The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-15

by his latest Cuban resolution, upon
which he today made an unusually
strong and able speech. Senator Mills
isn't addicted TO the habit Of Joking
upon serious subjects, and it is certain
that when he wrote that Cuban resolu.
tion he had no intention to make anyone
laugh. All the same he has done so,
and the laughter continues, in spite OF
his serious speech, and may prove a
more powerful factor than argument
In causing the whole Cuban question:
be shelvcd for a time. The Mills reso.
luton recognizes the independence Of
Cuba, and declares that the president
should act In harmony with congress,
but the humor lies in its tail, which pro-
vides that n minister to Cuba shall be
appointed and appropriates $4,000 to
pay his salary and travelling expenses.
So far as known, the only capital the
Cuban junta has established is in the
saddle and the most persistent Office
seeker would hardly care to DO minis
ter at such a capital.
Everybody is talking about the per.
sonal attack made on Mr.. W. X. Hearst,
the owner Of daily papers in New York
and in San Francisco, by Representa-
tive johnson, of California, in his
speech in favor of the Pacific Railroad
Funding Bill. Much of Mr.. Johnson's
language was so indecent that the
newspapers declined to print IT.. Why
Speaker Reed allowed such a speech to
be made on the floor Of the house is
one Of the conundrums Of the hour.
The Loud bill, closing the second
class mail to books, and to sample
copies Of newspapers, got drought the
house by . majority Of 30, but its OPP
ponents are confidently asserting that
1t is dead as = last years nomination,
because 1t has no possible chance to
reach . vote in the senate. Whether
this claim Is true Is yet to be seen, and
will depend upon whether the bill is
strongly opposed in the senate. It is
perfectly well understood by all the
senator's that 1t will DO useless to at.
tempt to get a vote upon any bill that
can muster q score of Senators whs
are earnestly opposed to it. That is
why so many people do net believe
that the Pacific Railroad Funding bill
which was voted on by the house today,
will ever reach a vote in the senate.
Somehow the idea got but that Hon,
Thomas +. Watson, of Ca, late popu.
list candidate for vice.president,
would appear before the house election
committee In his own behalf when the
contested election case of Watson VS..
Black was called, but Mr.. Watson was
not present. His interests were look.
ed after by four lawyers, aud Repre-.
sentative Black, who was present, had
the same number TO help him retain
his seat.
The free homestead bill has had the
'B"' way III tuc scuutc tuIS Week
50 far AS the republican steering com
mittee could grant it. 1t Is though,
that Il majority Of senators favor thi.
bill, but its opponents are making 8
sturdy fight to prevent its getting to 8
vote.
While nothing is perfect, excepting
Of course, levers in each others eyes
the system Of handling money in thu
U. s. treasury Is so nearly SO that it Il
very rare for any to be lost. Still
there are sometimes attempts made t,
beat the system. The secret servic,
Is now working upon one Of them. Re
Gently five sheets, each containing fouI
$40 bills mysteriously disappeared ant
up to tins time no clue has been foun,
to show the way they went. The las
furry OF this sort was fifteen years ago
aud the discrepancy was caused, not b,
theft but by an error in the countin,
machine. This time the machine
made no mistake, and unless the miss
ing money is found, Treasurer Morgan
will have to make it good, AS he rs pei
sonally responsible.