Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-09


minutes in the. senate yesterday after
noon 1t seemed likely that.a vote
might be taken on II or more of the
resolutions relating to expansion that
usually large number Of Republican
senators were in attendance, all of
them having been notified to be pres
ent In the event Of a critical vote on
the pending question. Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia had called up his resolutions
and Ar. Chandler OF New Hampshire
had withdrawn his motion to refer
them 10 the committee on foreign re-
lations. Mr.. Sullivan OF Mississippi
had entered a motion to substitute his
resolution for those OF Mr.. Bacon.
while Mr.. Davis, chairman of the for
elgn relations committee. had an
nounced that he was willing that a
vote should be taken Immediately. As
it was evident, however, that a vote ON
resolutions n amendments could not
be taken before 2 O'clock - the hour
fixed by unanimous consent for the
senate TO go into executive session
Mr.. Bacon asked for unanimous con
sent that a vote be taken Mt 1870 to-
day. To this request Mr.. Carter OF
Montana objected and the whole ques-
ton was left suspended. Mr.. Rawlins
of Utah addressed the senate upon the
Vest anti-expansion resolution, devot-
ing the greater part of his time to a
defense of his position that the con-
stitution applies as well to people Of
u territories as those of the states.
The House.
The house entered upon the consid-
Grafton of the river and harbor bill and
made rapid progress. Fifty of the
elghty-eight pages OF the bill had been
completed when the house adjourned.
The bill appropriates directly about
S12. 800, 600 and authorizes contracts to
the extent of S1S,OO0,OOO additional.
The general debate was unusually
brief. Its feature was a speech In oppo-
sitIon to the bill by Mr.. Hepburn OF
Iowa, who has fought every river and
harbor bill for the last six years. He
said he knew his opposition would
avail nothing as the votes for it's pass
age had been arranged for by the ap-
preparations in the bill. He attacked
particularly Mississippi improvements,
which was ably defended by Mr..
SdtCuluSS Oh MlSSlSSlppl.
Washington, Feb. 3. A notable
speech was made in the senate yester-
day by Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin. He
took for his text the anti-expansion
resolution offered by Mr.. Vest, but did
not confine himself closely to that
proposed declaration of policy. He
discussed the question of expansion in
all of its phases and urged the ratif-
cation of the peace treaty as the best
means OF bringing the burning ques-
tion home to the people themselves
who. he said. could well be trusted on
their sober second thought to do that
which would be fair. just and gener-
Gus toward the Inhabitants of the
Mr.. Spooner spoke for
three hours, and through his brilliant
oratory, fine ability as a close and
~reasoner, splendid qualities as
advocate and adroitness and clev-
erness at repartee, held the careful at
of an unusually large number
of senator's and n large audience in the
galleries. AT the conclusion OF his
speech he received the warm congrat-
of many of his colleagues,
among whom was Mr.. Tillman
Of South Carolina, with whom he had
had a sharp personal tilt in the
curse OF his argument.
The House.
The river and harbor bill. carrying
more than $4,000, 0O0, passed
the house by a vote OF 100 to q. This
Is the largest majority any river and
bill has eve obtained in the
The bill attracted little oppo-
sition, and every effort TO amend it in
important particulars failed. Satur-
Feb. IL, was set apart for paying
tribute TO the memory of the late Mr..
Dingley of Maine.