Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
DOINCS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 11.-Hoar made an
argument in favor of his resolution to post
pone the Cuban resolution until April 9th,
the committee on foreign affairs to make
an investigation in the meantime Sher-
man opposed it. The Hoar resolution finally
went to the calendar without action and
the Dupont election case occupied the rest
of the day.
HOUSE
The house to-day passed the postoffice
appropriation bill An amendment was
adopted authorizing the employment of
thirty special inspectors to watch for
crookedness in the department.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The major por-
ton of the day was devoted to speeches on
the Cuban resolution by Hill and Sherman.
Later the Dupont election case came up
and Pritchard concluded his address Bill
creating the art commission of the United
States" passed.
HOUSE.
The contested election case of Coleman
VS.. Buck, dem, from Louisiana, was decided
in favor of the latter. The case of Aldrich
VS.. Robbins, from Alabama, was then taken
up but consideration was not concluded
when adjournment was taken.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-In the senate
it developed that certain information on
Cuban affairs had been given to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs which was very
important and Hoar and Wolcott insisted
that it should be given to the senate in
executive session. The question again
went over without action The committee
on foreign affairs has authorized favorable
report on the bill for the admission of New
Mexico as state. Senator Hawley, from
the committee on military affairs, made a
report authorizing the secretary of war to
issue Springfield rifles to the National
Guards Of the various states and territories
in exchange for the rifles now held by them.
HOUSE.
After considerable discussion of southern
election methods the house, by a vote of
lib to SO, unseated Mr.. Robbins, dem, of
the Fourth Alabama district and gave the
seat to his republican opponent, w. F.
Aldrich. The house also passed bills
granting American register to the steamer
Mattawa and requiring officers of Ameri-
can steamers to he citizens of the United
States. Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 1G. Palmer offered
a resolution declaring that the unlimited
coinage of silver by the United States would
subvert existing legal commercial values
at once. Laid over. Lodge made a speech
on the new immigration bill. Sherman
called up the Cuban resolutions and Nor
gan made a spirited talk in favor of them.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
A bill passed relieving Oklahoma home
steaders of the payment of the purchase
price of their homesteads. A resolution
was adopted directing the secretary of war
to submit plans and estimates for the i'm
provement of Paramount Harbor, Ohio. A
bill prescribing punishment for mutilating
coins and for altering or passing mutilated
or lightened coins was passed. bill to
withdraw from the United States supreme
court jurisdiction of criminal cases not
capital and comforting jurisdiction on
circuit courts of appeals was defeated.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE senate
spent the day discussing Cuba and silver,
no action being taken.
HOUSE.
House devoted the day to the bill to
amend the administration tariff act of 1890
and it was passed. The purpose was to
strengthen the act