Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-07
THE CUBA MATTER.
suggestions Concerning tho Reso-
lutions for Belligerency.
The PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
rhe Delaware Election In tho Senate and
the Fee System In the House-Indians
Dcnounco tho Dawes Bili-Cattie
In Oklahoma.


ment of the views of tho administra-
ton upon the question Of recognizing
the belligercnts created great interest
In the house yesterday. Several men,
bers are enthusiastic for Cuba suggest
ed that the resolutions should be recon-
sidered and changed from concurrent
TO joint resolutions, SO that President
Cleveland would be compelled TO sign
them or veto them, but this proposal
was discouraged by the leaders in for
sign affairs. 1t Is pointed out that the
administration practically holds the
same position that President Grant
maintained during the ten years re-
bellion. Most of the constitutional
authorities concedc that recognition Is
an executive act, so that the friends Of
the resolution find little ground for
hope that recognition will be extended
until the insurgents win decisive vic
tory or materially change their plans
Of campaign and government. Mem
bers Of the foreign affairs committee
say that congress has done all that Is
In its power in expressing by the
medium Of resolutions its convictions
upon the policy which the government
should pursue.
Mr.. Adams, of Pennsylvania, chair.
man OF the subcommittee which Inc
vestigated tho. resolution, says that it
Is an erroneous statement that the in
surgents do not hold territory nor
maintain q government. They have,
he says, actual possession OF most Of
the island and the central government,
while not established in any city, has
headquarters in the mountains. In
addition they have in every province
Of Cuba officers similar to the French
projects, who collect the taxes in the
provinces.
| CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDISas.
| WASHINGTON, March 5.-The senate
yesterday began the consideration Of
the Dupont election case from Dele.
ware. Mr.. Mitchell spoke in favor Of
seating Mr.. Dupont, but no action was
taken. The Cuban resolutions went
to the conference rs result of re.
port from the committee on foreign
relations. and Messrs Sherman, Nor
gan and Lodge were named rs senate
conferees. A number OF bills were
passed, and ut three o'clock the senate
adjourned.
The house spent the entire day fixing
the salaries OF United States district
attorneys in the amendment to the
Legislative appropriation bill to abolish
the fee system. The law at present
fixes the maximum salary from fees at
5000 In only one case was the
recommendation OF the judiciary com.
mittee departed from, the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania, where the salary
recommended was increased from SO,
500 to $4,000. The salaries for the dis.
trict attorneys in the Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma districts were fixed at
"a, 600 each. The request OF the senate
for conference on the Cuban resolu
ton was received, but not acted upon
THE DAWES BILL DENOUNCED.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Ex-Repre
sentative Peel, of Arkansas, under
employ Of the ChoCtaws and Chicka.
saws, appeared before the house CON-
mittee on Indian affairs yesterday and
denounced the pending Dawes CON-
mission bill. Like others ON that side
of the question, and obeying general
instructions, he insists that the ques.
ton is not understood; that the Dawes
commission cannot be relied upon;
that their statement Of the condition
of affairs in that country should he
entirely discredited, and that congress
should appoint committee to make
an investigation during the interim
between this and the short session.
CATTLE IN OKLAHOMA RESERVATION.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The house
committee on Indian affairs yesterday
secured from the secretary OF the in
terror an adverse report on the Flynn
bill to tax cattle on Indian reservations