The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-03
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tional episode at the close OF the Gu
han debate on Thursday, when Speak
or Reed and Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader. in parliamentary lam
guage. questioned each others veraci-
~, the one charging and the other re-
senting the imputatiOn Of bad faith,
| had it's sequel in the house Saturday.
| On question Of personal privilege
MIR. Bailey got the floor and invoked
70 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 a vote on a
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
though the statements and counter
statements were enthusiastically APP
plaudcd 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 1t. Mr. Cum
mngs Of New York made a particli-
larry eloquent speech on the spirit
of TO- which evoked appla use from
both sides of the house
Work of the Senate.
In the senate Mr.. Cannon Of Utah
introduced n bin providing for the
publication of the pension roll.
The resolution of Mr.. 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 in 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 n 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 10 the disregard
of the law. At the conclusion of Mr..
Stewards speech Mr.. Nelson of Min
nesOta offered the following amend
meRt TO the Teller resolution:
And that 1t Is the duty of the gov
eminent Of the United States, under
tAlSliHS id"S, W tHt
In value Of its 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 metal"
Washington. Jan. 2J.-proposed an
nexation Of Hawaii was somewhat eX-
tenSivCly reviewed by Mr.. Morgan OF
Alabama while speaking to n personal
privilege. The Alabama senator had
been represented as saying in execu-
tive session substantially that EXPIRES
idcnt Cleveland was in favor Of Ha-
waiian annexation. This statement
called out denial from Mr.. Cleveland,
and in support of his original state
mcnt Mr.. Morgan addressed the SEN
ate at great length.
One of the features of the session
was an elaborate speech by Mr..
Turpie Of Indiana in support of the
Teller resolution. The pension appro-
prlatiOn bill was called up and debated
for nearly three hours but was not
passed, the senate adjourning, pend
ing the disposal of point Of order
made against an amendment offered
by Mr.. Allen to the pending bill.
I'm the House.
The house spent n couple Of hours
traEsacting business relating to the
District Of Columbia, and the remain
der of the day on the Indian appro-
prlaton bill. During the considera-
ton Of the latter bill 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..
GroSvenor 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
cuSsion Of our industrial conditions. in
the course Of which the strike In New
England, the high prices for wheat
IN Kansas and the dcfaulting Rcpub-
lican officials in Nebraska successive
ly played their parts. Messrs. Dingley,
Green, Mercer, Grosvenor and Simp-
son participated.
Washington. Jan %. Yesterdays
session of the senate was character
lZcd by heated, almost acrimonious,
discussion of the financial question.
FOR nearly four hours the Teller resO-
iutlon was under consideration, the
principal speeches being made by Mr..
Allison of Iowa, Mr. Berry of Arkan-
Sas and Mr.. Hoar o. Massachusetts.
me shnrpest colioquy was mt times in
duiged III between the advocates and
opponents OF the resolution, the de-
t natc often approaching bitterness.
Inc feature Of the discussion was n
speech delivered by Mr.. Teller tho
author OF the resolution his statement
calling out suggest. on from Mr..
iioar that he Creller) ought to have
them stricken from the ecord. In
response to an inquiry by NJ. Spooner
MI. vest admitted that he thought the
system OF coinage referred to i'm the
TcSOlutlOn meant tho fren and unlim-