Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
NEARING AN END.
Senators Will Soon Vote on the
Cuban Resolutions
SENATOR pUGH TALKS ON SILVER.
He Said the Movement for an International
Monetary Conference Was Futile. as
England Was Against It-TarIR
in the House.

WASHINGTON, March IS The Cuban
debate in the senate is drawing to a
close and the expectation is that final
vote will be taken within a day or two.
Mr.. Sherman is keeping the question be-
fore the senate con tinuously, so that the
speeches are not likely to last much
longer. Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, &C.
cupied almost the entire session yester-
day in suppor4 of the resolutions. It
was mainly an argument without dra-
matte interest. The senator severely
arraigned Minister Dupuy de LON e, of
Spain, for improperly in criticising
senators. He also recited many evil
dences of the seventies and atrocities
with which Spain was prose uting the
war. Mr.. Morgan said he feared that
fanaticism of Spain would lead her to
take up the gauge of war, no matter
how mild and proper the course of con-
gress might be.
Mr.. Elkins' resolution. directing the
committee on foreign relations to re-
port on the status of the Cuban war,
went over until to-day, after confer
ence between Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Sher-
man.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, complained
that the Cuban resolutions were max
ing no Roadway, and said if the Cuban
question could not be disposed of in
reasonable time he must insist on go
ing on with the Dupont election con-
test
Mr. Sherman responded that he saw
no reason why the Cuban question
could not be disposed of in day or so,
but he did not desire to cut off speeches.
So far as he was concerned, he would
insist on keeping the Cuban resolutions
before the senate to the exclusion of
any other subject, yielding only to
speeches. With this explanation, Mr..
Pugh, of Alabama, was recognized for
a continuance of his silver speech be-
gun Monday. He argued that the
movement for an international none
tary conference was futile, as England
would not consent to it.
The house devoted the day to the
bill to amend the administrative tariff
act of 1890 and passed it without sub
stantial amendment The purpose of
the bill is to strengthen the act of 1890,
some weak spots having been devel-
oped during the six years it has been
in operation. One of the most impor-
tant changes makes increased duties
and penalties for naturalization COM
mence at the point for differentiation
and not at ten per cent. above the I'M
LIBERALIZATION as provided by the pres
ent law. During the debate Mr.. John
son, of California, asked Mr.. Payne
why the ways and means committee
had not reported bill reforming the
tariff schedules. "If we were simply
playing to the galleries" replied Mr..
Payne, 1--WE might bring in such bill
knowing it conld not become law.
hope to join with the gentleman from
California in the Fifty-Fifth congress
in the enactment of law that will
furnish ample protection to American
industries.
IMMIGRATION MEASURES.
WASHINGTON, March 18-The house
committee on immigration yesterday
decided to favorably report two i'm
portant restrictive measures intro
duced by Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts,.
and W. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania.
The Stone bill estab lishes as requi-
site for admission to the United
States that the immigrant shall be
provided with a certificate from
the United States consul or other
authorized representative of the United
States at the place nearest his last
residence that he is eligible to admis-
sion to the United States under the
existing laws. The Mccall bill, as
amended by the committee, excludes
all males between the ages of is and 60
who are not able to read and write
English or some other language. The
original bill placed the age limits at IA
and 60 and applied to both sexes. The
omission of females from its provision
was decided upon to prevent the sep
aration of families
INCREASE OF THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The naval
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year will contain the most liberal al
1owance for the increase of the navy
carried by any bill since the war.
Four battleships and Is torpedo boats
was the decision of the committee on
the question of new vessels, which had
been the principal point of discus
sion in many meetings. The four
battleships will be of 1000 tons
each and the cost is not to
exceed s., $50, 900 each, exclusive of ar
mament, which is thought to be an
ample provision. as other ships of the
same class have been built in recent
years we'll within that figure. Five of
the torpedo boats are to have a speed
of 26 knots and to cost within $3.50, 900
each. The other ten are to have
speed of 20 knots and their cost limit
is $500, 600 each.