that the president had never
used the language imputed to him and
the debate drifted into a general dis
cllSsiOn of our industrial conditions, in