Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.


and testimony pro and con was offered
throughout the day. The clerk of the Sem
ate transmitted the Teller resolution, which
passed the Senate. The announcement was
greeted with terrific outburst of applause
from the Democratic side of the House.
Mr.. Simpson, Populist, of Kansas COM
mented upon President McKlnley's declar-
alton at the manufacturers dinner in New
York, declaring that the attempt to make
all the obligations of the United S. ates pay
able in the dearest money in the world was
dress coat anarchy"
Jan. 2a-The bill to pay the book publish
ing company of the Methodist Episcopal
church South $299,o0O for damages sus-
tanned by that corporation during the war
after encountering an obstinate fllibuster
which STAYED OF vote on two previous pri-
Vate bill days, was pioted to its passage in
the House by Mr.. Cooper of Texas who was
in charge of the measure. The vote on the
bill was 1857. The first night session of
this Congress was held and was devoted to
private pension bills.
BY a vote of AZ TO 80 the Senate passed the
Teller resolution providing that United
States bonds may be paid In silver. Mr..
Lodges gold standard substitute was defeated
by majority of 30 The vote in detail by
which the Teller resolution was adopted
follows: Yeas Allen, Bacon Bate, Berry,
Butler, Cannon Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel, Gray Harris,
Heitheld, Jones (Ark) Kenny Kyld, Lind
say, McEnery McLaurin, Mallory. Mantle,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell Money, Morgan,
Murphy. Pasco, Pettigrew, PettuS Pritch-
ard, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup Smith, Stew
art Teller, Tllman Turpie Tuln er,
Vest, Warren White, Wolcott-4Z
Nays: Aldrich, Allison. Baker, Burrows,
II
Gallinger, Gear Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley Hoar Lodge. Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mason Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Plat Comm Plat New York;, Quay, Sc
well, Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore, Will
son-32
Jan. 27.-,The Senate extended debate on
the Teller resolution another day and fixed
tomorrow at 6 p m, as the time for taking
the final vote. Six hours were devoted to
the debate. The speeches In support of the
resolution we're delivered by Mr.. Daniel of
Virginia, Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky, Mr..
Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Cockrell of
Missouri. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,
and Mr. Caffery of Louisiana OPP
posed the resolution In the course
of his speech Mr.. Cockren said: "Oh, that
we had in the White House an Andrew
Jackson. that we might say 20 these bank
standard silver dollar in payment for the
obligations you hold That would settle
the question very quickly"
The House finally succeeded in passing
the Indian appropriation bill and the pc
itical debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District OF
Columbia bill which followed 1t. The
features of the debate we're the speeches Of
Mr.. Hartman. silver Republican of Mon
tana in denunclation Of the financial policy
of the administration and OF Mr.. Deliver,
Republican. of Iowa In reply to the general
attacks of the opposition.
Jan. 26.-For more than SIX hours the
Senate had under discussion the Teller res
olution providing that the government pay
the principal and interest of the bonds of
the United States in silver. The time was
consumed by Mr. Teller and Mr.. Daniel,
who supported the resolution and by Mr.
Hoar and Mr.. Plat, in opposition to It
During the course OF the debate. Mr.. Teller
said he would be willing to retire from pub
lie life, If, by so doing. he could bring about
an international blmetallic agreement
The House devoted another day to the
consideration of the Indian appropr alton
bill, most of the time being consumed as on
the two previous days, in discussing eX-
| traneous subjects. The motion to strike ont
the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
school was defeated, after consid-
cradle debate. 29-65, By far the
mos. interesting feature of the day
was the debate on the question of reducing
the mail carrier service in the large cities
owing to the failure of the Senate to attach
the estimated deficiency of 100000 to the
urgent deficiency bill Mr.. Loud used
strong words in his criticism of the post
ONCE department officials, and promised
some interesting disclosures later on.
Jan. 25.-Under the parliamentary fiction
of dis ussing the Indian appropriation bill
| the House devoted almost the entire day to
political debate in which the main ques-
tion was whether prosperity had come to
the country as a suit of the advent of the
| present administration, the Republic
ans maintaining and the Demo-
Gratis denying the existence of prosper
| lty. Mr. Smith, Democrat of Arizona, made
an attack on the present system Of educat-
| ing the Indian. He cleared that the Car
isis and Hampton schools were mistake;
| that an Indian could not be civilized by
teaching him to read and wElte aud sing a
psalm The Indian, he said. must receive
an industrial education, but 1t must be CIV
en- him in the vicinity of his home, not in
the East. In this bill he said S2500000
was wasted Mr.. Walker, Republican, OF
Massac h usetts, agreed with Mr. Smith that
the present policy was unsatisfactory, IL
loglca and imprIcticablc He moved to
strike out the appropriation for the Car
Isle school Without voting on the amend
ment the House adjourned.
Jan. 25.-Session of the Senate was char
acterizcd by heated, almost acrimonious
discussion of the financial question. For
nearly four hours the Teller resolution was
under consideration. the principal speakers
being AIr Allison Of Iowa; Mr.. Berry of Ar
kansas. and Mr. Eoar of Massachusetts.
Jan 2+-rhe House spent a couple Of
hours transacting business relating to the
District Of Columbia AMI the remainder OF
the day on the Indian appropriation bill
During the consideration of the latter bill
a lively POLITICAL debate was precipltated
by an Illusion made by Mr.. Simpson, Popu-
list, of Kansas, relative to an alleged inter-
view with the President on the subject Of
immigration Mr.. GrosvcnOr expressed the
opinion that the President had never used
some of the language imputed to him, ant
the debate dritted into a general discussion
of our Industrial conditions, in the course
of which the strike in New England, the
high prices for wheat In Kansas. and the
defaulting Republican onlclals In Nsbraski
SUCCESSFULLY played their parts Messrs
Diugley. Republican. of Maine; Greene
Populist, of Nebraska: Mercer, Republican
of Nebraska Grosvenor; Republican o
Ohio. and Simpson, Popullst of Kansas
participated.
Highest for Seven Years
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