The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-03-12
IN THE SENATE.
The Conference Report on the Cuban
Resolution to Be Called Up.


ne Dupont Klsction Case 70 he ConsiA.
sfed-Ths Bill - Prevent che ExtermAn.
alton Of Eur Seal WIN he Taken Up
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the House.
WAsHINaToN, March o.-The confer.
ence report ON the Cuban reso.
buttons will b called mp in the sem
ate Monday. When the report was
presented on Thursday last by Mr..
Sherman, wherein the senate receded
1rom it, own resolutions and agreed to
those passed by the house, objection to
present consideration was made by Mr.
Hale, Of Maine. Mr.. Sherman then
gave notice that he would call the re-
port up Immediately after the morning
business Monday. A conference re-
port being privileged 1t has the
right of way. Mr.. Hale, it 10
understood, will take the opportunity
thus offered to explain why he voted
against the resolutions when they were
before the senate for consideration
Mr.. Chandler, who did not participate
In the debate at that time, but who
voted for the resolutions, may make .
short speech In which he will state his
views, which are more extreme than
those of any Of his colleagues. Mn
Chandler holds that this government
should not only declare the independ.
ence Of the island Of Cuba, but that the
Unieed States should set up that inde-
pendence and notify Spain and the
whole world that she was ready and
able to maintain It.
The Dupont case, involving the legal
ity Of the alleged election in Delaware,
still holds it's place as the unfinished
business. Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, has
the floor for Monday. His speech will
be replied to by Mr.. Pritchard, of North
Carolina, member Of the committee.
Mr.. Gray, of Delaware, and Mr.. Bur-
rows, of Michigan, will also speak on
this subject during the week. There
10 general belief that the debate
win end this week, for there is NO dispo-
sition on the part Of the democrats to
delay the VOTE Mr.. Gray, representing
the democrats, says there is a plain case
against the legality Of the claim of Mr..
Dupont, and that If the senate votes ac-
oording to the facts as they are pre-.
ssnted, Mr.. Dupont will not be seated.
Mr.. Mitchell is equally firm In his be-
lief that there can be but one side
to the case, and that Mr.. Dupont
will be seated. The impression among
republicans is that Mr.. Dupont will get
the solid vote of the republicans, to-
lgsther with one, and perhaps two pop
Nlist votes. This, of course, would give
him his seat. The silver men appear 10
have been carefully sounded on the
subject, and though interested in the
case, say that silver will not figure in
the matter at all. but that the case will
be decided on its merits entirely, even
though the seating of Dupont does
mean one or more anti-silver men in
the senate
The bill to prevent the determination
of the fur seals of Alaska (which seems
TO prevent such determination by ex,
terminating them under authority Of
tho United States and thereby prevent
int the further exercise of cruelty by
pelagic sealers) has been the special Or
der for Thursday. This measure will
cause some debate, at least on the part
of Senator Morgan, who is bitterly op.
posed to its provisions and was defeated
in committee by majority of only one.
It Is the expectation of the house
managers to devote the coming week
to the. consideration of appropriation
bills and the contested election cases of
,Aldrich vs., Robbins, from the Fourth
Alabama district.
The post Office appropriation bill is
the pending business, and when it has
been disposed of election cases will be
taken up, unless the illness of Mr.. Tur-
ner (dem., Va. }, member Of the COM
mittee reporting the case, should neoes-
state a postponement
The naval appropriation bill is the
next in line for consideration.
DILLsBoRo, Ind, March "a disas-
trous freight wreck took place on the
B. & o. 8. w. railroad mile and q half
west of here Sunday morning. The
cause IL still mystery and the 70
sponsibility is being shifted from the
crew Of one train to that of the other.
Both trains came together head on and
q second later the long train of cars
that followed began piling up in a
shapeless mass. Twenty-Five cars in
all were reduced to kindling and their
contents were scattered over the track.
Ton of the cars contained cattle, near
ly all of which were either killed out
right or badly MANNED. None of the
crews were injured.
Waylaid and Killed.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Stephen Q. Powell
one of the wealthiest and most prom.
mont men on Long Island, was murder
ed In most brutal manner at about II
O'Clock Saturday night, as he was return'
ing from his place of business on Main
street to his home on Fulton street. Mr..
Powell was in the habit of carrying
large sums Of money upon his person
1t is supposed that his murderer O,
murderers learned of this fact and
awaited an opportunity to waylay him
Wants Heavy Damages.
| WINCHEsTER, KY, March 9.-Petel
Ridder, an inmate of the county poor
house, has sued Chief of Police James