Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

JAN 1o,-Ihe house devoted two hours TO
general debate on the army appropriation
bill, and the remainder of the day eulogiz-
Ing the life and public services of the late
Representative Seth w. Mllllken of Maine,
who served for fourteen years In the lower
branch of Congress
Jan 14-Almost the entire four hours
OF the executive session of the Senate to-
day were devoted to the indirect C onsidera-
ton of the nomination OF Jose oh McKeuna
now attorney general to be an associate
justice of the supreme court During
the debate Senator White of Califor-
MIA caused some surprise by designat-
Ing all A p. AS as fools Senator Hoar
7Tas hardly less severe. The discussion was
the result of an effort on the part of Sena-
tor Allen, Populist of Nebraska to secure a
postponement for two weeks In the end a
compromise was reached deferring COnsid-
GRAFTON until next Friday on the condition
that the Nebraska Sen ator should agree to
allow vote to be taken on that day. The
Hawaiian treaty was not tOuc he'd upon dur.
Ing the session.
The house devoted the day to private
bills Most of the day was taken up in
hlibuster against bill to pay the publish
ing house Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, at Nashville, Tenn S29s,0OO
on account OF seizure and use of the pTop-
erty OF that corporation during the war.
Jan. 13.-The House completed the con-
stderatton of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill in committee of the whole. and
then adjourned upon the motion of
those opposed to the printing of another
100000 edition of the famous Horse
Book" There was the annual fight over
the question of free seed distribution to- the
farmers, but the effort to strike out the APP
preparation (S1S0OOO) failed as usual the
majority against it being 1876. One of the
important amendments adopted provided
for the inspection of horse meat for export
purposes in the same way that the
meat OF cattle and other animals Is now
Inspected. During the debate to-day some
very caustic criticism of the proceedingsin
the Sen atorial election in Ohio from Mr.
DeArmond Demo crat of Missouri, called
forth warm defense of Senator Hanna
from Mr.. MahanY, Republican, of New
York, who eulo gized the Ohio Senator as
the man who had overthrown the bosses of
the Republican party in 1896.
The immigration bill was taken up by the
Senate and Mr.. Caffery, Democrat, of Lous
isiana, addressed the Senate in opposition
t1 the measure. The Hawaiian treaty was
debated in executive SESSION for the re-
mainder of the day.
Jan lathe House passed an urgent de-
aciency bill carrying S1,741,943 One of
the items authorizing a further expendi-
ture of 5000 for the Soldiers home at
Danville, I'LL, for which S15O,OOO was ap-
propriated in the sundry civil bill was used
by DeArmond of Missouri as a basis for a
bitter personal attack upon Chairman
Cannon, whose home is at Danville
There was also lively debate over the
provision in the bill requiring the owners
of bullion hereafter to pay the cost of
transporting bullion from assay ONCE to
the mint Mr. Bell Pop) of Colorado ar
gued that If the government declined to
pay the cost of transporting the gold would
go to foreign minis 1t was he said, an
other blow aimed at the Western miner.
Mr.. Bells motion to strike out the proviso
was defeated, 125-110,
Senator Davis continued and completed
his speech in the executive session of the
Senate on the Hawaiian treaty, and was
followed by Senator Allen of Nebraska who
spoke in opposition.
Jan. 1.-THE Senate briefly discussed an
adverse report by the pensions committee
on bill to pension General M, AIDES two
daughters at 300 month each, Chairman
Gallinger saying the committee did not
wish to enter on the pensionlng of daugh-
tiers of veterans. Allen of Nebraska thought
that General Meade'ss ervlces Justified such
llberality No action was taken and after
Mr. Wolcott of Colorado announced a speecf
on the money question for next MondaS,
Senator Fairbanks addressed the Senate on
The civil service debate was ended By
the vote of the speaker breaking the tia
The debate was closed by Allen of MssiHp
sipDL Simpson of Kansas and Bailey Of
Texas
Jan 10-This was a field day in the Houae
for the opponents of the civil service law.
Those who participated in the de bate were:
In opposition to the law-Messers Cooney,
Democrat Missouri; Door, Republican,
West Virginia; Cox, Democrat,
Tennessee; Little, Democrat Arkan-
sas; Brumm, Republican, PennAylva-
mia; Cowherd. Democrat, Missouri; Sui
loway, Republican New Hampshire Low.
Republican, New York; and in defense of
the law, Messrs, Mccall, Republican, Massa-
chusetts and Parker, Republican, New
Jersey
After the transaction of soIAe routine
business the Senate went into executive
session to consider the Hawaiian treaty.