The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Report Of the Past Weeks Pro-
ceedings.

Condensed Report Of the Past Weeks Pro-
ceedings.
IN the senate on the 10th speeches were made
oy Mr.. Lodge on immigration and Mr.. Pugh on
silver Tho Cuban discussion was mainly Inn
portant In bringing out the full reading OF the
statement OF the Spanish side OF the case by
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister.
1t Claimed to detail the insurgent methods Of
guerrilla warfare, the burning Of cane fields
and the disorganized character of the insurgent
bands. Mr. Elkins offered resolution direct
Ing the committee on foreign affairs to report
as TO the status Of war in Cuba before vote
was taken In the senate. The resolution went
ovcr. Several bills were passed In the house,
the most important being the Oklahoma home
stead bill, which relieves honesteaders in Ok
iahoma OF the payment Of the purchase price
OF their homesteads. A bill was also passed to
provide for the disposal of abandoned town
sites in Oklahoma.
IN the senate on the 18th Mr.. Morgan occu-
pied nearly the whole time in a speech on the
Cuban resolutions, which he favored. Mr..
Elkins' resolutions on the subject again went
over. Mr.. Pugh further discussed free sill
ver... The house devoted the day to the bill
TO amend the administrative tariff act of
i60O and passed 1t without substantial amend.
ment The purpose OF the bill Is to strengthen
the act OF 1872 some weak spots having been
developed during the ak years it has been in
OWING to the indisposition Of Mr.. Mills
CTex), who had the floor on the subject, the
Cuban debate was not continued in the senate
on the 18th. An animated discussion arose
over the resolution Of Mr.. Cannon UTAH, di-
recting Secretary Smith to execute the law for
the public opening Of the Uncompabgre In
dian reservation in Utah. At two O'Clock the
Dupont case came up and occupied the re-
mainder OF the session The house entered
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surfing Mr. Bayard for speeches delivered by
him before the Grammar school at Boston,
Eng. and before the Edinburgh (Scotland)
philosophical institution last fall The gall
leries we're crowded to OVERLOOKING Mr. Hit,
chairman Of the foreign Affairs committee, and
Mr.. McCreary. who was chairman Of the COM
mittee In the last congress, opened respectively
for and against the resolutions Pending do.
bate the house adjourned
CUBA again held the boards in the senate on
the 18th. A new feature of the debate was
speech from Mr.. Chiffon CTex.), who has sell
dom addressed the senate. He urged that
there was abundant work ut home to OCCUPY
the attention Of congress instead of enlisting
In humanitarian crusades abroad, with their
possibilities of war. The debate was continued
all day. but no vote was reached =. Debate on
the resolutions censuring Ambassador Bayard
was continued in the house, but 1t was not dis
posed of before adjournment
THE Cuban resolutions received an unex.
pected reverse in the senate on the goth. Mr..
sherman sought to interrupt the usual course
OF adjourning over Saturday unless unanimous
consent was given to take the final vote on the
Cuban question at q stated time next week
The unanimous consent was not given, how.
ever, and the senate voted ~ to % to adjourn
over to Monday The vote was regarded as an
evidence Of growing opposition to the Cuban
resolutions Most Of the day was given to the
Cuban debate. number Of small bills were
passed. Just before adjournment Senator
Morgan offered q resolution declaring that q
state OF war exists in Cuba and recognize
ing the insurgents as belligerents. 1t went
over. The house, after three days
debate. adopted the resolutions CEN
surfing Thomas F. Bayard, ambassador to
the court Of st. James, for utterances deliv-
cred in an address to the Boston, England,
Grammar school, and In an address before the
Edinburg, Scotland, Philosophical institution
last fall. The vote stood 1870 to II in favor of
the FIRST resolution and 1911 to 10 In favor OF the
second. Five republicans voted against the
resolution of censure and six democrats voted
for 1t. All the republicans and nine democrats
voted for tho second resolution. The house
declared the seat of Mr.. Boatner, Of the Fifth
Louisiana district, vacant on account Of fraud
and intimidation