The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-17
ALIENS SPEECH.
The Nebraska Senator Makes q
Defense Of Populism.
The COPYRIGHT BILL IS PASSED.
More Cuban Resolutions Introduced In the
Senate-A Resolution In the House to
LenRthen the Terms or the Pres
=, ident and Senators.

in the senate next Thursday at four p.
m, according to an agreement reached
yesterday. Little doubt is entertained
as to the passage of the measure, and
as it already has passed the house it
will be in conference before the hOli.
DAYS. Mr. Call, of Florida, renewed
attention to the Cuban question by
three resolutions, one being a bitter
denunciation of the manner in which
it is alleged Gen. Antonio Maceo had
been killed while under a flag of truce
Other resolutions by Mr.. Call request
ed the president to demand the release
of United States prisoners at the Span
ish penal settlement on the island of
Ceuta, and also asked the secretary of
state for list of Americans held in
Spanish prisons. The Call resolutions
went to the committee on foreign rela-
tiOns.
Several spirited political colloquies
occurred on the floor during the day.
Mr.. Aliens speech protesting against
incorporate criticism OF populism in
Nebraska led to passage between
him and Mr.. Hoar, in which the Massa-
chusetts senator declared that it was
new and novel departure for sena tors
to appear as the representatives of po-
litcal parties instead of representa-
tives of their states. Mr.. Aliens speech
was made on the resolution introduced
by himself last week declaring the
sacredness of contracts, and was in
tended to be refutation of the charge
that the legislation in states which had
elected populist legislatures, such as
Kansas and Nebraska, would be such
as to retard. if not prohibit. the
enforcement of legal contracts and of
legal obligations. Mr.. PETER added
defense OF Kansas against the attacks
prevalent in the east that contract liza
bilities were being violated. He paid
high tribute to the integrity of his
state. The resolution, with several
amendments, was then referred to the
Judiciary committee.
The senate agreed to the house
amendments to the copyright bill.
which passed the latter body last
week. The measure now goes to the
president for his signature.
Among the resolutions introduced
was one by Senator Morgan, Of Ala
bama, calling upon the president to
send to the senate copies of the papers
Glazing to the Cuban affairs which
were referred to in the recent report
of Secretary Olney; also statement of
the claims of citizens of the United
States against Spain growing out of
the Cuban insurrection, and also all
the correspondence with the Spanish
government relating to the Compet titor
case. Senator PETER also introduced
q resolution for commission of four,
to be named by the president, to report
on a monetary system.
After the immigration bill had been
considered for awhile the senate then
turned to private pension bills on the
calendar, and after passing So pension
oliis OF this character the senate at 3:35 |
p. m. held brief executive session and |
then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. Beyond agree
Ing to resolution for a two.weeks' |
holiday recess, beginning December %,
the proceedings in the house yesterday
were almost entirely devoid of public
interest. Most of the day was spent |
In struggle over the bill of Mr..
Morse, of Massachusetts, to render the
laws regulating the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the District Of Columbia
more stringent The opposition was
inclined to tilibuster against the meas
nre, but it finally was passed. The
presidents veto of bill to pension
Lydia A. Taft, divorced widow. was
sustained, % to s5 two-thirds not vot.
ing to override the presidents disap-
proval. Several minor relief bills were
passed.
Mr.. Miller's bill to divide Kansas
into two judicial districts is meeting
with unexpected opposition. So pro-
nounced is the adverse sentiment that
there is very little chance for the meas
ure passing at this session.
Mr.. Ray, of New York, from the
on the judiciary, has re-
ported adversely the bill providing that
cigarettes transported into a state upon
arrival shall be subject to the laws of
the state, as though the cigarettes had
been produced there. The state laws.
ne says. are sufficient, and any addi-
tional federal law would discriminate
against certain sections and tend to en-.
trusts
Mr.. Treloar, of Missouri, introduced
q resolution to amend the constitution
SO as to lengthen the term of Office of
the president and senators to eight
years and of representatives to four
years
mr.. Meridith, of Virginia. introduced
3 bill authorizing the payment of ex. $
port bounties on AGRICULTURAL and
'ther products of the United States
conditioned upon prices in principal
markets and upon their carriage in !
American or foreign vessels. |.
Outlaws Take Revenge.
GUTHRIE. Ok, Dec l5.-At GRAY