The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-02-27

30 uh,i ne EXPENDED the appropria-
ton in the current law, but the amend
ment was ruled out on a point of or
der. Several amendments to the meat
inspection act of 1891, recommended
by Secretary Morton. which would
have given him additional power to
enforce regulations and have strength
ened the law by the imposition of pen
alties for violation. were stricken out.
Washington. Feb. 21.-In the senate
Mr.. Carter of Montana offered s reso-
luton to recommit the tariff bill to
the finance committee for further con.
sideration. This move by one of the
four Republican senators who voted
against taking up the tariff bill caused
much interesting comment. Mr.. Car
ter did not press the resolution, but
said he would ask to take It up next
week, when he would address the
senate 81 its adoption. The %announce
ment accepted as foreshadowing a
statement of the attitude and purposes
OF The silver senators who voted
against considering the tariff bill. 1t.
was definitely arranged that the Gu
ban question would be taken up to-
morrow.
The house devoted itself strictly to
business. The army appropriation
bill. carrying $23.275,9O2, was passed,
the conference report on the urgency
deficiency Till was adopted, and the
bill to extend for five years the time
in which the government can bring
suits to annul patents to public lands
under railroad and wagon road grants
was passed. An amendment was
adopted limiting the application of the
act to railroad and wagon road
grants" Mr.. Picker Rep.. 5. d. Of
f@rcd ~ amendment to the army ap-
preparation bill providing that no of
licer al III" army should be detailed
10 duty az an Indian agent. It was
ruled out on Il point OF order.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The Cuban
question came before the senate for
definite and final action and it is eX-
pected that votes will be taken at al
early day. on the several pending
propositions requesting Spain TO rec
ogmiZe the beiligerency Of Cuba. and
Requesting a recognition. of Cuban in
dependence. There is every indica-
ton. also. that the debate will lead to
more radical ana decisive resolutions.
The opening Of jhp debate to-day drew
large crowds to the galleries and
there were frequent demonstrations
of approval at the stirring and d1a-
matte uttuTIuvpS Of several of the
speakers. Mr.. Lodge (hiasS.) and MIR.
Morgan jhln.D We're particularly for
chile and direct in their language, Mr..
Morgan expressing the belief that war
between the United States and Spain
would result from recognizing the
CuhanS as b"lligcrents. Mr.. Morgan
said his opinion was that congress
had "A perfect right 10 make a declara-
tiCn of war and an absolute, perfect
and independent right to recognize
helliGerency or TO recognize independ-
cnCe ana TO enforce the declaration by
Il military movement either by land or
SEA: furthermore, congress had the
right to command the commander-in-
chief of the army to go on the field
in the execution Of the order. This
statement brought Out a burst Of ap-
piauSe. No vote was taken.
Again the house attended strictly to
business. The conference report on
the diplomatic and ~cOnsuler bill was
agreed to. the senate amendments to
the pension bin were sent to confer
ence and the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up. The latter bill carries
$500, 800, or S132, 792, less than the
law for the current year. During a
speech Mr.. Wilson tRep.. Ohio a di-
verting incident occurred. He was
criticising the tiimsy tariff bill passed
by the house. What we want" said
he, lis a good old fashioned protective
tariff measure" A round of Republic
an applause greeted this statement.
Il want to say" continued Mr.. Will
son, that the reports that the great
advocate Of protection has taken a
backward step are false. Mckinley
stands to-day where he has always
stood" BY this time the house was
Interested and Mr.. Dinsmore Dem,
Ark raised a laugh by moving that
the time Of the nominating speeches
be limited. Mr.. Wilson, however, sue
ceedcd despite the good natured efforts
of the friends Of other candidates to
prevent it. in having MCkinley's Chi
cage speech read at the clerks desk.
Several times the words were APP
plauded. There was an especially en-
thuSiaStic demonstration when this
sentence was uttered: The fight will
90 on until the American system is
everywhere recognized