The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-15
annexation OF HAWAII.
FOR SECRET CONSIDERATION.
Debate fn the House over the civil
Service Lnw-The Opponents OF
the system Secure Large Num-
Der of Takers ON the Floor.

The senate discussed the financial ques-
ton Friday, Senator Allen offering a res
olution declaring that the United States
should independently and without delay
begin and continue the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of l6 to /; that such
coinage should be supplemented by safe
and sound national money to be issued
by the government without Intervention
by banks. Reverting to the financial
question: Senator Teller said: 81 attack
the republican party because it is the par
ty of the gold standard. | hope to see
it so down in 1900 and pledge you that
| will do everything in my power to drag
it down. Its policy is not such as is de-
manded by a great and free people
have no quarrel with the president of the
United States, but he stands for the gold
standard policy, which, in my Judgment.
will impoverish and wreck our people"
The senate adjourned until Monday. The
house continued the debate on the civil
service on FRAY and Saturday.
Hawaiian Annexation.
The opponents of the civil service law
had much the best of the debate in the
house Monday, so far as the number of
those engaged in it were concerned. Nine
OF the II speakers were of the opposition
The friends of the law are anxious to shut
off further debate and in this will have
the cooperation of Speaker Reed and the
rules committee.
In accordance with his previous notices,
Senator Davis, chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations, brought
up the subject of the ratification of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in the senate
His motion was made soon after the dis
poal of the routine morning business.
and the entire remainder of the days SEES
sion, except the time given to the confirm
alton of nominations, was devoted to the
consideration of the question as to wheth-
er the treaty should be considered in open
session or behind closed doors in execu-
tive session. After a debate of almost two
hours upon this point, an informal vote
was taken, the ayes and noes not being
demanded. The decision was overwhelm-
ingly against an open session. The an
nexationists now claim 50 votes for the
treaty, lacking only one of the number to
ratify it. The opposition say the ratifiers
will fall short from three to five votes
The bill was reported favorably from the
Indian committee preventing railroad
companies from charging more than }
cents a mile for passengers through In
dian territory.
Civil Service Sustained.
The motion to strike out the appropria
ton for the civil service commission was
defeated in the house Tuesday, and the
executive and judicial appropriation bill
passed. The agricultural and urgent
deficiency bills were reporter The urgent
deficiency bill. as reported to the house
from the committee on appropriations car
ried a total of 81 $685. 37 The bill APP
propriates 100000 for the survey of the
Yukon river in Alaska, to include all ne
cessary expenses, the money to be ex-
pended under the direction of the super
intendent of the coast and geodetic sur
vey and $4,000 of that amount to be
used for a survey of the Copper river.
In the senate Mr.. Fairbanks discussed
the immigration bill, saying that the
pending bill, by imposing a moderate and
reasonable educational test upon all inn
migrants over l6 years of age, was an adj
ditional safeguard around our population
and citizenship. Senator Davis delivered
speech in favor of the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty.