Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

Jan. 22.-The House considered the Indian
appropriation bill
The Senate transacted routine business.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas presented a memo
rial asking for the establishment of fed
eral court at Tishomingo, Ind. Ter. Mr..
Stewart attacked the Cleveland bond deal
of a few years ago in debate on the reso-
luton of Mr.. Spooner providing for the
gold standard in interest payments,
jan. 21.--The Senate agreed to vote on
the Teller silver reso ution on next Thurs
day. The nomination of Attorney General
McKenna to be judge of the supreme
court of the United states was confirmed In
executive session by an overwhelming vote.
The House spent the day considering APP
preparation bills
Jan 19.--A spirited debate was prccpI-
tated In the Senate by theintroduction of
resolution by Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,,
providing for an inquiry by the committee
on postofices concerning the recent
order of the postmaster general re-
duclng the force of letter carriers in
several cities of the county, Mr.. Hoar de-
clared that the order had had the effect of
a dynamite bomb in creating CONSERVATION
among business men throughout the coun-
try while apparently all that was needed by
the postoffice department was an appro-
priatlon of s150,O00 to maintain the
eficien of the carrier service.
Vest gave notice that he would move
tomorrow to take up for consider alton the
Teller resolution reported by the finance
committee providing that bonds of the
United States may be paid in standard sill
yer dollars
In the House the Cuban debate was az ain
resumed. The Democrats tried one more
to force the belligerency resolution
through. On appeals from the decision of
81, ~bair 10
favor of the speaker and defeated the Dem
ocrats.
Jan 1s.-The open session of the Senate
was brief Practically the only business
accomplished, aside from the routine pro-
ceedlngs was the passing of the urgent de
ticiency appropriation bill The measure,
as finally passed by the Senate, carries ST.
9i3.sl0. 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 COM
mittee, and notice was given that 1t would
be called up at an early date.
The time of the House was occupied in
Cuban debate Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri
offered rider to the consular appropria-
ton bill recognizing Cuban belligerency
The chair decided 1t out of order An APP
peal was taken from the chair. The chair
was sustained by the full Republican side
Intense excitement prevailed on both sides
of the hamber.
Jan. 1.-THE features OF proceedings in
the senate were the speech delivered by
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado chairman of
the blmetalllc commission, upon the
negotiations of the commission with
European countries relative to inter
national bimetallism. and the passage of
the Lodge bill restricting immigration
into the United States by vote of As to IS.
Senator Hanna took the oath of ONCE.
The House considered the az my appro-
priatlon bill. The debate was particularly
notable for vigorous speech by Mr.. Nc
Clellan OF New York, son of General G.
b. Mcclellan, attacking the present army
organization as obsolete and inefficient. He
asserted that we we're woefully unprepared
for war should a crisis come, and con-
tended for modern methods in organizl-
ton. equipment and supplies which would
enable the United States to meet an emer-
gcncy.