The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
work Of the Fifty-F1fth Congress frsn
Day to DAY In RTiAf.

Day to Day In BFisf
A SPIRITED debate occurred in the senate on
the 10th over resolution tor the COMMITTEES
on post ofices 70 inquire into the recent sTder
OF the postmaster general for reducing the
force OF letter carriers OF the country The
resolution went over. Senator Vest Cdo.f re-
ported bill which places quarantine masters
under the control OF the federal government
Senator Morgan (AlA) continued his speech In
advocacy OF the Hawaiian anuexsttoa treat1 IL
the executive session 49,. When the house con-
Vened Mr.. Lacey ia introduced Q bill to ex-
tend the homestead laws to Alaska Il went
over AIr. Bruci1er C1fichl then Introduced .
resolution to instruct the committee on foreign
afairs to report without further delsg the seA-
ate Cubsn belligerency resolution Like q
dash. Mr.. Hit. chairman OF the foreign Rffairs
committee. was on his feet with point OF or
der which the speaker promptly sustained
Mr. Hit then made q motion. which Was car
ried. to 60 into committee OF the whole on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bin. As
soon es the nrSt paragraph was read the battle
over Cuba recommended. MessrG Williams
Gdisz1. Lewis OTash-) and Wilson Is CO. Of
tering amendments to the bill looking 20 the
recognition OF the Cuban insurgents. but they
were all ruled out OF order. Mr.. Hit explaining
as length the situation why action by congress
was inadvisabls.
BY Q vote OF Il TO e5 the senate on the esth
decided to consider the Teller resolution pro-
viding for tho payment OF bonds OF the United
States In silver ct the option of the govern
AAG1L ScAAASOH NC1H INAANI N.a8r bStFAAy ~ btAG
resolution and announced hia Intention TO Sc
cure . cote upon It as soon IS possible Seaa~
tor Mills (Tex) secured the passage OF . reso-
luton directing the secretarg Of war TO exam
Inc the Port Arthur ship canal utfh q view to
Its extentton 70 deep wateE Fe9olution was
passed for an tnvestigation into fhe killing OF o
woman In Oklahoma By indians and aiso ons
asking the postmaster general Nhat actzon Was
necessary 70 maintain the exoeLienag % tina
frea postal delivery. Senator Morgan (AlGl
concluded his speech on the Hawaiian anasxA-
tton treaty The house considered the dtpds-
matte and consular appropriation bin In com
mittee OF the whole MessrA Champ c1ark
(do(. johnson Qndl and King OsAhl
making speeches about Cuba and Mr. Dinelsy
CMel on the reduction OF the wages "a ths New
England cotton industry. When the committee
rose end reported the bill to ths house there
was q sensational episode. Mr. Bailey cTeS)
moving to recou1nit the bill with Instructions
to report It back with an amendment enboAy.
ing the terms Of the senate Cuban belhGerspcy
resolution The speaker ruled the motion cut
Of order. Nh. Bailey stated that be haa at1.
tinct understanding with the speaker that the
bin should be reeonmitted The speaker en-
phstically denied it and Mr.. BsileT reiterated
that they did have an agreement Finally the
bill was passed by Q vote OF i5S to sS snd the
house adjourned
An agreement was reached In the senate on
the slst that final vote on the Teller resslu-
tion providing that the bonds OF the United
States may be paid In silver dollars. and all
pending amendments thereto. should be taken
on the 9Th The resolution Of Senator Allen
CNeh) asking the secretary Of the tnterier for
papers concerning the dismissal from tho PEN
sion once of Mira ID T. Roberts was referred
70 the civil service committee In the exeeuriVe
session Senator Allen (Nebl spoke against con-
armina Attorney General McRsnnA for justice
OF the Uutn1d States supreme court, but Whsz
. vote was taken It was Overwhelmingly In Nc
KennA's favor sod his nomination was con-
drmed The house considered the senate
amendments TO the urgent deneisncy appFo-
pTiatton bill An appropriation OF el5. 600 for
the repair OF the National cemetery - Fort
Smith. Ark. was eoncurred In The bin was
nnAlly sent to conference There was consid-
cradle discussion over the bill 70 pay the claims
OF the Southern Methodist churce- but 10 ac-
tion was taken on the bill The Lacey bill 70
extend the public land laws TO Alaska and
grant . general right OF way to railroads was
passed
IL the senate on the ga Senator Stewart
CSev.) spoke Oh the Teller resolution. denounc-
Ing the issue OF bonds by President ClsvelsDd
Two amendments were afterwards offered 70
the resolution-one. declaring It 20 be the duty
OF the government 20 maintain the parity OF its
gold aud silver money, and another. declarins
IL % be the financial policy OF the United
States to maintain the existing gold standard
until Cd interostional agreement for the free
coinage OF silver 70 reached The debate on
each was postponed. Senator Cannon CUtah)
introduced . bill providing for the publication
OF the pension roll and Senator GAL
Iinger IN H. offered an amendment to
the pension appropriation bill that no
pension shall be paid on power OF attorney from
pensioners residing In foreign countries Bulls
on the pension calendar were then eopsidered
49,. In the house some odds and ends Of legfsls-
ton were cleaned UP A resolution was adopt
ed requesting the state department TO tTonsmit
information about the execution OF Col Rnis
by the Cuban Insurgents Mr.. Bailey cTeLl
rose to 3 question OF privilege and spoke about
his recent Misunderstanding with Speaker
Reed aud then the house went into committee
of the whole on the Indian bill
In the senate on the cath Senator Morgan
(Ala-) spoke on q question OF personal privi-
Iege about Ex-PreSident Cleveland's denying
the assertion that when be was presidsut he
favored Hawaiian ennexation- Senator Nor
Gsu stated that during Mr.. Clevelsnd's 1rst ad-
WinistTstton II was known to his friends that
the president was In favor not only Of the an
nexatiOn OF Hawaii. but also OF Cuba SeDator
Walthoil CdiSs) presented Q resolution OF the
Mississippi legislature urging the United
States government TO interfere 10 the Cuba
war. The Teller resolution was then laid be-
fore the senate and Senator Turpie QndD made
an address In support OF It. The pension
was afterwards debated, Senator
Allen CNeh) making en- amendment that no
pension should be lower than ts o mouth The
discussion OF the amendment waS postponed
.... The house transacted some business relAt-
ing to the District Of Columbia aud spent the
remainder OF the day discussing the Indian sp-
Mr Simpson lKsn) raising 0 live
ly debate relative to 60 alleged Interview with
the president sbout immigration aud Mr.. QroS-
ven0r (O) denying that the president had used
such language Mr.. Stevens CTex) introduced
. resolution requesting the secretary OF the In
terror to withhold his approval of any further
leases Of Comancne, Kiowa end Apache lsnds
aud 70 sive the house information bearing on
rhe matter