The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

ing company of the Methodist EpiScopa
church South t2S9000 for damages sus-
tanned by that corporation during the war
after encountering an obstinate flibusteI
which STAYED off vote on two previous pri-
vate bill days, was plotted to its passage In
the House by Mr.. Cooper of Texas who was
In charge of the measure. The vote on the
bill was 1857. The first night session OF
this Congress was held and was devoted tC
private pension bills.
Jan. 27-The Senate extended debate on
the Teller resolution another day and fixed
tomorrow at p. m as the time for taking
the final vote Six hours were devoted to
the debate. The speeches in support of the
resolution were delivered by Mr. Daniel OF
Virginia, Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, Mr..
Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Cockrell OF
Missouri. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,
and Mr. Caffery of Louisiana OPP
posed the resolution. In the course
of his speech Mr.. Cockrell said: oh, that
we had in the White House an Andrew
Jackson. that we might say to these bank
ers: BY the eternal you shall take the
standard silver dollar in payment for the
oblig lions you hold. That would settle
the question very quickly"
The House finally succeeded in passing
the Indian appropriation bill and the po-
litical de bate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District of
features of the debate we're the speeches of
Mr.. Hartman. silver Republican of Mon
ANA. in denunciation of the cial policy
Of the administration, and of Mr. Deliver.
Republican, of Iowa, in reply to the gener al
attacks of the opposition
Jan 26.-For more than six hours the
Senate hl d under discussion the Teller res
olution providing that the government pay
the princi pal and interest OF the bonds OF
the United States in silver. The time was
consumed by Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Daniel
who supported the resolution and by Mr.
Hoar and Mr.. Platt in opposition to it
During the course of the debate. Mr.. Teller
said he would be willing to retire from pub
lie life, if. by so doing. he could bring about
an International bimetallic agreement
The House devoted another day to the
consideration of the Indian Appropriation
bill. most of the time being consumed, as on
the two previous days, in discussing ex-
trane Gus subjects. The motion to strike out
the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
school was defeated, after consid-
cradle debate. 29-65. BY far the
mos interesting feature of the day
was the debate on the question of reducing
the mail carrier service in the large cities
owing to the failure of the Senate TO attach
the estim ated deficiency of 100000 to the
urgent deficiency bill. Mr.. Loud used
Strong WOTQS III HIS CTlllClSln OI tue posi-
office department oflcials and promised
some interesting disclosures later on.
Jan. 25.-Under the parliamentary fiction
of dis ussing the Indian appropriation bin
the House devoted almost the entire day to
a political de bate in which the main ques-
ton was whether pros perity had come to
the country as a result of the advent of the
present administration, the Republic
ans maintaining and the Demo-
Gratis denying the existence of prosper.
ity. Mr.. Smith, Democrat, of Arizona, made
an attack on the present system of educat-
ing the Indian He d, clared that the Car
Isle and Hampton schools were mistake;
that an Indian could hot be civilized by
teaching him to read and write and sing Il
psalm The Indian, he said. must receive
an industrial education, but it must be Civ
en- him in She vicinity of his home, not in
the East. In this bill he said 50, 100000
was wasted. Mr.. Walker, Republican, of
Massac husetts agreed with Mr. Smith that
the prese Mt policy was unsatisfactory, IL
logic al and impracticable He moved to
strike out the appropriation for the Car
Isle school. Wi thout voting on the amend
ment the House adjourned
Jan. 2o.-Session of the Senate was char
acterized by heated, almost acrimonious,
diScuSSi on of the financial question. For
nearly four hours the Teller resolution was
under consideration the principal speakers
being Mr. Allison of Iowa; Mr.. Berry of Ar
kansas and Mr.. Hoar of NJ Massachusetts,.
Jan 24.-The House spent couple of
hours transactlng business relating to the
Dis strict of Columbia AMI the remainder of
the day on the Indian appropriation bill
During the consideration of the latter bill
a lively political debate was precipitated
by an illusion made by Mr.. Simpson. Popu-
list, of Kansas, relative to an alleged inter
view with the President on the subject of
Mr.. GroSvenor expressed she
opinion that the President had never used
some of the language imputed to him, and
he debate dritted into a general discussion
If our industr al conditions, in the course
If which the strike in New England, the
nigh prices for wheat in Kansas. and the
lefaulting Republican officials in Ne braska
successfully played their parts Messrs
Dingley. Republican of Maine; Greene
Populst, of Nebraska; Mercer Republican.
If Nebraska Grosvenor; Republican of
ohio, and Simpson, Populist of Kansas
anticipated.
The proposed annexation of Hawaii was
somewhat extensively reviewed by Mr.
Morgan of Alabama, while speaking to a
question of personal privilege. The Ala
)ama Senator had been represented as
saying in executive session substan-
tally that eX President Cleveland was
n favor of the anneXat. on of Hawaii.
This state ment called out denial srom Mr..
Cleveland and in support of his original
Itatement, Mr. Morgan addressed the Sem
lite at great length Mr.. Morgan said that
t was we'll known to some of Mr. Cleveland's
friends during his first administration that
lie was in favor, not only of the annexation
If Hawaii. but also of Cuba The pension
appropriation bill was called up and dehat-
ID for nearly three hours, but was not
passed