The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1896-02-29
WORK. OF CONGRESS-
Proeeeainws IN the Senate and House
Of Representatives.

Washington. Feb. 21.-ln the senate
Mr.. Carter of Montana offered lNso-
luton to rccoMmit the tariff bill to
the finance committee for further con-
sideration. This move by one Of the
four Republican senators who voted
against taking up the tariff bill caused
much interesting comment. Mr.. Car
ter did not press the resolution, but
said he would ask to take 1t up next
week, when he would address the
senate on its adoption. The announce
ment accepted as f0reslladowing a
statement of the attitude and purposes
of the silver senators who voted
against considering the tariff bill. 1t
was definitely arranged that the Cu.
han question would I've taken up TO-
morrow.
The house devoted itself strictly to
business. The army appropriation
bill. carrying $23.275.9O2, was passed,
the conference report OH the urgency
deficiency bill was adopted. and the
bill to extend for five years the time
In which the government can bring
suits to annul patents to public lands
under railroad and wagon road grants
was passed. An amendment was
adopted limiting the application of the
act to railroad and wagon rOnd
grants" Mr.. Picker (Rep., s. d. Of
fered an amendment to the army ap-
preparation bill providing that no Of
fcer Of the army should be detailed
to duty as an Indian agent. 1t was
ruled out on a point of order.
Washington, Feb. 22-The Cuban
question came before the senate for
definite and final action and it Is eX-
pected that votes will be taken ut an
early day. on the several pending
propositions requesting Spain to reg
ogpize the belligerency of Cuba, and
requesting recognition of Cuban in-
dependence. there is every indicu-
tlon. also. that the debate will lead TO
more radical and decisive resolutions
The opening of the debate to-day drew
large crowds to the galleries and
there were frequent demonstrations
of approval ut the stirring and dra-
matte utterances of several Of the
speakers. Mr.. Lodge (Mass) and Mr..
Morgan (Ala.) We're particularly for.
chile and direct in their language, MI.
Morgan expressing the belief that war
between the United States and Spain
would result from recognizing tllt.
Cubans as belligercnts. Mr.. Morgan
said his opinion was that congress
had a perfect right to make a dcclara-
tiOn Of war and an absolute. perfect
and independent right to recognize
belltgerency or to recognize independ-
ence and to enforce the declaration by
q military movement either by land or
sea; furthermore congress had the
right to command the conmander-in-
chief of the army TO 80 on the field
ln the execution Of the order. This
statement brought out burst Of ap-
plause. No vote was taken.
Again the house attended strictly to
business. The conference report on
the diplomatic and consulcr bill was
agreed to, the senate amendments to
the pension bill were sent to confer
ence and the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up. The latter Hill carries
$S,630.905, or S132,7J2, less than the
law for the current year. During
speech Mr.. Wilson Nscp.. Ohio Il di-
verttng incident occurred. He was
criticising the tiinsy tariff hill passed
by the house. "What we want" said
he, "is good old fashioned protective
tariff measure" A round of Republic
an applause greeted this statement.
II want to say" continued MIR. Will
son. that the reports that the great
advocate OF protection has taken u
backward step are false. Mckinley
stands today where he has always
stood" BY this time tho house was
interested and Mr.. Dinslnore (Dem.,
Ark.) raised a laugh by moving that
. the time Of the nominating speeches
be limited. Mr. Wilson, however, sue.
ceeded despite the good natured efforts
Of the friends Of other candidates to
prevent 1t in having McKinley's Chi
cago speech read at the clerks desk.
Several times the words were ap-
plauded. There was an especially en-
thusiastic demonstration when this
sentence was uttered: ''I'hc fight will
go on until the American system Is
everywhere recognized.