The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
FlFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
The FULL PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH
HOUSE AND SENATE.
"A H'il Favorably Reported Prohibiting
Railroad Companies from Charging
More Than 3 Cents Throurh the In.
dian Territory...Othe Bills Adopted,
SENATE.

MoNDA1.-Rev. Bishop Merrill, b.
~ OF Chicago, delivered the invoca.
ton at the opening Of the senate to.
day. A bill was reported favorably
from the Indian committee, prohibit.
ing railroad companies from charging
more than 8 cents q mile for passengers
through the Indian Territory. A res.
olution. looking to the filtration Of the
water in the city of Washington, caused
senator Hale, before it was referred to
the District of Columbia committee, to
say that in the United States, no city
exists whose citizens are more imposed
upon and abused as to the water sup.
ply as are the citizens Of Washington.
At 1850 pm, on motion OF MI. d.
Vis, OF Minnesota, chairman Of tho
committee on foreign relations, the
senate went into executive session to
consider the Hawaiian annexation
teaty. The senate, at 1926 pm, ad.
journed.
IuEsDAY.-The senate to-day briefly
discussed an adverse report by the
pensions committee on q I'LL to pen.
sion Gen. Meade's two daughters at
$lOOa month each, Chairman Calm.
ger saying the committee did not wish
to enter on the pensioning of daugh.
tiers OF veterans. Senator Fairbanks
addressed the senate on immigration.
After this speech the Hawaiian treaty
was taken up in executive session.
Mr.. Allen introduced and seconded the
adoption Of resolution calling upon
the president fnr information in bis
position relative to the boundary line
between Venezuela and British Gui-
ana and to inform the senate whether
the United States has now any clerks
OF other employees at work upon the
Venezuela boundary question, and also
what part of the $10O, 900 appropria-
ted for the Venezuelan commies on
has been expended. At 3:45 p. m. the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. - Immediately after
converting to-day the senate went into
executive sefsicn, on the Hawaiin
treaty. AT 2:50 p. m, the senate ad.
Iournod.
THURsDAY.-ImmeGiately after con-.
vening, tue senate went into executive
sefsion, to consider the Hawaiian an.
nexation treaty. The senate did not
make greot progress with the Hawaiian
annexation treaty to-day. Several
speeches were delivered, but in every
instance the speakers announced. that
to-day's remarks were merely prelimi-
nary to what they should soy before
the close of the debate. Senator Nor.
gan, of Alabama, made the principal
speech Of the day, and occupied the
time of the senate until it adjourned.
He went into detailed history of the
Hawaiian Ielands from tho time of their
discovery to the present. He believed
it was the intention of President Cleve-
land to have restored Queen Liliouka-
lani to her throne, and after that trans
action to have opened negotiations for
the annexation of the islands under
her reign. This assertion brought
Senator Chandler to his feet with the
question as to what authority there was
for this assertion. Mr.. Morgan replied
that there was no special authority, but
that he was expressing his opinion, and
that such course would have been In
keeping with the logic of events. At
1850 p. m. the senate adjourned until
to morrow.
FR1DAY.-Almost the entire four
hours of the executive session today
were devoted to the indirect consider
alton Of the nomination of Hon. Jo-
seph McKenna, now attorney general,
to be associate justice of the supreme
court. The discussion was the result
Of an effort upon tho part OF Senator
Allen, Of Nebraska, (Popu]ist) to So
cure the postponement for two weeks.
In the end compromise was reache' !,
deferring consideration until week
from today, on the condition that ii"
Nebraska senator should agree to {"
Iowa vote to be taken on that 'l"::
Tho Hawaiian treaty was not toucht'
upon during the session. It was 4 3
p. N before an agreement was reached
for concluding the McKenna matter at
the sitting next Friday, and by gen.
eral consent the senate postponed cou'
siderstion of the Hawaiian treaty unit
next Monday.
MoNpAY-The attendance of the house
was light to-day, but the galleries we're
we'll filled. The civil service debate
was resumed, and Mr.. Cooney, Demo.
crat, of Missouri, took the floor. At
) O., lock the house adjourned.
TUESDAY. The civil service debate
which was inaugurated in the house q
week ago, ended to-day. II opened
with q row, but ended very tamely,
There was not even vote on the .ap-
preparation in the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill for
the commission upon which the debate
was predicated. The debate to-day