Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

diplomatic gallery showed the largest rep
resentation since the session opened, the
eral other. countries being present. Mr..
Morgan OF Alabama occupied almost the
entlre Day in narrative and historical
and had not concluded when the Senate
adjourned. A significant vote on the reso,
luton for an investigation of recent bond
issues was taken during the day. Mr..
Lodges resolution for an investigation came
up and Mr.. PETER offered an amendment
for special committee and a more com
prehensive inquiry. Mr.: Lodge sought to
have the amendment laid on the table. bur
his motion to this effect was defeated, as
Mr.; Hill carried the debate beyond 2
There was another test vote in the SEN
ate on the 25th over the pending tariff bill.
1T resulted in an addition of one vote to the
sllver-Republican strength against it and
one more nail in its coffin. The vote came
unexpectedly on a motion by Senator Nor
rill to take up the bill. The four silver
Republicans who had voted against taking
It up on former occasion did the same
thing this time and were REINFORCED by one
Utah. The vote stood % for taking it up,
33 against it. This action led to some
sharp talk both in and out of the Senate.
As soon as it was over and an opportunity
offered Senator Sherman took occasion to
read the riot act to the Republican senator's
saying that the country is in need of rev.
enue' Is running behind every day, and that
IT IS the duty of every Republican senator
TO vote for some kind of a tariff measure
winch would id enough revenue to make
1t possible to meet running expenses L
1t could not be had in the way of this bill
1t ought to be in some other form He add
ed that he would himself. at some future
and hoped that every Republican would
support i. This led to sharp retort from
Mr. Teller that the men who had voted
against taking 1t up did not propose to be
whipped CT scolded into doing what they
deemed disadvantageous to their own peo-
pie
The tariff crisis in the Senate brought
another day of intensely dramatic action
or lmpetuous debate, and of a stormy per-
sonal colloquy on the 26th. The speech Of
Senator Carter of Montana, one of the
i've Republican senator's who voted against
proceeding with the tariff bill, was the
mann formal event of the day. There was
auded interest in the speech owing to Mr.
carriers position as chairman of the Re-
publican National committee. The sena tor
used very, plain words in denouncing what
ne termed the movement to drive him and
MS silver associates out of the Republican
party pamy Mr.; Quay rep; Pa reported the
that he would call it up on the 9th
A stirring speech by Mr. Vest in behalf
or OF Cuoa was the event of the 2Tth in the
senate. 1t came unexpectedly. as Mr. Vest
seldom announces his speeches or makes
preparations. The Senate agreed thar the
nhaI vote on the Cuban resolution would
be be IL taken Ken at at p m on the 2Sth The de-
1t is considered certain that favorable ac-
tlon VIII be taken on one of the several
ICSOlullCIS- the Only uOuDt Deing whether
1t shall relate to independence or belliger-
ency, ana as to the extent of it. The army
appropriation bill carrying about $23, 000,-
600 was passed during the day
BY the overwhelming vote of GA to G
the senate on the 18th adopted concurrent
resolution favorable TO Cuban belligerencv
ana independence. The resolutions adopted
are as follows: Resolved. by the Senate
the House of Representatives concurring
tnat III the opinion of Congress, a condition
of public war exists between the govern
mr.
Claimed and for some time maintained BY
force of arms by the people of Cuba; and
that the United States of America should
maintain a strict neutrality between the
contendlng powers. according 10 each all
the rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States: resolved
that the friendly offices of the United States
should be offered by the President 10 the
spanish government for the recognition of
suit was announced. the densely hacked
galleries broke into ong-continued applause
which the Vice-President checked with diff
ncuIty; The result was reached after
day of fervid speeches which at times
aroused the crowd of spectators to enthusi-
a as demonstrations. The keen public in
tereSt on the subject was eVinced by the
presence of the largest crowd since Con-
greSS assembled.
The House on the oath, in committee OF
the whole, after a very interesting debate
by vote of % to 81, decided that none of
the appropriations on the Indian appropria-
ton bill for Indian schools should go to
schools to which money now goes are Roman
Catholic in denomination. and the fight
on 1t was led by Mr., Linton, Michigan
Republican, who is the most pronounced
and openly ayowed A. p. A member on the
floor. He also referred Indignantly to the
statue of Pere Marquette. robed in the
gown of a Jesuit priest and decorated with
the paraphernalia of his church, which is
shortly to be erected in Statuary hall in the
church
The House on the 10Th promptly passed
the Indian appropriation bin as amended.
House on the Linton sectarian school
amendment as agreed TO in committee of the
whole Mr.. Johnson, chairman of elections
committee No 2, called up the contested
election case of Van Horn VS.. Tarsney
from the Fifth Missouri district There
were three reports in the case. Mr.. Strobe
the adoption Of the majority report. He
spoke for over two hours, and was followed
by Mr.. Taylor, who in a somewhat sensa-
tional speech urged that nothing could just
ify the House in throwing out entire pre-
cfncts at congressional election and dis
franchisinS honest voters. At O'Clock the
House adjourned.
The Van Horn-Tarsney contested election
case from the Kansas City Mo.) district
occupied the attention of the House on the
his own behalf, and two Republicans
Messrs:. Powers (Vt) and Parker On. J)
opposed the report of the majority of the
~ scat INC SOHleSldul x he
other speakers were Messrs4;. Burton rep,
Mo-, Mr. Kyle Dem, MissO and MIR
Prince (Rep., Ill). The Senate amend
ments to the House bill to extend the tine
in which the government under the act of
1891. can bring suits to annul patents to
lands in railroad and wagon grants were
agreed to. One of the Senate amendments
reduces the extension from five to one year
A O'Clock on the 9th an ex-member of
the House became a member, and a mem
Der became an eX-member. Such was the
result of the three days debate in the
House on the Van Horn-Tarsney contested
election case. The vote by which the
Democrat lost his scat and by which it
was given to the Republican contestee was
112 to 1874. eighteen Republicans Joining
with the Democrats in opposition to the
majority. Mr.. Van Horn came forward
amid applause and took the oath of ONCE
1t was after this case had been decided that
Mr.. Hit again arose to call up the Cuban
resolutions SO many gentlemen, said he
had asked him to lay the proposition before
the House that, In obedience to their re-
quest and the instructions of the commit
tee to call up the resolutions at the earliest
possible moment, he now asked unanimous
consent for their immediate considera ton
scene of enthusiasm that put the House
into a perfect furore greeted the request,
but Mr.. Boutelle objected and the matter
went over.
There was an enthusiastic demonstrate
IN the House on the 2Sth, when Secretary