Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-27
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ioohcu as III parliamentary proceedings
would be set aside and the senate res
oiution recognizing the insurgents as
belligerenis would be attached MS q
rider to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Mr.. Dearmond. a
missouri Democrat, precipitated the
issue by Offering the resolution as an
amendment, but a point of order
against 1t was sustained. MIR. Dear
mond appealed. He urged the Repub.
ilcans who had professed friendship
Tor the struggling Cubans to override
the decision OF the chair as the only
chance OF securing action on the prop
ositlon. Mr.. Bailey. the leader of the
minority, and other Democrats Joined
! u the appeal. The excitement be-
came intense, but the appeals of MIR.
Dingiey, the floor leader Of the ma
Jority, as well Us other Republican
leaders 10 their associates not to ioin
In the programme succeeded. Mr..
Colson, Rep, KY, warned his side
that unless he was soon given an Old.
portunity 10 vote his sentiments on
the Cuban question he would cooper
ate in any revolutionary method 10 Sc
cure action. The Republican tactics
kept to the front the point of the
minority seeking TO override the rules
OF the house and get every Republican
vote. sustaining the chair by a vote OF
1o2 TO III. One Democrat, Mr.. Flem-
ing OF Georgia, voted with them on the
ground that he could not violate his
oath by voting against upholding the
rules. During the debate Mr.. Bailey
challenged Mr.. Hit to give the house
any assurance that IN opportunity
would be offered to vote on the resolu-
ton passed by the senate at the last
session, but he received no reply. Be
fore the diplomatic bill came up the
army bill was passed.
In the senate.
The open session of the senate was
brief. Practically the only business
accomplished aside from the routine
proceedings was the passage Of the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
The measur as finally passed by the
senate carries 81. 913,Sl0 The Teller
resolution providing that bonds of the
United States may be paid in standard
silver dollars was fayorably reported
by n majority of the finance commit
tee and notice was given that ii would
be called up a. an early date. An eff
fort viii be made to fix a time for the
final vote on the pending census bill
bur was abandoned until tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. 20.-All day long
the question Of granting belligerent
rights TO the Cuban insurgents was
argued in the house, but as OH the pre-
vious day tte minority hurled itself
against n stone wall. On the only vote
taken-a motion designed TO oyerrule
the decision of the speaker and direct
the committee on foreign affairs to re-
port without further deIay the Cuban
resolution passed by the senate at the
last session - the Republicans stood
solid and voted to sustain the chair.
The galleries were banked to the
doors and there was considerable ex-
element throughout the early part Of
the session when the members of the
minority were successfully pressing
all sorts of amendments bearing on the
Cuban question for the purpose of en-
barraSsing the majority. During the
general debate Chairman Hit. of the
foreign affnirS committee, made an
impressive speech, explaining at
length the situation which made ac-
ton by congress inadvisable. Perhaps
the most dramatic portion of his
speech came when he declared that
the insurgents only wished for bel
ligerent rights in the hope and belief
that this country would become IN
broiled in a war with Spain. which
would give them their freedom with
our triumph.
Mr.. Dinsmore of Arkansas, the lead
ing minority member of the commit
tee on foreign affairs replied to him,
and Messrs. Adams of Pennsylvania,
chairman Of the Cuban subcommittee
of the same COMMITTEES: Berry of Ken
lucky, and Wheeler of Kentucky also
addressed the house during the general
debate. The debate will close to-day.
I'm tho senate.
A spirited debate was precipitated
in the senate by the introduction of a
resolution by Mr.. Hoar of Massachu-
sets providing for an inquiry by the
committee on postotfices and post
roads concerning the recent order OF
the postmaster general reducing the
force of letter carriers in several cities
of the country. The resolution in a
modified form is still pending.
Mr.. Vest gave notice that he would
move to-day to take up for considera-
ton the Teller resolution reported by
the finance committee providing that
bonds of the United States may be
paid in standard silver dollars.
Senator Morgan continued his speech
in advocacy of the ratification OF the
Hawaiian annexation treaty In the TX
ecutive session of the senate. He an
nounced at the conclusion of the ses-
sion that he probably would require
one more day in which to complete
his presentation of the subject.
Washington. Jan. 21.-Speaker Reed,
from the rostrum of the house, and
MI. Bailey, leader Of the Democrats,
from his place oD the floor. glared at
each other at the close Of the Cuban
debate yesterday and Joined In an Is
sue Of ~veracity. This sensational cpl
sode completely overshadowed the in
terest In the Cuban debate which has
unl~nterruptedly In the house
for three days during the considera-
ton OF the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Wednesday notice
was given by Mr.. Williams of Missis-
that at the conclusion Of the de-
yesterday q motion would be
made to recommit the bill with in
Yesterday when the mo-
ton was made by Mr.. Bailey 1t was
ruled out of order by the speaker.
SIR. Bailey thereupon startled the