Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY
FOURTH SESSION.


Condensed Record of the Doing OF
the National Lawmakers-Senate.
Washington, April 0. Senator Tur-
pies speech on Cuba was the event of
the day IN the senate, and in many
respects 1t was the most picturesque
and vehement utterance heard ON the
subject. The senator has an inexhaust.
lble vocabulary and satirical style.
While arguing for a radical action on
Cuba, even to the extent of sending a
fleet to Cuban waters, much of Tur-
plies speech was given to sarcasm and
rldlclue of the course of Sherman and
Lodge in managing the Cuban resolu-
tlons. The senator created much
amusement by his portrayal of Senator
Lodge as warrior about to fight a
duel with Minister de LONE, of Spain.
Most OF the day was given to the In
dian appropriation bill, which was
completed. Unanimous consent was
secured for taking up the resolution
for senate inquiry into the recent
bond issues next Tuesday.
Washington, April 1.-THE senate
committee on appropriations today re-
ported the naval appropriation bill.
The principal amendments are as fol-
lows: For testing the methods of
throwing high explosives from guns on
board ship with ordinary velocities,
500, 900; for the purchase of additional
land adjoining the naval station at
Port Royal, S. c., $4,000; for paving
the streets at Annapolis academy, $13,-
900, and also provision directing the
board of visitors to the academy to ex-
anime and report upon the advisability
of purchasing additional land for the
academy. The senate today took up
the pension cases ON the calendar and
passed large number of them.
Washington, April 13.--In the SEN
ate today Call stated that inquiries
had been made of him by Eugene V.
Debs, and other labor leaders, as to
whether the senate judiciary commit.
tee was taking any action i'll restric-
tion of the power of federal Judges.
Hoar, chairman of the judiciar, com.
mittee, sad all the members be eyed
some comprehensive legislation i'll this
line was needed, and several plans
were under consideration. Mitchell,
of Oregon, reported a resolution provid.
ing for the payment of the salaries of
Senators Mantle, of Montana, and
Clark, of Wyoming, from March 4,
1898, the date when the senatorial
seats of those states became vacant.
Call presented joint resolution CON-
erning the imprisonment of Mrs. May
brick, requesting the president to inter-
vene with the British authorities to.
wards securing her release. After con-
siderable debate the resolution went
to the judiciary committee.
Honset
Washington, April 1O.-The Bart.
lett racing bill to permit horseraoing
in the District of Columbia was today
fayorably acted upon by the District of
Columbia committee of the house.
The bill is to authorize the incorpora-
tlon OF racing organizations. Under it
April 30 and November 1 , and between
sunrise and sunset, and there cannot
be more than forty days of racing on
any track in season. A racing COM
mission is to be established to supervise
meetings. Amendments have been
made to the bill to prevent poolselling
and betting. Not only are heavy PEN
alties provided, but bets are to be re-
covered by civil action. The move to
adopt the metric system of weights and
measures was sent back to the commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures
for further consideration.
Washington, April 1.-THE house
today after debating the bill to abolish
compulsory pilotage on sailing vessels
engaged in the coastwise trade, defeat
ed the measure by large majority
% to III. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill, which was recon-
mitted early in March, after pro-
tracted fight against appropriations for
private and sectarian charitable institu-
tions, was brought into the house to-
day with the specific appropriations
stricken out, and containing in lieu
thereof an appropriation of lump sum
for charities, to be expended under the
direction of the District commissioners.
with the proviso that no part of the ap-
preparation should go to institutions in
ecclesiastical or sectarian control. The
feature OF the debate was a vigorous
attack on the A. P. A. by Fitzgerald.
Washington. April 13.-Hainer re.
ported the fortification appropriation
bill. The bill provides for fortifica-
tions and other works of defense for
their armament and the heavy ordnance