Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-17

the second, s45,0O0,O 900; and for the
first five months Of this year, S4O,g76.-
900. Yet, he said, the president nad
not seen ut with these large deficits
to recommend any measure for an IN
crease Of revenue. The necessity for |
revenue he argued, could not be de- /
MED in the face of the figures sub |
mittec by the president himself. 1t |
vas, he declared, purely a business |!
question. He showed that importa- |
lions were increasing and revenues de- |
Creasing. 1t indicated, he said, lack
Of business capacity in the imposition
OF duties. When the bill was
taken up under the five-minute
rule, Mr.. Connolly Qll) offered an
amendment to the provision requiring
examining surgeons to state specihcaI-
ly the rating that an applicant for pen
sion is entitled to in their judgment, so
as to make the rating fixed by an ex-
aiming board binding in the pension
/ office if any pension should be allowed
| The amendment was ruled cut and
the bill passed
/ The notice given by Thomas E.
! Watson of his contest against J. e.
Black Of Georgia was read.
Mr.. Lorimer Ql.) introduced a bill to
| prevent conspiracies to blacklist
WEDNESDAY.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 9,-The
80 to u adopted motion to take up
the Dingley talff-silyer bill. Unex-
pected and surprising as this action
was it did not have the significance
which the vote itself appears to con-
yey.
Immediately following it, Mr.. Aldrich
of Rhode Island, one of the repub-
Hcan members of the finance commit
tee, moved to recommit the bill to that
committee, and this motion was pend
ing when at 2 o'clock the morning hour
expired had been taken. Neither the
bill nor the Aldrich motion to recon-
NIT enjoys any privilege or precedence
as result of the action. Mr.. Allen
(pOp., Neb.), the author of the motion,
is very blunt in his expressions, and he
taunted the republican senators for
shrinking from the Dingley bill after
conducting a tariff campaign. He ran
l along, touching on many points that
: have hitherto been reserved fol caucus
J consideration
Early in the day three sets of vigor-
GUS resolutions for Cuban indepenid-
ence furnished an interesting feature.
They came from Mr.. Cameron of Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Mills of Texas and Mr..
Call of Florida, and, while differing IN
%1o.o
ognition by the United States of Cuban
independence. The first, offered by
Mr.. Cameron rep, Pa was as follows:
Resolved, the the senate and house
of representatives, That the independ-
ence Of the republic of Cuba be and the
same is hereby acknowledged by the
United States of America.
Resolved, That the United States
should use its friendly offices with the
close the war between Spain and
Cuba"
The Cameron resolution went to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr. Mills (dem, Tex) followed at
once with the following resolution:
Joint resolution directing the pres
ident of the United States to take pos
session of the island of Cuba and hold
it until it's inhabitants can institute
such government as they wish, and
organize and arm such forces as may
be necessary to protect them against
invasion.
Resolved, etc, That the president
Cf the United States is hereby directed
to take possession of the island of
Cuba with the military and naval
forces of the United States and hold
the same until the people of Cuba can
organize a government deriving is
powers from the consent of the gov
erned and arm and equip such mill
tary and naval forces as may be neces-
sary to secure them against foreign in
vaSiOn.
The Mills resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee.
Mr.. Call (dem., Fla) followed with
another joint resolution, as follows:
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives, That the United
States of America recognize the re-
public of Cuba as a free and independ
ent government, and accord to the
people of Cuba all the rights of a SOW
ereign and Independent government in
the ports and Within the jurisdiction
of the United States"
The Call resolution went to the
table, Mr. Call announcing that he
would speak on 1t at an early day.
The three resolutions occasloned
marked attention, owing to the direct
ness and vigor of the language used.
After this came "a flood Of bills COW
ering every phase of legislation, in
/ Guiding an antitrust bill and meas
ure to withdraw small notes from cir
culation, by Mr.. Shoup, and one for
! ''the temporary reduction of salaries of
United States officers by Mr.. Chan
dler.
! Mr.. Morrill, rep, VT offered a reso-
/ luton evidently directed against the
use of the new congressional library
! for the next inaugural ball, as has
! been proposed. The resolution was re-
| ferred
/ Mr.. Allen pop, Neb) offered reso-
luton reciting that it is the settled
doctrine that no state has the power
to affect the integrity of contracts by
! legislation or otherwise.
Mr.. Chandler rep, n. h secured
the adoption, without comment, of a
resolution directing the commerce COM