The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-03-30

it will pass in preference to the house
resolutions.
Washington, March %. = Mr.. Sher-
man gave notice in the senate that he
would move to recOmmit the Cuban
resolutions to the conference commit
tee He said the object was to secure
such q modification of them as would
satisfy the scruples Of some Of the
senators who are opposing the resoiu-
tons and to secure a vote at an early
day. A vote was about to be taken
on MI. Shermans resolution when MI
Allen interrupted with speech on
the general subject
Senator Mills of Texas introduced a
joint resolution directing the presi-
dent to request Spain to give local
self-government to Cuba and in the
event of Spain's refusal the president
is authorized to take possession of
Cuba, using the military and naval
forces for that purpose and hold 1t
until the people Of Cuba can establish
local government. The motion OF
Senator Sherman to refer the Cuban
resolutions to the conference com
mittee was then adopted without di-
vision
re house spent most of the day
considering the Curtis bill to abolish
the death penalty in all cases where
it is prescribed in the federal statute
(sixty in number), save in cases OF
murder and rape, under sections $3.50
and 5345 of the Revised Statutes
where, however. the jury might quail
ify verdict without capital punish
ment." The bill makes no changes
in the penalties that can be inflicted
by military and naval courts martial
Among the crimes now punishable by
death abolished by the bill are murder
and robbery on the high seas, aces
sorry before the fact of murder, piracy,
etc. on the high seas, destruction or
vessels at sea. piracy, arson OF vessels
of war, etc. The bill failed to pass for
want of quorum. The senate OH
authorizing the leasing of educational
lands in Arizona, which was modltl-
cation of the bill passed by the house
over the presidents veto some time
ago was passed, as were also several
bridge bills.
washington. March IS. = Senator
Hills bill to remove the restrictions
against the appointment, as officers
OF the army and navy. OF persons Who
held commissions in the regular army
or navy before the rebellion, and who
subsequently took part il the war on
the side of the Confederacy, which
passed the senate during the height
of the excitement over the Venezuelan
boundary question, passed the house
after two hours debate with but one
dissenting vote. that of Mr. Boutelie
Of Maine. The Democrats, except
Mr.. Cummings of New York. who
smoke, as he said "as one of 100000
Northern Democrats who fought IN
the Union army" and Mr.. Wilson OF
South Carolina. who was drawn into
the debate by Mr. Boutelle, refralned
entirely from participation.
Although the main Cuban resolu-
lions have been recommitted to con-
ference. the subject came up Incl
dentally on Mr.. Mills resolution for
the forcible occupation of the Island OF
Cuba in order to aid the Cubans IN
securing local self-government. Mr..
Mills spoke for two hours in support
of the resolution. He was unsparing
in his arraignment of Gen. Weyler as
an .atrocious scoundrel and villain"
and in his recital of SPANS bloody
record in the old and new worlds. MI.
Morgan also spoke. briefly in further
support of the Cuban resolutions. MI
Mills resolutions went to the calendar
after the speeches. The rest OF the
day was given to the legislative ap-
preparation bill, which is not yet COM
pleted.
washington. March 81. ~ The first