Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-08
The senate.

The Senate. e..
Washington, Feb. .. Representa-
tive Joseph Sibley of PENNSYLVANIA.
who attained great prominence I'm the
Flfty-fourth congress by his earnest
championship OF free silver, assailed
his Democratic colleagues yesterday
for their opposition to expansion in IA
speech that made the floors and gal
leries roar. Mr.. Sibley has recanted
his views on free silver and is now
generally out Of line with his col
leagues on the Democratic side. He
insisted yesterday that expansion was
an original Democratic doctrine, pro-
mulgated by Jefferson and adhered TO
by Madison, Jackson, Tyler, Polk and
Buchanan. In eloquent language he
pictured the destiny of the United
States carrying the arts of peace and
the story Of the Cross to the remotest
corners OF the globe. Mr.. Sibley re-
ceived an impressive demonstration
when he closed. The remainder Of the
debate was embarrassing. 1t touched
thequestion Of mediation in the Trans
vaal war, lynchings in the South and
h jury law in Hawaii. Not much
progress was made with the Indian ap-
preparation bill, which was under con-
sideration.
The Senate.
Nearly the entire morning hour in
the senate yesterday was occupied by
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska in the discus
sion of the report of Secretary Gage
concerning his transactions with the
National City Bank of New York. Mr..
Daniel Of Virginia made an extended
speech on the pending financial meas
ure. He vigorously opposed the prop
osltion that the country should go to
the gold standard. Daniel NJ. Rams
dell of Indiana and Charles G. Ben
nett of New York were sworn in as
sergeant-at-arms and secretary of the
senate respectively.
Washington. Feb. s. An effort by
Senator Pettigrew to discuss the Phil
ippine question in the senate yesterday
was Of no avail, as he was met by a
point Of order which took him from
the floor. He had gotten only so far
as to charge that the great journals Of
the country would not publish the
facts concerning the Philippine war.
Subsequently he offered another reso-
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week. Senator Allen of Nebraska con-
cluded his speech in arraignment Of
Secretary Gage because OF his trans.
actions with the National City Bank of
New York. He had previously intro
duced a resolution providing for an in
vestigation by the senate of the treas
ury department, but objection TO its
consideration sent it over urdu next
week.
The House.
The house yesterday devoted its st
tention to the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t got no further, however, than
the appropriations for Indian schools.
where an effort was inaugurated by
Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York TO author
lie the secretary of the interior to con
tract with schools for the education of
Indian children where the government
lacked facilities. No provision is made
for contract schools in this bill. 1t is
claimed the present school system is
inadequate.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The house Sat
urday passed the Indian appropriation
bill. IT was slightly amended In unim-
portant particulars. An attempt to
revive the policy of making contracts
with religious schools for the education
of Indian children, which has been
gradually abandoned by the govern
ment during the last FIVE years, failed.
ON the ruling of the chair that the
amendment offered was out of order.
The latter part of the session was de-
voted to eulogies upon the life and
public service OF the late Representa-
tive Ermentrout of Pennsylvania.