Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-09
THE BOND ISSUES.
A Time Set for Voting on tho Res
olution to Investigate Them.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS PASSED.
Tho House Poses soventy-two Ellis In
Five ara Half Hours-A Day
st for Final Adjournmont
OF Congress- -

WASHINGTON, My 1.-THE final vote
on the resolution for IN investigation
Of recent bond issues will be taken In
tho senate at four p. IN. to-day. An agree
mcnt TO this effect was reached late
yesterday after several test votes had
been taken which clearly disclosed tho
sentiment OF the senate on the resolve
tions. The FIRST vote taken ives on the
motion of Mr.. Sherman 10 refer the
resolutions to the finance committee
This was defeated, yeas II; nays, 81.
An amendment by Mr.. Lodge was then
adopted, providing that tho investlsa'
ton should be conducted by the regu-
lar finance committee instead OF n
special committee us first proposed.
Another amendment, by Mr.. Villas, pro-
posing modification In the resolution,
was voted down, the affirmative vote be-
ing only seven. After these tests tho
agreement was reached for n fnal
vote, when the resolution undoubtedly
will pass. A difference of opinion de-
vcloped between tho two Florida SEN
ators, Mr.. Call and Mr. rasco, us to
the resolution OF Mr. Calf requesting
the president to protest against the
execution of the American citizens
taken on board the schooner Compel
itor by u Spanish gunboat Mr.. Call
wanted immediate notion. Mr.. Sher-
man moved to refer the resolution to
the committee on foreign affairs. Mr..
Call protested, saying that with death
hanging over American citizens" the
senate should act. Mr.. Pasco differed
with Mr.. Call, saying he had had sew
eral interviews with the secretary OF
state and had learned that Mr.. 0lncy
was doing everything possible in all OF
this c,a IS OF cases. Mr.. Call Expressed
vigorous disagreement with his Flor
ida colleague. The resolution was re-
fcrred.
The greater part OF yesterdays SEES.
sion of the house was spent under the
special order adopted the day before to
consider private pension bills, and
acted on them Mt the rate of about one
every five minutes. by the terms OF
the order the debate on each bill was
limited to ten minutes In ai4 hours
az bills were favorably actcd upon.
Among them were bills granting the
widow OF the late Secretary Walter Q,
Gresham pension OF 500 per month;
TO Elizabeth Walls Kearney, daughter
of Gen. Phil Kearney. SIS per month;
20 the widow OF the late Senator
George L. Spencer, of Alabama, $50
per month; to Gen. James C. Parrolt.
$50 per month; to the widow Of Gen.
James II. Blunt, OF Kansas, SIS per
month, and TO Gen. Nathan kimball,
500 preventative Curtis intro
duced resolution which was re-
fcrrel 10 committee on rules,
to set aside Tuesday, May IL, for con-
sideration OF his bill recommended by
the Indian committee. for the protcc.
tion OF people and property in the In
dian territory. extending the iurisdic-
tion OF the United States courts ind
providing Tor the laying out OF towns
and the leasing Of lands. The house
served notice on the senate and tho
country that it had transacted its bust.
ness and was ready for final adjourn
ment, by passing, without division, n
resolution for final adjournment Mon.
day, May Is. The reading was received
with an outburst of applause from
members on both sides OF the house.