Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL


March CUBA Libre had field day in tn.
house; DespIts the war talk from Spain, thf
struggling patriots in Cuba were eulogizei and
sympathIzed with in two hours debate ana
the rules were then suspended and the resolu
uons by the House foreign affairs commit
tee were adopted a substitute for thos.
OF the Senate by an overwhelming maiorit,
80 TO IL. An analysis of the vote show
that lsS Republicans, 40 Democrats ans
fopn iists voted for the resolutions. and Re
puohcans and Democrats ag ainst them. Tn,
enthusiasm of the m EN- berS and of the specta
TORS ran not several times and the opponents O.
the resolutions cut but a sorry figure wheI
they attempted counter demonstration. Ov
ing to the brief time allotted for debate, mem
bers were for tunate IN securing two or threa
minutes to present their views
The senate passed Il bill tor the Increase os
the navy by 100o enlist, d men and for the call
ing out and enlistment of tho naval milit a in
case or emergency, and for the charter of troor
transport ships in case of emergency. ME-
hale, who urged the bill. said he did not think
war was imminent, but in view of the course O;
the United States he regarded the emergency
clauses as desirable. A number Of minor bills
were passed
debating the amendment to the legislation an
propriation bill to abolish the fee system in
the cases OF United States district ATTORNEYS
and marShals- The salaries fixed by the amend
nient range from s. 900 to 5000 Kansas and
western Missouri are fixed at S4.O1c and Okla.
homa at 5 .O0l. 1t was argued the amendments
~OuIO reduce the expenses of the ITDita1
states courts, which have dou bled since 1878 al
least $4,000 for the first year and result in
stopping the pernicious padding of the bust
ness OF the Federal cour.s The debate will be
continued tomorrow
The Senate gave most of the dav tn tho ,s--;
cultural Dill. and passed that measure CARRYING
-, 16z,OUJ, without material amendment An
other bill passed during the day changes the
limitations of fourthclass mail matter 50 as
to free the postal service from bulky articles
heretofore sent free by the government depart
ments- Mr. Walcott, in urging the bill said
roller top desks and electric motors were
among the articles sent as mail by the deoart-
ments.
March 4--The sen1te began. the considera
tion OF tho Dupont election case from Della
ware MIR. Mitchell spoke in favor of SEATING
MIR Dupont. but no action was taken The
cuban resolutions went to conference as re-
suit OF report from the committee on foreign
relations AMI MeSsrs. Sherman, Morgan and
Lodge were named as Senate conferrees A
number of bills were passed and at 3 o'clock
the Senate adjourned.
The house spent the entire day fixing the
salaries of United States district attorneys in
the amendment to the legislative approximation
bill to abolish the fee system. The salaries for
the district attorneys in the Kansas Missouri
and Oklahoma districts were fixed at $1,000
each.
March 5.-House wrangled four hours over
the salaries OF United States ma-shals and the
9th T features of the amendment to the Iegis-
latIve approo ration bill to abolish the fee
system in the cases OF United States ATTORNEYS
and marshaIs Interest in that debate was
completely Oversha dowed by a sensa tional
attack made upon Pres dent Cleveland
by Mr.. Hartman, Republican of Mon
tana, who felt himself personally ac-
grieved by Mr. Cleveland's utterances at
the Pres byterian Home Missionary meeting in
New York MI Hartman sent to the Gle TX 5
desk and hal read tie following extracts from
Mr.. Cleveand's address: The federation of
evils and Indifference to Christianizing
agencies" in the new States of the West which
I1rnl nnol- II
municip1 lities, corrupt and unsafe Territories
and undesirable States y Mr. Hartman re-
PEELED the Presidents utterances in bitter
sP rec S.n +o.do.o,,
ness.
March 6.-At the opening of the session of
the House a bill was passed motion of Mr..
oversize {, Republican, of Indiana to abolish
the cash payment OF pensions The purpose of
tee bill is to prevent the swindE ng of old vet
Grams who draw their pension money at the
'agenc on the quarterly pay days. The
House then resumed the consideration of the
remaining features of the amendment to the
legislative bill to abolish the fee syst IN 10 the
case of United States attorneys and marshals
After some unimportant amendments had been
adopted the bill was passed. The House then
took up the consideration oil the postoffice 9p-
Precipitation bill. The bill is the largest OF the
annual supply bills 1t car les 50 eIS 757.
Ssh less than the estimates but 81 80 T60
more than the current law carried. The night
session without incident. About dozen
pension bills were favorably acted upon.
March THE House resumed consideration
of the pos al appropriation bill a series of
attempts were made to Increase the compen-
SatIOn of fOu tn class pos tina tiers. but they
went before POINTS of order The con trovs rted
items in the bill rel tte to post Offices inspect
and special mail facilities a bill to in
corporate the Free Masons in the Indian T,r-
ritory pa s>ed.
Suicide in a Convent.
MARYvILLE, Mo-, March 9.-Mary