Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

May 1.-THE California deep wator harbor
project was before the Senate most of the day.
Mr. Berry Of Arkansas, began the debate. de-
| claring that this proposed expenditure OF
| $40 0, no was against the public interest and
| in the private interoit OF g. P. Huntington,
of the Southern Pacific. Senators Vest and
Catfery took the ground that no appropriation
shonld be made at present Mr.. Frye chair.
man of the commerce committee, replied to the
| stric lures upon tbs proposition and vehe-
meutly chara cterized the criticisms of Mr..
Hunt ngton as ''savoring Of the slogan OF the
sand lots"
The session OF the House wa, almost entirely
devoted to the CONSIDERATION of District OF
Columbia DO .inots
May 12-In the Senate the Santa Monica
deep water controversy was brought to a close
by Senator Frye referring the determination
as between Santa Monica and San Pedro to a
commission to consist Of three civil engineers,
naval officer and an officer of tho coast sur
Vey. Tho compromise was accepted by the Cal
iforna Senators and was unanimOu .ly
pa sed. An amendment urged by German
limiting the expenditure under the contract
authorizations to 500 0 00J annually, led to a
lengthy debltA A motion by Mr.. Vest to table
the amendment failed-yeas %, nays 81
The House entered upon ths contested cleo
ton case of Rinaker versus Downing, from the
Sixteenth Illinois district The deblte was
very spirited but not concluded. Sir Wheeler,
Democrat Of Alabama, was taken to task for
abusing the privilege Of printing in the Record.
and some extensive interpretations in a recent
speech of his were expunged from the perma-
nent Record by vote OF % to l4L
May 10 The river and harbor appropriation
bill was passed by the Senate As finally passed
the bill makes direct appropriations Of $780,
land authorizes continuing contra cts OF So,
IN mn n IA nf ahOut G1R mn Cgn DuF-
ing the debate the statement was mado that
this was the largest aggregate for a river and
harbor bill in the governments history Mr..
German sOughtto secure an amendment to the
bill limiting the contract expen1 itures to Sl0.-
0J00O annually, but the amendment was
tailed yeas ID, nays O. On the final passage
Of the bill nine Senators voted in the negative.
number of House bills on the calendar were
pa sed during the day, including the bill re-
quirilg a years residence in any territory as a
requisite to divorce
The House after one OF the hardest fought
parliamentary battles of the session. which
continu d until almost o'clock at night, re-
commit ,d the contested election case OF Rim
aker VS. Downing from the Sixteenth Illinois
di trict, to tho committee on elections, with
instructions to recount the ballots in dispute.
May 1.-Two speeches against tho bill pro
posing additional restrictions on immigration,
by Mr. Gibson, Democrat of Mary land and Mr..
Nelson. Republican of Minnesota, wore made
in the Senate. Mr., Gibson severely arraigned
the A. p A., declaring that it inspired
was seeking to invade politics Mr. Nell
son said the A. P. A. had had no part in in
spring the bill Mr.. Gallery, Democrat, Of
Lou silna, spoke briefly on the need of action to
Offset the propose legislation by the German
Reichstag On sugar bounties
The House devoted the whole day to private
pension bills They were disposed Of at the
rate OF one about every five minutes, fifty-eight
in all being acted on before adjournment
May BY vote of 81 tn 30 the Senate de-
termined that Henry A. Dupont was not en-
titled to a seat in the Senate from the State Of
De- aware The result was in doubt up to tho
last moment There had been some question
as to tho direc ton of Mr.. Stewards vote but no
went with those of tho Democratsand Popu-
lists and was tho decisive vote. Before taking
the vote Mr. Plat; spoke for Mr.. Dupont and
Mr. Villas against Earlier in the day Mr..
Bacon Demo cat OF orgia, spoke against the
issue Of bonds without authority of Congress.
re ,Olution was agreed to for an inquiry by
thu finance committee relative to the COMPETE
ton OF Oriental produIts with those Of this
country Resolutions wer) proposed by Mr.
Morgan of Ala bama, for an inquiry as to our
relating to the additional tariff enactments
Tho Hou.e occupied itself in passing the
private pension bills which were favorlbly
acted upon during tho two spe ial days given
to their consider ltion Mr Erdman. Demo-
GRAFT of Pennsylvania and Mr. Talbert, DEM
ocrat, of South Carolina threw such obstacles
in tho way as they could. Thirty-four were
held up because they were not eng rossed, but
100 were passed., leaving about Sky yet undis-
posed of
May Is The Cuban question was revived in
the Senate when Mr. Morgan of Alabama, who
reported the original 70 olutions spoke in favor
OF further and more decisive 40 ton toward the
recognition of Cubans as bolliger'nts. The
Senator declared it to b. the duty of Congress
to adopt joint resolutions on belligerency,
which, unlike the previous concurrent resolu-
tions would require the approval OF the Presi-
dent and thus fix responsibility Unimportant
routine matters occupied the rest of the day.