Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Tho Fifty-Fifth Congress Assemblies In Re-
Spouse to President McKinley's Procla-

The Fifty-Fifth Congress Assemblies In Re-
spouse to President Mckinley's Procla-
nation.
SENATOR HANsBRoUGH On. ID introduced a
bill in the senate the 31st to prevent invent
ors from being defrauded by alleged patent at
torneyS The nominations Of Joseph L BriS-
tow. of Kansas. to be fourth assistant postmaS-
ter-general; Henry Clay Evans. OF Tennessee,
to be commissioner OF pensions; Thomas Ryan,
OF Topeka, Kan, to be first assistant secretary
OF the interior, and Frank w. Palmer of I'LL
nois, to be public printer. were confirmed. The
voting the miscellaneous amendments to
the Anglo American arbitration treaty began.
THE house passed the Dingley tariff bill
the vote standing POS ayes to 122 nays Fl mem
bers not voting. Speaker Reed had his name
called out 1t the last and voted aye. An amend
ment was attached to the bill fixing April as
the date when its provisions should go into ef-
feet.
FOUR Cuban resolutions were brought for
ward in rapid succession in the senate on the
1St- Two of them were agreed to-one by Sem
ator Morgan (A1a) calling the president for
any letters from Gen Gomez to himself and
MI Cleveland and the other by Senator Mills
(Tex-) inStructing the committee on foreign re-
lations to report what obligations the United
States had assumed by compelling Cuba to re-
main subject to Spain Another resolution
was by Senator Allen (Neb) reciting that Gen.
Rivera, of the Cuban forces, had been captured
by the Spanish and was about to be tried by
drumhead court-martia1 and shot, and protest
ing against such trial as contrary to the rules
of civilized warfare. Senator Hoar QMass-) OBJ
jected to its immediate consideration and it
WCIe ONcr- Inc ldSl TtSOlutlOu WAS Dy SSusitoN
Morgan CAla-). 1t declared that state of war
existed in Cuba and announced the policy Of
the United States to accord with both parties
to the conflict with full recognition belliger-
ents- The senate in executive session con-
cluded its consideration of all amendments to
the arbitration treaty and then adjourned un-
til the 9Th The house not in session.
THE senate was not in session the Sd
The house, by unanimous consent, passed the
senate joint resolution to charter a vessel to
carry food to the famine sufferers in India
Mr.. Corliss CMich) introduced joint resolu-
ton to revoke all the orders extending the ap-
plication of the civil service laws which were
made by President Cleveland during his last
administration. The house then adjourned un-
til the 7th-
IN the senate on the 5th the resolution pro-
testing against the reported drumhead court
martial for Ruis Rivera, the captured Cuban
inSurgent general, was adopted by a vote Of A
to o, Senators Hoar and Hale refraining from
voting. Senator Elkins CIV. Va-) spoke for
two hours in favor of developing the American
merchant marine. Senator Lindsay QNy.) adj
vocated the passage of the Torrey bankruptcy
bill A joint resolution agreed to direct
ing the Surgeon-genera1 of the marine hospital
service to aid the Mississippi river flood suffer-
erS by distributing tents, blankets, food and
medicines under the epidemic fund of 1898 and
to purchase further supplies under the present
epidemic fund for distribution. Senator Chan
d1er On. H) introduced bill to abolish COM
petition in Grade and to enable merchants to
maintain prices Notwithstanding business de-
preSsions. The senator said he would not press
the bill unless an effort was made to pass the
pooling bill". The house was not in session.