The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL

March IAN unexpected climax to the
Cuban debate was reached lnthe Senate when,
ON motion of Mr.. Sherman. chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations, the Cuban
resolutions were com mitted to the conference
committee. simultaneously with this action.
Nj Mills presented Cuoan resolutions which
propose to go further than has
been suggested at any previous time
They direct the President to request Spain to
grant local self-gOvernment to Cuba and In
case Spain refuses. the President is authorized
to use the military and naval forces in taking
possession of Cuba and holding it until SELF
government is established BY the Cuban peO-
pie.
The House devoted the day to District o:
Columbia busine .. an the consideration of
Curtis bill to abolish the death penalty In
certain criminal cases in the Federal courts.
Roll call showed the lack of quorum and tho
House adjourned.
Mar:h 2i.-Although the main Cuban reso-
lutions have been re-committed to conference,
the subject came up incidentally on Mr. Mills
resolution for tho fOrcible occupation of the
island of Cuba in order to aid the Cubans in
securing local self-government Mr.: Mills
spoke two hours in support OF the res
olution. He was unsparing in his az
raienment of General Weyler as an
'.atroc;ous sconndrel ami villain and in hts
recital of SPANS bloody .ord in the old and
new worlds Mr.. Morgan also spoke briefly in
further support of the Cuban resolutions Mr..
Mills resolutions went TO the calendar after
the speeches The rest of the day was given to
the legislative appropriation bill.
Senator Hills bill to remove tho restrictions
against the appointment as officers of the army
or navy of persons who held commissions in
the army or navy before the rebellion. and who
subsequently took part in the war on
the side of the Confeieracy which passed
this Senate during the height of the
excitement over thu Venezuela boundary ques-
ton pass'd the House after two hours de-
bate. with but one q is ,enting vOte-that of Mr..
Boutele of Maine The bill to abolish the
death penalty in certain cases was pissed.
Bills were also passed. to make the sale Of
spirituOus liquors under a 1 also brand punish
able b, fine and imprisonment. to turn over
the property of the Mormon Church. now in
| the hands of a receiver, to thu tru tees. and
several Others Of minor importance.
March Eth, first reference to the adjourn.
ment of Congress came in tn, Senate in for
NAL resolution offered by Mr. Plat proposing
an adjournment on May. Mr.. Plat. said his
purpose was to call attention to the desirable
| ity of an early adjournment The resolution
| wa referred to the appropriations committee,
as any determination as to adjournment must
depend upon the cond ton of appropriation
bills. The adoption of resolu-
| ton allowing ex-President Harrison to
1 receive deco -ations from Spain AMI Brazil
was os-poned by an objection from Mr. Allen
| POpulist. During the day Mr. Gallingor of
| New Hampshire proposed an amendment pro-
hibiting the United states or any State from
! giving any recognition or financial aid to any
| church or religious institution. Most of the
| day was spent on the legislative appropriation
bill. which is not yet completed. The para
| graphs substituting salaries for fees for United
| States District attorneys and marshals were
agreed to after a lengthy discussion.
The Houset 'ok the naval appropriation bill
l. 4 Al -
when the adjournment was reached all tn,
| paragraphs had been passed save thos, relat-
| ing to the increas, Of the navy. The bill car
ries S3i, GIL D4 $!l6S, 49, more than the current
year and auth 'rises four new battle hips AMI
| fifteen torpedo boats the cost of which COM
| ple:e will be almost S3i,0)D 600 During the
! dav MIR. Boutelle and Mr.. Wheeler continued
their alteration of 70 sterday over the record
of the Democrats on the bill to retire General
| Grant
The naval ap oropriation bill was passed by
| the House without substantial amendment An
! effort was made BY the advocates of larger
! increase OF the navy than was authorized
i by the bill to increase the num-
Der of battleships from four to six.
| This increase was supported on the floor
by Messrs. Hanley. Cumm nss and johnson,
of California. and opposed by Messrs.
Boutelle, chairman of the committee. and HUI
lick AMI Robinson. Ths house, by a large ma.
| jority. stood b. the recomme ndation of
the committee. the proposition for six
battleships mustered but 81 votes against
! 13: The bill. passed, carries '3i,6l1 03A
| and authorizes the cons tructiOn of four battle
ships and fifteen torpedo boats. the total cost
of which will be in the neighborhood Of
! $4,000
March :6.-The Senate spent most of the day
on the Legislative appropriation bill, but did
| not complete it. owing to Mr.. Sherman's mo-
ton to strike out the propos' ton for the
! change from fees to salari,s for United States
| district attorneys and marshala
March 2f.-The Senate INDUCED in an acri.
monous political debate which developed
| much personal party feeling, and brought On
! two sharp per=onll exchange, between Mr..
! Hill and Mr. Elkins AMI between Mr.. Brio Q
and Mr.. Elkins The controversy arose over
Mr.. Hill g motion to strike from the pending
! date of ssembling the New Mexico legislature
from December to May Mr. Hill bitterly
| denounced the change "politi al
| trick which had been 'sneaked into"
this appropriation bill in order, as he claimed,
| to postpone the meeting of the Democratic
Legislature in the hops that Republican
| President would be elected and the political
contr u of the territory changed Tn, debate
f., took wide range, Senators German, Faux.
| ner. Cockrell and other Democrats taking
the provision as political. willie Senators FL
kins. Carter. Cullom and other Republican
1 OSudtOtS u0Ieuuo0 OuC InOClOn
| prevailed-21 to - At the close of the day tn o
Senate passed the legislative appropriation
Till. carrying s2I.oOO.OJO. Asid, from prOvid.
ing the usual appropriations, the bill is i'm
! portant, effectinR raform Of the system Of
compensation for United States district attor-
nsys and ma rshals, salaries being substituted
for fees The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The appropriations committee attempted to
take up the sundry civil appropriation BILL
but tho members who were interss:ei in bills
on the privats calendar defeated them by
| vote of 1i2 to a. Members from the North.
Who are interested in pension lesi,-
lation. d those from tho South, who are
interested in war CLAIMS have been chatting
| for sons time over the inability proceed
with the work on the private calendar So, by
q sort Of combination the appropr atoms CON-
mittee was defeated. The victory, however,
was completely barren Sd far as Southern men
| were c-1cerned. as, after tn. hous, went into
committee. the Republicans forced a motion to
pass over all claims on the calender. The
Southern mea resaliated by filiousterine against