The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-16
SENATE'S SESSION.
Senator Morgan Concludes Ills
Speech on Cuba.
BILLS FOR SELLING ARNOR PLANTS.
Ehe Appropriation Bills to Be Taken Up 10
The Senate snd Passed-The President
VII Recommend an Indemnity
for Lynehed Italians.

WASHINGTON, april Ex-senator Nor.
gan, Of Alabama, yesterday concluded
his long speech in the senate on the
resolution declaring that state OF
war exists in Cuba. lie did not ask
for vote on the resolution, but an
nounced that he hoped to secure a final
vote at an early day. The bankruptcy
bill was taken up at three o'clock, Mr.
Lindsay, Of Kentucky, defending the
measure against criticisms made on
it. In the course of the presentation
of memorials, Mr. Coelzrell, of Mis-
souri,, announced that he held in his
hand zone of the stereotyped printed
petitions from that distinguished In
dianapolis conference, in which they
desire congress to surrender to them
the right of legislation" He asked
that it be referred to the finance COM
mittee with the understanding that he
did not indorse it.
Senator Chandler, OF New Hamp-
shire, introduced his bills empowering
the secretary of the navy to take pos
session of the armor plants Of the
Bethlehem and Carnegie companies.
There are two of the bills, one apply
ing to each of the institutions, the pro-
visions being the same in both. Sena-
tor Chandler says it is contemplated
that only the Bethlehem works shall
be taken, unless ia case of necessity,
when the Carnegie institution shall
also be seized. The principal section
OF the bill authorizes and directs
the secretary of the navy forthwith
to take possession of the land,
buildings and machinery as constitute
the armor-making plant of the two
companies. he is directed to ''hold
and use such land, buildings and ma
chinery Tor a period of time sufficient
to enable said secretary to manufacture
at the works embraced by said plant
such portion as he may see fit there to
manufacture OF the armor plate neces-
sary Tor the completion of the battle
ships Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin,
now in process Of construction for the
United States, and thereafter to return
the possession Of said land, buildings
and machinery to said Bethlehem
Iron Co., to be held by said
company as its own property, as if the
taking hereby authorized had not been
made; and the aforesaid taking, hold
ing and using of said land, buildings
and machinery by the said secretary
of the navy, for the purpose aforesaid,
shall be deemed to be taking thereof
for the public use of the United States,
under an obligation to make Just COM
pensation therefor, in accordance with
the fifth amendment to the constitu-
ton" The bills provide for the adj
iudieation of any claims that may arise
against the government out of the
transaction by the court of claims,
whose judgment in the case is to be
final.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-An agree
ment has been reached among the
leaders of the various parties in the
senate under which the appropriation
bills which failed to become laws at
the last session of congress will be
taken up and passed, The Indian bill
will be called up by Senator Pettigrew
to-day, and as soon as it is disposed of
the agricultural and sundry civil bills
will be considered. The general de-
6ciencv bill has not vet been reported.
The Indian and agricultural bills are
not expected to provoke much debate,
but there will, in all probability, be
considerable discussion of the sundry
civil bill.
INDEMNITY FOR ITALIANS.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE presi-
dent has decided to recommend to con
gress an appropriation as indemnity
for the killing by mob of lynchers Of
three Italian citizens at HahnVille,
La. August S last.