The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-24
An EARLY Adjournment
The Agony Will Probably End Early
in May.
THOSE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
No Prospect of a Report That Would Be
satisfactory to Both Houses OF
Congress - House Proceed.
ings-Othc Notes.

Washington, March 23.-The Cuban
resolutions took the course today in
the senate to which the current of the
debate has been drifting for some time
past That Is, the conference report
was, on the motion of Mr.. Sherman
himself, disagreed to; and the senate
insisted on it's agreement to the house
substitute for the senate resolutions
and asked for Il further conference.
The same conferees on the part of the
senate We're reappOinted. Senators
sherman (Rep., Ohio), Morgan (Dem.
Ala.) and Lodge CRep., Mass). This
disposition of the question does not.
however, remove 1t entirely from the
continued consideration of the senate
for two resolutions We're introduced to-
day which will keep the matter alive,
Independently of the action of the con-
ference committee. The first was n
joint resolution by Mr.. Mills Den,.
Texas). 1t directs the president of the
United States to request the govern
ment of Spain to grant to the people Of
Cuba the power of local self-govern-
ment, and Cn case the government of
Spain shall refuse) to take possession
of the island of Cuba and to hold it
until its inhabitants can institute such
government az they may wish to Or
ganize and equip such military forces
as may be necessary to protect them
from invasion. Mr.. Mills is to speak
on this joint resolution tomorrow.
The second was u concurrent resolu-
tion introduced by Mr. Platt (Rep.,
Comm. 1t expresses the earnest desire
and hope of the senate that Cuba may
soon become free, independent and
republican government, and requests
that the friendly offices of the United
~ tno chnIl hn .,fr,x Il
to the Spanish government to secure
such result This concurrent resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on
foreign relations. The Legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up and considered for up
wards OF two hours. some thirty out OF
1876 pages being disposed Of
The session of the house today was
given up to District of Columbia busi-
ness; hut the district calendar was soon
cleared up and the remainder of the
session was spent in the consideration
OF bill to modify the existing law re-
sardins the punishment Of crimes COM
mitted under federal jurisdiction. in
volving the death penalty so as to al
low sentence to prison for life. After
three hours discussion the passage
OF the bill was frustrated by q point of
no quorum made by Mr.. Barrett (Rep..
Mass) and the house adjourned until
tomorrow
In the. morning hour bills were
passed authorizing the construction of
various bridges: authorizing the leas-
Ing of school lands in Arizona: EXEMPT
ing logging trains from the law reuuir-
Ing patent couplers and air brakes.
The senate today in executive session
confirmed the following nominations:
James NJ Beck. to be United States at
torney, and James j. Reilly, United
States marshal for the eastern district
OF Pennsylvania.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Hale, leader of the opposition
TO the Cuban resolutions, said this af-
ternoOn that he did not. believe the
conference could agree upon a report
that would be satisfactory to both
houses. He rather looked upon the Gu
ban matter as finally disposed of. and
SAID that 1t would probably now be left
where 1t should have been left from
the start, with the president. This
course would. Mr.. Hale added, sub
serve the public good. With that out of
the way. congress would proceed with
the appropriation bills and when they
were passed would go home. He pre-
diets an adjournment as early as the
middle of May