The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-20
FIFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.
Report Of the Proceedings from Day
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SENATE.
MoNDAY.-Mr. Morgan's Cuban res
olution was discussed at considerable
length in the Senate For the first time
since the debate began opposition sem
timent expressed itself, Hale, of Maine,
and White, of California, speaking
against it, while Turpie of Indiana,
supported it. Chandler, Republican,
of New Hampshire, from the committee
on census, reported a bill for taking
the twelfth census Hale, in his long
argument against Morgan's resolution,
said lis object was to prevent Spain
from making loan and thus prevent
her from putting down the insurrec-
tion.
TUESDAY. Cuban question oc-
cupied the entire attention of the Sen
ate, the debate taking large range,
and at times becoming spirited, when
comparisons were made between the
attitude of the former administration
and the present on the subject Of Cuba.
The debate went over until Wednesday.
During the day Senator Kyle, Popullst,
Of South Dakota, rising to question
Of privileges, disclaimed having sought
committee places from Republicans.
A partial conference on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was agreed to.
WEDNEsDAY.-Inth the Ser ate the sugar
investigation of 1894 was resumed by
the introduction of aresolution of Allen,
Of Nebraska. Morgan, of Alabama,
made statement relative to his resolu-
lion on Cuba, but it went over for fur
Eher consideration. A resolution by
Butler, Pop. of North Carolina, re-
auesting the President for information
relative to the sale of the Union Pacific
Railroad was presented and went over.
The Senate then took up the calendar
and passed bills as follows: For the
relief of certain citizens Of Montana,
claiming the benefits of the homestard
laws: granting to Montana 90, 600 acres
Of land in aid of an asylum for the blind; !;
sppropriating STA, 900 to Charles P.
Chouteau, for extra work on the iron
clad Elijah; appropriating S15, 900 for
Newberry college, Newberry, S. c., for
war losses. The immigration and the
kinetoscope bills were reached, but
went over on objection.
THURSDAY. q long period of
calm, the Senate was considerably agi-
tated, first in the discussion of the
sugar Senate investigation and then by
q preliminary skirmish on the tariff
bill. The Allen resolution, to bring
Elverton r. Chapman before the bar OF
the Senate, was debated In somewhat
onotonous style until Tillman, Of
EoIth Carolina, gave present interest
to the subject, referring to reports that
rSenat RS had within the last week spec
Hated in sugar stock, Morgan's Cuban
resolution came up and went over until
Monday. Gallinger introduced reso-
s!ution for the appropriation OF $50,
900 for the relief of suffering Americans
TN Cuba. The resolution went to the
committee on foreign relations. just
before adjournment Aldrich. IN charge
,of the tariff bill, announced that he
would not call up the the tariff bill next
Tuesday as contemplated, but on the
following Thursday, when statement
would be made, the regular debate to
begin not later tssn Monday May "a
HOUSE.
MoSpAY. The House resumed the
transaction OF public business, and
entered upon the consideration of the
arnendments of the civil appropriation
bill. The general debate, and most Of
the debate under the five minute rule,
was confined to the discussion of the
Senate amendment to restore the lands
reserved as forest reservations under
President Cleveland's order of Febru-
sry %, to the public domain. The
( " estern members generally supported
the Senate proposition.
M TUESDAY,. The most interesting de-
bate was on the appropriation of $50, :
co, to improve Pearl Harbor, in the
Hawaiian islands, which was rejected
Z By a vote of S5 to SO. Hit, of Illinois,
wanted the government to take steps to
coniirm its title, saying without it as
coaljus station our nation would be
hcipless In case of war. The House
failed to agree with the Senate amend
ment on Cleveland's reservation order,
but wanted another to the same effect.
s At $50 the House adjourned until
/ Thursday.
THuRspAY. In the House the Indian
appropriation bill was disposed of, ex-
cept the provision for opening the
Utah gilsonite lands, which went over
until Monday. Nearly two hours were
consumed in parliamentary squabble
on the point raised by Wheeler, Of Ala
hana, that the rule for semi-weekly
session was in violation of the Consti-
tuition. Simpson Pop, Of Kansas,
endeayored to renew his attack upon
the speaker for failing to appoint com.
nittees, and censured the Republicans
for not mastering a quorum. The
Speaker ruled him out of order, but
finally he was given the floor by vote
OF 81 TO 81. When he proceeded again
he was called down, and then there was
some filibustering after the House de-
cided that Simpson could not speak.
whereupon he appealed to the chair tc
be informed "where am at?" 'The
chair has never been able to find any
one who knew that, was the reply.
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