Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-27

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speech by Champ Clark Of Missouri, a
strong appeal for conservatism from
Dir. johnson of Indiana. a presentation
OF the results of his observations In
Cuba during his recent trip to the
island from Mr.. King Of Utah and an
hours speech by Mr.. Dingley in ex-
PLANTATION of the causes of the reduc-
ton Of wages i'll the New England cot
ton industry.
In the senate.
BY the decisive vote of Al to - the
senate decided to proceed al once to
the consideration OF the resolution in
troduced "A few days ago by Mr.. Teller
of Colorado providing for the payment
of bonds OF the United States In silver
Mt the option of the government. Mr..
Vest of Missouri. the member of the
finance committee who had charge of
the resolution, spoke briefly upon II.
He announced his intention TO secur
a final vote upon the resolution as soon
as one could be reached. and accentu-
ated his intention by forcing the dis
placement OF the census bill with the
Teller resolution as the unfinished bus
mess.
The day. after . o'clock. was spent
In executive session. Senator Morgan
concluded his four days speech on the
Hawaiian treaty. He spoke for al
most four hours. and when he finished
there was not more than half a dozen
senator's present. Senator Teller took
the floor and will speak when the
treaty is next taken up.
Washington, Jan. 22.-McKenaa has
been confirmed as justice OF the SUI
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almost the entire executive session
with his speech in opposition to the
confirmation. though there we're brief
remarks by Senators Turner and VIII
son OF Washington and others favora-
bic to Mr.. McKenna. There was no
division on the vote. which was over
w~helmingly in favor of confirmation.
An agreement was reached by the
senate in open session that q final vote
ON the Teller resolution providing that
the bonds Of the United States may be
paid in silver dollars and all pending
amendments thereto should be taken
next Tuesday before adjournment.
In the House.
There was n parliamentary struggle
in the house over the bin for the re-
lief of the book publishing company of
the M. f.. Church South, which was
before the house last Friday. BY
shrewd m~aneuyering ITS opponents
succeeded in preventing action yester-
day. Previous to the consideration of
this bill to extend the public land laws
of the United States to the Territory
of Alaska and to grant n general rail
read right of way through the terri
tory. The urgent deficiency bill was
sent to conference after the silver
forces, with some outside aid, had
succeeded in ~concurring in the senate
amendment striking from the bill the
provision requiring the depositors of
bullion at government assay offices to
pay the cost Of transportation to the
mints.
Washington, Ian. "A. - The sensa-
tional episode at the close of the Gu
ban debate on Thursday, when Speak-
er Reed and Mr.. Bailey. the Demo-
cratic leader. in parliamentary lam
guage. questioned each others verici-
ty, the n charging and the other re-
senting the imputation of bad faith,
had its sequel in the house Saturday.
On a question of personal privilege
Mr.. Bailey got the floor and invoked
the printed record Of the agreement
to sustain his charge that the agree
ment had been violated.
He was met by Mr.. HIT, chairman
of the foreign affairs committee. Mr..
Henderson of Iowa, one of the floor
leaders of the majority. 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 a vote on Il
molten necessarily assumed that the
motion could be in order under the
rules. While the language used was
strong, there was no display of temper
and no excitement was occasioned, al
though the statements and counter
statements were enthusiastically APP
plauded by the respective sides.
Some bills of minor Importance Were
passed before this tilt and the re-
mainder of the day was devoted 10
general debate on the Indian appro-
priation bill.
That the Cuban question is still up
permost in the minds OF tie members
was eyinced during the debate. much
of which was devoted to it. Mr.. Cum
mings of New York made IL particu-
larry eloquent speech ON the spirit
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both sides of the house.
Work of the Senate.
In the senate Mr.. Cannon of Utah
introduced a bill providing for the
publication of the pension roll.
The resolution of Mr.. Teller of Colo
ralc, providing that the bonds of the
United States may be paid in silver
dollars was then laid before the sell
ate, and In accordance with notice
given the previous day Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada addressed the senate. He said
thnt the disregard Of the resolution.
which Is already a law In the United
States, had brought many calamities
upon the land. and that the results OF
such disregard had been disastrous
and lamentablc. He attributed the
panic of 1898 directly to the disregard
Of the law. At the conclusion of Mr..
Stewards speech Mr.. Nelson of Min
nesota offered the following amend
ment to the Teller resolution:
"And that 1t Is the duty OF the gov
eminent Of the United States, under
existing laws, to maintain the parity
In value Of its gold and silver money,
so that the dollar of the n metal
shall for all monetary purposes be
equal In value to the dollar Of the
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