The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-09
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House Adopts Conference Re-
pert on Cuban Res olutions.
rwenty-seven Nays-Eighteen Re
pubIieans and Nine Democrats Gu.
ban Question Disposed OF fer the
Present, But the People VIII Anx-
iOusly Await the Ac1iOn OF the Ex-
ecutive = Rivers azd HarbO1 s-A
s350.OOO Building for salt Lake

Washington, April 6,--The house to-
day adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions by vote of l44
to AZ, and passed the river and harbor
appropriations bill under suspension of
the rules, after a lively debate of forty
minutes. by vote of 7I6 to 20.
The report on the Cuban resolutions
had been debated Friday and Saturday
and the vote today was taken immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
Eighteen republicans and nine demo
Gratis voted against the report.
After the most determined opposition
to recognition of the insurgents in the
senate and house, there were but ten
more votes against the report than
against the original resolutions. The
former vote was 262 to II. By its &C
ton today the house agreed to the sen
ate resolutions and disposed of the Gu
ban question for the present. Those
resolutions were as follows:
"Resolyed, That in the opinion of
congress condition of public war ex.
lists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and for
some time maintained by the force of
arms by the people of Cuba; and that
the people of the United States of Amer
lea should maintain a strict neutrality
between the contending powers, accord
ing to each and all the rights of bel
ligerents in the ports and territory of
the United States.
Resolved, further, That the friendly
offices of the United States should be
offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition of the
independence of Cuba"
The river and harbor bill pas sed to-
day carries in actual appropriations of
| $Io,33o, 500 and authorizes contracts for
thirty-two new projects, with limit of
cost of $sr,72o,1Io.
Only forty minutes debate was allowed
| Mr.. Hooker, CHI irman of the river and
harbor committee, attempted to secure
an extension Of this time, but first Mr.
Mcguire, Dem, CAL, and then Mr..
Grosvenor, REP. Ohio objected. The
debate was very spirited Mr. Dockery,
Dem, Mo.,) attacked the recklessness
with which it was proposed to exte nd
the continuing contract system on the
bill-a natural result he claimed, of the
policy of giving the governments prom
Use to pay instead of paying cash. He
admitted, however, the great economy
of tile contract system, which Mr. Bur
ton rep, Ohio,l had stated from officia
reports to be 80 per cent Mr. Hepburn
| rep, Iowa. also made a vigorous as
sault on the bill He devoted himse
particularly to the Mississippi river com
mittee, the work of which he denounced
This brought forth reply frem Mr.
Catchings, the former chairman of tn,
rivers and harbors, and defense Of tn
measure from Mr. Hooker rep, N VI
the present chairman. When the vot
was finally taken the majority in favo
of it was so overwhelming that its op
ponents were unable 10 secure the aye
and nays.
Before the house adjourned, the Ne,
Mexican bond bill was defeated, and tn
- he a ,lN,Ns, Z .
ervation was assed
The senate spent the entire day on tn
appropriation bill, but did not complet
it. The bill served to bring out som
sharp criticisms by Senator German o
the administration of the postoffice d.
partment and by Senator Allen on a
legged Irregularities resulting from tn
civil servic. system. Mr.. Allen r,
peated sensational charges as to larg
y made in the interest or Mr.. Clevelar
T., and Mr.. Harrison, The charge that NJ
u Wannamaker contributed $500 900 t
{ ward Mr. HarrisOn's election led to ;
= emphatic denial from Mr., Hawley, wi
alluded to the president as "his ma Jest,
F" and as the "ehief mugwump' of Il
- country.
I The full committee Of the house cor
!" mittee on public lands and buildings h
'e adopted the report of the sub-committ
'e in favor of the Salt Lake public bull
9 ing and an appropriation of s35o,o'
As An effort is being made TO get the b
III favorably reported to the house, but
view of the policy of the chairman
the committee to keep down bills carr
ing appropriations, which he hims
admits is the order of the speaker, it
DIS doubtful if the bill gets through
10 advocates, however, are doing all
A their powor to push it to a favorable