The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-25
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.


The Proceedings OF the First Session.
In the senate on the 10th Senator Lodge
spoke at length in favor OF his bill
to restrict immigration, Senator Pugh
talked in support of the silver amend
ment to the tariff bill and Senator
Morgan made an appeal for the Cuban in
surgents. In the house bill was passed
prescribing punishment for mutllatinS
coins and for altering or passing mutilated
or lightened coins. Bills We're introduced
for the deepening of the channel OF the
Fox river from Green Bay to Depere. Wis.,,
and for the establishment of a life-sav!ng
station at Port Huron. Mich.
In the senate on the 18th Senator Morgan
(Ala) occupied almost the entire session
speaking in support of the Cuban resolu-
tions. Senator Pugh (Ala.) spoke in favor
OF the free coinage of silver. In the house
the bill to amend the administrative tariff
act of 1890 was passed. A bill was favor
ably reported authorizing the transmission
ill the mails. with one-cent stamps, OF writ
ten messages on private mailing cards,
such cards to be sent openly in the mails,
OF no larger size than the ordinary postal
card. An adverse report was made on the
hill to change to the 4th of March the time
for the converting of congress. A favorable
report was made on the bill providing an
educational test for the admission of immi-
grants.
During the consideration in the senate
on the 18th of resolution to open the I'm
compahgre reservation in Utah Secretary
Hoke Smith was severely criticised. and
Senator Vest said there was disposition
on the part of the administration not to
treat the people of the west fairly, and Il
the president would hunt fewer ducks in
North Carolina and silver democrats in
Kentucky it would be better for the cOun-
try. In the house the consideration of the
resolutions censuring Mr.. Bayard for
speeches delivered by him in England oc-
cupied the time. and several speeches were
made for and against the resolutions.
The senate on the 10Th passed the house
bill for the construction of breakwater
at the entrance to. Marquette (Mich.) har-
Dor. Bills were favorably reported to adj
nit New Mexico to statehood, and for q
preliminary survey and estimate of cost
for ship canal from lower Lake Michigan
to the Wabash river A bill was introduced
providing for head tax of $40 on each i'm
migrant coming to the United States in
vessels not belonging to the United States.
The Cuban question was discussed. In
the house the resolutions to censure AM
eassador Bayard were further discussed.
Senator Morgan presented new phase
of the Cuban question to the senate on the
Goth by offering a resolution declaring that
a state of war exists in Cuba and recognize
ing the insurgents as belligerents. The bill
for the admission of Arizona as state Of
the union was reported favorably, as was
also a bill providing for the election Of
United States senators by direct vote OF
the people The Cuban resolutions were
further discussed. In the house resolu-
ton was adopted by vote Of $50 to II
censuring Thomas F. Bayard, ambassador
TO the court of st. James, for utterances
delivered in an address to the Boston eng
land) grammar school and in an address
before the Edinburgh (Scotland) Philosoph-
teal institution last fall. A bill was in
troduced to prevent the carrying Of OBJ
scene literature and articles for indecent
and immoral use from one state or terri
tory to another. A resolution was adopted
unseating Mr.. Boatner, representative
from the Fifth district of Louisiana, and
declaring the seat vacant.