The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE STORM SWEPT
OVER CUBA.
Most Memorable Scenes Witnessed In
Many Years--House Passes the Inter
national Monetary Conference Bill
Almost OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Almost UnanimOusly-Sum
Feb. 26.-After the dramatic Cuban debate
| in the Senate yesterday, the discussion to-
| day was paratively spiritless. The In
dian bill was considered up to p rn when
| for three hours general discussion OF the
| Sanguilly case and the effect of the pardon
occurred. Mr.. Frye said at the outset
that the Sanguilly resolution should be
| retired, as Ii was useless to waste
| powder in max ing a noise, Mr. Morgan Sc
cured the adoption of another resolution,
| calling for information as to the imprison-
ment of George Washington Aguirre. He
| also reviewed the Sanguilly case, declaring
that the action of the Senate yesterday had
| warned Spain against a collision with the
Uni: ed States, and had moved the queen to
! the unusual expedient of a pardon by cable.
| The Senator severely criticised the presi-
dent and the secretary of state for alleged
| inaction in this case.
| The House passed the Senate information
| al monetary conference bill Despite the
seeming wide divergence of views on the
| money question, the bill was passed, after
| lively debate of two hours, by vote of 279
| to 3. 1t was supported alike by Republicans,
| silver Republicans, gold Democrats and
| silver Democrats. The silver Democrats
and silver Republicans disclaimed any faith
| in this attempt to secure bimetallism, but
they expressed themselves as willing and
anxious to have the test made. .
Feb. 25.-The Senate was storm swept
| to-day by such passionate debate, such eX-
| traordinary demonstrations in the crowded
| galleries and such dramatic personal eX-
changes between the conspicuous figures of
| the Senate as to make the day one of the
| most memorable in the annals of the upper
| branch of Congress. cuba was the theme,
and seemed to stir all the pent up
emotions of months The debate was
| on resolution demanding the re-
lease of Julio Sanguilly, held in a
| Havana prison. Secretary Olney asked that
| no action be taken He had advised San
| gully to Withdrew his appeal from his SEN
tence and accept a pardon. The senate
| committee objected on the ground that
| such action would be equivalent to plea of
guilty and would bar any claim for dam
ages by Sanguilly. The resolution was re-
ported over Olneys protest During the
| day, while the debate was proceeding,
| message was received stating that San
guilly's counsel had withdrawn the appeal.
Later Spanish Minister De LONE received
| dispatch from Madrid stating that the
Queen regent had signed Sanguilly's par
| don. The resolution finally went over with
out action. l-
In the House all the appropriation bills
have been sent to the Senate Final action
was had on both the agricultural and army
| bills. and bill was passed to clothe post
| office inspectors with the power OF United
States marShalS in the matter of making
| arrests. Quite unexpectedly the banking
| and currency committee brought forward
| the bill to authorize national banks to take
| out circulation to the par value of the bonds
| deposited, and 1t passed-144 to 46, reso-
luton was unanimously adopted requesting
| the President to transmit to the House all
| correspondence on file at the state depart
| ment relative to the Imprisonment of Amer
| lean prisoners in Cuba
Feb. 24.-Attention was recalled to the Gu
| ban question in the senate by the presenta-
| ton of three resolutions on that aubject
One of these came by unanimous vote from
| the committee on foreign relations and
called for the immediate unconditional re-
| lease of Julio Sanguilly, held in Havana.
| Another resolution by Mr.. Allen cslls on the
| President to protect American citizens in
| Cuba, and for that purpose to send battle
ships to Cuban waters. Both went over
| until o-morrow. A third resolution by Mr..
Hill was agreed to requesting the secretary
| of tate for all correspondence with Consul
| General Lee relative to Americans impriS-
| oned in Cuba. The rest of the day was de-
voted to the Indian appropriation bill which
| was not completed.
| The feature of the session of the House
| was the appearance of william J. Bryan,
| late Populist candidate for President, on
| the floor He had come 10 the city to attend
| a dinner given in his honor by John r. Nc
Lean of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and as an
ex-member was entitled to the privileges of
| the floor He was warmly welcomed by
| Democrats and Republicans alike. Most of
| the day was devoted to District of Columbia
| business.
Feb 23-The Senate made slow progress
| on the appropriation bills. disposing of only
| one item of the Indian bill that directing
! the opening of the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah. Mr.. Cannon of Utah
/ OIL &c
| ing from public domain some 21,000,0OO
| acres of land and constituting various for
est reservations. He declared there was not
the slightest knowledge of the subject on
| the part of the order making the designation
| and that land in Utah had been designated
as forest land when, in fact, there was no
timber on it larger than jack rabbit bush.
Mr. Clark Rep) of Wyoming made vigor-
| Gus speech in which he criticized the Presi-
dents order 1t was an order without au =
| thority of law declared Mr.. Clark 1t was
part of that solid wall of opposition to west
| ern interests.
The House passed the naval appropriation
bill and listened to lively political debate
on civil service reform. The system was
vigorously attacked by Grosvenor of Ohio
and other Republicans, who hoped that 1t
would be wiped out under the Mckinley ad-
| miniStra alton.
Feb 22-The Senate spent its first hour
w
dress read by Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, and
then turned it's attention to the Indian APP
propriation bill 1t involved contest over
sectarian Indian schools. The clause di-
recting temporary contracts with these
schools. when no government schools were
available. was agreed tool to 8. pro-
vision was added declaring it to be the set
tied policy of the government hereafter to
make no appropriations whatever for. the
support of sectarian schools. An amend
ment, By Mr.. Gallinger, directing that all
/ appropriations to sectarian schools end on
June 80 1898 went out on point of order,
which the Senate Sustained-2S to %. The
| Indian bill is still under consideration. A
| veto from President Cleveland on private
pension bill brought out sharp criticism
from Mr.. Gallinger against the Presidents
course. Mr.. Morgan brought out in the
course of inquiries, that the passage of all
these bills would involve less expense than
the amount which went to the syndicate
taking the bond issues Mr.. Hoar also COM
mented on the modern methods of CRITICS.
ing the pension rolls
The House passed the general deficiency
| appropriation bill and began the consdera-
ton of the last of the money bills, that pro-
| vide for the naval establishment. long
debate occurred over the propriety of the
appropriation of 81 800 600 Tor the Southern
Pacific railroad under the Judgment OF the