The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-02-08
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In the Senate on Saturday, when there
were only dozen Senators present,
Boer sympathy resolution introduced by
Mr.. Allen was passed before its purport
was realized. A minute later the vote
was reconsidered and the resolution went
over. The financial debate was contin-
ued by Mr.. Chandler, who opposed the
gold standard and strongly urged the
double standard. Mr.. Chiffon and Mr..
Money also spoke. The House was not
i'll session.
Speeches were made in the Senate on
Monday on the financial bill by Messrs.
Wocott, Elkins and Butler. Mr.. Aliens
resolution introduced Saturday express
ing sympathy with the Beers went over
without losing its place. A large num-
Der of unimportant bills were passed The
House passed the bill to permit transit
through the United States of goods In
bond without the payment of duties; also
private pension bills favorably acted upon
at Friday nights session, and in District
of Columbia legislation.
On Tuesday the Senate heard Mr..
Allison in support of the financial bill,
and Mr.. Jones Of Nevada in opposition
thereto. Passed bill approprating $780,
900 to enlarge public building at Port
land, Ore. The House passed bill in
creasing limit of cost of new Government
printing office by $4,000 on account of
rise in prices of building material.
The Senate on Wednesday by vote
of 40 to % rejected an amendment to the
financial bill, offered by Mr.. Chandler, au-
thorizing the President to appoint COM
| missioners to any future international BIZ
| metallic conference. Devoted the rest
of the day to debate ON the Aldrich
| amendment providing that the provisions
| Of the bill are not intended to place any
| obstacles in the way of international BIZ
metallism. The House debated the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
| ton bill, the arguments assuming po-
| litical tinge. The feature was sharp
| colloquy between Messrs. Bartholdt, Ben
| ton and Pearce, all of Missouri, on the
| Nesbitt election law in that State.
On Thursday the Senate passed the
| Senate substitute for the House currency
bill by vote of 46 to 20. Made the
Hawaiian bill unfinished business, giving
| it right of way. The House completed
| twenty-six of the 124 pages of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
| tion bill without amendment. During the
general debate Mr.. Boutell Qll), Mr..
| Miers Und.) and Mr.. Showalter Pa.) dis
| cussed the Philippine question; Mr.. Gros-
venor (Ohio) and Mr.. Gillette (Mass.) civil
service reform, Mr.. briggs On. Y.) pen
| sions, and Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) his resO-
luton to repeal the fifteenth amendment
| to the Constitution.
The Senate on Friday resumed discus
| sion of the Philippine question. Mr.. Nc
| Emery strongly opposed permanent acqui-
stion of the islands and believed United
| States ought to relinQuish them as soon
| as authority of this country had been as
serted. Mr.. Stewart took pronounced
| position in favor of admission Of the pro-
ducts of any of the island possessions of
| the United States free of duty. Ha-
| waiian bill was read, but nothing was
| done with it. The House by vote of
75 to 81, in committee of the whole,
struck out from legislative appropriation
bill all provision for civil servivce COM
| mission. Action regarded as annual joke,
as item will probably be restored in open
session when members have to go on rec
| ord on roll call. Rest of the time de-
| voted to assertions by Mr.. Sims Dem.,
| Tenn.) that northern volunteer soldiers
| in Spanish war were much more clamOr-
Gus for pensions than the southern ones,
and attributing this to the debauching of
public sentiment in the North on the pen
sion question. Mr.. Pearre (Rep., Md
| raised the storm by stating that hundreds
| Of Massachusetts soldiers who never
smelled powder had applied for pensions.
This brought out an indignant reply from
Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem., Mass.), who de-
tailed the record of the Massachusetts,
volunteers. He was followed by others,
who defended the soldiers from their sew
eral States. Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) espe-
! cially assailed Mr.. Sims.