Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-20


and in reply urged the members OF
both sides of the house TO vote ITO
fee this house for one hour from
dominion 50 absolute that it is I'M
ucssible to get consideration for any
matter, no matter how important OF
imgeut, without the consent Oh lhose
in authority in this house, Az TINS
}poin Mr.. Hit again protested that
! the debate WIS not ON the question be-
fore the house and again the minority
irered. Mir. Henderson lreps Mo, q
member of the rules committee, said
that he was against the Missouri
member (Nearmond) lecturing the
house. lie was interrupted by Mr.
! nearmand and the eouoQuy was fast
rs to the alleged promises that new
Rules would be presented Mr., Hen
dcrson gave parting shot by declar-
ing that II the majority of the house
! desired action ON the Cuban resoW-
| tiOn 1t would find means for action,
But If the majority is against action
! ON that resolution" he added defiant
! ly. then that action will not be taken
despite the gentleman from Missouri"
| Then clash occurred between
Messrs. Bailey and ningloy upon pro-
Ccdure in the present case. Mr..
| Fleming (dem., Ga.l followed In OPP
| posing the Cuban amendment ON the
! ground that It was new business aud
| MIR, Colson (rop., Ky followed In y
vigorous speech arraigning the COM
mittee on foreign affairs and his re
! publican associates for delay regard
/ ing Cuba. He warned the republicans
that the people would hold them ac
Countable for the delay, He declared
If something is not done, he would be
ono to join in most revolutionary at
taCks ON the floor to bring the Cuban
question to a hearing.
Then Mr.. Hit moved to close the
debate on the pending paragraph and
Mr.. Bailey attempted to make the
point of order that the question was
on the appeal and not on the para
graph and that Mr., Hits motion was
not in order. Mr.. Hepburn, who
was in the chair said that Mr.. Bal
ley's point of order came too late,
One solitary democrat, Mr.. Fleming
(GaD, voted with the republicans to
sustain the chair. No republicans
voted with the minority. The chair
was sustained. 152 to ia. No APP
plause marked the announcement and
the house proceeded with the reading
OF the next paragraph apprcpriating
$4,000 for the ambassadors to Great
Britain. Germany and France. Mr..
| Williams tdem., Miss. moved an
amondemnt to appropriate $4,000 for
an envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the republic OF
Cuba and the democrats chcered. Mr.,
Hit raised the point OF order that the
amendment also was change in the
existing law. The chair sustained tho
point Of order and on motion of Mr.,
Hit the commissioners Indian appro-
priation bill was presented and the
house adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. l9.-The open
sc, sion OF the scrate was brief. Prac-
tically the only business accomplished
aside from the routine proceedings
was the passing Of the urgent defcien-
cy bill The measure as passed by
the senate apprcprates l,9l3,Sl0. The
Teller resolution providing that bonds
Of the United States may be paid in
standard silver dollars was fayorably
I reported by u majority Of the finance
committee and notice was given that
! ii would be called up nj an early date.
An effort was made to Tx time for
final vote on the pending census bill,
but was abandoned. Mr. Gallinger of
the committee on public health and
national quarantine reported favorably
a bill providing for an investigation of
tho subject OF leprosy and II was
PLACED on the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan (dem, Ala.) occupied
the attention OF the senate during the
entire time Of the executive session In
a presentation OF his views on tho
subject of the annexation OF the IIa-
Waiian islands This was the second
installment of the senator's speech
and when the session ended he had not
reached the end. He spoke for three
hours and his speech was a general
presentation Of the Importance
OF the islands to tho United States .
il' d"elt especially upon
the military Importance OF the Islands.
quoting General Schofeld and CAPTAIN
Mahan at length in support OF his
position that the islands were q nat
ural outpost for the United States and
necessary as proper protection of
our western coast and our general
commerce In case OF war. Mr.. Nor
gan predicted that II the United
States did not take advantage of the
present opportunity to acquire the
Islands there would be war between
| this country apd unyna o,In.