Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
ASPHALT LANDS.
Secretary Smith Criticised for Not
Opening o Reservation.
The BAYARD CENSURE RESOLUTIONS,
Mr.. Cousins Speech tho Feature In tho
House-The Nicaragua Canal Bin
Agreed Upon by tho Special
sub-C ommittee.


WASHINGTON, March 19.-0winR "a
the indisposition Of Mr.. Mills (dcm.), Of
Texas, who had the floor on the sub
ject, the Cuban debate was not contin'
ued yesterday. An animated discus
sion arose over the resolution of Mr.
Cannon, OF Idaho, directing Secretary
Smith to execute the law for the pub
lie opening OF the Uncompahgre In
dian reservation, Utah. Mr.. Cannon
said 1000, 900 acres were involved and
he wished this mandatory resolution
to overcome the delays Of the secretary
Of the interior.
Mr.. Gordon (dcm.) of Georgia, re
sponded that after conference with
Secretary Smith, he had learned thai
vast mineral wealth, particularly
asphalt. existed on those lands. Tht
secretary felt that the government
ought to receive some benefit, either
by royalty or otherwise, SO that the
public might receive the benefits, in
stead of giving them to some grea'
corporation.
Mr.. Walcott followed In q sharp criti
cism OF the secretary for failing to exc
cute the law.
Mr.. Vest followed In criticism Of the
secretary's course. This reservation,
he said, contained the greatest asphalt
In existence to supply thi.
country for centuries A law wa
passed directing the opening of the
lands, but the secretary OF the interior
nullified It. It was nullified on the ex
ouse that congress did not know what
1t was about. The secretary's course
was in behalf Of rich investors, who
were the only ones who could bid on {
public auction ofthe lands.
Mr.. Villas followed Mr.. Vest, detail
ing the history OF this land legislation
and ut two o'clock the Dupont cast
was taken up.
The house yesterday entered upor
the consideration Of the resolution
censuring Mr.. Bayard for speeches de
livered by him before the Gramma
school at Boston. Eng, and before thu
Edinburgh (Scotland) Philosophical In
stitution last fall. The galleries wer,
crowded to overlooking. Mr. Hit
chairman OF the foreign affairs com
mittee, and Mr.. McCreary, who wa
chairman OF the committee in the las
congress, opened respectively for ant
against the resolutions. Mr.. Draper
OF Massachusetts,, announced his inabil
ity to bring himself to vote for tn
resolutions Of ccnsure. II the utter
ances were inappropriate, the punish
ment was too harsh. Mr.. Cousins
speech in support Of the resolutions
was the feature OF the proceedings
lie won for himself the highest dis
tinction as an orator. His bursts O
cloquence, set off by keen and pene
trating wit, aroused the house AM
galleries to unbounded enthusiasm.
Mr.. sDinsmore (dem.), Of Arkansas
who was minister to Corea during tn
former Cleveland administration, II
closing the debate for the day, defend
ed the utterances Of Mr.. Bayard rs I,
the effect of protection, and to tn
great delight Of the democrats read ex
tracts from Senator Chambers inter
view alleging that the Mckinley boom
ers were levying on the protected in
dustries The debate will continue Ia
day.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Nicar
aqua canal bill, which probably viii
be pushed in the house, was agreet
upon yesterday by the special sub-com
mittee which has for several week
been wrestling with the many scheme
introduced. The bill provides for tn
reorganization Of the Maritime Cana
Co, the payment of all Its debts, 81
that satisfactory statement shall b
presented to the secretary of the treas
ury, the selection OF board Of Is di
rectors, ten of them named by tn
United States, three by the canal com
pany and one each by Nicaragua ant
Costa RIGA. The issue Of bonds ma.
not exceed 500, 900, 900, with interes
at three per cent, the bonds to b
guaranteed by the United States ant
redeemed ut the pleasure Of the gov
eminent In consideration for IL
guarantee Of bonds, the United State
Is to be given the stock OF the company
to an amount equal to the bonds issued
The amount of stock to be given tn,
canal company In payment for the ex
penditure and work It has put upol
the canal is not 10 exceed $1,000, zoo
Four millions Of stock Is to be issue'
to the Nicaraguan government and 81,
500, 600 TO Costa Rica.
STAND BY THE CONFERENCE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The senat
committee on foreign relations decides
yesterday TO stand by the agreemen
reached by the senate conference ant
to support the house Cuban resolu
tons as substitute for the senate re
solutions on the same subject