The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-07
The News Condensed
Important intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the First Session.


A bill granting n pension of 500 a month
TO the widow OF the late Walter y. Gresham
was passed In the senate on the 4th. SEN
ator Morgan spoke In favor OF recognizing
Cuban belligerency. In the house II was
decided by a vote of SO to GA that none OF the
appropriations on the Indian appropriation
bill for Indian schools should go to sec
tartan schools. a bill was introduced to
take from the free list OF the tarfn bill sill
yer bullion. silver coins and silver ores.
and making them dutiable at 20 per cent.
nd valorem.
Senator Morrill, offered resolution in
the senate on the 25th to take up the tariff
bill. but II was defeated by a vote Of 80 to
%. The Cuban question was taken up. and
Senators Morgan. Lodge. Stewart and Call
spoke In favor of recognizing Cuban bel
ligerency....In the house the Indian APP
preparation bill was passed and resolutions
were reported from the foreign AFFAIRS
committee censurinE Ambassador Bayard
for portions OF speeches he delivered In
England.
In the senate on the 2sth Senator Allen
(Neb) offered substitute for the pending
Cuban resolution 1t authorizes and re-
quests the president to Issue a proclama-
tion recognizing the independence of the
republic OF Cuba. Senator Carter MONTY
in speaking on the tariff bill charged the
republicans In the senate and house with
deserving the republican national platform
on both the tariff and money questions, and
with taking their orders from the white
house. where a democratic president is In
command He said he believed that the
protection Of American industries was nee.
essary to American prosperity. but tho
free coinage Of silver was equally essentia.
and the two would hereafter go hand In
ha ID. In the house a bill was introduced
Ne erection Of n national mint at Chi
The Van ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.iec case from the Kansas City (Mo.)
distr. occupied most of the session.
Sena Vest spoke In the senate on the
9th in or OF recognizing Cuban indie
pendence rhe army appropriation bill.
carrying 10000, was passed In the
house resol rs were presented declaring
II to be the 'e Of congress that a state
of war exists 'uba: that the insurgents
be given the RI OF belligerents and that Il
Is the senscoi Igress that the government
of the United ties use It's influence to stop
the war, II ne sLry, by Intervention, and
pledging the pport of congress. After
debate the on the resolutions was
postponed on ay. John c. Tarsney
(dem.). from Fifth Missouri district
was unseated. d his opponent, Robert
T. Van Horn }. was seated.
BY a vote OIL "a to the senate on the
2sth ult. adopted a concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban belligerency and indie
pendence. The main feature of the debate
was the speech OF Senator Sherman chair
man of the committee on foreign rea-
lions, who arraigned Spain and her gov
eminent In the most scathing language.
.... The entire day in the house was spent
in the consideration of the legislative APP
preparation bill, and considera BILE progress
was made. The speaker presented the pres
ident's veto OF the bill to lease certain
lands in Arizona for educational purposes.