The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-04
The Army and Legislative Appro-
priations Get Through.
THE TELLER RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
The Vote Reached in the House After Five
~ Hours of Debate-An Anti Trust Bill
introduced by MIR. Greene,
of Nebraska.

journed. John Nj. McLaurin was
sworn in as a senator from South Caro-
lima to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Earle, the term ending
March 4, 1908.
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, presented an
amendment TO the Legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
providing that, in the proposed reduc-
ton of the force of the pension Office,
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors or their widows and daughters
holding positions in that bureau shall
be protected. The amendment was re-
ferred to the appropriations commit
tee.
Mr. Gallinger, of New Hampshire,
chairman of the pension committee, re-
ported adversely the bill introduced
by Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, providing
that all pensioners now receiving less
than $40 per month receive that
amount after the bills passage. Mr.
Gallinger said that the whole number
of pensioners affected by the proposed
bill was 46S, 463, and that the total an
nual increase in pensions would aggre-
| gate SIS, 2S6, 900. The bill was placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Foraker called up the bill pro-
viding, under certain conditions, for
the purchase by the government of the
Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pa
life railroad, and asked that it be con-
sdered at once. Mr.. Thurs t. on Of
fered the following amendment to the
bill:
In case the Kansas Pacific division OF the
| Union Pacific railroad shall be purchased for
| the United States, the president may, In his
discretion, sell the railroad and property so
purchased for sum not less than the full
amount paid out by the United States to pur-
chase the railroad and property. The secre-
| tary OF the treasury shall, under the direction
OF the president, make. execute and deliver to
| the purchaser or purchasers OF said railroad
! and property n conveyance in writing but not
under seal which conveyance shall vest in said
| purchaser or purchasers all the rights title
and interest OF the United States in and to the
property therein described
Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, offered to
the amendment an amendment provid-
ing that sin no case shall the sale be
made for a less sum than the original
claim and interest due thereon"
Mr.. Vest. of the senate committee
on public health, made u report upon
the bill providing for the creation of
| Il VI DuOliC hV
report is adverse to the proposition
and it recommends as substitute the
bill for the enlargement of the powers
of the marine hospital service.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The house OF
representatives yesterday buried un-
der an adverse majority of so votes the
Teller resolution declaring the bonds
of the United States payable in silver.
The republicans were solidly arrayed
in opposition, with two exceptions,
Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina, who
voted with the democrats and populists,
and Mr.. White, of North Carolina, the
only colored member of the house, who
answered present" when his name
was called The assertions from the
democratic side were Mr.. McAleer, of
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Elliott of South
Carolina Both voted with the repub
licans against the proposition. Speak
er Reed, although it is not customary
for him to vote, had his name called
and, amid the cheers of his followers,
went on record in opposition to the
resolution.
The vote was reached after five hours
of debate, under special order adopt
ed at the opening of the session. The
majority, under the leadership of Mr.
Dingley, who made carefully-pre
pared speech, sounding the keynote o.
the opposition, assumed the position
that the last clause of the resolution
was in reality disguised declaration
} for the free coinage of silver, while
( the assaulting democrats, under thu
direction of Mr. Bailey, maintained
that the defeat of the resolution wa'
another step in the direction of the es
tablishment of the gold standard, tC
which they alleged both the presiden
and Secretary Gage had irrevocabl,
, committed the republican party Tn,
/ debate was at times fast and heated
, but there were no sensational Incl
/ dents beyond the kissing of Mr. Rhea
, of Kentucky, when he said that as thu
author of the crime of 'T3,' the hot
, test place in hades would be reserved
for the present secretary of state. Tn
vote on the resolution was: Ayes, 1872
nays, 1872,
:. An antitrust bill, explicit in it
terms and naming penalty of $1,000
. fine or from two to fifteen years i'm
$ prisonment, has been introduced i
I the house by Mr.. Greene, of Nebraska
n 1t makes it II felony 30 monopoliz
f or attempt to monorolize or con
. bine or conspre with any other
$ to monopolize any trade or commerce
among the states, or with foreign nj
[ tions, and the making of every con
= tract, agreement, or combination EN-
t tered into by any persons, firms, con
'zy.-ti r'HnS or rOuUtuaviUns ~. .sSn
as trust or otherwise, TO reSLral
I. trade or commerce or limit or contro
= the output or price of any article c
commerce The bill confers jurisdi'
a ton on the several circuit and distric
= courts of the United States and an
:, state court having common law juri
y diction and forfets to the Unite
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