Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-28

Bile. so cringing, so cowardly, that even
old and decrepit Spain insults our flag,
ships with perfect impunity, and McKin-
ley, instead of sending men of-war to pro-
tect our honor, assert our supremacy and
teach the insolent and nnpotent dons
lesson they would never forget, passes the
hat around and invites American people
to contribute aims for the starving and
dying Cubans. 1t is high time we served
plain and emphatic notice on all kings.
emperors and potentates that the navy OF
transatlantic powers shall not be used as
collection bureaus for questionable debts,
as was done year or two ago at Corinto,
and month or two ago at Haiti" Dur
ing the closing hour the debate shifted to
the tariff question. At the debate closed
and Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader,
moved to recommit the bill with instruc-
lions to report it with an amendment en-
bodying the terms of the senate Cuban bel
ligerency resolution. The speaker ruled it
out of order. A controversy followed be-
tween the speaker and Mr.. Bailey of "a
very personal nature.
In the senate Mr.. Vest moved to take
up the Teller silver resolution in the SEN
ate and Senator Lodge moved an execu-
tive session. The latter motion was voted
down-27 to 80. The silver men voted
solidly "No," and were aided by several
western republicans and Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania, who also voted IN" No
democrats voted in the affirmative. The
Teller resolution was then taken up by a
vote of Al to 25, but at o'clock it was
made unfinished business, and an agree
ment reached to lay it aside. The senate
then went into executive session.
McKenna Is Confirmed.
The senate in executive session Friday
confirmed the nomination of Attorney
General McKenna to be associate justice
of the supreme court Senator Allen con-
tinued his attack upon the attorney gen
eral. He presented large number of
documents in support of his contention
that McKenna was not competent to dis
charge the duties of the high Office of JUS
tice of the supreme bench, but the vote
was overwhelmingly in McKenna's favor.
1t was day of comparative quiet in the
house, which voted to concur in the SEN
ate amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill striking out the provision compelling
depositors of bullion to pay the cost of
transportation to minis. The Nicaraguan
canal commission amendment was non
concurred in. The Lacey bill, to extend
the public land laws to Alaska and grant
general right of way to railroads, was
passed.
In the house Saturday some odds and
ends of legislation were cleaned up by
unanimous consent. Mr.. Hit reported
back with unfavorable recommendation,
the Lewis resolution calling on the state
department for draft of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty and for information as
to what constitutional way the president
had to contract for the payment of the
Hawaiian debt of $4,0O0,000 out of the
public treasury. Mr.. Hit explained that
as the treaty had been made public there
was no necessity for the passage of the
resolution. Mr.. Bailey created furry
| by rising to question of personal privi-
lege in connection with his controversy
with Speaker Reed at the close of the
Cuban debate last Thursday Bailey made
long explanation and reviewed the en-
tire controversy, and in conclusion reit
Grated several times the statement that
the agreement he had made with Mr. Hit
had been violated. The speaker, from the
chair, reatfirmed his statement that no
agreement had been made. The house
then took up the Indian appropriation
bill
The Teller resolution, providing that
bonds of the United States may be paid
in silver, was laid before the senate, and
in accordance with the notice given, Sen
ator Stewart (pop.) of Nevada, addressed
the senate. He said disregard of reso-
luton, which is already the law of the
United States, had brought many calami-
ties upon the land and the result of such
disregard had been disastrous and la
mentable. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin
presented the following as a substitute
| for the Teller resolution: "That it is to
be the declared financial policy of the
United States that, until we shall have
obtained an international agreement with
| the leading commercial nations of the
world for the free coinage of silver, which
agreement the United States is hereby fur
ther pledged to promote, the faith, honor
and credit of the United States are sol
emily pledged to preserve the existing
gold standard, and all silver and paper
currency shall be maintained at parity
with gold, and all obligations of the
United States shall be maintained invio-
lably at the present standard"