Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-02

On Thursday the consular and diplo-
matte appropria ton bill was passed by
the House after day of debate ON the
Cuban question. Mr.. Dingley made a
speech relative to wage reductions in the
cotton industry, in which he showed that
the tariff question has nothing to do with
them. In the Senate Mr. Teller's reselu-
ton that bonds be paid liver as well
as gold was taken up by a vote of Al to
70. and, after debate, was made unfin-
ished business. Mr.. Pettigrew secured
the passage of resolution directing the
Secretary of the Interior and the Attor-
ney General to inform the Senate what
steps the Government had taken concern
ing the killing of q woman in Oklahoma
territory by Seminole Indians and the
burning of two Seminole Indians ia the
same territory. The resolution iaquiring
of the Postmaster General what action
was necessary to maintain the excel
lenee of the postal free delivery service
was agreed to- Mr.. Tillman's resolution
extending the authority of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee rela.
tive to the investigation of the giving by
railroads of transportation for any other
consideration than cash was also passed.
In the House on Friday there was
parliamentary struggle over the bill for
the relief of the book publishing company
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
BY shrewd maneuvering its opponents
succeeded in preventing action. Previous
to the consideration OF this bill the Houss
passed the bill TO extend the public land
laws of the United States to the territory
of Alaska and to grant general railroad
right of way through the territory. Tie
urgent deficiency bill was sent to confer
ence after the silver forces, with some
outside aid, hud succeeded In concurring
in the Senate amendment striking from
the bill the provision requiring the depos-
itors of bullion at Government assay Of
fees TO pay the cost of transportation to
the mints. In the Senate the resolution
of Mr.. Allen asking the Secretary of the
Interior for papers concerning the dig.
missal from the pension office of Mrs. VI.
q. Roberts was referred to the Corr
mittee on Civil Service and Retrench.
ment, after considerable debate. The
Senate spert most Of The day in executive
session.
Some bills of minor Importance were
passed by the House OH Saturday and
the remainder of the day was devoted to
general debate on the Indian appropria-
ton bill. That the Cuban question is
still! unpermost in the minds of the mem
bers was evinced during this debate, much
of which was decoted to it. Mr. Hit,
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, submitted n privileged report from
his committee, recommending the passage
Of tacnIuftN, cf IN Al.
State Department to transmit to the
House all information in its possession
relative to the military execution of Col.
Ruiz, a Spanish envoy to the insurgent
camp of Aranguren. The resolution was
adopted without division. In the Senate
after a speech by Mr.. Stewart in favor
of the Teller silver resolution, considera-
ton of bills on the private calendar was
begun and number were passed.
In the House on Monday couple of
hours were devoted to business relating to
the District of Columbia, and the remain
der of the day was occupied with the
Iodian appropriation BILL A lively de-
bate was precipitated by an allusion made
by Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kan.) to an alleg
ed interview with the President on the
subject of immigration. Mr.. Grosvenor
took occasion to express the opinion that
the President had never used some If the
language imputed to him, and the debate
drifted into a general discussion of our
industrial conditions. In the Senate pro-
posed annexation of Hawaii was some
what extensively reviewed by Mr.. Nor
gan of Alabama while speaking to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. One of the
70. ~
speech by Mr.. Turpie of Indiana in sun.
port of the Teller resolution. The pension
appropriation bill was debated for nearly
three hours, but was not passed, the Sen
ate adjourning pending the disposal of a
point of order made against al amend
ment offered by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska
10 the pending bill.
Under the parliamentary fiction of dis
cussing the Indian appropriation bill, the
House devoted almost the entire day
Tuesday to a political debate in which
the main question was whether prosper
ity had come to the country as q result of
the advent OF the present administration.
Mr.. Smith, the delegate from Arizona,
made nm attack on the system of educat-
ing the Indians and Mr.. Walker moved
to strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle school. No vote was taken on
the motion. A bill. was passed granting
American register to the foreign built
steamer Navajo. In the Senate the ses-
sion was characterized by a heated, al
most acrimonious, discussion of the fil4an-
cial question. For nearly four hours the
Teller resolution was under consideration,
the principal speeches being made by Mr..
Allison Qowa), Mr.. Berry (Arkansas) and
Mr.. Hoar Massachusetts.
Consideration of the Indian appropria
ton bill consumed the entire day in the
House on Wednesday. The debate was
chiefly on extraneous subjects. The mo-
ton to strike out the appropriation for
The Carlisle Indian school was defeated
after considerable debate, % to 65. Ten
pages of the bill were disposed of. The
conference report on the urgent deficiency
bill was adopted. In the Senate the day
was spent in discussion of the Teller
silver resolution.
News of Minor Note.
Prof. Taschenberg, the entomologist
is dead at Halle.