The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-18
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decided BY the present house against
the sitting member. Ne.
Mr.. Sulzer, Dem, N. r, attempted
to secure recognition for the introduc.
ton in open house Of resolution
which, after recitirg the contents of
letter alleged to have been written by
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, to Don Jose Canalejas, edi-
tor Of the Madrid Ell Heraldo, and at
ter alleging that said letter was an
insult to this country, declared 1t to be
the sense Of the house that the Span
tsh minister "be given his passports
and sent home in disgrace" He was
cut Off by q demand for the regular
order.
Washington, Feb 11-During almost
the entire session of the senate the In
dian appropriation bill was under dis.
cIssion. The reading of the bill was
completed and all of the committee
amendments were adopted. Suisse
quently several amendments of q
minor character were attached to the
measure. Mr.. Allen of Nebraska en-
livened the proceedings q few min
utes before adjournment by making
an attack upon Speaker Reed for pre-
venting the enactment, as the Ne
braska senator declared, Of meritori-
GUS legislation sent to the house of
representatives by the senate. He
denounced the speakers action in this
regard as a disgrace" to congress and
to the American people. When point
of order was made against him for
the use of improper language concern
ing the other branch Of congress, Mr..
sol %1,n+ 1,0 <a% 3,.~~
the truth and that he was responsible
statements. 1t was expected to con.
clude the consideration of the pending
bill, but when appeal was taken from
q ruling of the vice president by Mr..
Allen that an amendment offered by
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska was not in
order, the point of order was made by
Mr.. Allen that q quorum was not
present. A roll call disclosing the alb
sence of quorum the senate adj
journed.
THE HOUSE OUT OF TEMPER.
The house was in very bad temper
and the whole session was consumed
In filibustering against two bills Of
minor importance, one to issue
duplicate check and the other to make
RocSland, Me-, SUPPORT of entry.
Neither got further than the engross-
ment and third reading. The trouble
arose over the enforcement of the rule
against the discussion of irrelevant
subjects when Mr.. Handy, Demo-
crat of Delaware, attempted to reply
on the floor during the consideration
of those bills to a letter recently writ
ten by Thomas T.. Bayard, secretary
of state under the Cleveland admins
tration, in denunciation of the free
silver Democracy. Roll call followed
roll call all day long and partisan
feeling reached q high pitch. Finally,
when it became evident that no prog
ress could be made with the bills pre-
sented, an adjournment was taken I'M
til Monday.
Washington, Feb. Reconsideration
of the Indian appropriation bill was
resumed by the senate, and after be-
ing amended to some extent, the
measure was passed. The most i'm
portant amendment to the bill was
that offered by Mr.. Pettigrew of South
Dakota, which, If finally enacted, will
restore the free homestead laws so far
as it relates to Indian lands coded
to the United States, for which lands
the settlers have been obliged to pay
the purchase price paid to the Indians.
The bill carries appropriations aggre-
eating nearly $S,000,0OO. The senate
adjourned until Monday.