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IMPORTANT WEEK IN CONGRESS.
RESOLUTIONS In Recognition OF Cuban In
dependence Passed by Both branches

Ihearmy appropriation bill was passed
Thursday by the Senate; also bills appro
priating s5oO,OOO for two first-class revenue
steamers for the Pacific coast The sub
Ject or the sea coast defences of the coun-
Try was elaborately treated In a speech by
senator Proctor A strong speech in ad-
vocacy of the Cuban revolution was made
by Senator Vest. The House. by a vote of
l6i 10 liz, unseated John c. Tarsney, demo-
cratic member from the fifth Missouri
district, and seated his opponent. Robert
l. van Horn, republican. The oath of Of
flee was taken by Mr.. Van Horn.
The debate on the Cuban resolution in
the Senate closed at 4 o'clock Friday after
noon, when the voting began Various
amendments We're voted down or laid ON
the table by large majorties, and finally
the vote came on the resolution of the
committee on foreign relations as amend
ed by the addition to it of Senator Gamer
on's resolution for the recognition of Gu
ban independence. The terms of the con-
current resolution are that in the opinion
OF Congress a condition of war exists be-
tween the government of Spain and the
government proclaimed and maintained
by force of arms by the people of Cuba:
that the United States should maintain a
strict neutrality between the contending
powers, according to each of them all the
rights of beligerents in the ports and ter
ritory of the United States, and that the
friendly offices of the United States should
be offered by the president to the Spanish
govern ment for the recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba The resolution was
adopted by vote of "a to 6. Senator Proc
tor voted for the resolution. The six sem
ators who voted against tho resolution
We're Caffery, Chiffon George, Hale, Nor
ril and Wetmore. The agricultural at-
preparation bill was reported to the Seh-
ate. A net increase of s47 260 is made to
H.
preparation of s3,25l, 3S2 In the House,
Secretary Cox, of the Senate. announced
the action of the Senate on the Cuban
resolution, and the House and galleries
cheered his statement. Considerable
progress was made on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Congressman Grout delivered a speech on
the currency.
The Senate was not In session Saturday.
The House passed over the presidents
veto the bill authorizing the leasing of
school lands in Arizona by vote of 200 to
81. The negative vote was confined to
democrats. Senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill We're disagreed to
and the bill sent to conference Some time
was spent In the consideration of the legis-
lative executive and judicial appropria-
ton bills
A bill to enlarge the navy was passed
Monday by the Senate without a dissent-
ing voice. The bill provides for the enlist
ment of 1000 men for the new ships now In
commission, and appropriates SSs0,0oo for
their compensation; 1t also gives the presi-
dent power, when necessary, to enlist part
of the naval militia for a period of two
years, giving full compliments for vessels
that do not have full crews and author
ICES him to charter steamers for trans
ports for troops. The Cuban resolutions
as passed by the House were laid before
the Senate and referred to the committee
on foreign relations. The House, after
two hours debate, under the limitations
of suspension of the rules, passed the
concurrent resolutions reported by Its
committee ON foreign affairs. The vote
was yeas 263. nays II. The resolutions de-
clare that in the opinion of Congress a
state of public war exists in Cuba. the
parties to which are entitled to belligerent
rights, and between which the United
States should observe strict neutrality.
They further declare that Congress be-
iieves the only permanent solution of the
contest is in the establishment of a gov
eminent by the people Of Cuba, and that 1t
is the sense of Congress that the govern
ment of the United States should use Its
good offices and influence to that end. and
that the United States should be prepared
to protect the legitimate interests OF Its
r ms in Cuba by Intervening " reces-
Representative Grout voted against
solution and Representative Powers
for II.
Senate Tuesday passed the agricul-
{, bill. The House resumed constdera-
tic of the legislative, executive and Judi
cial bill and continued the discussion
Wednesday,.
Tho Senate Wednesday refused to con-
cur In the Cuban resolutions adopt6d by
tho House al substitute for those passed
ty the senate and conference COMMITTEES
was appointed-
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