Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-26
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

The Senate had hour of spirited Cuban
part Of the d day had 0i been given me to set
speeches by Mr.. Lodge on immigrant ton and
Mr.. Pugh on silver. The Cuban discussion
was mainly important in bringing out the
full reading of statement of the Spanish
side of the cause by Senior Dupuy de LONE.
the Spanish minister. This had been re-
made public. On the 10th. however. Mr..
Morgan read a letter from Secretary Olney
saying the Spanish minister gave his per-
mission for the public of the state
ment. 1t claimed to detail the nsurgent
methods Of guerrilla warfare. the burning
of the insurgent bands; Mr.: Morgan COM
mented severely on the minister's state
ment The senator had several sharp CON
phases of the Cuban question. During the
day Mr. Elkins offered resolution direct
Ing the committee on foreign affairs to re-
port as to the status of the war in Cuba
before a vote was taken in the Senate.
Mr.. Sherman asked that the resolution
60 over under the rules until the 18th and
Mr.. Elkins assented.
The Cuban debate in the Senate is, draw.
ing to close and the sapeeta,1G2n is that hat
days. Mr. Sherman is keeping the ques-
ton before the Senate continuously, so that
the speeches are not likely to last much
their remarks will not he long. MI Nor
gan of Alabama occupied almost the entire
session on the 18th, speaking until nearly
6 O'Clock in support of the resolutions
1t was mainly an argument, without dra-
bgenv de He oms Of Sna nrfa a med
propriety in criticising senator's He also
recited 1 many evidences Of seventies and
ing the war Mr.. Morgan said he feared
the fanaticism of Spain would lead her to
take up the gage of war no matter how
mild and proper the course of Congress
might be. Mr. Elkins' resolution. directing
the committee on foreign relations to re-
port on the status Of the Cuban war; went
| nyyLI hn fno no.
tween Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Sherman, who
explained that he saw no reason why the
in day or so, MT did not desire to cut
| off speeches
During the consideration in the Senate
on the 18th of resolution to open the
| t7ncompahgre reservation in Utah Secretary
Hoke Smith was severely criticised by
Senators Cannon utah). Wolcott Col?l
there had been time when cabinet Of
ticer who deliberately disoheyed the law
Senate, but that it was now quite com
mon for such officers to refuse to carry
out the law. Mr.. Vest declared there was
disposition on the part of the admins
! fairly and if they did not know what
they wanted. He referred to the late adj
Mission board in New York. the President
standing on the thresholds of the rum
saying the people of the West needed mis-
| sionary aid. Senator Vest said that if the
President would hunt fewer ducks in North
Hnrona and silver hD f IS in Ken
| Senator Villas pleaded for time to consider
the resolution Its passage would be a re-
| the President. The Uncompahgre reserva.
! ton bill finally was laid aside after be-
Ing made the unfinished business after the
! pending Arkansas claim bill was disposed
| of and then Mr.. Thurston took the floor
on the Dupont case.
IN the Senate on the 18th MI. Davis
! y q
| on territories reported favorably the bill
t, admit New Mexico to statehood. Mr.
with the Cuban question, resisting the i'm
portunities of several senators to take up
Minor NH WIN, mate f roL NJ Sherman stated that
! the Hoor on the Cuban debate. was sick in
bed: Mr.; Stewart of Nevada was, then
resolution declared Mr. Stewart. '.and
throw the responsibility on the President
! for thWarting the resolutions Mr.. Gray
Oem.: Ga.) said that as a member of the
committee on foreign relations. he had
withheld his assent from the conference
report accepting the House resolutions
lie regarded the original Senate resolutions
as preferable. and it was consistent with
the dignity of the Senate to :as.st upon the
form which had commanded such over
whelming strength in the Senate Other
senator's spoke and the debate was not con-
cluded when the Senate adjourned.
The Cuban resolutions before the Senate
received an unexpected reverse on the Goth
Mr.. sherman sought to interrupt the usual
course of adjourning over Saturday unless
unanimous consent was given to take the
final vote on the Cuban question at a stat
ed time next week. The unanimous con-
sent was not given, however. and the Sen
ate voted ~ to % to adjourn over. The
defeat was regarded as an evidence of
growing opposition to the Cuban resolu-
! tiOns.
1t being a third Monday of the MONTH
the 10th. suspension day in the House un-
1np -,
directing the secretary Of war to make
survey and estimate OF the cost Of a break
water at Marquette. Mich. A bill was
company. .lessees OF the Atchison & Ne,
braska railway. right of way through the
ana n a bill paysed Thf
division of the House
The House devoted the 18th to the bill
1890. and passed it without substantial
amendment. The purpose Of the bill is to
snnts the ne act of 1880 some weak
six years it has been in operation. Dur
ing the debate Mr.. Johnson (Rep.. Coli
aeRed Mr hay eo WY he Ways and
ing the tariff schedules. eff we were sim
ply playing to the galleries." replied MI
knowing it could not become law. l hope
to join with the gentleman from California
ment of a law that will furnish ample pro
lection to American industries" IKepub
! i;can applause.l
The House on the 18th entered upon the
consideration Of the resolutions consuming
! Mr.. Bayard for speeches delivered by him
before the grammer school at Boston. Eng,
and before the Edinburgh (Scotland) Phi
losophica institution last fall The gall
leries We're crowded to overflowing. Mr..
Hit. chairman of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. and Mr.. McCreary. who chair
man of the committee. in the last Congress,
opened respectively for and against the
resolutions. Mr.. Draper Rep.. Mass.) an
| irnfN tn hrfr,, hi ole
/ vote for the resolutions on censure. If the
utterances We're inappropriate the punish
ment was too harsh Mr.. Cousins speech
in support of the resolutions was the
| feature of the proceedings.
! Under an agreement reached just prior
/ to the adjournment of the House on the
10th. the vote the resolutions to cenSure
! Mr.. Bayard will be taken at o'clock on
] the goth. The debate on the resolutions.