The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-04


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Washington. Jan. 25.-Proposed an
nexation of Hawaii was somewhat ex-
tensively reviewed by Mr.. Morgan Of
Alabama While Speaking to personal
privilege. The Alabama senator had
been represented as saying in execu-
tive session substantially that express
ident Cleveland was in favor of Ha-
waiian annexation. This statement
called out a denial from Mr.. Cleveland,
and in support of his original state
ment Mr. Morgan addressed the SEN
ate at great length.
One of the features of the session
was an elaborate speech by Mr..
Turpie CT Indiana in support of the
Teller resolution. The pension appro-
priation bill was called up and debated
for nearly three hours, but was not
passed, the senate adjourning, pend
ing the disposal of point of order
made against an amendment offered
by Mr.. Allen to the pending bill.
In the House.
The house spent a couple of hours
trarsacting business relating to the
District of Columbia. and the remain
der of the day on the Indian appro-
priation bill. During the considera-
ton of the latter bill lively political
debate was precipitated by an allusion
made by Mr.. Simpson relative to an
alleged interview with the president
on the subject Of immigration. Mr..
Grosvenor took occasion to express the
opinion that the president had never
used the language imputed to him and
the debate drifted into general dis
cussion of our industrial conditions. in
the course of which the strike in New
England, the high prices for wheat
in Kansas and the defaulting Repub-
lican officials in Nebraska successive
ly played their parts. Messrs. Dingley,
Green. Mercer, Grosvenor and Simp-
son participated.
Washington, Jan. &c. - Yesterdays
session of the senate was character
lied by a heated, almost acrimonious,
discussion of the financial question.
For nearly four hours the Teller reso.
luton was under consideration, the
principal speeches being made by Mr..
Allison of Iowa, Mr.. Berry of Arkan.
sas and Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts.
The sharpest colloquy was at times in
dulgcd in between the advocates and
opponents of the resolution, the de-
bate often approaching bitterness.
The feature Of the discussion was q
speech delivered by Mr.. Teller, the
author of the resolution, his statement
calling out suggestion from Mr..
Hoar that he CTeller) ought to have
them stricken from the record. In
response to an inquiry by Mr.. Spooner
MIR. Vest admitted that he thought the
system Of coinage referred to in the
resolution meant the free and unlim.
tied coinage of silver, that admission
apparently giving satisfaction to the
opponents of the measure.
Politics in the House.
Under the parliamentary fiction of
discussing the Indian appropriation
bill the house devoted almost the en-.
tire day to political debate in which
the main question was whether pros
perity had come to the country as a
result of the advent of the present nd
ministration. AS the speeches were
limited to five minutes each, many
members participated, and partisan
spirit kept the interest keyed up to g
high pitch. The acrimony which
usually characterizes such debates
was almost entirely absent, but al
though good natured, some hard
knocks were given and received. Mr.
Smith, the delegate from Arizona
made an attack on the system of edu
eating the Indians, and Mr.. Walker
moved to strike out the appropriation
for the Carlisle school. No vote wal
taken on the motion.
Washington, Jan. 27.-For more thar
six hours the senate had under discus
al eN1