Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington March ~ A resolution wa
adopted asking tho president for iniorma
ton as to the death Of two Anne ricans at
Santiago de Cuba: also, resolutions asking
the attorney general for Information OF
proposition to sell thu Union Pacific rail
road. III executive session the senate dis
cussed the arbitration treaty.
HOUSE.
Nine pages Of the tariff bill were today
disposed Of under ~ five-minute debate
rule. All amendments offered by DEM
ocrats We're rejected and three slight COM
mittee amendments were adopted, one
increasing the duty on white lead from ~
to cents per pound.
HOUSE.
Washington, March 27.--'rhe progress
of the house on the tariff bill was even
slower than yesterday. Only five more
pages of the l63 pages Of the bill were dis.
posed of, making fourteen pages in all in
two Of the five days allowed for consider.
amendments Of minor importance were
adopted
SENATE
Washington, March 29.-The president
has sent the following nomination to the
senate: Charlemagno Tower Of Pennsyl-
vania as minister to Austria: Arson Bur.
lingame johnson of Colorado, consul at
Fuchang, China: w. S. Hallenberger OF
Pennsylvania, second assistant postmaster
general, and Henry Clay Evans of Tennes-
see, commissioner of pensions. Hoar re.
ported bill to prohibit the reproduction
in the district of Columbia and territories
by kaleidoscope or similar devices, Of pugi.
listic encounters and fights, and it was
placed on the calendar. A joint resolution
to at once appropriate $25OO0O for i'm.
Senate spent some time in consideration
of the arbitration treaty.
HOUSE.
The democrats delayed consid Grafton of
the tariff bill somewhat by demanding the
presence of quorum. Several committee
amendments of minor importance were
adopted. During the day two republican
members protested against the high tariff
on cotton and wooden manufactures. Joint
resolution for the appropriation of money
for the improvement of the Mississippi
river passed.
Washington, March 3O.-Sen ator Foraker
introduced modified form of the Patter-
son pooling bill which permits railroads
under certain restrictions to pool i'll the
matter of transportation of freights. Il
resolution requesting the president to
inform the senate whether letters had been
received from Gen. Gomez urging the
United States to aid Cuba. was adopted
Allen argued for the adoption Of his reso-
luton against imposing tariff duties for
the advantage Of special classes Referred
to committee on finance. The senate then
went into executive session to consider the
arbitration treaty. The president sent the
senate the nomination OF Frank W.
Palmer, of Illinois, to lie public printer.
HOUSE.
The democrats pressed the question Of a
duty on hides for the benefit of the farmer
with such vigor that Mr. Hepburn, an Iowa
republican. was drawn into the debate and
he made a strong plea for dutiab'e hides.
He demanded that the house he given an
opportunity to vote on this question. and
declared that every western republican was
in favor of it. Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois also
gave a qualified endorsement to this de-
mand. No action was taken. Thirty-fve
lance were adopted.
SENATE.
Washington. March 3l.-Mills offered a
resolution calling on the committee on for
eign relations for report on the obliga-
tions assumed by the Omitted States in in
sistillg that Cuba should not Ire annexed to
any European power and should remain
subject to Spain. Most OF the day was
spent in executive session.
HOUSE.
An amendment to the tariff bill making
the new tariff retroactive, in order that its
duties may go into effect April l, was
adopted POI to $50. After the
committee rose the amendments adopted
in comm ittee were all passed. A motion
to recommit was defeated. l4S to 1856. The
vote on the passage of the bill resulted EOS
to l22. Two Louisiana and two Texas DEM
ccrats and one Alabama populist voted for
the bill. Adjourned until Saturday.
SENATE
Washington. April The tariff bill was
received from the house and at once re-
ferred TO the committee on finance. Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of the
navy to transport contributions for the
relic; of the suffering people in India
passed. Allen offered resolution protest
ing against the trial by drum head court
martial and the execution of the Cuban
ger eral, Rivera. Millss resolution refer
ring to the Gomez correspondence was
agreed to. Morgan offered a resolution
granting all the rights Of be]ligerents to
the contending parties in Cuba The pres
ident sent the following nominations to the
senate: Andrew d. White. of New York,
ambassador to Germany; VIM. f. Draper,
of Massachusetts, ambassador to Italy:
Benjamin Butterworth, of Ohio. commits
sioner Of patents.