The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

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House..-Business Relative to the Dis
trict of Columbia Transacted...Other
Bills and Resolutions Pass.
SENATE.
MoNDAY.-Proposed annexation OF
Hawaii was somewhat extensively re-
viewed by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
while speaking to a question OF per-
sonal privilege to-day. The pension
appropriation bill was then called up
and discussed for nearly three hours,
but was not passed.
TUESDAY. of the senate was
characterized by heated, almost acri-
monious discussion of the financial
question. For nearly four hours the
Teller resolution was under consilera'
ton. The sharpest colloquy was at
times INDUCED in between the advo-
Gates and the opponents of the resolu-
ton, the debate often approaching bit
terness. The feature of the discussion
was speech delivered by Mr.. Teller,
the author OF the resolution. In res
ponse to inquiry by Mr.. Spooner, Mr..
Vest admitted that he thought the sys-
tenn of coinage referred to in the reso-
luton meant the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, that admission appa-
rently giving satisfaction to the oppo'
nents of the measure.
WEDNEsDAY.--F For more than six
hours to-day the senate had under dis
cussion the Teller resolution providing
that the government may pay the prin-
cipal and interest Of the bonds of the
United States in silver. By agreement
the resolution and pending amendment
are to be voted upon before adjourn
ment Thursday. No other business
was transacted.
TnURsDAY.-When the senate to-day
took up the Teller resolution the agree
ment made last week that the final vote
upon it should be taken before adjourn.
ment was changed in order that all SEN
ators might have an opportunity to
speak. Thursdays session will begin Of
10 q. m. and after 2 pm. the speeches
will be confined to fifteen minutes each.
FR1DAY.--After a debate, animated
at all times and occasionally acrimon nj
Gus, which occupied the greater part
Of this week, the senate this evening,
by the decisive vote of AZ to 80, passed
the Teller concurrent resolution. The
resolution is practical reaffirmation
OF that of Stanley.
MoNDAy.-The house spent a couple
of hours to transacting business rela'
ting to the District of Columbia and
the remainder Of the day on the In.
dian appropriation bill. During the
consideration of the latter bill lively
political debate was precipitated by ar
allusion made by Mr., Simpson, Popu'
list of Kansas, relating to On alleged
interview with the president on the
subject Of immigration. Mr.. Grosye
nor took occasion to express the opin.
ion that the president had never used
some OF the language imputed to him,
and the debate drifted into genera
discussion of our industrial conditions,
in the course of which the strike II
New England played part.
TuEsDAY.-Under the parliamentary
fiction CT discussion the Indian appro
priation bill, the house devoted almost
the entire day to q. political debate il
which the main question was whether
prosperity had come to the country at
result of the advent of the present
administration. At 5:25 the house
adjournrd..
WEDNESDAY, 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 extraneous
subjects. BY far the most interesting
feature of the day was the debate on
the question of reducing tho mail car.
rier service in tho large cities, owing
to the failure of the senate to attach
the estimated defciecy of 100000 tc
to the urgent deficiency bill. The sub
ject has peen agitating the metropoli'
tan cities ever since the order was is.
sued for cutting down the force or
February |. A dozen representatives
from as many different cities, protested
against the proposed reduction
and urged an immediate appropriation
when Chairman Loud, Of the postofice
committee, and Chairman Cannon Of
the appropriation committee, allayed
the wrath of the members by assuring
them there was no occasion for alarm
that the service could not possibly suf'
fer until June, before which time there
would be ample opportunity to pass a
deficiency appropriation bill.
THURSDAY. The house to-day finally
succeeded in passing the Indian appro
priation bill. AMI the political debate
which has been raging since Monday
was transferred to the District Colum
pia bill, which followed it. The only