Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-17
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE,

| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-Senate began
consideration of the Delaware election case
Mitchell spoke in favor of seating Dupont
No action was taken. Sherman reported
back the Cuban resolutions and moved the
house amendment be non-concurred in,
which was argued to and conference
committee appointed. House bill regulating
| proofin, pension cases was passed
HOUSE
! The house spent the entire day fixing the
salaries of United States district attorneys
IN the amendment to the legislature APP
preparation bill to abolish the fee system.
| The law at present fixes the maximum
salary from fees at S6,OO0 Conference
report on the. army appropriation bill was
agreed to. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Allen presented
resolution directing the president to issue
proclamation recognizing the independ-
ence OF Cuba. Laid over A resolution
was adopted directing the judiciary COM
mittee to investigate the subject of con-
tempt of court and report whatever legis-
latiOn is necessary. This grows out of the
Debs case. Sherman reported the con-
ference report on the Cuban resolution, it
being an agreement on the house resolution
Hale objected to its consideration and it
went over until Monday. Dupont election
case came up and Mitchell concluded his
argument in behalf of Dupont. Adjourned
HOUSE.
House continued its consideration of
the legislature appropriation bill. Hart
man, of Montana, made a sensational at
tack upon President Cleveland for some of
his remarks at the Presbyterian home
missions meeting at New York and in clos
ing said 1.-The greatest need of this country
for the work of missionary, the school
master and the statesman will be found ut
the White House" A biz passed to make
national military parks national fields for
maneuvers of the regular army and state
militia under regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of war. A bill was passed
appropriating SOC, 600 for the reconstruction
of the bridge at Davenport. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--House resumed
consideration of the legislative appropria-
ton bill and the amendment abolishing the
fee system was adopted. The bill then
passed bill was passed to abolish the
cash payment of pensions and to substitute
the sending of checks to the pensioners
homes, the purpose of which is to protect
old veterans who squandered or were swim
died out of the pensions on quarterly pay
days. Consideration of the postoffice an
preparation bill was then begun 1t carries
S9l, 9i3,75S An evening session was devoted
to the consideration of the private pension
bill.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, March 7.-House resumed
consideration of the postal appropriation
bill, which occupied the entire day without
being finishing,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 9-Senator Sher-
man moved the adoption of the conference
report accepting the house Cuban resolution.
Hale opposed it in an energetic speech. 1t
developed that several senators wanted to
speak on the motion and it went over.
resolution by Hoar calling on the president
for available information ON the Cuban
subject was adopted Another by the same
senator postponing all action on the Cuban
resolution until April 6 was laid over. The
latter part of the day was spent in con-
sderation of the Delaware contested
election case.
HOUSE.
With the exception of a short time given
to the postoflice appropriation the day was
devoted to District of Columbia business.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 10-Thc Cuban
question was under consideration all day.
Hoar declared he was too i'll to speak on his
resolution to postpone and asked that it go
over until tomorrow. 1t was so ordered.
Dupont election case was discussed by
Turpin. Adjourned.
Postofllce appropriation bill was under
consideration. An effort to defeat the
subsidies for special mail facilities in GER
tain portions of the country was successful.
1t cuts off Sl96, 900 given TO special railway
facilities from Boston to New Orleans from
Chicago to Minneapolis, Chicago to Council
Bluffs, and Kansas City to Newton, Kas. A
bill making a years continuous residence
in territories a prerequisite to obtaining "a
divorce in such territory passed. 1t is
aimed at Oklahoma. Adjourned.