Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
CONGRESS.
Senate,

on the postofice appropriation bill, but did
not complete it. The bill served to bring
| out some sharp criticisms by Senator Cor
man on the administration of the pOStoftice
| department and by Senator Allen on alleged
! irregularities resulting from the civil serv-
| Ice system. Mr. Allen repeated sensational
| charges as to large money contributions said
to have been made in the interest of Mr.
| Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison. The charge
| that Mr. Wanamaker contributed $4,000
| toward Mr.. Harrison's election led to an
emphatic denial from Mr.. Hawley. Mr..
| Jesty" and as the chief Mugwump of the
! country. The vote on the postofice bill will
be taken on the 18th.
has engrossed the Senate for almost week
was passed by that body just previous to
adjournment on the eth The entire day
with the exception of q few minutes at the
| beginning of the session. was devoted to de-
bate and voting on the amendments pro-
! posed to the bill, TIE Wolcott amendment
| for the consolidation Of smaller Offices with
larger ones receiving the greater share of
attention. The discussion on this PROPOSE
ton again took the form of a debate upon
the merits of ivil-service reform and was
participated in by Messrs. Villas, Wolcott.
others. Mr.. Wolcott criticized Secretary
Smith for his participation in the Georgia
GTahm cam ana was replied to by Mr. Hill.
vote, receiving only seven votes in its sup
| port.
Senator Turpes speech on Cuba was the
event Of the Sth in the Senate and in many
| respects 1t was the most picturesque and
| vehement utterance heard on that subject.
| The senator has an inexhaustibIe yocabu-
| larry. and a bitterly satirical style While
| arguing for radical action on Cuba. even to
the extent of sending feet to Cuban wa
given to sarcasm and ridicule of the course
| OF MI. sherman and Mr.. Lodge in managing
Ihe cuban resolutions. The senator created
much amusement by his portrayal of Sena-
tor Lodge as warrior about to fight duel
! with Minister Dupuy de LONE of Spain.
Most of the day was given to the Indian APP
| lQfQ
Unanimous consent secured for taking
up the resolution for Senate inquiry into
! recent bond issues On the 18th.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr. Gallinger
] (Rep.. n. h read letter from the general
secretary of the Armenian Relief associa-
ton referring to the extreme urgency Of the
SITUATION in Turkey aid asking that steps
| pc taken to stop the most appalling sacrifice
In the history of the world. Mr. Gallinger
adQed that while he would not suggest ways
| and means to the foreign relations commit
4 tee, yet he sincerely hoped that some meth
atrocities. Mr.: Mantle Rep.. Mont.) was
then recognized for a speech on the resolu-
f ton recomn1itting the tariff bill to the
est IN the speech from the fact that Mr..
Mantle was one of the five Republican sena-
tors who voted against proceeding with the
/ tarlH bill. 1t was moreover, his maide
speech OF a formal chara cter
The Senate took up the question of sec
tartan Indian schools on the 10th, but did
not complete it. The debate was very tenn
perate. and no reference was made to the
| organization which has been active in
Sition to sectarian schools. Mr.. Carter of
Montana proposed to strike out the provi-
sion directing that money should be spent
on sectaran schools. This led to a general
argument, in which Senators Carter Lodge
Gray, Hoar, Hawley Allison and Gallinger
participated. An important bill passed at
| the close of the day was that providing for
a translnississipp and international exposi-
ton at Omaha: Neb.. in 1899. A resolution
asking for an inquiry in the Mrs MAVERICK
case met with opposition and was referred
| 10 the judiciary committee
House.
The House on the 9th adopted the confer
ence report on the Cuban resolutions by a
vote of PA to q, and passed the river and
after lively debate Of forty minutes. bv a
vote of PIG to 40. The report on the Cuban
resolutions had been debated for two days
ana the vote was taken Immediately after
the reading of the journal on the 9Th Eight
cen Republicans and nine Democrats voted
against the report. After the most de-
termined opposition of those opposed to the
recognition of the insurgents in the Senate
and House. there were but ten more votes
against the report than against the original
resolutions. The former vote was 262 fo II
By ITS present action the House agreed to
resolutions were as follows: Resolved.
that, in the opinion of Congress, a condition
of public war exists between the govern
ment OF Spain and the government pro
CLAIMED and for some time maintained by
force force OF arms by the people of Cuba; and
that the United States of America shouIj
maintain strict neutrality between i'o the
r Tgbt f powers according to each all the
torL of the United States.
RESOLVED. further. that the friendly of
h nee OF the United States should be offered
| Dy the President to the Spanish government
Tor the recognition of the independence of
| Cuba" -
The House spent the 18th debating hill
| to fix the standard of weights and meas
ures by the adoption of the metric system
on and after July 1, 1898, and proposition
| OrnI-oT. 0fAr,fc In
of Columbia the expense of creating and
maintaining public library in the city of
w, Washington The latter was defeated-113-
127-and the fate of the metric system bill
! still hangs in the balance. On rising vote
It was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. w. Stone of
pennsylvania. chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on coinage, weights and measures who has
given the subject much attention and who
warmly supported it, secured the ayes and
| noes ana pending the roll call the House adj
lourned IN advocating the metric system
! MI Stone spoke of the great embarrassment
the use of our present system entaled in
connection with our foreign trade and the
lneXtricable confusion it involved The
metric system had proved a complete sue
most universal IL use among civilized ma
! lions.
The House on the sth sent the bill to
4 ADOPT the metric system of weights and
measures back to the committee on coinage
weights and measures for further considera-
tlon. On the first vote it had a majority of
z, but the opposition was aggressive, and
after series of votes it was recommitted
-l3O-99 The remainder of the day vas
| DEVOTED to debate on the bill to exempt
sailing. vessels engaged in the coastwise
trade from compulsory pilotage laws with
| the understanding that vote should be
| taken the following day.
The House on the 9th after debating the
pm TO abolish compulsory pilotage sail
ing vessels engaged in the coastwise trade.
defeated the measure by a large majority
57-117. The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill, which was recommitted early
| in March after a prOtracted fight against an
! ana S0ctHri1n
liable institutions, was brought into the
House again with the specific appropriations
! stricken out and containing in lieu thereof
! an appropriation OF large sum for charities
| TO be expended under the proviso that no
part Of the appropriation should go to in
! situations in ecclesiastical OR sectarian CON
| troll The feature of the debate was a Wig
orous attack on the A. P. A. by Mr. Fitz-
| gerald (Dem Mass) 1T has been stated
said he, that the members of the A. p A
! organization never made any opposition at
! all to the appropriations for these institu-
| lions until the night before and then they
| bombarded the committee room and insisted
| upon the appropriations for thes> institu-
! lions being stricken ont The 1nimuS of This