The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-28
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.

ciSive vote Of Al to % the senate Thursday de-
cided to proceed at once to the consideration of
the resolution introduced few days ago by
Mr.. Teller (CoL), providing for the payment
of bonds Of the United States in silver at the
option of the government. Mr.. Vest announced
his intention to secure a final vote upon the
resolution as soon as one could be reached and
accentuated his intention by forcing the dis
placement Of the census bill with the Teller
resolution as the unfinished business The day,
after two O'Clock, was in executive session
HoUsE-Speaker Reed, from the rostrum Of
the house, and Mr.. Bailey, leader of the demo-
Gratis, from his place on the floor, glared at
each other at the close OF the Cuban debate
Thursday and joined an issue of veracity. This
sensational episode completely overShadowed
the interest in the Cuban debate, which has
continued uninterruptedly in the house for
three days during the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-SENATE-An agree
ment was reached by the senate Friday that
final vote on the Teller resolution providing
that the bonds of the United States be paid in
silver dollars and all pending amendments
thereto should be taken Thursday. Mr.. Ali
son, of Iowa, made the significant statement
that an amendment to the resolution that
would cause some debate would be offered late
in the discussion but gave no intimatiOn of the
nature, scope amount of the amendment.
During the greater part of the afternoon the
senate was in executive session, and at AIS
adjourned.
HOUsE-There was preliminary struggle in
the house Friday over the bill for the relief of
the book publishing company of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, which was before the
house last Friday. By shrewd maneuvering
its opponents succeeded in preventing action
Friday Previous to the consideration of this
bill the house passed the bill to extend the pub
lie land laws of the United States to the terri
tory of Alaska, and to grant a general railroad
right of way through the territory. The urgent
deficiency bill was sent to conference after the
silver forces, with some outside aid, had sue
ceeded in concurring in the senate amendment
striking from the bill the provision requiring
the depoSitorS of bullion at government assay
offices to pay the cost of transportation to the
mint.
WASHINGTON, Jan acknowledged an
nexatiOn of Hawaii was somewhat extensively
reviewed by Mr., Morgan (Ala) Monday, while
speaking to a question of personal privilege
Tim Alabama senator had been represented as
saying IN executive session substantially that
ex-President Cleveland was in favor of
Hawaiian annexation. This statement called
out denial from Mr.. Cleveland, and in support
of his original statement Mr.. Morgan addressed
the senate at great length. One Of the feat
ures of the session was an elaborate speech by
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana in support of the Teller
was called up and debated for nearly three
hours, but was not passed, the senate adjourn
ing until Tuesday pending the disposal of a
point of order made against an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska, to the pending
bill.
HOUsE-The house spent couple Of hours
Monday transacting business relating to the
District of Columbia and the remainder of the
day on the Indian appropriation bill. During
the consideration Of the latter bill lively po-
htical debate was precipitated by an alluSion
made by Mr.. Simpson Cpop.. Kan.) relative to
an alleged interview with the president on the
subject of immigration. Mr.. Grosvenor
took occasion to express the opin-
ion that the president had never
used some of the nguage imputed to him and
the debate drifted into a general discussion of
our Industrial conditions, in the course of which
the strike in New England, the high prices for
wheat in Kansas and the defaulting republican
officials IN Nebraska successfully played their
parts MeSSrS Dingley, Greene (pop.. Neb.),
and Mercer (rep., Neb.) Grosvenor rep, o.,
and Simpson (pop., Kan.) participated
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26-SENATE- Tuesdays
session of the senate was characterized by
heated, almost acrimonious discussion of the
financial question. For nearly four hours the
Teller resolution was under consideration, the
principal speeches being made by Mr. Allison
Qowa) Mr.. Berry (Ark.) and Mr.. HOar (Mass).
between the advocates and the opponents of
the resolution. the debate often approaching
bitterness The feature of the discussion
was a speech delivered by Mr.. Teller, the
author of the resolution. his statement calling
out suggestion from Mr. HOar that he (Mr,
Teller ought to have them stricken from the
record. In response to an inquiry by Mr..
Spooner, Mr.. Vest admitted that he thought
the system of coinage referred to in the resolu-
tiOn meant the free and unlimited coinage CT
silver that admission apparently giving salts
faction to the opponents of the measure.
Householder the parliamentary fiction o.
discussing the Indian appropriation bill the
house devoted almost the entire day to pOlit-
ical debate in which the main question was
whether prosperity had come to the country
as result of the advent of the present admin
istration AS the speeches were limited to
ave minutes each many members par
ticipated and partisan spirit kept the
interest keyed up to a high pitch. The
BcrimOny which usually characterZes such
debates was almost entirely absent but al
though good natured, some hard knocks we're
given and received, Mr.. Smith, the delegate
from Arizona made an attack on the system OF
educating the Indians and Mr.. Walker moved
to strike out the appropriation for the Car
Isle school No vote was taken on the motion
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. Jan, 27.-SENATE-FOr more
than SIX hours wednesday the senate had IN
der discussion the Tellers resolution providing
that the government may pay the principal
and interest of the bonds of the United States
in silver BY agreement the resolution and
pending amendments are to be voted upon be-
fore adjournment Thursday. The debate We'd
neSday was devoid of the sensational Incidents
and acrimonious cOlOquies which characterized
that of Tuesday. but it was replete with
argument and oratOry. The time was con-
sumed by Mr.. Teller (silver COLI. the author
of the resolution, and Mr.. Daniel (dem., Va.),
who supported the resolution, and by Mr..
Hoar rep, MaSs) and Mr.. Platt rep, Ct) in
opposition No set speeches. except Mr..
Hoar's whose speech was in reply to some
points advanced by Mr.. Teller Tuesday. No
other business was transacted.
HoUsE-The 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 the mail carrier service in the large
cities owing to the failure of the senate to at
tach the estimated deficiency of $4,000 to the
urgent deficiency bill. This subject has been
agitating the metropolitan cities ever since the