Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-06-30

conference and adopted anu iuIihsi
aonfarance mon the remaining points
IN difforence was requested. a large
number of bills of minor Importance
were PASSED and sixty-tbree pehsion
and relief measures were disposed OF
nursuant to the Recommendations
reached last Friday in committee Oh
the whole.
washington. June %. - The confer
once report on the bankruptcy bill was
diSnosed of by the senate wltnout de-
bate. AT the request OF M.
Nelson Of Minnesota, the autnor ~ 'he
senate bankruptcy measure, mace a
brief explanation of the bill as agreeu
anon by the conferees. The repor'
was agreed to by a vote OF 40 10 10.
The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
were under discussion throughout u
session. except during a briei ,inie
when routine business was disposed
of. The speakers to-day were MI. me-
Emery of Louisiana, who concluded ms
address begun the day before, ana MI
Turley of Tennessee, who presehleu a
constitutional argument against Tue
resolutions. Three measures
10 facilitate the work OF the war de-
partment were passed without contro-
yersy.
Washington. June ~. - Late Satur-
day afternoon an exciting discussion
was precipitated in the senate over u
proposition TO adjourn until MONDAY.
At the conclusion of a speech by Mt
Tnrley of Tennessee a futile effort was
made to agree upon a time TO tar a
final vote on the annexation resolution.
The advocates of the resolution voted
down motions TO go into SEES
sion and to adjourn and demanded the
regular order. The opponents or an
nexation were determined not 10 pro-
coed with the debate and for nearly an
hour carried on filibustering tactics by
entering motion after motion to adj
journ or TO go into executive session,
and demanding the ayes and hayes on
each motion. Special calls of the SEN
ate were sandwiched in between the
various motions, each. of course. re-
curing a roll call that consumed time.
The feeling was becoming every
minute more bitter, and the explosion
finally came when Mr.. Morgan OF Ala
bama. a member of the foreign rela-
tons committee and an ardent annex
a%tionist, made an attack upon those
who were conducting the filibuster.
When the annexation question was
laid before the senate Mr.. Davis, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tons, moved that hereafter until fur
ther notice the senate V TT ii a.
m. Ii went over under objection. Mr..
Davis then promptly moved that when
the senate adjourn il be until IL a. m.
Monday, and the motion was agreed 10
AZ to IL. Mr.. Turley OF Tennessee then
resumed his constitutional argument
against the annexation resolutions.
Mr.. oraker questioned Mr.. Turkeys po-
sition on the point of the cession of
territory. Mr.. Foraker walked oyer 10
the Democratic side, and, from asking
a question. fell into a general discus
sion with several of the opposition SEN
ators concerning the nature Of treaties.
He argued that in this case it was
more legitimate to proceed by means of
legislation than by treaty because with
the ratification of the treaty it would
cease TO be binding, as when this
should occur one Of the parties TO the
contract would pass out Of existence.
In the extended ~colloquy between Mr..
oraker OF the one side, Mr.. Allen of
Nebraska, Mr.. Clay of Georgia and Mr..
Caffery of Louisiana on the other, Mr..
Foraker maintained that the annexa-
ton of Hawaii was not essentially and
executive function.