The Globe-republican., 1897-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL

April 1.-The Cuban question was revivel
In the Senate. after 4 long period of COM
parative calm. Four distinct Cuban reso.
lutioas were brought forward in rapia
one came from Senator Morgan of Alabama.
It declares that state of war exists in
Cuba and announces the policy of theUnited
States to accord with both parties to
the conlict with full recognition a.
belligerent& Mr.. Morgan gave notice that
he would call up the resolution at the next
meeting of the Senate with the expectation
of securing hnal action OF the other res
olutiOns. two were agreed to One of these,
by Mr.. Morgan. calls On the President for
the letters of General Gomez to himself and
Mr.. Cleveland and for other informa-
ton on Cuban affairs The other by
Mr. Mills of Texas. instructs the mmittee
on foreign relations to report what oblixa-
tons the United States has assumed bv COM
pelling Cuba to re main subject to Spain.
Both resolutions were passed without opp0-
sition. Mr. Allen of Nebraska offered res
olution protesting against the execution Of
General Rivera by a Spanish drum head
court martial The resolution went over ON
objection from Mr.. Hoar.
March S1.-The Diugley tariff bill passed
the House to so into effect April by a ma
tority Of 80 votes. three Louisiana and two
Texas Democrats voting for it and an Ala.
bama Populist.
March 80. Party feeling ran high during
the last day of the tariff debate in the
House. Political speeches were wedged in
At every opportunity. and there was con-
slant manenvering for political advantage.
The ways and means committee held the
floor with their amendments from 10 in
the morning TO O'Clock in the after
noon. About thirty-fve were offered and
adopted. Among them was one admitting
free of duty books. scientific apparatus,
charts. maps. etc, for scientific and educa-
tiOnal purposes" After that five more
pages of the bill were read. making twenty
pages in all of the 169 pages of the bill.
Senator Allen. Populist. of Nebraska.
made a speech in the Senate on the uncon-
stitutionality of tariff taxes beyond those
requisite for revenue. Mr.. Allen severely
criticised the trusts and combines which,
he declared. reaped the main advan-
tage of tariff taxes. The senator's re-
marks were in the nature of
legal argument showing the constitu-
tional limitations of the taxing power
of Congress The House amendments to the
Senate joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the saving of life and property along
the Mississippi river were agreed to and the
resolution now goes to the President.
March 29-This was by far the most ex-
citing day the House has witnessed since
the tariff debate began The proceedings
throughout were OF a lively order and sew
eral times bOrdered on the sensational The
Democrats blocked proceedings for over an
hour by demanding the presence of
quorum before allowing any legislative
work Mr.. Bland spoke for free silver and
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas read a long state
ment which he said defined the position of
the PopuiiSts toward the tariff 1t stated in
effect that the tariff had been the football
of politics for a century. and that the
Populists had no faith in the ability Of
either the Republican or Democratic tariff
law to remedy the evils of the existing gold
standard. Mr.: Mccall was the first Repub-
lican to slap the bill in the face. He boldly
expressed the opinion that the duties in the
bill were too high. He especially mentioned
WOOL Mr.. Lowering Republican of Massa-
chusettS. large manufacturer. followed
Mr.. McCalis lead and again aroused the
plaudits of the opposition by declaring that
the manufacturers of New England did not
want the duties in the cotton and wooden
schedules in the bill. neither the compen-
SatOry nor ne straight duties We want
tariff law that will live and stand" said he.
We do not want to be strangled with free
trade: neither do we want to be smothered
with protection.
Before turning to the arbitration treaty,
the Senate gave an hour to routine business
in open session. Mr.. HOar reported favor
ably the bill to prevent kinetoScOpe eXhi-
billions of prize fights in the District of
Columbia and the terrtOrie and to pro-
hibit the shipping of material for the eN-
hibitiOn.