The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-04

consumed as on the two previous days,
In discussing extraneous subjects. By
far the most Interesting feature of the
day was the debate on the question Of
reducing the mail carrier service in the
large cities owing to the failure of the
senate to attach the estimated de-
ficiency of $3.50, 900 to. the urgent de-
ticiency bill. A dozen representatives
from as many different cities protest
ed against the proposed reduction and
urged aa immediate appropriation,
when Chairman Loud, Of the postotfice
committee, and Chairman Cannon, Of
the appropriation committee, allayed
the wrath of the members by assuring
them that there was no occasion for
alarm; that the service could not pos.
sibly suffer until June Is. before which
time there would be ample opportunity
to pass deficiency appropriation. Mr..
Loud used strong words in his criti-
cism of the postotfice department Of
f1cials. and promised some interesting
disclosures later on. The motion to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school was defeated at
ter considerable debate-29 to 65. Ten
pages Of the bill were disposed of.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency Dill was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 2s-At 6 p. m. to-
day the senate will vote upon the
Teller resolution and the pending
amendments thereto. When the SEN
ate yesterday took up the resolution
the agreement made last week that
the final vote upon it should be taken
before adjournment Thursday was
changed in order that all senators
might have an opportunity to speak.
Yesterdays session continued for more
than six hours, the resolution being
under discussion throughout practical
ly the entire session. The speeches in
support of the resolution were deliv-
cred by Messrs. Daniel of Virginia,
Lindsay of Kentucky. Smith of New
Jersey and Cockrell of Missouri. Mr..
Daniel concluded the speech he began
Wednesday,. Mr.. Lodge of Massachu-
sets and Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana op-
posed the resolution. While the
speeches for the most part We're
studied efforts, the session was replete
with lively incidents and spicy col
loquies.
In the House.
The house finally succeeded in
passing the Indian appropriation bill
ard the political debate which has
been raging since Monday was trans
ferred to the District of Columbia bill
which followed it. The only two i'm
portant changes made in the Indian
bill, as passed, was the elimination of
the provisions for the leasing of the
gilsonitc mineral lands of the Kiowa,
Comarche. Apache and Wichita res
ervations, both of which went out on
points of order. The features of the
debate were the speeches of Mr.. Hart
man Of Montana, in denunciation of
the financial policy of the administra-
ton. and of Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa in
reply to the general attack of the op-
position.
Washington. Jan. 29.-After a de-
bate, animated at all times, and &C.
casionally acrimonious, which occu-
pied the greater part Of the week, the
senate, by decisive vote of Al to 80,
passed the Teller concurrent resolu-
ton. The resolution is practically a
reatfirmation of that of Stanley
Matthews in 1878, and is as follows:
'That all the bonds of the United
States issued, or authorized to be is
sued. under the said acts of congress
hereinbefore recited, are payable,
principal and interest, at the option Of
the government Of the United States,
in silver dollars of the coinage of the
United States containing 412 IL grains
each Of standard silver, and that to it's
coinage such silver coins as legal
tender in payment of said bonds.
principal and interest, is not in viola
ton Of the public faith nor In deroga-
ton of the rights of the public cred
itor.'
All efforts to amend the resolution
were voted down by majorities rang
ing from to 20, Mr.. Lodges gold
standard substitute being defeated by
the latter majority, the vote being -
to So.
The events of the day leading up to
the final vote were full of interest and
Importance. 1t was field day for the
orators Of the senate, no less than
twenty-five senators embracing the op-
portunity to speak upon the subject
under consideration. That the debate
was interesting was attested by the
attendance in the galleries which
were crowded throughout the day; and
that it was important was evidenced
by the statements of several of the
speakers that the discussion was but
the preliminary alignment of the great
political parties for the contest of
1890. From 10 o'clock in the morning
until z in the evening the contest con-
tinued. When the voting began it was
evident that party lines were being
broken on both sides of the chamber,
but it was on the substitute offered
by Mr.. Lodge that the most decided
break occurred. On the Republican
side Mr.. Allison of Iowa and Mr.. Bur-
rows Of Michigan did not answer to
their names on that roll call and many
of the Republicans voted directly
against it. Upon the final passage Of
the resolution some Republicans who
supported Mckinley and the st. Louis
platform In 1895. like Carter of Mon
tana, Chandler of New Hampshire,
Clark Of Wyoming, Pritchard of North
Carolina, Shoup of Idaho, Warren Of
Wyoming and Wolcott Of Colorado,
voted for the resolution because, as
Mr.. Wolcott announced, they did not
believe the resolution committed those
who supported 1t to the free and UNI
limited coinage of silver. The follow
ing is the detailed vote upon the final
passage of the resolution:
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