Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-27
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DolNGs IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Com prehensive Digest Of the Pro.
cecdings in the Legislative Cham.
bers at Washington Matters that
Concern the People.
La " max crs at Labor.

Inc Senate was occupied Tuesday
chiefly by the Cuban question. Mr. Ma
son spoke in favor of the Morgan reso-
luton, and Messrs. Hoar and Hale op-
posed. The debate was bitter. Among
the bills passed by the Senate were those
authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Missouri River between its
mouth and the mouth of the Dakota or
James river, and across the Illinois and
Des PLANES Rivers between the mouth of
the Illinois and Joliet, H., and to pre-
scribe the character, location and dimen-
sions of the same: also for bridge across
the Red River of the North at Drayton
n. -. The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. The House did nothing of i'm
portance.
Another stirring debate on Cuba oc-
Cured in the Senate Wednesday. The
main speeches of the day were made by
Senators Foraker. Cannon. Lindsay and
Hoar. Mr.. Foraker spoke in favor of a
reference of the resolution TO the commit
tee. but on the general question declared
his purpose of supporting the resolution
recognizing Cuban belligerency when it
should be reported by the committee. Mr.
Spanish atrocity Mr. Lindsay declared
II the information furnished by United
States consuls was so shocking as to sub
]ect them to danger of assassination if
their names were disclosed it was time to
send warshps to Cuba and to terminate
all diplomatic relations with that coun-
try. 1t was developed in the course of
colloquy between Senators Foraker. Nor
and Vast that he Ct,t, =
had withheld the names of United States
consuis reporting on the serious condition
of affairs in Cuba because it might lead
to their murder. No action on the resoln-
ton was taken.
The Senate Thursday passed the Nor.
gan beligerency resolutions. by a
vote of Al to IA. after most exciting de-
bate in which Messrs. Mason, Morgan,
Gallinger, Hall, Fairbanks and Hoar par.
ticipated. In the House the resolution
appropriating $4,000 for relief of desti-
tutc American citizens in Cuba passed
without dissenting vote. An attempt
to incorporate the Morgan resolution
failed, but the debate was sharp and ex-
citing. Both houses adjourned until
Monday.
Representative McA1illin Monday in.
troduced in the House a resolution pro-
yiding for the consideration Of a Senate
resolution recognizing the belligerency of
the Cuban insurgents from day to day
until disposed Of" The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Rules. The
resolution appropriatng $4,000 for the
relief of distressed American citizens in
Cuba reached the White House at 1920
O'Clock, just as soon as it could be sent
up after being signed by both houses,
while they We're in open session. The
President signed the resolution imme-
diately. The conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bill have agreed. The
most important amendment to the bill
was that revoking the order of President
Cleveland of Feb. %, 1897, setting apart
21,OOO,OOO acres of lands as forest res
ervations. The appropriation for Pearl
harbor, Hawaii, is reduced to $4,000.
The Senate amendment for improving
Salmon bay, Washington, is stricken out.
The appropriation for Government ex-
hibit at the Omaha exposition is left at
100000, the $4,000 increase of the
Senate being stricken out. The amend
ment for investigation of sugar produc-
ton remains in the bill. The appropria-
ton for the improvement of the lower
Mississippi River is increased to s., 933,
333. The net reduction from the Sen
ate amendments is $4,000. The Mobile
bay improvement is made $4,000, in
stead of $4,000 inserted by the Senate.
The total of the bill as agreed to is $685.
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