The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-20
IN CONGRESS-
Cuban Question Will Receive Consid-
cradle Attention in the House.
Conference Report on the Indian Bill
The Morgan Cuban Reso oiutions Like
ly to Pass In the Senate-Thn Pa
cifc Railroad Land Patents.

leaders nave not yet decided upon the
methods by which they will make
their response to the presidents mes
sage, which will be sent to congress
Monday or Tuesday, asking for relief
for the starving Americans in Cuba.
That the response will be quick and
complete, however. there is no reason
to doubt. In the present condition OF
affairs in the house three methods
of procedure are open. Ordinarily
the message would 60 to the
committee on foreign affairs for
consideration, and that committee
would report bill which would
come back to the house for
action through the regular channels.
TIC speaker could in the present emer-
gency simply appoint this committee
and let the whole subject take the
regular course. But it is hardly like.
ly that this will be done. The subject
is so well understood that it will prob
ably be thought that the members,
with the message and the accompany.
ing documents which the president
will transmit before them, can act in.
telligently without committee re.
port. If the committee is not appointed
two other courses will be open. First,
after the receipt of the message bill
may be formulated bv the leaders and
special order reported by the com.
mittee on rules for. its consideration.
This would bring the whole question
at once before the house for action.
But this method would be disadvan-
tageous, perhaps, in that both houses,
struggling to the same end simul-
taneously. would act on different bills,
thus entailing delay for adjust
ment of differences in con fer
ence The most likely course is that
the house will await the action of the
senate if action is had promptly and
then consider to senate bill or joint
resolution under special order. The
sentiment in favor of recognition of
the Cuban insurgents is strong in the
house, and a very radical measure might
be passed if the house were allowed
free action. With a senate measure,
dealing only with the question of the
relief of the suffering Americans, be-
fore the house under special order,
posi- 'oilitv of amendment would be
cut off and the house would be com.
pelied to accept or reject it as passed
by the senate. The conference report
on the Indian bill probably will come
before the house this week.
The proceedings in the senate this
week are by no means settled. All
will depend upon the course the Gu.
ban question may take. Senator Nor.
gin's joint resolution occup;e, the "a.
vorei place on the calendar, and there
Is little doubt that it will be taken up
at the appointed hour Monday. Still
there is slight possibility that the ex.
pected message of the president may
cause a postponement and that the
character of his recommends tlons may
have bearing that will influence the
tenor of the resolution that ultimately
will be adopted. The Alabama s.na.
tor will not stand in the way of action
in accordance with such q recommend d.
alton as the president may make upon
this subject, but he will insist that it
shall be Independent of, and that it
shall in nowise interfere with his reso-
luton providing for recognition of Gu.
ban belligerency.
With the Cuban question in its pres.
ent shape and with no other pressing
business before the senate the debA te
on this subject will be of uncertain
duration. 1t may continue prac.
tically all the week and it may come
to a very sudden and speedy termina.
ton. There is little or no doubt that
the Morgan resolution will pass when
vote is reached and the indications
are that the majority for it will be the
greater for the recent delay. There
will continue to be some opposition
and the plea will be made that any
material aid given in accordance with
executive recommendation is all that
can be reasonably expected.
Ii Cuba does not occupy the ent.r;,
attention Tor the week much OF the
time is likely to be given to the gem
eral calendar. Senator Gear will ma <e
an effort to have the Pacific railroad
bill considered, while Senator Lodge
will, If the opportunity offers, maze
the same effort in behalf of the m.
IN grafton bill Senator Pettigrew
will call up the resolution for
the investigation of the Pa.
cific railroad land patents The
Indian appropriation bill will oe
brought in on a conference report. In
IT there remains only the one point of
difference on the Uncompahgre lands
to be settled. The sundry civil con.
ference probably will be postponed un.
til Senator Allison's return to the city.
Senator Aldrich will make the open.
Ing statement in behalf of the tariff
bill on the part of the majority Of the
finance committee on Tuesday, but it
will rest with individual senators
whether the debate shall be continued
beyond this speech at that time. 1he
probabilities are that the statement
will produce some badinags and that
sitter this the senate will adjourn un.
til Monday. when the deba&e will be.
gin iu earnest. Senator Aldrich 10 ex.
pected to fully explain the position Of
himself and colleagues and to make