The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-10
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session.

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carrying 1913 l43 492, and that for the legislative,
judicial and executive departments carrying
s2l. 65S52O, were passed. the latter consis ting of
12l pages, occupying the attention of the senate
during the greater part of the session After
brief executive session the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The house Monday buried the Teller
resolution declaring the bonds of the United
states payable in silver under an adverse ma
jority of 80 votes. The republicans were solid
" arrayed in opposition, with two exceptions,
Mr.. Linney. Of North Carolina, who voted with
the democrats and populists, and Mr.. White, of
North Carolina, the only colored member of
the hous who answered Present when his
name was called. The desertons from the
democratic side were Mr. McAleer of Pennsyl-
vania. and Mr.. Elliott, Of South Carolina.
Both voted with the republicans against the
proposition. Speaker Reed. although not GUS
tomary to vote, had his name called and amid
the cheers Of his followers went record in
opposition TO the resolution. The vote was
reached after five hours of debate. under u
special order adopted at the opening of the
session Monday. The debate was at times fast
and heated but there were no sensational in
cidentS beyond the kissing of Mr.. Rhea of
Kentucky when he said that the author of
the crime of '73. the hottest place in hades
would be reserved for the present secretary of
the state. The vote the resolution was
ayes 1872, nays 1s2.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-SENATE-No BUSH
ness of importance was transacted by the sem
ate in open session Tue cSday. The feature of
the short session was a statement made by Mr.
Clark rep, Wyo) as q matter of personal
privilege, concerning his vote in favor of the
Teller resolution. He maintained that his vote
was in no way inconsistent with his republic
ansm and declared that he would not permit
anybody to read him out of the party he was
satisfied the masses of the party would not
convict him OF political hCresy.
| HOUSE-The house devoted most OF the ses-
| sion Tuesday to the District of Colt nbia ap-
preparation bill. but had not completed it at
the time of Adjournment. some politics were
| injected into the debate just at the close the
| feature of which was bitter denuncatiuu of
| Mr.. w. A. Stone Pa) by Mr.. Mahany (rcp..
| n. W for the formers position in favor of the
| immigration bill. Mr. Stone did not see fit to
| reply. Before the district bin was taken up
several bills and resolutions of minor impor-
| ancc were passed.
| WASHINGTON Feb. 3.-SENATE-Bey the
| reading of the agricultural appropriation bill
and agreeing to the amendments proposed by
| the committee, the senate transacted no bust-
| ness of Importance in open session Wedncs-
| day. The greater part of the afternoon was
| passed in executive session. the discussion be-
| ing upon the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
| HOuSE-rhe house after three days spent on
| the District of Columbia appropriation, mostly
| IN political discussion, passed the measure
| Wednesday and then took up the bill to pro-
| vide Notifications and coast defenscS of the
|
| Mr.. Mcclellan On. ", criticised the measure
| because it cut down appropriations Tor these
| works below what has been appropriated in
| recent years.
| WASHINGTON Feb. 4-SENATE-One of the
| features of Thursdays session was u speech
| by Mr.. Cafery G-a.) in support OF the rcSou-
| tion reported by the committee on privilege,
| and elections declaring that Henry w Cor
| bctt is not entitled to seat in the senate
| from the state of Oregon. Mr. Corbctt was APP
| pointed as senator by the governor of Or
| egon after the failure of the legislature
| to elect a senator to succeed Senator
| Mitchell. Mr. Canery maintained that the
| governor of a state had no authority to appoint
| to fill an original vacancy-a vacancy begin
| ming with a new term--after the legislature had
had an opportunity to elect and failed to do so
The agricultural appropriation bill was under
| consideration during the greater part OF the
| afternoon and was finally passed.
| HoUsE-The house spent the day ostensibly
| consd ering the forttcations appropriation
bill. In reality the major portion OF II e time
was consumed in the discussion Of political
| topics. The existence or nom existence Of
| prosperity in this country was again the main
| question of dispute. The feature OF the day
| was the discovery by Mr. Simpson. the Kan
| sas populist, and the exploitation Of
| the alleged fact that Mr.. Dngley
| chairman of the ways and means COM
| mittee, wore a London made pot hat. Mr., Ding
/ u
York. The London trade mark was simply
| placed there to please the anglo maniacs who
| always preferred things because they were
| English All attempts to increase the appro-
| priations In the forthcationS appropriation
| bill or to amend it in any respect were voted
| down.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-SENATE-Sp Speaking
to a Que tion of personal privilege in the sem
| ate Friday Mr., Lindsay Ky) commented
| sharply upon the motives of the author and
| promoters of the resolution recently passed by
| the legislature OF Kentucky demanding hi :
| resignation sen tor, Mr. Lindsay, after
defining his position upon the fnan-
| cial question. made it clear that
he was the repre- entative of the
| whole people of kentucky and not in any sense
| the agent of the Kentucky legislature. Above
| all he was. he said. a senator for the
| whole American people, and as such would per-
| form his duties and cast his vote in accordance
| with his convictions and with the dictates Of
| his conscience. No business of importance was
| transacted in the brief open session. After the
| executive session of three hours she senate ad-
| journed till Monday.
| HoUSE-Friday was private bill day In the
| house. but by systematic tilibustering the pri-
| vate calender containing the bills reported by
| the committee on claims was not reached. the
| whole day being consumed in passing Is # the
| "a private pension bills favorably acted upon
by the house at the session last Friday night
| During the cons Iteration of one of the bills an
| interesting discussion of the approaching sale
| of the Kansas Pacific road. set for February
| II, was precipitated by Mr. Fleming dem. Ga.).
who with his democratic colleagues desired
| legislation to require the president to bid the
| full amount of the debt, principal and interest
Mr.. Powers. chairman of the Pacific railroad
| commission. contended that the real purpose
| of the opposition was TO compel the govern
ment to take the road and operate it, He said
he thought the admin iStration, which had Sc
| at,ra N q frnr H..