The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-24
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of inquiry, offered by Mr.. Harris Of
Kansas, precipitated a spirited discus
sion of the Pacific railroad question in
the senate. The resolution called upon
the attorney general for the reasons
which induced HIM to abandon his plan
of redeenling the first mortgage bonds
OF the Kansas Pacific branch Of the
Union Pacific and having the road ope-
rated by receiver. Mr.. Harris de-
nounced the present plan to sell the
road at the bid of the reorganization
committee as defrauding the govern
ment o.. something more than $6,OOO,-
900. Mr.. Foraker of Ohio explained
the view taken Of the matter by the
administration, showing the president
was convinced the reorganization COM
mittee proposed to pay for the road all
twas worth. The resolution was
finally passed in amended form.
The House Has Busy Day.
The house put in a busy day. The
time was devoted to the consideration
of bills and joint resolutions presented
under the call of committees, and six
teen Of more or less public Importance
were passed. An order was also en-
tered by unanimous consent for the
consideration of the Loud bill relating
to second-class mail matter on March
l, and ), and the order for the con-
sideration Of the bankruptcy bill was
modified so that the final vote shall be
taken Oh Saturday. instead of Monday,
as arranged last week.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE debate on
the bankruptcy bill, which is to con-
tinuc until Saturday, when a vote will
be taken, opened in the house, but it
attracted little attention, the interest
OF the members being entirely alb
sorbed by the disaster to the Maine.
At times the hall oe the house was all
most deserted, the members being
congregated in the Hobbies or cloak
rooms discussing the accident and
specializing upon it's probable conse-
9uences. Just before the house ad-
Journed Mr.. BOutelle, chairman of the
naval committee, presented resolu-
ton which was unanimously adopted,
expressing regret at the disaster, con-
dolence with the families OF those who
lost their lives and sympathy with
the injured. The speakers on the
bankruptcy bin were: In favor of the
measure, MeSsrs. Henderson, Iowa.:
.1anham, Texas, and Burke, Texas; in
opposition, Messrs. Underwood, Ala
ba1na, Bell, Colorado; Henry, Texas;
McRae, Arkansas, and Cochran, Mis-
souri,. t-
A discussion upon the coast defenses
was the interesting feature of the
senate. Many senator's took the
ground that the appropriations should
be for the full amount Of the estimates
by the war department., instead of
some four millions less. Senators Per-
kins and Hale said that it was the pol
icy Of the appropriations committee to
make an annual expenditure Of $1O,-
100000 year for Notifications. Sen
ators Stewart, Hawley, Chandler and
Lodge spoke in favor Of increases
Senator Teller also advocated liberal
expenditures, and during his remarks
made significant illusions to Cuba and
Hawaii. In the early part Of the day
there was discussion Of the Kansas
Pacific railroad sale, but no action was
taken, .'.,.F
washington, Feb. 1S.-After spir-
tied debate occupying more than two
hours the senate, by vote of 81 to %,
agreed to the resolution of Mr.: Turpie
of Indiana declaring the senate's oppo-
sition to the confirmation Of the sale
of the Kansas Pacific railroad. After
the disposition Of the resolution the
Corbett case was discussed by Mr..
Pettus of Alabama and Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts, an agreement having
first been reached to take a final vote
upon the case Oh Monday, Feb. 25. Al
the opening of the senate the blind
chaplain delivered touching invoca-
ton with reference to the awful dis
aster to the Maine. The only reference
fh11c f0rs tn %I,>< IL.
Maine was in the form OF the following
ing resolution introduced by Mr.: Allen
of Nebraska:
"Resolved, That the committee on
naval affairs be directed to- make. an
immediate and thorough investigation
into the cause of the disaster to- the
battleship Maine in the harbor Of Ha-
vana, and report to the senate
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire OBJ
jected to the resolution and it went
over
The debate on. the Bankruptcy bill
ragged along listlessly in the house,
interest being still overshadowed by
the Maine disaster. The speeches on
the floor attracted almost no attention
and, were delivered in most instances
to handful of members. In favor of
the bill the speakers were Messrs.
Moody, Mass; Alexander, N. Y; Brod-
erick. Kan; Mccall, Mass; Knox,
Mass: Crumpacker, Ind, and Dolliver,
Iowa. Against it were Messrs. Little,
Ky; Smith, Ky; Wilson, S. c.: Mad
dox, Ca; Sparkman, Fla, and Bartlett,
Ga. In the course Of the debate Mr..
Maddox, DEM, Ga, took occasion to
reply to speech n ade by Mr. Lands,
Rep. Ind, last week before the Mid
dlesex club, Boston. He denounced
Mr.. Landis' references to the South
and her people as ISLANDERS, and said
that man who would indulge in such
misrepresentation at a public dinner
was unworthy Of place on the floor
of the house. At sos the house adj
journed.
washington, Feb. ia debate. de-
cided in its sensations, was unexpect-
eddy precipitated in the senate over the
consideration of the resolution Of MI.
Allen of Nebraska directing the COM
: n ittee on naval affairs to Investigate
the disaster to the battleship Maine.
An arrangement has been made for the
adoption of the resolution, with a
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