Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-05


Washington. March by the over
Wheiming vote of "a TO u. the senate
adopted a concurrent resolution favor
able to Cuban belligerency and indie
pendence. When the result was an
nounced the deusely packed galleries
broke into a long-cOntinued applause
which the vice president checked with
difficulty. The result was reached af-
ter Il day of feyered speeches which
at times aroused the crowd of specta-
tors TO enthusiastic demonstrations.
Tho main feature of the debate was
the speech of Senator Sherman. chair
man Of the foreign relations commit
tee. AS n rule the veteran senator
from Ohio speaks with reserve and
conservatism, so it was the more sur
prising when he arraigned Spain and
her governor general, Weyler, in the
most scathing language. Mr.. Sherman
read specific instances in which Wey-
Ter was pictured as stripping young
girl captlvcs and making them dance
before Spanish troops. Other speeches
were made by Mr.. Lindsey CKy.J,
Lodge tMass.l, Catfrey Q.a.) and Allen
(NebD
In the House.
There was an enthusiastic demon
stration In the house when Secretary
Cox, of the senate. appeared and an
bounced the passage by the upper
branch Of congress of the Cuba reso-
luton. but the matter did not come
up in any other form during the day.
After encountering the unexpected OPP
position Of Mr.. Boutclle yesterday the
house leaders concluded to postpone
taking up the resolutions until the leg
islative bill was disposed of. The day
in the house was spent in the consid-
Grafton of the Legislative appropriation
bill, and considerable progress was
made. An agreement was reached
whereby the bill to change the com
DenSatiOn of United States attorneys
and marShalS from the fee to the sal
airy system and to BE- offered as an
amendment 10 the bills. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Tawney Rep..
Mimi to provide that the members
shall have 500 Il month for clerk
hire throughout the year, instead of
during the sessions only as To- is the
case, provoked the charge that il was
IA salary grab" Mr.. Payne tRep.,
| n. W who was in the chair. ruled it
| out on a point of order. An attempt
| was made to override the chair, but he
was sustained-l02 10 IS The provis-
ion for senator's clerks was then
stricken out with the avOwed inteu-
ton Of %effecting an equitable adjust
ment" with the senate later.
Washington, March 3. - The first
| presidential veto of this session OF
| congress was overriden by the house
by Il vote of 100 To 3S-122 more than
the requisite two-thirds. All the Re
| publicans and - Democrats voted for
| the bill, while the votes to sustain the
! bill were all east by Democrats. The
bill authorizes the governor and local
| officers of Arizona 10 lease the educa-
tional lands Of the territory for school
purposes. The presidents objection
to the bill was that ii did not give the
secretary Of the interior power to ap-
prove or dlSapproVc the lease, aud did
not throw proper safeguards round
the lease. The bill was identical with
a similar bill passed by the last con
gresS relating to oklahoma Territory
at the request OF the secretary of the
interior. and the present bill had re-
ceived the written approval of both
Secretary Smith and the commissioner
| of the general land office. The state
ment was also made that the lands
| proposed to be leased were now in
possession of cattlemen and others
rent free. The remainder of the day
was consumed in the consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill.