, 1896-04-02
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Pleas for Economy in Congress
sional Appropriations.
EXCESS OF EXPENDITURES
Over Receipts TO S76,OOO,-
900 Under the New Tariff Law
Til. EoWsc In which Lin
coin Lived Pun chased.

preparation bill. Mr.. Villas opposed the
subsidies and pointed u many in
stances of what he declared were ex-
cessive payments for mail service. Mr..
Perkins of California energe.ically de-
Tended the subsidies for their en-
enlargement to American shipping.
The subsidy item was reserved for a
separate vote tomorrow.
Washington. April, 1.-Mr. Calls
joint resolution is as follows: Re-
solved. That continuous violations of
the usages and rules of war between
civilized people. inhuman and brutal
Outrages of men, women and children
constantly reported on reasonable evil
dence, is either authorized or permit
ted, not only on the Cuban revolution
lists. but also on citizens of the United
States now carried on between the
government of Spain and the revolu-
tionary forces organized as the repub-
lie of Cuba, demands immediate action
by the United States not only for the
protection CT citizens of the United
States who have become residents and
acquired interests in Cuba under treat
les with Spain and for protection, but
also under higher consideration of COM
mon humanity and civilization, shamed
and imperiled by barbarities and
cruelties known only to the darkest,
nos cruel and most bloody periods of
human history.
Resolved, That an adequate naval
force of the United States shall be i'm
media,ely sen to Cuba sufficinent to
protect by force if necessary citizens of
the United States from wrong and a
violation of treaty obligations of Spain
and the United States.
Resolved. That the president of the
United States communicate to the gov
eminent of Spain these resolutions and
inform that government that the Uni
ted States will forcibly intervene to
protect the rights of American citizens
and the interests of civilization if there
shall be further occurrence of murder
and outrage, or shooting or putting to
death of prisoners of wal in the con-
f1ict between the Spanish and revolu-
tionary forces of Cuba.
Mr.. PETER gave notice thai his mo-
ton to take up the resolution for SEN
ate inquiry into the recent bond issue
would be made tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, April 1.-The house to-
day practically completed considera-
ton of the sundry civil bin. In the
course of debate an amendment to ap-
propriate SIS. 900 for commencing the
erection of a e military post at Spo-
kane, Wash, Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of
the appropriation committee, made an
appeal for economy on the ground that
the conrition OF the treasury was such
that no e project should be entered
upon by this congress-. He was sup
ported in his appeal by Mr.. Grosvenor
OF Ohio, who in some plain spoken
words, insisted hat the necessities of
the situation must govern. He called
attention to the fact that during the
first 10 months of the operation of the
present tariff law, the receipts had
been exceeded by expenditures, &c.
900, 900.
This, of course, brought on a politi-
cal discussion in which Mr.. Patterson,
democrat of Tennessee. defended the
administration and attributed the
financial distress to republican legis-
lation. The amendment was adopted
despite Mr.. Cannon's appeal.
The amendment allowing compensa-
tion for surveys through mountainous
or heavily wooded territory in Colora-
do and Utah was adopted. The amend
ment was also adopted making an ap-
preparation for expenses of the repre-
sentation at the meeting of the inter-
national prison conference.
Mr.. Bartlett, democrat. of New York,
offered an amendment, which fell un-
der a point of order, to authorize the
preservation and publication of revo-
lutionary archives.
Mr.. Sayers, democrat, Of Texas, Of
fered an amendment to appropriate
100000 for the purchase of the house
in Washington in which President Lin
coin died and which is now rented by a
historical society. and the amendment
was adopted. Mr.. Blue, republican of
Kansas. made some indirect charges
against the board of managers of the
Soldiers Home, which we're replied to
by Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, one of the
managers.
The balance Of the p~ostofice appro-
priation bill was completed.
MI. Call introduced a resolution of a
radical character concerning Cuba,
proposing immediate use of the United
States naval force to protect Ameri-
cans in Cuba from atrocities, and from
humane 8 in general. Mr..
Georges speech on the Dupont case &C.
cupied most Of the day and is not yet
completed.