Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-02
CONGRESS.
Senate.


lMiss) presented fine credentials of b. D. S.
| Money as senator from Mississippi to sue
coed la the late Senator George and the oath
| who has been sitting senator under ap-
pointment from the governor of Mississippi.
| Mr.. Walthall presented joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature of Mississippi
urging the United States government to in
tervene in the Cuban war ON behalf of the
| 1t must. The resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. The Teller
resolution was, then laid before the Senate
| and, in accordance with notice previously
| given, Mr.. Turpie 0nd) addressed the Sen
| ate IN support Of the resolution. Mr.. Nor
gan made speech in reply.
| The session of the Senate on the 25th was
CHARACTERIZED by a heated, almost acrimoni-
Gus, discussion of the financial question. For
nearly four hours the Teller resolution was
being made by Mr. Allison QaI, Mr.. Berry
Ark.), and Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) The sharpest
colloquy at times INDUCED in between
the advocates and the opponents of the reso-
| luton, the debate often approaching bitter
ness The feature of the discussion was a
| Of the resolution, his statement calling out
| suggestion from Mr.. Hoar that he (Mr.
TeIleD 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
limited coinage of silver that admission au-
parently giving satisfaction to the opposition
OF the measure.
= For more than six hours on the 26th the
| Senate had under discussion the Teller reso-
| luton providing that the government pay
| the principal and interest of the bonds Of
the United States, in silver. By agreement
| the resolution and pending amendment are
| 70 be voted upon before adjournment on the
| 9th. The debate was devoid of the sensa-
tlonaI incidents and the acrimonious collie
| quleS which characterized that of yesterday
| put 1t was replete with argument and ora
tory. The time was consumed by Mr.. Teller
| (SiiVer, Col, the author of the resolution),
| and Mr.. Daniel Dem, Va), who supported
the resolution, and Mr.. Hoar Rep., Mass.)
and Nj Plat Rep., Comm in opposition to
| It: All delivered set speeches except Mr.
| Hoar, whose speech was in reply to some
points advanced by Mr.. Teller yesterday.
The day in the Senate on the 9th was
| spent in debate on the Teller resolution. It
| VIII be voted ON at p. m. on the 2Sth.
The entire day in the Senate on the 2Sth
was taken up by consideration Of the Teller
silver resolution. 1t was passed by a vote
of Al to 81.
The House spent two hours on the oath
| tranSacting business relating to the District
| of Columbia, and the remainder of the day
| on the Indiana appropriation bill. During
| the consideration of the latter bill lively
political debate was precipitated by refer
| ence made by Mr.. Simpson pop, Kas) rea-
| tive to an alleged interview with the Presi
| dent on the subject Of immigration Mr.
/ Grosvenor took occasion to express the opin-
ion that the President had never used some
of the language imputed to him and the de-
bate drifted into general discussion of our
industrial conditions. in the course of which
the strike in New England. the high prices
publican officials in Nebraska successfully
played their parts Mr.. Kleberg Dem,
Tex and Mr. D9ckery Dem, Mo- called
migration bill printed in a New York paper
in the morning. The, had bee been made to
the na nnG ro be eae Ia
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., I'D, land the poll cor
rected." THE chair thinks the jurisdiction
Of thn II nT1d
| gresSional Record" muttered the speaker
dryly.
Under the parliamentary fiction of discuss
ing the Indian appropriation BILL the HOUSE
| devoted almost the entire day on the 25th
| to a political debate in which the main ques
ton was whether prosperity had come to the
present administration. 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 almost entirely absent, but
| altogether good -natured, some hard knocks
| were given and received. Mr. Smith, the
delegate from Arizona, made an attack on
the system of educating the Indians, and
| Mr.. Walker moved to strike out the appr0-
| priaton for the Carlisle school. No vote
was taken on the motion. A bill was passed
| granting American register to the foreign
| built steamer Navajo.
The question of reducing the mail carrier
| service in the large cities, owing to the fail
ure of the Senate to attach the estimated
| bill, debated in the House the 26th
during consideration of the Indian bill. A
! dozen representatives from as many different
cities protested against the reduction and
| urged an immediate appropriation, when
| Chairman Loud of the postofice committee
and Chairman Cannon of the appropriations
committee aayed the wrath Of the mem
bers by assuring them that there was no
occasion for alarm; that the service could
| which time there would be ample opportuni-
ty to pass a deficiency appropriation.
The Indian appropriation bill was passed
in the House on the 9th, and the political
| debate which has been raging since Monday
| was transferred to the District Of Columbia
bill, which followed it: The only two i'm
| pOrtant changes made in the Indian bill as
passed were the elimination of the provis-
ions for the leasing of the gilsonite mineral
| lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and
| Wichita reservations, both of which went
out points of order. The features of the
debate today were the speeches of Mr.. Hart
man (Slver Republican, Montana) in de-
nuncation of the financial policy of the ad-
ministration, and Of Mr. Dolliver Repub
lican, Ia.) in reply to the general attacks
Of the opposition.
The bill to pay the book publishing COM
pany of the Methodist Episcopal church
south $2SS, 600 for damages, sustained by
that corporation during the war, after en-
countering an obstinate flibuster, which
STAYED off a vote two previous private
bill days, was ,piloted to its passage in the
of Texas, who was in charge of
the measure. The friends of the
measure proved themselves in an over
whelming majority, and the opposition,
finding it could hold out no longer, reuc-
family Welded. The vote on the bill was
1873 to 81. An evening session for the con-
sideration of other private bills was held
The District of Columbia appropriation
| bill was before the House the Doth, but
the day was spent in political debate. The
4 contrOverted question to whether pros
perity had arrived attracted the most atten-
ton and interest and testimony pro and con
| was offered throughout the day. At times
CT n u n iCrll0 ynH hut
| a rule the debate was good natured, both
| sides seeming to recognize that it mere
| ly a struggle to score political advantage.