Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL


report on the Cuban resolutions by vote Of
az to a. Eighteen Republicans and nine Dem
ocrats voted against the report. After tho
most determined opposition OF those OPP
posed to the recognition OF the insurgents
in the Senlte and House, there were but
/ ten more votes against the report than
! against tbs original resolutions The former
vote was Is! to II. By its action the House
/ agreed to the Senate resolutions and disposed
OF the Cuban question for the present. Tic
House also passel the river and harbor bill
under suspension of the rules, after lively
| debate lasting forty minutes The VOTE was
2,6 to 40. Tho bill carries in actual approprt-
ations, SOSD,jO, and authorizes contracts for
thirty-two now rejects, with a limit OF cost
of $51,721,2l0
The Senate spent the entire day on the post
office appropriation bill, but did not complete
it The bill served to bring out some sharp
criticisms BY Senator German on tho admins.
tration Of the postofIice department, and by
, Senator Allen OF Nebraska on alleged Irregular.
tiles resulting from the civil service system
Mr.. Allen repeated sensational charges as to
large money contributions said to have been
made in the interest of Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.
Harrison The charge that Mr. Wanamaker
contr buted $i0J0lO toward Mr. Harrison's
election lod to an emphatic denial from Mr.
Hawey Mr. Allen alluded to the President
the country.
April The postoffice appropriation bill,
which has engrossed the attention OF the Sen.
ate for almost week, was passed Tho en-.
tire day was devoted to deblts and voting
upon the amendments proposed to the bill, the
Wo!cott amendment for the consolidation OF
smaller offices with larger ones receiving the
creator share of attention. The discussion on
this proposition ag ain took the form of q de.
hat Al.u.. a.. =
Mr.. Wolcott criticised Secretary Smith fer his
participation in the Georgia campaign, and
was replied to by Mr.. Hill The amendment
was defeated by decisive vote, receiving
only seven votes in its support
The House spent the day debating a bill to
nix the standard OF weights ami measures by
the adoption Of the metric system on and alter
July l, 1893, and proposition that tho govern
ment share with the District of Columbia the
expense of creating and maintaining a public
library in the city of Washington The latter
was defeated, l12.i97, and the fate of the metric
bill still hangs in the balance. On a rising vote
it was defeated, 6l-S), but Mr.. 9. w. Stone, of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, who has given
the subject much attention, and who warmly
supported it, secured the ayes and nays, and,
pending the roll G all, tho House adjourned.
April S-Senator Turpie's speech on Cuba
was the event of the day in the senate, and in
many respects it was the most picturesque and
vehement utterance heard ON the subject,
While arguing for radical action on Cuba, even
to the extent of sending fleet to Cuban waters,
much OF Mr. Turpie's speech was given to
sarcasm and ridicule of the course of Mr..
Sherman and Mr. Lodge in managing the Gu
ban resolutions The sena: or created mu)h
amusement by his portrayal Of Senator L ldge
as warrior about to fight du)l with Minis
ter Dupuy de Lone o Spain Most of the day
was given to the Indian appr pria ton bill,
which was not completed, Unanimous con-
sent was secured for taking up tho resolution
for Senate inquiry into recent bond issues
next Tuesday.
The bill to adopt the metric system OF
weights and measures was sent back to the
committee on coinage, weights aud measures
for further consideration. On the first vote it
had majority of two, but the opposition was
aggressive and after series of votes it was re-
committed, 1850
April 9,-The District Of Columbia appro.
priation bill, which was Tecommlttod early in
Marsh, after protracted fight against appro-
priations for private and sectarian charitable
institutions, was brought into tho House to-
day with the specific appropriations stricken
out and containing in lieu thereof the Apr
priation of q lump sum for charities to bo
expended under the direction Of the District
commissioners, with the proviso THAR no part of
the appropriation should go TO institutions in
ecclesiasticalor sectarian control. The feature
OF the debate was Il Wig ,rous attack on the
A. P. A. by Mr Fitzgerald, Democrat, Of Massa-
chusetts. The bill was passed as amended
After being in retirement for some weeks, the
tariff silver bill was brought forward in the
Senate to-day as a toxt for a speech by Mr.
Mantle Of Montana, one of tho five Republican
Senators who voted against considering the
tariff Mr.. Mantle defended the course of the
silver Republican Senators, declaring that the
Dingley bill was not framed "a a patriotic
measure Ho urged that unsectional protec-
ton should DO linked with bimetallism. A
sharp tariff colloquy followed between Senators
Mills, Hoar, fIawley AID Mitchell as to the eff
I 'ct of tho Wilson bill on wool The calendar
was cleared of all private bills after an hour
specially devoted to pensions.
April l.-The Senate took up tho ques ton of
sectarian Indian schools, but did not complete
it. The debate was very temperate, and no
reference was made to the organization which
has been active in opposition to sactarian
schools. Mr.. Carter of Montana pro-
posed to strike out the provision di-
recting that no money should be
spent on soCtarian schools. This led
to general argument in which Senators Car
ter, Lodge, Gray, Hoar, Inwley, Allison and
ualllnsF participated. An Important Dill
passed at the close of the day was that provid-
ing for Trans Mississippi and International
exposition at Omaha Neb, in 1898
The House spent no entire day in general
debate on the "llled cheese bill" without
reaching a vote
April 11.-After two days debate the House,
by vote Of lt0 to 49, passed tlo Grosvenor
filled cheese" bill The Democrats voted
solldly against thl measure, together with
eleven Republicans Tho bill requires the
manufacturers OF filed cheese to pay OF
$40 annually, the Wholesale dealers $3.50 and
the retail dealers s12 and for failure to pay
such tax imposes upon Manufacturers fine of
from SOD to 5000, upon wholesale dealers
$3.50 to $1,000, and upon retail dealers from $40
to S. o. 1t also requires the branding Of
filled cheese" and its sale only from original
packages. The penalty for false branding is a
fine of from SO to $500. The bill requires all
retail dealers to post in conspicuous places a
sign, FILLED cheese sold here"