Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL


March 16.-Tke Senate had an hour of spirit
ed Cuban debate after the early part of the 5ay
nad been given to set speeches BY Mr.. LodRs
on immigration and Mr.. Pugh on silver. The
Cuban discussion was mainly important in
bringing out the full reading of a state
ment OF the Span ish side of the case
BY Senior 6upuy De LONE, the Spanish
minis ser. This had been referred to some days
ago but could not be made public Yesterday,
however, Mr.. Morgan read letter frem Secre-
sary olney saying the Spanish minister gave
his permission for the public use of the
statement 1t claimed to detail the in.
surgent methods OF guerilla warfare. the
burning of cane fields and tbs disorgan-
Ized character of the insurgent bands.
Mr.. Morgan commented severely on the
minister's statement The senator had
several sharp controversies with Mr. Hale over
various phases OF the Cuban question During
the day Mr. Elkins offered resolution direct
ing the committee foreign affairs to report
as to the status of war in Cuba before a vote
was taken in the Senate.
The House passed the Okl ahoma free home
stead bill and disposed oil consider able routine
business.
March17.-In the Senate Mr. Morgan occu-
pi,d almost the entire session, speaking until
nearly o'clock il support of the Cuban reso-
buttons The senator severely arraigned Minister
Dupuy De LONE of Spain for impropriety in
crlticising Senators He also recited many
evidences OF the seventies and atrocities with
which Spain was prosecuting the war. Mr..
morgan said he fes red that the fanaticism of
Spain would lead her to take up the gauge of
war. no matter how mild and proper the course
of Congress might be-
The House devoted the day to the amend
ments covering the elects in the customs adj
ministrative act, all of which were adopted.
March Is during the consideration in the
Senate of resolution to open the Uncom-
phagre ervation in Utah Secretary Hoke
smith was severely criticised by Messrs. Can
nj tah VOL Mt 49, ol W
Missouri Mr.. Vest said that there had been
time when cabinet officer who deliberately
disobeyed the law would be brought before the
bar OF the Senate, but that it was now quite
common for such officers to refuse to carry
out the law. He said that the opening of
the asphalt regions on that reservation
would result in greatly cheapening the
product There was disposition on the pa rt
OF the administration not to treet the people of
the west fairly as if they dii not know what
they wanted He referred to the address of the
Preside MT to the Presbyterian mission board in
New York, the President standing on the very
thresholds of the rum holes and places of vice
In New 70 TX and saying that the people of the
west needed missionary aid He had heard
that the President had lately laid his heart aft
the fe ct of Jesus. He was glad to hear it. He
hau feared that the President had donated all
his alteration to the mugwumps and incense
burners. The Uncompahgre reservation bill
was hnaity laid aside after being made the un-
finished business, after the pending Arkansas
claim Dill was disposed of, and then Mr. Thurs
ton took the floor on the Dupont case
The House enterel upon the consideration
of the resolutions csnsuring Mr. Bayard for
speeches delivered by him before the grammar
scho 81 at Boston, England, and before the
Edinburgh Scotland Philosophical insri-
tuition last fail. Mr. Hit. chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, and Mr. Nc
Creary, who was chairman of the COM
mlttee IN the last Congress- opened respective
~ for and against the resolutions. Mr. Cous-
ms speech in support of the resolutions was
the feature of tho proceedings. He won for
himself the high est distinction as an orator.
MIR. DinsmOre, Democrat of Arkansas who was
minister to Corea during the former Cleveland
administration, in closing the debate for tho
| day, defended the utterances of Mr.. Bayard
as to the effect of protection, and to the great
delight otthe Democrats, read extracts from
Senator Chambers interview alleging that the
Mckinley boomers were leYying on the pro-
tectel industries. Debate was not concluded
at adjournment
Mar l9-Cuba had the entire attention of
the Senate, speeches being made by Senators
Gray, Chiffon and Gallery. the debate being en-
livened by many spirited incidents. Mr. Grays
plea for Cuba brought on a running cross-fire
of comment and inquiries from Mr. Hale.
The delaware senator caused much amuse-
ment by referring to Mr. Halo as 1.-THE
senator from Spain. A fresh and
| vigorous contribution to the debate came from
MIR. Chiffon of Texas who had seldom ad-
! dressed the Senate. He urged that there Vas
abundant work at home to occupy the atten-
| tion OF Congress instead of enlisting in human
itarian crusades abroad, with their possibili-
ties OF war Mr.. Gallery also opposed the
| Cuban resolutions
The house discussed the Bayard censure reso-
buttons all day, and at times drifted into dis
cusson of the merits OF protec ton as an econ
| omic policy. Mr.. Tucker. Democrat of Vir-
ginia, who made the principal speech in
opposition defended Mr.. Blyard's utterances,
and Senator Chambers interview was again
brought forward as a vndication of Mr. Bay
| arfs statement that protection tended to cor
rupt public life. Tho Republicans We'd with
ca IN other in unfolding and eulogizing protec-
| tio1. Mr.. Barrett of Massachusetts and Mr..
| Grosve or of Ohio also spoke for the resolu-