The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03
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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
dulged in between the advocates and
opponents of the resolution, the de-
bate often approaching bitterness.
The feature of the discussion was a
speech delivered by Mr.. Teller, the
author of the resolution, his statement
calling out q suggestion from Mr..
Hoar that he (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
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 a 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 adj
ministration. AS the speeches were
;limited to five minutes each. many
members participated. and partisan
spirit kept the interest keyed up to a
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 was
taken on the motion.
Washington, Jan. 27.-For more than
six hours the senate had under discus
sion the Teller resolution providing
the government pay the principal and
interest Of the bonds of the United
States in silver. BY agreement the res
olutiOn and pending amendments were
to be voted upon before adjournment
to-day. The debate was devoid of SEN
:sational incidents and acrimonious col
loquies which characterized that Of
the day before, but it was replete with
argument and oratory. The time was
consumed by Mr.. Teller of Colorado,
the author of the resolution, and Mr..
Daniel of Virginia, who supported the
resolution and by Mr.. Hoar of N1assa
'chusetts and Mr.. Plat of Connecticut.
in opposition to it. All delivered set
speeches except Mr.. Hoar, whose
speech was in reply to some points ad-
vanced by Mr.. Teller yesterday. No
other business was transacted.
In the House.
The house devoted another day to
the consideration of the Indian appro-
priation 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 attach the estimated de-
ticiency of S160,OOO to the urgent de-
ficiency bill. A dozen representatives
from as many different cities protest
ed against the proposed reduction and
urged an immediate appropriation,
when Chairman Loud, of the postotfice
committee, and Chairman Cannon, Of
the appropriation committee, allayed
the wrath Of the members by assuring
them that there was no occasion for
alarm; that the service could not pos
sibly suffer until June Is, before which
time there would be ample opportunity
to pass deficiency appropriation. Mr..
Loud used strong words in his criti-
cism of the postoffice department Of
ficials, and promised some interesting
disclosures later on. The motion to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school was defeated af-
ter considerable debate-29 to IS. Ten
pages Of the bill were disposed Of.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-At p. m. to-
day the senate will vote upon the
Teller resolution and the pending
amendments thereto. When the SEN
ate yesterday took up the resolution
the agreement made last week that
the final vote upon it should be taken
before adjournment Thursday was
changed in order that all senators
Jersey and Cockrell of Missouri. MIR.
Daniel concluded the speech he began
Wednesday. Mr.. Lodge of Massachu-
sets and Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana op-
cred by Messrs. Daniel of Virginia,
Lindsay Of Kentucky, Smith Of New
might have an opportunity to speak
Yesterdays session continued for more
than six hours, the resolution being
under discussion throughout practical
ly the entire session. The speeches in
SUPPORT of the resolution were deliv-
posed the resolution. While the
speeches for the most part were
studied efforts, the session was replete
with lively incidents and spicy col
aOQuieS.
In the House.
The house finally succeeded in
passing the Indian appropriation bill
and the political debate which has
been raging since Monday was trans
ferred to the District of Columbia bill
which followed it. The only two i'm
portant changes made in the Indian
bill as passed, was the elimination of
the provisions for the leasing of the
gllsonite mineral lands of the Kiowa,
Comarche, Apache and Wichita res
eryatons, both of which went out on
points OF order. The features Of the
debate were the speeches of Mr.. Hart
man of Montana, in denunciation Of
the financial policy Of the administra-
tion, and of Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa in
reply to the general attack of the op-