Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL

piJd almost the entire session, speaking untl
nearly o'clock il support of the Cuban reso-
buttons The senator severely arraigned Minister
Dupuy De LONE of Spain for imoroprioty in
criticising Senators He also recited many
evidences of the seventies and atrocities with
which Spain was prosecuting the war. Mr.
Morgan said he fe lred that the fanaticism OF
Spain would lead her to take up the gauge OF
war, no matter how mild and proper the course
OF COngro's might be
The House devoted the day 10 the amend
ments covering tho elects in tho customs al
ministrativc act, all of which we're adopted
March Is During the consideration in tho
Senate OF a resolution to open the Uncom-
phagre reservation in Utah Secretary Hoke
Smith WIS severely criticised by Messrs. Can
non of Utah, Vol OFT of Colorado and Vest OF
Missouri. Dir. Vest said that there had boon
time when cabinet officer who deliberately
disoboyod the law would DO brought before the
bar of the Senate, but that it was now quite
common for such officers to refuse to carry
out the law He said that the opening OF
the asphalt regions on that reservation
would result in greatly cheapening tho
product. There was disposition ON the pa t
of the administration not to treot the people OF
the west fairly rs if they dill not know what
they wanted He referred to the address of the
Presideut to the Presbyterian mission board in
NtH IOTh, int EEtbllcuJ BIunuluk on inc very
thresholds of the rum holes and places of vice
in New York and saying that the people of the
west needed missionary aid He had heard
that the President had lately laid his heart at
the foet OF Jesus He was glad to hear it. He
had feared that the President had donated all
his alteration to the mugwumpJ and incense
burners. The UncOmpahgre reservation bill
was finally laid aside after being made the un.
finished business, after the pending Arkansas
claim bill was disposed of, and then Mr. Thurs
ton took tho floor on the Dupont case.
The House entero upon the consideration
of the resolutions consuming Mr.. Bayard Tor
speeches delivered by him before the grammar
school at Boston, England, and before the
Edinburgh Scotland Philosophical insti-
tuition last fall Mr.. Hit chairman Of
the foreign affairs committee, and Mr. Nc
Creary who was chairman of tho COM
mittae in the last Congress, opened respective.
ly for and against the resolutions. Mr.. COus.
ms speech in support of the resolutions was
the feature of tho proceedings. He won for
himself the highest distinction as an orator.
Mr.. DinsmOre, Democrat of Arkansas, who was
minister to COroa during the former Cleveland
administration, in closing the debate for tho
day, defended the utterances of Mr.. Bayard
as to the effect of protection, and, to the great
delight tho Democrats, read extracts from
Senator Chandler's interview alleging that tho
Mckinley boomers wero loVying on the pro-
tecte1 industries. Debate was not concluded
at adjournment
March 10-Cuba had tho entire attention OF
the Senate, speeches being made by Senators
cray, Chiffon and Gallery, the debate beingen-
liycned by many spirited incidents Mr. Gray's
plea for Cuba brought on running cross-firO
of comment and inquiries from Mr. Hale.
Tho Delaware senator caused much amuse-
mont hv rnfarrnu 70 Mr. Haln
senator from Spain. A fresh and
vigorous contribution to the debate came from
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas, who had seldom i'd
dressed tho Senate He urged that there was
abundant work at homo to occupy the atten-
ton of Congress instead of enlisting in human
itarian crusadcs abroad, with their possibili-
lies of war Mr.. Gallery also opposed tho
Cuban resolutions
The house discussed the Bayard censure resO-
lutions all day, and at times drifted into dis
cusson of the merits OF protection as an econ
omic policy Mr. Tucker Democrat. of Vir-
ginia, who made the principal speech in
opposition defended ME-. Bayard's utterauces,
and Senator Chandler's interview was again
brought forward as q vindication OF Mr. Bay
ards statement that protection tended 10 cor
rupt public life The Republicans We'd with
each other in upholding and eulogizing protec.
tioa, Mr.. Barrett of Massachusetts and Mr..
HrOsveiOr OF ONO also spoke Tor the reSolu-
ton.
March 20.-ThD House, after three days OF
debate, adopted resolution censuring Thomas
F. Bayard. ex-Secrctary Of State, and 2ow
Ambassador to tn, court Of st. James, for
uttorances delivered in an address to the BOs.
ion, England, Grammar s,hool. and in an
address before the Edinburgh, Scotland, Philo-
sophical inst tuition last fall. The vote stood
1870 to IL in favor Of tho first resolution OF CEN
sure and six Democrats voted for it. Tho
second resolution, which expressed the general
opinion that foreign representatives should
not make political or partisan speeches, was
adopted, 1871 to 81
Senator Morgan presented a now phase OF
the Cuban question to tho Senate by offering a
Joint resolution declaring that state OF war
exists in Cuba an recognizing the insurgents
as belligerents. The pending resolutions are
concurrent while these, being joint, would il
adopted, require the PRESIDENTS sigma
ture. The resolutions before the SEN
alto resolved an unexpected reverse.
Mr. Sherman sought to interrupt tho usual
course Of adjoining over Saturday, unless
unanimous consent was given to take the final
vote on the Cuban quest on at stated time
next week. Unanimous consent was not given
however, and the Senate voted 4 to % TO adj
journ. The vote was regarded as an evidence
of growing opposition to tho Cuaan rssolu-
tions. Most of the day was given to the Cuban
debate. A number of small bills were passed.