Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

Washington, March 2l.--ln the house
yesterday the three days debate Oh
/ the Bayard censurng resolution was
passed by vote of 1870 to n.
/ Six democrats, Messrs. Bailey and
Cockrell (Tex), Cummings IN. ",
/ Latimer Is. Co., Layton and Sorg CO.,,
voted with the republicans for the res
olution and five republicans, Messrs,
Baker (Md), Cook Qll), Draper (Mass),
Pitney IN 3D. Willis Del), with the
democrats against it.
The house postOllice committee au
I thorized favorable report on the
! bill to increase the maximum salary OF
! letter carriers in cities of more thar
! $4,000 population to $1,000 per annum
and in cities with small population to
/ 81 900 per annum. The senate bill to
regulate mail matter of the fourth
class was also reported favorably.
In the senate an interest was shown
| in the Cuban resolutions by abandon
ing routine work and taking them up
Immediately. Mr. Sherman yielded
/ temporarily to Mr.. Allen (pop., NebD,
who said that Dupont was not entitled
to seat in the senate without Ger
i tilicatc or credentials from The eXecu-
! tive Of the state and that when this
was lacking as in this case, the courts
of the state could compel the issuance
of the credentials by the governor. The
statement had mere than passing in.
terest, as the six pGpulist votes in the
senate are regarded as decisive in the
contest and this was the first express
sion from populist senator,
Mr. Cali dem, Fla), while support
ing the resolutions read a letter
from personal friend in Havana, tell
inc OF the bloody massacre on the 22d
ult II gave minute details of the
slaughter of twenty men and the inn
prsonment of seventeen Cubans They
were sacrificed in the streets of a sub
urb of Havana. Mr. Call VouChed for
in the integrity of the writer of the
letter
Mr. German dem, Md, moved that
the senate adjourn to meet on Monday
After some discussion Mr.. Germans
motion prevailed by vote Of H. to %.
At 2:35 p. m, Mr.. Mills was recognized
to speak on Cuba.
senator sherman does not think the
vote by which the consideration of the
resolution is put OFF till Monday is sig
nificant. as the senate is welded to its
Saturday holiday,
Just before the senate adjourned
Senator Morgan, (dcm, Aia), who in
PRODUCED the original Cuban rcsolu-
i lions. introduced n joint resolution
which he says he will endcaVor to call
i UP Monday regardless of the concur
rent resolutions now before the house
Ills purpose Is to secure speedy .eCog-
milton Of bclligorancy. or the basis of
the rXiStanCe of war, without waiting
to overcome the objections to the CON
current I, solutions The resolution
follows.
Resolved by the senate and house of
representatives OF the United States in
congress assembled, that ii hereby de
clareS that { state of public war exists
in the island of Cuba between the gov
crnmont of Spain and the people Of
that island who are supporting a sep
arate government uIdcr the name Re
/ public of cuba, and that a state of bel
/ IiEercncy between said governments is
hereby recognized "
The Rcnoit -l|Oatncr contest was
called up and the seat declared vacant
The senate committee on territories
agreed to report favorably the mll Tor
the admisStCH of Arizona as a state Of
the union.
THREE VICTIMS VERY I'LL