Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-26
TIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SENATE,


dents, vice-president, senator's and repre-
sensations begins on the Both day of April
instead of the 4th of March. Quay offered
resolution for an investigation of the
burning of two Seminole Indians at the
stake in Oklahoma recently. A resolution
calling on the secretary of agriculture for
information on sugar was agreed to. Ad-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.
An amendment to the agricultural appro-
priation BILL authorizing the publication of
IS copies of the horse book, was adopted
A resolution accepting the invitation of
Norway TO participate in an international
fisheries exposition at Berlin from May to
September next was adopted. Aresolution
by Perkins, of Iowa, ordering 10000 maps
of Alaska, showing the most feasible
routes to the gold fields, was adopted.
House spent the remainder of the day in
considering the senate bill to refer to the
court of claims the claim of the book con-
Germ of the Methodist church (south.)
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The devoted two
hours to general debate on the army ap-
preparation bill and the remainder of the
day to eulogizing the life and public SER
vices of the late Representative Seth W.
Milil1en, of Maine, who served for fourteen
years in the lower branch of congress. At
3.25 p m, as a further mark of respect, the
house adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Wolcott, chairman
of the binetallic commission, delivered an
address upon the negotiations of the
commission with European countries re-
lating to international bimetallism. He ex-
pressed the opinion that an international
bimetallic agreement is hopeless at present,
especially with the nations of Europe pill
ing up gold. With certain notifications,
however, he believed such an agreement
still feasible. 1t might be necessary to
change the ratio to say twenty to one
Wolcott here announced that he intended
TO resign from the commission. The
speaker then contrasted the attitude of
Secretary Gage, whose "advent into the
republican party and cabinet was practi-
cally cOntemporaneous," with that Of the
president, as shown in the formers mon
etary reform bill and the presidents mes
sage to congress. The speaker declared ::
The time when this country win submit
to the tinalimposition of gold recommendation
is far away" He appealed to all parties
TO sink their differences in order to attain
that splendid possibility international
bimetallism. Wolcott concluded amid a
burst of applause and he was heartily con-
graduated.
The bills relating to the District Of
Columbia passed. The remainder of the
session was devoted to consideration of the
army appropriation bill, during which Nc
Clellan, of New York, son of General Geo.
3, Mcclellan, attacked the regular army,
asserting that its organization is obsolete
and inefficient. Hull agreed that the
army should be reorganized, as the present
organization was not what it should be.
SENATE
Washington, Jan. lS.-Gallinger, of the
committee on public health and national
quarantine, reported favorab,y bill pro-
viding for investigation of the subject of
leprosy. Placed on the calendar. Vest, of
Missouri, reported the Teller resolution,
declaring for the payment of national
bonds in silver as well as gold, which had
been agreed upon by the committee by a
vote of to 5, and gave notice that he
would call it up in few days. The urgent
deficiency bill was passed. In executive
session Morgan spoke in favor of the
Hawaiian treaty.
The army appropriation bill came up and
was passed. In consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
I Va a ntfap ha
senate resolution recognizing the Cuban
insurgents as belligerents. The speaker
ruled it out of order and the house, by a
vote of l52 to ia, sustained the decision.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. ia resolution by
Hoar inquiring into the late order of the
postmaster general reducing the number of
letter carriers in some of the large cities,
caused a heated discussion, during which
Wolcott charged that many New England
people were responsible for the postal de-
ticiency, as the government carried their
mail at Il loss, and Allen charged that the
general was annually defrauded out of mil
lions of dollars through underweighing of
mail matter.
HOUSE.
Brucker, dem, offered a resolution to in
struct the committee on foreign affairs to
report AZ once the senate Cuban resolution.
Hit raised point of order, which was
sustained, and on appeal the republicans
voted TO endorse the speaker. Williams,
dem, offered an amendment directing the
president 10 appoint three commissioners
10 proceed TO Cuba to negotiate treaty of
peace, amity and commerce with the re-
public of Cuba. Ruled out of order.
Lewis, dem, moved an amendment to sus-
pend diplomatic relations with Spain in
Cuba. This was ruled out of order and an
appeal was taken, but Dalzell made point
that the appeal was dilatory, and the point
was sustained. Terry, dem, asked: Can
il be possible that we have reached the
point where this side of the house cannot
appeal from decision of the chairl"
Hepburn directed Terry to take his seat
and the clerk continued reading. Excite
nent was at the boiling point. Lewis,
however, found a parliamentary method Of
his amendment by moving pro
lorna an amendment TO strike out the last
word, The general debate began later and
Hit explained the attitude of the admins
ration toward Cuba, claiming that policy
while friendly to Cuba, could be indicated
before the world. Dinsmore, of Arkansas,
Al. 4 4