Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
1T TURNS TO CUBA.
Excuse Found to Bring the De-
bate to Old Subject.
Controversy Between Speaker Reed and
Mr. Bailey enewed-Amendment to
Teller Resolution offered.

Washington, Jan. 22-The sensational
episode at the close of the Cuban debate,
Thursday, when Speaker Reed and Mr..
Bailey, the democratic leader, in parlia-
nentary language questioned each
others veracity, the one charging and
the other resenting the imputation of
bad faith, had it's sequel in the house
today.
On a question of personal privilege,
Mr. Bailey got the floor, and invoked the
printed record of the agreement to sus-
tain his charge, that the agreement had
been violated. He was met by Mr.. Hit,
General Henderson of Iowa, and also
by the speaker, with the argument, that
no agreement such as alleged even if
made, which they denied, could have
waived the rules of the house, and that
any agreement for vote on a motion
necessarily assumed that the motion
would be in order under the rules. While
the language used today was strong,
there was no display of temper, and no
excitement was occasioned
Some bills of minor Importance were
passed, and the remainder of the day
was devoted to general debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. That the
Cuban question is still uppermost in the
minds of the members was evidenced
during this debate, much of which was
devoted to it. Mr.. Cummings of New
York made a particularly eloquent
speech on the spirit of seventy-six,
which evoked tumultuous applause from
both sides of the house.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Jan 22-Two amend
ments were offered in the senate today
to the Teller. resolution, one by Mr.. Nell
son of Minneapolis, declaring it to be
the duty of the government under eX-
isting laws to maintain the parity in
value of its gold and silver money, and
the other by Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin,
substituting for the Teller resolution
declaration that it is the financial policy
of the United States to maintain the ex-
isting gold standard until an interna-
tional agreement with the leading COM
mercial nations of the world for the free
coinage of silver shall be reached. There
was no debate upon either amendment,
both being proposed after Mr.. Stewart
Of Nevada had addressed the senate for
an hour and a half on the resolution.
The senate devoted an hour to the con-
sideration of bills on the calendar, and
shortly after o'clock went Into execu-
tive session.
The following bills. general in their
provisions, were passed:
Defining and regulating proof in GER
tain pension cases; to supplement the
act of June 27, 1890, as to pensions by
making widows whose husbands died in
the service pensionable under the act;
to amend the Mexican war act of 1887,
extending its provisions to clerks of
army paymasters; to regulate the pen
sions of widows, providing that wild
ows whose marriage to discharged sol
diers takes place after the passage of
this act, shall not receive pensions;
amending the dependent pension act Of
1890 to render clearer some OF it's pro-
visions.
In addition to the above, six private
pension bills were passed. AT the con-
clusion of the consideration Of the pen
sion calendar, Mr.. Quay called up and
secured the passage of bill to author
ize the construction Of a steel bridge
over the Snake river between the states
of Washington and Idaho.
Mr.. Morgan, Alabama, secured the
passage of bill to grant $4,000 acres
of unoccupied lands of the United States
In Alabama to that state for the use
of the Industrial School for Girls of
Alabama, and of the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institution. A bill was
passed for the investigation by the Ma
rine Hospital service of the origin and
prevalence of leprosy, the expense to
be not more than $4,000.