The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
FIF'lY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
THE FULL PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH
HOUSE AND SENATE.
A Spi rited Debate In the Senate Over Re-
ducing the Force of Mail CARRIER in Sew.
eral Cities--Various Other Bills of Minor
Importance Discussed and Adopted.
SENATE,

Importance Discussed and Adopted.
SENATE.
MoNDAY-Features of to-day's pro.
oeedings in the senate we're the speech
delivered by Senator Wolcott, Of Colo
RADIO, chairman of the bimetallio com.
mittee upon the negotiations of the
committee with European countries re.
lative to international bimetallism and
the passage OF the Lodge bill restrict
ing immigration into the United States.
The proceedings were the most inter.
esting and important that have oharao-
terized any single days work OF the
senate during the present session. At
the conclusion of the morning Business
Mr.. Woloott, at 1850 was recognized
to begin his address. lie was in fine
voice and commanded the earnest at
ton OF bis auditors. The joint resolu.
ton providing for participation by the
United States in the fisheries exposi-
ton to be held this year in Bergen,
which had been passed by the house,
was passed. The senate then, at 4:45,
went into executive session and 5 pm.
adjourned.
TUEsDAY.-To.day's open session Of
the senate was brief. Practically the
only business accomplished aside from
the routine proceedings, was the passage
Of the urgency deficiency appropriation
bill. The measure as finally passed by
the senate carries $l,013, $40. The
Teller resolution providing that bonds
of the United States may be paid in
standard silver dollars was favorably
reported by majority of the finance
committee, and notice was given that it
would be called up at an early date.
An effort was made to fix time for the
dnal vote on the pending census bill
but was abandoned until tomorrow.
WEDNEsDAY.-A spirited debate was
precipitated in the senate to-day By the
introduction of q resolution by Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, providing for
An inquiry by the committee on post.
of6c, and postroads concerning the
postmaster general reducing the force
of letter carriers in several cities of the
country The debate took wide range.
Mr.. Woloott, chairman Of the commit.
tee on postofice and postroads, insist.
ing that many New England people,
represented by Senator Hoar. were
responsible for the deficiency IN the
funds of tho postoffice department be.
cause they insisted that the government
should carry second.class mail at 40
enormous loss, and Mr.. Allen, OF Ne.
braska, charging that the government
was annually defrauded out of millions
Of dollars through the underweighing Of
mail matter. The resolution, in mol
fled form, is still pending. A bill
authorizing the attorney general, the
secretary of the treasury and the secre-
tary of war to compromise and adjust
certain claims of the United States
against the State of Tennessee and the
State Of Tennessee against the United
States, was passed. Mr.. Vest gave notice
that he would move tomorrow to take up
Tor consideration the Teller resolution
reported by the finance committee pro.
viding that bonds OF the United States
may be in paid in standard silver
dollars. Tho senate then went into
executive session. At 5 o'clock the sen.
ate adjourned.
THURSDAY By the decisive vote of
Il 10 Is, the senate to-day decided to
proceed at once to the consideration of
the resolution introduced q few days
ago by Mr.. Teller, of Colo, providing
for the payment of bonds of the United
States silver at the option of the gov
eminent. The resolution provides:
That all bonds of the United States
issued or authorized to be issued under
the said acts of congress hereinbefore
recited, are payable, principal and in
terest, at the option Of the govern.
ment Of the United States, in silver
dollars Of the coinage of the United
States containing 4l2s grains each OF
silver and that to restore to i's coinage
such silver coins OF o legal tender in
payment of said bonds, principal and
interest is not violation OF the public
faith nor in derogation OF the rights Of
the public creditors" The resolution
was made the unfinished business.
Mr.. Vest then yielded to a request of
Mr.. Aldrich that further consideration
81 the bill be continued until to-mor.
COW in order that those opposing it
might have opportunity to prepare for
the debate. At 2:lo pm. the senate
went into executive session and at 5:55
pm. adjourned.