Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
WORK OF CONGRESS
Proceedings I'm the Sennte md HovsS
Of Representatives.

had a field day in the house. Despite
the war talk from Spain the strug-
Cling patriots In Caba were eulogiZed
n sympathiZed with i'm n two hours
debate. and the rules were then s,is-
pended and the resolutions by the
house foreign affairs committee were
adopted as a substitute for those OF
the senate by an overwhelming ma
jority-263 to II.
"A bill was passed by the senate to-
day for The increase OF the navy, and
II attracted considerable attention in
view of the extension of Spanish
Cuban affairs. In explaining the mat
ter Mr.. Hale of Maine, who reported
it from the naval committee. said
that while he did not believe the Uni
ted States would be involved in war
as a result of the present troubles, yet
he considered it desirable to give the
president authority 10 call out the
naval militia and charter private ships
for naval transportation. The follow
ing bills were passed: Authorizing
the construction OF bridges across the
Missouri river between its mouth
and the mouth Of the Dakota or James
river, and across the Mississippi river
between the mouth of the Minnesota
river in Minnesota and South Port
land.
Washington, March 5.-The senate
gave most of the day to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill and passed
tina measure, carrying S:9G2,0W
without material amendment. Anoth-
er bill passed during the day changes
the limitations of fourth-class mail
matter so as to free the postal service
4 from ItI1lN- ARTICLES hnrntnfnrn SyNnt
free v! the government departments.
Mr.. Wolcott. in urging the bill, said
roller top desks and electric motors
Were among the articles sent as mail
by the departments. late la the day
word came from the house that the
error concerning the Cuban resolu-
| lions a been corrected. In its cor
rected form the house resolution is an
amendment to that passed by the SEN
ate. As thus reported back the sub
tect was referred to the committee on
foreign relations, Mr.. Sherman stating
that the committee would consider the
question at the meeting tomorrow.
The house spent the day in debating
the amendment TO the legislative APP
| preparation bill 10 abolish the fee sys-
TEN in the cases of United States dis
trict attorneys and marshals.s The
salaries fixed by the amendment
| range from $1,000 TO 5000. The
amendment was Endorsed by almost
every member of the Judiciary com
mittee. II WAS argued the amend
mcnt would reduce the expenses OF
the United States courts, which have
doubled since 1878. at least 100000
for the first year. aud result IN stop
ping the pcrnicious padding Of the
business Of the federal courts. The
debate viii be continued tomorrow
under the five-ninute rule.
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Washington. March 6.-The house
spent the entire day fixing the sala-
ries of United States district attorneys
in he amendment to the legislative APP
preparation bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn. The law at present fixes the
maximum salary from fees at $4,000.
In only one case was the recommen-
dation OF the judiciary comittee de-
| parted from. the Western district of
Pennsylvania, where the salary rec
commended was increased from $500
to $1,000. The salaries for district
attorneys in Northwestern states are:
Minnesota, $4,000; Eastern Wisconsin,
$1,000; Western. $1,000; North Da-
kota, $3.50: South Dakota. $500.
The senate began consideration OF
the Dupont election case from Della
ware. Mr.. Mitchell spoke in favor
of seating Mr.. Dupont, but no action
was taken. The Cuban resolutions
went to conference as a result of IA
report from the committee on foreign
relations and Messrs. Sherman. Nor
gan and Lodge were named as senate
conferees.
Washington. March &. - The house
wranglcd for four hours over the sal
aries of United States marshals and
the other features of the amendment
to b legislative appropriation bill to
abolish the fee system in the cases of
United States attorneys and marshals.
Interest In the debate was completely
o~yershadowed by n sensational attack
made upon President Cleveland by
Mr.. Hartman Rep., MONTY, who felt
himself personally aggrieved by Mr..
Cleveland's u~tterances ut the Presby-
terrain home mission meeting In New
YORK on Tuesday, inc who seized the
opportunity allowed by the latitude or
debate on appropriation bills to repel
the idea that the Western states were
the home of evil influences.
Fol a long time to-day it looked as
though the Cuban question would be
finally disposed of in the senate 10y
agreeing to the conference report ac-
cepting the house resolutions. At the
conclusion OF Mr.. Mitchelrs elaborate
argument on the Dupont ease Mr..
Sherman presented the report of the
conferees and asked for immediate
action. Representatives Hit and Adj
ans, two Of the house c~onferees, were
present at the time, as 1t was expect
ed that the report would be adopted.
But as there We're not more than n
dozen senators in the chamber Mr..
Hale of Maine suggested that it was
undesirable to crowd through a reso-
luton of this magnitude mt y late hour
n with an empty senate. 1t went
| over until next week.
! Washington. March 8. - The house
| passed the Legislative appropriation
bill which has been under considera-
ton for q week. Most of the time,
however, was consumed in the con-
sideration Of the amendment to IDOL
lsh the fee system In the cases of
United States attorneys and marshals.
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