Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-15
A CUBAN DEBATE.
The Senate Still Wrestling with the
Morgan Resolution.
THE FOREST RESERVATION ORDER.
The House Voted Not to Concur In the SEM
ate Amendment to AnnrI 1.-THE
Improvement of Pearl Har-
Dor Considered.

question occupied the entire attention
of the senate yesterday, the debate
taking a wide range and at times be-
coming spirited, when comparisons
were made between the attitude of the
former administration and the present
one on the subject of Cuba. Senator
Morrill,, in opposing the Morgan reso-
luton, said the purpose of all the
Cuban resolutions was to wrest fron
the executive the right he alone
hitherto had exercised of recognizing
the be!1igerent rights or the independ-
ence of nations Mr.. Morrill, declared
that congress had no such power, and
its exercise would be contrary to all
precedents- Belligerent rights of re-
VOTERS should not have reorganization
based merely on sympathy, but must
be based on justice and law. Mr.. Nor
ri1l then turned his attention to the
new and botched version of the Mon
roe doctrine, with all its aprocryphal
additions by our intrepid jingoists,
who sought to make the United States
the unasked guardian and the fighting
champion of all the American repub-
lies, big and little If this new YER
sion was to be an established policy,
then it was time to create an army and
navy which will eclipse any that
might be brought against them, to
pile up taxes to sustain a large military
establishment, and to supplement the
schoolmaster with the soldier.
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, speaking
on the Cuban resolution and in favor
of its reference to the committee
foreign relations, said that he knew
the administration had its policy on
this question.
Senator Allen asked what the policy
of the administration was, and Mr.
II l.
beyond peradventure the exact situa-
ton in Cuba. 1t had sent its duly au-
thorized and accredited agent there to
Investigate the condition and report.
The debate went over until to-day.
a partial conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed
to.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The consid-
Grafton of the senate amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
finished by the house yesterday and
the bill sent to conference. President
ClevelandS forest reservation order
was the subject of much debate and
the house voted not to concur in the
senate amendment to annul the order,
with the understanding that the con-
fereeS should arrange an amendment
which would have the same effect.
The house voted not to concur in the
amendment appropriating $1,000 for
the continuation by the secretary of
agriculture of an investigation of the
beet sugar industry
The most interesting debate was on
the appropriation of $500 to improve
Pearl harbor, in the Hawaiian islands,
which was rejected by a vote of SIS to
SIS. Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, past and pro-
spective chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, earnestly urged the i'm
portance of taking steps to confirm
the title of this government to the
harbor, in view of the senate proposal
to abrogate the Hawaiian treaty.
Mr.. Cannon replied to Mr.. Hit, say
ing that this government was in no
great danger if congress did not make
the appropria ton at this session. The
harbor had been granted to the United
States, absolutely, for all time, he said.
and was much our property as any
harbor on the Pacific coast. He be-
ieved the government should improve
Pearl harbor as it would any other
harbor it owned when it needed i'm
provement. 1t was within five miles
of Honolulu harbor, where the vessels
of the United States had always been
able to coal and always would be
while they had the money to pay for
the coal Mr. Cannon did not believe
in magnifying the Importance of these
International matters and becoming
frightened at this or that nation.
The item was opposed by Mr.. Sayers
because, he said, as soon as Pearl har-
Dor had been improved the government
would be called on to expend several
millions to fortify it. Instead of look
ing abroad for objects of legislation,
congress should look to the relief of its
own people.
Mr. Simpson, of Kansas, advocated
the project This harbor, he said, was
more needed than one at home since
the United States had adopted the pol
icy of maintaining great navy.
Mr.. Sayres warned congress that the
next step in line with the proposed
policy would be annexation. He
warned them not to be frightened by
the report that England would take
possession of the islands The Pearl
harbor amendment was sent to con-
ference.
Destructive Fire in Quincy, Ill.
QUINCY, Ill, May 12--Fire after mid