The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09

discussion in which Mr.. Patterson
4(Dem:, Tenn.) defended the admins
tratlon and attributed the financial
distress to Republican legislation The
amendment was &C opted& despite Mr..
Cannon's appeal.
Ocean mail subsidies brought on an
mated discussion in the senate dur
Ing the consideration Of the postoffice
appropriation bill. Mr.. Villas opposed
subsidies and pointed out many in
stances of what he declared were ex-
@cessiye payments for mail service.
Mr.: Perkins Of California energetically
defended the subsidies for their en-
coura cement to American shipping.
line subsidy item was reserved for a
separate vote tomorrow. The bal
ance. of the postoffice appropriation
bill was completed. Mr.. Call of TIori-
Ga introduced resolution of a radical
character concerning Cuba, proposing
the immediate Use of naval force to
protect Americans in Cuba from
atrocities and for humane reasons in
general.
Washington, April 4.-The question
or appropriating public money for
private sectarian institutions, which
was debated for several days during
the consideration of the district Of
columbia appropriation bill in connec-
tlon with some appropriation for char
liable institutions in Washington, was
again fought over for four hours in the
house to-day. On the former occasion
the contest was managed by MI Lin
ton, Michigan Republican who is.
one OF the pronounced A. +. A. mem
| bers in congress.
X That ocntnct ~.
vote. of 143 to 1875 the bill was recon-
mitted. To-day the bone of contention
was the Howard university, a colored
institution of Washington for which
all appropriation Of $50. 600 was in
serted in the sundry civil bill yester-
day on motion of Mr.. Evans Rep.,
ky.) no debate on the item yester-
day. To-day, Mr.. Hainer (Rep., Neb.)
IN whose temporary absence the
amendment was adopted yesterday,
rallied his forces against the appro-
priation on the ground that it was
both private and a sectarian institu-
ton. school OF theology, being main
| tanned by the university. The house
voted 129 to 1O5 to retain the appro-
prlatlon, thus, in a measure reversing
its action when the district bill was
up. An analysis of the vote shows
that l01 Republicans, nineteen Demo-
Gratis and three Populists voted for the
amendment and ffts,-fve Republicans,
| forty-seyen Democrats and three Pop
ulists against it. The sundry civil bill
as amended was passed.
| The postoft:e appropriation bill
served to bring OUT some sharp discus
sion III the senate Oh the propriety Of
abollshlng country postoffices and alb
sorbing them as branches of city
offices. Mr.. German opposed the plan
as undemocratic. After u speech by
MI. Elkins advocating subsidies and
other means of extending American
commerce on the seas, the postoffice
bill went over.
Washington, April 5.-The house re-
vived the agitation of the question Of
Cuban belligerency in connection with
the conference report of the Cuban
resolutions. It was not expected that
there would be much debate, but Mr..
Boutelle, by his vigorous opposition,
prevented action. MI. Hit. chairman
OF the foreign affairs committee, in
presenting the conference report made
very temperate speech. in the
course of which he expressed the
greatest confidence in the president,
although the resolutions being concur
rent, had no binding effect on the ex-
ecutlye, who would not be SO recalci-
trant to his duty as to disregard the
expressed wish of congress" He, in
fact, refused to entertain the sugges-
ton that President Cleveland might
not recognize the belligerency of the
Cubans as the result Of the adoption
Of the resolutions. In this connection
MI. Patterson Dem, Tenn who is
recognized as one of the administra-
ton lead IS, made significant state
ment
IF the Cubans are united he asked,
Sin the cause Of independence, they
are entitled to autonomy, and if the
Urited States would interfere to pre-
vent Spain from acquiring new terri
tory in this hemisphere, why should
we not Interfere to prevent her from
retaining territory by subjugation -
Mr.. Boutelle, on the other hand,
maintained that it was an open secret
that the administra ton was opposed
to granting belligerency to the Cubans.
There was several exciting incidents
during his speech.
Washington, April Z - Among the
speakers in the house on the Cuban
resolutions was Col. Kiefer of st. Paul.
He said:
Nearly six weeks have elapsed since
these resolutions were reported to the
house. We had been impatient and the
country had been anxiously waiting
for action for a long time when the
s report was submitted by the commit
tee on foreign affairs. had filed
many petitions from the people Of my
+ district and / know of nv own per-
sonal knowledge that the heart Of
every lover of liberty in the Fourth
congressional district of Minnesota is
ia sympathy with those struggling
patriots in Cuba, and / doubt not Mr..
( Speaker. that the sentiment Of my dis
.tiict is but a fair Indication of the
feeling Of the people of the United
States. So great was the pressure OF
public opinion that the senate, which
generally moves with great delibera-
tion. discounted the action of the
house. and ere we could adopt the res
olutions reported by our own commit