Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-03
The Status of the Cuban Resolutions
Discussed.
ROUTINE BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES
Debating the Proposition to AboI-
ish the Fee System.
MIR. UPDEGRAFF'S STATEMENT

The high March winds apparently had
the effect of keeping the Senators Indoors
later than usual today. BE that as IT may.
there We're only eleven members I'm the
chamber to hear the opening prayer
though others came in soon afterward aid
the business of the Senate proceeded
MI Thurston reported, from the select
committee on international expositions. a
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF The Treasury to distribute the medals
| awarded by the Columbian exposition and
asked for its immediate consideration Mr.
inurston explained the provisions of the
iHll briefly, saying that the purpose Of the
tlll was to appropriate sufficient money
Si'.po") TO permit these awards to lse made
There Was no objection and the resolution
was agreed TO.
At the request of Mr. Hill the Senate
agreed to the House joint resolution ask
ing the Secretary of War to submit es,i-
mates Tor work Oh Newtown creek, y. Y.
Army Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Quay presented the report Of the con-
ference committee of the two houses on the
army appropriation bill and il was agreed
to.
Mr.. Allen presented and asked immediate
consideration of a resolution declaring that
al United States bonds are redecma bile i'm
botn gold and silver, but objection was
made and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Chandler of the committee on priyi-
leges and elections presented the ma joriiy
report of the committee providing for an
investigation of the Alabama elections by
a select committee. Mr.. GRAY of the sa me
committee gave notice of minority report
The senate agreed to the House amend
ment 10 The Joint resolution providing for
the dredging of Mobile harbor
Motion 10 Recopsi,Icr.
MI hornan gave notice of a motion to
reconsider he bill passed 10y The Senate
Yesterday providing for additional enlist
iiie'i's III 'he navy in case OF emergency.
The Cuban Revolutions
MI Sherman called attention to the dis
crepaney in the Journal of the two houses
DIS TO ihc action Of the House on The Cuban
resolutions adopted by that body. He said
that the House resolutions had been re-
ported as substitute for the Scnat. r.so-
iqtiohs' put That they had, through the
ilouse clerk been reported to the Senate
as independent resolutions. He asked TO
haNe the Senate journal corrected 10 cor
respond with the action of the House.
Messrs- Piatt Chandler, German and
otherS took the position that the iiscrsI,
dncN was due TO he action of INC cIa,.l,
the house, that the mistake was made by
the rouse, and should be corrected for
n.iIy eiiher by the House or its clerk
lhey called attention TO the fact thar The
resolution should have been reported ia The
senate as an Independent House measure
sGa claimed that. SO far the Senate was
House al III
Gals, the resolutions have that position
The incident was temporarily closed bv \
.equest from Mr. sherman to lay the mat
yer ASIDE until the House should officially
auNlse the senate of its action.
Agricultural Augmentation R;,I
on motion of MIR. Cullom, the agricultu-
lar appropriation bill was taken um and
the amendments made by the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations were read
oil
out discussion or change until The apnr,-
preparation for the animal bureau WAS
reached. This was so changed as TO pre-
vide both for chief and an assistant chief
of the inspection division. The two Offices
had been consolidated into one
Mi. Bate moved 10 strike out the commit
tee amen!mcnt striking out the clause in
stfucuaS the department to securr. If Dos
Sibie, change in the methods of supnlrfny
tobacco to foreign countries. and addressed
tie Senate i'm support of the motion. saving
that under the present system the supplv To
foreign countries is controlled 10y a syndi-
cate. The motion Was agreed to-
Ihe TWO Maine Senators, Mr. Hale and
Mr. Frye. Joined issue on the establishment
oil a Eureau of asrastology and grasses
with a chief at So.-o0. Mr. Hale declared
that this dividing and subdividing at the
Agricultural Department was serious
abc-H Some clerk wanted to be chief "f
division, and division was created for
him. The record Of the agricultural APP
preparation bill MAS a record of large sal
aries. For the work done and public good
accomplished, the salaries Of the lcricul-
tIral Department were from three 10 six
times more than other salaries Mr. FRYE
Urged that this position was filled 10y an
eminent scientist, who had left a college
position to accept this place.
Several Senators pointed out that there
were many like divisions in the bill. where
upon Mr.. Hale stated that he thought they
should all be swept out. and the plan II
division left to the Secretary.