The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Daily Proceedings in Senate
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
Substance of the Measures Re,n~ Con.
sidered by the Fifty Fourth
SessiOn-Senate

Washington. March 23.-During the
Cuban deabte in the senate the floor
was yielded temporarily by Sherman to
Allen, to state his views on the claim
OF Dupont. The statement had more
than passing interest, for the six
Populists votes are regarded as decisive
In the contest, and this was the first
expression of Populist senator. Allen
commended that Dupont was not entitled
to seat without certificate or cre-
Dental from the executive of the state,
and when this was lacking, as in this
case, the courts of the state could COM
pei the issuance of credentials by the
governor. A resolution, offered by
Chandler, was adopted for an inquiry
OF the naval committee of the desira.
bility of building one turret above an.
other, after which the following bills
were passed: For the relief of settlers
within the indemnity limits of the
grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company; for the disposal of lands in
the Fort Klaamth hay reservation, Or.
egon; fixing the rank and pay Of the
judge general of the navy;
for the survey of the mouth Of the Yu.
kon river, Alaska.
Washington, March 25.-An unex.
pected climax to the Cuban debate was
reached in the senate today when, on
motion of Sherman, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, the
Cuban resolutions were recommitted to
the committee. The vote to recommit
was unanimous and without the for
mality of roll-call. Sherman, Nor.
gan and Lodge were appointed to rep
resent the senate in a further confer
ence. Hoar gave notice of proposed
amendment to the rules for the purpose
of enabling the senate to dispose of
public business more promptly" It
proposes that when any bill or resolu-
tion shall have been under considera-
ton for no less than four days, it shall
be in order for any senator to demand
that the debate theron be closed. II
the senate decides to close debate, the
question is to be taken on the measure
on its successive stages, according to
the rules, but without further debate,
except that every senator desiring
shall be permitted to speak not more
than once and not exceeding an hour.
Washington, March 26-The dis
placement of the Cuban resolutions
had no apparent effect in diminishing
the attendance in the senate galleries
today as it was expected that Mills
resolutions, proposing to use the army
and navy in taking possession Of Cuba
and holding it until the people had es.
tablished local self-govenrment,
would occasion further debate. A bill
was passed amending the law prescrib-
ing the death penalty for Indians con-
victed of rape, and leaving the punish
ment discretionary with the court.
Resolutions offered by Hoar were
adopted requesting the president to
transmit to the senate all dispatches,
correspondence, etc., from November
5, 1875, to 1878, concerning the paci-
fcation of the pending conflict in Cuba.
Mills was recognized at this point in
support of the Cuban resolution intro
ducd by him yesterday, and took up
the afternoon session in speech in
support of it.