Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Tho Cuban Resolutions In the Senate and
Appropriation Bills In the House.

In the Senate Thursday Mr. Mitchell
finished his argument in support OF the
report declaring Henry A. Dupont duly
elected Senator from Delaware. The con-
ference report on the Cuban resolutions
was presented by Mr. Sherman the report
being that the Senate recede from It's dis
agreement to the House resolutions, and
agree to them as a substitute for its own
resolutions. In the House Mr.. Hartman
republican of Montana, made a speech
resenting President Cleveland's remarks
in his Carnegie Hall missionary address,
Tuesday night in which he spoke of
corrupt and unsafe States and undesira-
bic Territories" in the West. Mr.. Hart
man denied the right of the President, as
he said. to insult these sections OF the
country and the citizens thereof. The bill
making the National Military Parks
public fields for military manoeuvres and
drill by the regular army and State militia
was passed. The rest of the day was
spent in consideration of the fee and
salary amendment to the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
The Senate was not in session Friday or
Saturday. The House, Friday, passed the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill and took up the postofFce ap-
proprlation bill. carrying s9l ,94S,7j7
The House Saturday resumed consider
alton of the postoffce bill.
In the Senate Monday. Mr. Hale spoke
In opposition to the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions, claiming that the
insurgents had no government and no
courts and were not entitled to recognition.
Mr.. Turpie made an argument in support
of the views of the minority of the COM
mittee on elections against Mr.. Dupont S
right to n seat as Senator from Delaware.
The House further considered the post
Office bill.
The action of the Spanish minister in
correcting or qualifying, through the pub
lie press, statements made in the United
States Senate on the subject of the war in
Cuba and particularly on the subject of
General Weyler's purposes and character,
was Tuesday made question Of personal
privilege in the Senate. Senator Lodge
protested against any diplomatic repre-
sentative using the newspapers of the
United States to crlticise Senators for
words spoken in debate. and intimated
that in any other country n foreign minis
ter who should be guilty of such Violate
of propriety would be sent home. Senator
Gray said 1t was n technical violation of
diplomatic usage. Senator Teller said
that If he were President he would suggest
TO the Spanish minister that repetition
of the offence would necessitate his leav-
ing the country. Senator Hoars resolu-
tion to postpone the further consideration
of the conference report on the Cuban
resolutions went over without action. The
rest of the day was devoted to the Della
ware election case. Senator Turpie did
not finish his speech against Mr.. Dupont s
right to the seat. The session of the
House was consumed in the consideration
of the Postofiice Appropriation bill.
| In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. Hoar ad-
vocated his resolution to postpone until
April action on the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions claiming lack OF
reliable information on the question, No
action was taken. Mr.. Turpie finished his
speech on the Dupont case. The House
passed the postofIice appropriation bill.