The Iola register., 1898-12-23
SPEECH.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, OPP
poses the Vest Resolution.
BAILEY CAUSES A LITTLE FURRY.
The Democratic Leader Ofrers "A Resoiution
Ia the House-Ths Holiday Recess
10 ENLARGE the Scope Of the
Fish Commission.

Washington, Dec. 30. The senate
had Il busy day yesterday and there
were several important speeches. Sen
ator Platt. of Connecticut, spoke
against the Vest resolution, which de-
clares that the United States has no
power to acquire territory. He said
that the power of nation to acquire
territory was as inherent as its sover.
eighty. The United States had the
right to govern such territory in the
best possible manner until the people
of the acquired lands were capable of
self-government. Senator Proctor, of
Vermont, and Senator Hale, of Maine,
exchanged divergent views upon the
subject of "a commission of senators to
visit Cuba. Senator Proctor thought
such committee was.necessary, while
Senator Hale said he thought it would
be in extremely bad taste and useless.
The Nicaragua canal bill was up
during the last part of the day and
senators Berry, Allen, lloar, Caifery
and Morgan discussed the measure.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, gave no.
tice that the next day he would adj
dress the senate on Senator Vests
dnll-tNDuu TcSOluJlOn
Senator Cocl<rell introduced a bill
authorizing the Arkansas & Choctaw
Railway company To construct and
operate IA railway through the Cnoctaw
81 Chickasaw nations, in the Indian
territory; also bill to extend the
time three years from NEXT February
for the construction of this line in the
Choctaw nation, "A distance of as miles.
Senator Hanna introduced n bill to
grant subsidies for American shipping
senator Mason, of Illinois, intro.
duced resolution directing the com
mittee on agriculture to inquire into
certain legislation pending before the
German reichstag calculated to pro-
hlbit the inportqtion into Germany of
American suusages and other meat
products
AT 5:l6 .. IN. the senate went into
executive session and at 5:35 D. IN. All
journed.
BAILEY CAUSES A LITTLE FlCRl!Y.
Washington. u e.. - MIR. bailey. of
Texas. the leader OF the minority,
created furry at the opening of the
session of the house Yesterday bv offer.
ing the foil owing resolution Tor refer
ence To the committee on rulc,:
Resolved That the committee on judiciary
be and it IS hereby instructed to ascertain and
report to this house,
First-s neither any mcmb r. Of th' house has
accepted any utlicc under the United States and
Second Whether the acceptance of such
ofiice under the United States had vacated the
scat of the member accepting it.
Mr. Dingley, from the committee on
ways and means, offered the resolu-
ti0n for n holiday recess from Wedncs-
day, December 81. TO Wednesday, Jan
uary (, and it was adopted without d-
vision.
This being suspension day, Mr.. Wag-
ner, Of Pennsylv mia, moved the pas
sage, under a suspension of the rules,
of the bill for the proposed Philadel-
phia exposition of American products
and manufactures in 1899 The bill
finally passed after short debate by
a vote of AZ to ~.
A bill WAS passed to authorize the
distribution of the assets of the Freed
mems bank and another to enlarge the
scope of he fish commission to include
game birds.
AT 9:l5 p. m. the house adjourned.