Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

April 4-The House devoted another day
Cuban resolutions, after reaching an agree
m m LOT vote on Monday as soon as the
mouse assembled. Broderick, of Kansas was
among the speakers for the adoption OF the
resolutions. 70 e
April 6-The House adopted the conference,
report on the Cuban resolutions by vote of
2lt to "a Eighteen Republicans and nine DEM
ocrats voted against the report After the
most determined opposition of those on
posed to the recognition of the insurgents
In the Senate and House, there were but
ten more votes against the report than
against tbs original resolutions The former
| vote was l62 to II. BY its action the House
agreed TO the Senate resolutions and disposed
OF the Cuban question for the present The
mouse also passed. the river and harbor BILL
under suspension of the rules, after a lively
debate lasting forty minutes The vote vas
zio TO 40 The bill carries in actual appropri-
atoms, 1880, $50, and authorize, contracts for
thirty two new rejects, with limit of cost
of S51,72l, 2i0
The Senate spent the entire day on the most.
Office appropriation bill, but did not complete
IT. Inc Dill served to bring out some sharp
criticisms by Senator German on the admins
1ration OF the postoffice department, and by
Senator Allen of Nebraska on alleged irregular
tiles resulting from the civil service system.
MT Allen repeated sensational charges as Il,
large money contributions said to have been
made In the interest of Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.
Harrison. The charge that Mr. Wanamakar
/ II.
election led to an emphatic denial from Mr.
Haw.ey Mr.. Allen alluded to the President
as his majesty" and as the chief mugwump of
the country.
April The postoffice appropriation bill,
winch has eng rossed the attention of the Sen.
! ate Tor almost week, was passed The en-
tire DAY was devoted to debate and voting
upon the amendments proposed to the BILL the
"oicott amendment for the consoiida alton of
smaller offices with larger one, RECEIVING the
ho
thls proposition again took the form of de.
bate upon the merits of civil service reform.
Mr.. Wolcott criticised Secretary Smith fer his
participation in the Georgia campaien and
was replied TO by Mr. Hill. The amendments
was defeated by a decisive vote receiving
only seven votes in its support
The House spent the day debating a bill to
nix the standard of weights AMI measures by
the adoption of the metric system on and after
July l. 1898, and proposition that the govern
ment share with the District of Columbia the
expense of creating and maintaining a public
library In the city of Washington The latter
was defeated, l12.la7. and the fate of the metric
Dill still hangs in the balance. On rising vote
1t was defeated, 6''', but Mr. c. W. Stone of
pennsylvania. chairman of the committee on
coinage. weights and measures who has given
the subject much attention, and who warmly
supported 1t, secured the ayes and pavs and
pending the roll all. the House adjourned.
April S-Senator Turpie's speech on Cuba
was the event OF the day in the senate and in
many poets 1T was the most picturesque and
vehement utterance heard the subject
Nh1le arguing for radical action on Cuba even
to the extent of sending fleet to Cuban waters
much of Mr.. Turpie's speech was given to
sarcasm and ridicule of the course of Mr..
Sherman and Mr. Lodge in mana cling the On.
Dan resolutions. The senator created much
amusement by his portrayal of Sena tor L1dpe
as warrior about to fight duel with Minis
ter Dupuy de LONE of Spain. Most of the day
was given to the Indian appropria ton bill
which was not completed Unanimous con-
sent was secured for taking up the resolution
Tor Senate inquiry into recent bond issues
next Tuesday
Inc Dill to adopt the metric system of
weights and measures was sent back to the
committee on coinage, weights and measures
for further consideration. On the first vote il
had majority of two, but the opposition was
aggressive and after series of votes it was re-
committed 1873
April a-The District of Columbia appro-
prlatlon BILL which was recommItted early in
March, after protracted fight against a nnro-
pratIons for private and sectarian charita bio
institutions, was brought into the House to-
day with the specific appropria lions stricken
out ami containing in lieu thereof the appro
pnation of lump sum for charities to he
expended under the direction of tho District
commissioners, with the proviso that no part of
the Appropriation should go to institutions in
ecclesiastical or sectarian cont roI. The feature
OF the debate was Wig 'rous attack on the
A. r. A by Mr. Fitzgerald, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts. The bill was passed as amended
After being in retirement for some weeks tho
tariff silver bill brought forward in the
Senate to-day as a text for a speech by Mr.
Mantle of Montana, one of the five Republican
senators who voted against considering the
tariff. Mr. Mantle defended the course of the
SILVER Republican Senators, declaring that the
DInSley bill was not framed a; patriotic
measure He urged that unsectional protec-
ton should bs linked with bimetallism A
sharp tariff colloquy followed between Senators
Mills, Hoar. Hawley and Mitchell as to the eff
f9ct of the Wilson bill on wool The calendar
was cleared of all private bills after an hour
specially devoted to pensions.
April 1.-the Senate took up the cues ton of
sectarian Indian schools, but did not complete
1t. The debate very temperate, and no
reference was made to the organic "a ton which
has been active in opposition to sectarian
schools. Mr.. Carter of Montana pro-
posed to strike out the provision di-
rectlng that no money should be
spent on sectarian schools This led
to general argumel 1T in which Senators Car
ter, Lodge, Gray, Hoar, Hawley, Allison and
Gailinger participated. An important bill
passed at the close of the day was that proyid-
ing for Trans Mississippi and International
exposition at Omaha, Neb, in 1898
The House spent he entire day in general
debate on the filled cheese bill - without
reaching vote.