The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-20

Mr.. Morgan, and other senator's were
drawn: into. the cOnllict and for half
An hour It ragged. sOnse times with
deep earnestness. but more often with
amusement. caused by the energy of
the whtte.haired participants. Mr..
Sherman finally withdrew his obiec-
ton and Mr.. Hoar's resolution went
over. butt not before Mr.. Hour had
made brief but strong speech against
what he. termed the. meiitlling policy
OF congress In foreign questions.
The house. devoted the day to dis
cussing the postofficc appropriation
bill.
Washington, March rs--TIfe Cuban
debate in the senate, has advanced to
! the stage of: one Of the. great debates
of the American congress. and tho
speech to-day of Senator Hoar was an-
other eventful feature. Of the discus
sion. In this debate. the senators and
crowded galleries are kept at high
tension by such stirring themes as
war and patriotism and liberty. Mr..
Hoar's speech was notable in setting
forth the conservative view Of the sub
Ject and urging a p0stponement Of &C.
ton until April q. This developed
many sharp controversies with Mr..
sherman and other senators. In the
main the speech was plea for calm.
dtgnified and judicial action instead of
the excitement and disorder of the
mobs and the impassioned speech Of
orators. Mr.. Hoar did not confine
himself to Cuban. but spoke against
congressional meddlfng in any foreign
negotiation. In this connection he
paid q glowing tribute to Secretary
Olney. and Willie differing with him
politically, Mr.. Hoar said the secretary
OF state was q clear-headed old-fash-
Toned Massachusetts Yankee. who
could be safely trusted with our for
eign negotiations. The senator added
a like tribute to the sincerity of Pres
ident Cleveland in dealing with the
| Venezuelan question. and declared that
any action by congress attacking the
presidents course would he an attack
on America. Mr.. HOar's reason for
postpOnement lost its parliamentary
status and went to the calendar, MI.
sherman announcing that from this
time forward he would press the priv
LEGGED questionable conference report
accepting the house Cuban resolutions
The house passed the postOffice ap-
preparation bill. which has been under
consideration since last Friday. The
feature of the debate was the attack
on the spy system" in connection
with letter carriers. The salaries Of
the special inspectors have been paid
under the current law out of fund at
the disposal of the first assistant post
master general. This fund was cut off
by the present bill. but provision was
made for the employment of thirty adj
ditional regular inspectors under the
fourth assistant postmaster general,
increasing the appropriation from
$176,0O0 to $4,000. Mr.. Quigg of
New York led the fight against this in
crease. and. after protracted debate
his amendment to reduce the appro.
prtation to $4,000 prcvailed-7O to
Washington. March 14.-Senators
Sherman and Hill were the con-
spicuous figures in the Cuban debate
In the senate, the New York senator
forcibly urging the mercenary char
actcr of the pending resolutions. while
Mr.. Sherman upheld them with anoth-
er graphic arraignment of Spain and
Gen. Weyler. 1t was the fourth day
Of the debate OH the conference report
and yet there was no evidence of a
near approach to q final vote although
Mr. Sherman announced that lie would
press for vote ut the earliest mo-
mont. The galleries continue to be
crowded and to-day showed no diminu-
tton of public interest. Mr.. Sherman's
speech was mainly 4 reassertion OF
the views he presented when the SEN
ate resolutions We're adopted. He de-
clared that war in Cuba as fragrant
and the evidences Of it abundant. He
insisted on his characterization of Gen.
Weyler as ''the butcher but conceded
that the Spanish minister Senior de
Lone had the full right and the duty
of controverting and explaining the
statement either in or OUT OF the state
department. In the course of his
speech, Mr.. Sherman paid glowing
tribute to the patriotism and fidelity
Of President Cleveland and his read
mess to uphold the country's flag. The
latter part Of the day was given to the
Dupont contest Mr.. Prithard of North
Carolina, arguing in support Of tho
claimant. An important bill, creating
an art commission of five members
was passed.
In the house on motion of Mr.. John.
son Rep.. Indy a. resolution was
adopted by which the claim of Cole
man Rcp) of the Second Louisiana
district to the seat Of Mr.. Buck (Dem.)
was decided in favor of the latter.
Then Mr.. Daniels Demy NY called
up the contested election case of AID
rich VS.. Robbins from the Fourth
Alabama district in which the Kepub-
licans recommended the seating Of
Aldrich. No action was TAKEN.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.