The Globe-republican., 1898-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

Jan. p Almost the entire session Of the
House was consumed In the discussion of
| political topics The controversed question
- to whether prosperity had arrived at
racted the most attention and interest.
and testimony pro and Con was offered
throughout the day The clerk of the Sen
ate Transmitted the Teller resolution, which
passed the Senate The announce ment was
greeted with terrific outburst Of applause
from the Democratic side OF the House.
Ar. Simpson. Populist. of Kansas. COM
mented upon President Mckinley's declar-
alton at the manufacturers dinner In New
York, declaring that the attempt to make
all the obligations of the United States pay
able in the dearest uonev in the world was
''dress coat anarchy"
Jan. 2a-The bill to par the book publish
ing company Of the Methodist Episcopal
church South s2sSOOO for damages sus-
tanned by that corporation during the war
after encountering An obstinate filibuster
which STAYED of a vote on two previous pri-
vate bill days. was piloted to its passage in
the House BY Mr. Cooper of Texas who was
in charge of the measure. The vote on the
bill was 1857. The first night session Of
this Congress was held and was devoted to
private pension bills
BY \ vote Of ~ to go the Senate passed the
Teller resolution providing that United
States bonds may be paid in silver. Mr..
Lodges gold standard substitute was defeated
by majority Of % The vote in detail BY
which the Teller resolution was adopted
follows: Yeas Allen. Bacon Bate Berry.
Butler. Cannon Carter, Chandler Chiffon
Clark. Clay. Coekrell. Daniel. Cray. Harris.
Heitfeld, Jones (Ark }. Kenny kyld, Lind
say, McEnery. McLaurin, Mallory. Mantle,
Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Money. Morgan,
Murphy. PascO Pettigrew. Pettus. Pritch-
ard. :Rawlins. Roach. Shoup. Smith, Stew
art Teller. Hilman Turpie Tu, uer.
VoCt
Nays: Aldrich. Allison. Baker. Burrows.
Caffrcy. Cullom. Davis, Fairbanks. Foraker.
Gallinger. Gear Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough,
Hawley. Hoar. Lodge. Mcbride. Mcmillan,
Mason. Morrill,, Nelson. Penrose. Perkins.
Platt Conn }. Piatt New York;. Quay. Sc
we'll. Thurston. Wellington, Wetmore. Will
son-32
Jan. 21-The Senate extended debate on
the Teller resolution another day and fixed
Tomorrow at p m. as the time for takin 6
the final vote. Six hours were devoted to
the debate. The speeches in support of the
resolution were delivered by Mr.. Daniel Of
Virginia. Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky. Mr.
Smith of New Jersey and Mr.. Cockrel! Of
Missouri. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,
and Mr. Caffery OF Louisiana op-
posed the resolution In the course
of his speech Mr.. Cockrel said: "Oh, that
we had in the White House an Andrew
Jackson. that we might say 20 these bank
ers: BY the eternal you shall take the
standard silver dollar in payment for the
obligations you hold. That would settle
the question very quickly
The House finally succeeded in passing
the Indian appropriation bill and the po-
Ntical debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District OF
Columbia bill which followed it. The
features of the debate were the speeches Of
MIR. Hartman silver Republican of Mon
~ss- @fA a.. tai H.
of the administration, and OF Mr. Deliver.
Republican. of Iowa In reply to the general
attacks of the opposition.
JAN 26.-For more than six hours the
| Senate had under discussion the Teller res
| olution providing that the government pay
| the principal and interest OF the bonds Of
the United States in silver. The time was
consumed by Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Daniel
| who supported the resolution and by Mr.
| Hoar and Mr.. Platt in opposition to it
| During the course of the debate. Mr.. Teller
| said he would he willing to ret re from pub
| lie life, If by so doing he could bring about
| an international bimetallic agreement
The House devoted another day to the
| consideration of the Indian Appropriation
bill. most of the time being consumed as on
| the two previous days, in discussing ex-
| traneous subjects. The motion to strike ont
| the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
school was defeated after consid-
| cradle debate. 29-65 BY far the
| mos: interesting feature of the day
| was the ebate on the question of reducing
| the mail carrier service in the large cities
| owing to the failure of the Senate 20 attach
| the estim ated deficiency Of .160, 900 to the
| urgent deficiency bill. Mr.. Loud used
| strong words in his criticism of the post
| ONCE department officials, and promised
some interesting disclosures Later on
| jan 25.-Under the parliamentary fiction
| of dis ussing the Indian appropriation bill
| the House devoted almost the entire day to
political del bate in which the main ques-
tion was whether prosperity had come to
| the country as esult of the advent of the
| present administration. the Republic
ans maintaining and the Demo-
| Gratis denying :he existence Of prosper.
| ity. Mr.. Smith. Democrat. of Arizona. made
an attack on the present system Of educat-
| ing the Indian He 4 >clared that the Car
| Isle and Hampton schools were mistake;
| that an Indian could not be civilized by
| teaching him to read and wIite and sing 4
| psalm The Indian, he said. must receive
| an industrial education, but 1t must be CIV
en- him in the vicinity Of his home. not In
| the East In this bill he said ~ 500 600
was wasted Mr.. Walker. Republican. OF
| Massac husetts. agreed with Mr.. Smith that
the present policy was unsatisfactory. il
| logic al and imprac;icable. He moved to
strike out the appropriation for the Car
Isle school Without voting on the amend
| ment the House adjourned
| Jan. 25.-Session OF :he Senate was char
| acterizcd by heated almost acr. monious
| discussion of the financial question. For
| nearly four hours the Teller resolution was
| under consideration. ;he principal speakers
| being Mr Allison of Iowa: Mr.. Berry of Ar
| kansas. and Mr.. Hoar o. Massachusetts,.
| Jan 24-.rhe House spent a couple OF
hours transacting business relating to the
| District Of Columbia, aui the remainder OF
the day on the Indian appropriation bill
| During the consideration of the latter bill
alively political debate was precipitated
by an illusion made by Mr.. Simpson. Popu-
list of Kansas. relative to an alleged inter-
view with the President on the subject OF
immigration. Mr.. GrosvenOr expressed the
opinion that the President had never used
some of the language imputed to him. and
the debate dri:ted into general discussion
| of our industri al conditions. in the course
of which the strike in New England, the
high prices for whea in Kansas. and the
defaulting Republican officials In N.br aska
successfully played their parts Messrs
Dingfey Republican of Maine; Greene
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