The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-18
SENATE AND HOUSE
The Important Business Now En-,
gaging Attention Of Congress.
RADICAL EFFORTS TO AID CUBANS
NOS Thought Probable That ANY Of the
Extreme Measures Will BE Passed
LIQUIDS Postal Bill
in the House.

Washington, Dec. 16. - Although
much of yesterdays session of the
senate was devoted to Cuban affairs.
several more speeches on the same
SUBJECT are expected to-day, but it is
not thought probable that any of the
more radical resolutions will be passed
senator Morgan, dem., Ala, occupied
more than an hour in the senate in
presenting arguments to show why
Uhe United States should at once inter
vene to put an end to the war in Cuba
lie declared that the people and the
fruits OF the island were made the
prey of commissioned guerillas who
had become robbers, cut throats, as
sassins and pirates, and he said that if
the United States were to intervene at
all he would prefer open war and
would vote it. AT it's conclusion the
resolution offered by him requesting
the president to communicate papers
relating to the condition of affairs in
Cuba was agreed to- A resolution for an
inquiry into the alleged corrupt use of
money in the late presidential election
was offered by Mr.. Allen, pop, .Neb.,
and was, under the rule, referred to
the committee on contingent expenses.
1t provides for a committee of nine
senator's, with instructions to inquire
to what extent money was used in
promoting the nominations or in in
fuencing the choice of presidential
electors; what contributions were
made by the owners of silver mines
and gold mines, by bankers, manu-
facturers, railroad and other corpora
tions and millionaires; and by com
panies and persons residing abroad.
The committee is to act by sub-com-
mittees and to sit during the present
session and until the first Monday in
December, 1897. The pension bill of
Nancy G. Allabach, passed and votoed
last session, was taken up and was
passed, Notwithstanding the presi-
dents objections-41 to IL.
House of Representatives.
The house rather unexpectedly en-
tered upon the consideration of the
bill of Mr.. Loud, rep, Cal, to amend
til postal law relating to second-class
mail matter. and it is still the unfin-
ished business 1t was not taken up
without opposition, however, several
members endeavoring to postpone ac-
ton, but by decisive votes the house
rejected all efforts to delay the pro-
ceedings, and Mr.. Loud opened the de-
bate. He characterized the bill as the
most important measure that would
come before congress at this session
one whose disposition might involve
the question of an issue of bonds by
the new administration. By the shut
ting out from the mails, as the bill
provided, of serial novel publications
and sample copy" newspapers, the
government would save from $20,000,
600 to $40, 600, O00 year and make the
postal service not only self-sustaining,
but, on the basis of present operations,
a source of profit. Most of the session
was occupied in considering the senate
bill to permit the purchasers of the
Atlantic Sc Pacific railroad to form IA
new corporation, with the rights,
privileges and obligations of the old
one. 1t was amended in several par
ticulars and passed.