The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-09

uaylH, no pEeSeuteO u Fe0OlUtlOU t0.,
Questing the president to inform the
serate whether letters had ben re-
ceived by tn present and former CHIEF
executive from Gen. Maxine Gomez,
commander of the revolutionary forces
in Cuba. The resolution recites at
length the letters said to have been
forwarded to President Mckinley and
lis predecessor from Cuba. sS
The resolution concludes with re-
quest that the president shall also In
form the senate whether teh Spanish
authorities in Cuba have refused to
allow cipher dispatches to be trans
mittel between the United States con-
Eul at Sagua La Grande and the Unit
ed States consul general Mt Havana.
At 2 p. m. the senate went into exec
utive session, and at 4:25 adjourned.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, March 31.-The senate
In executive session confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: James ID. Elliott.
South Dakota, to be attorney for the
district of South Dakota; Edgar
Thompson Scott of Pennsylvania, Sec
ond secretary of the embassy Of the
United States at Paris; James NJ. Mil
l:kan, marshal for the Western district
of North Carolina; James Kelly, re-
ceiver of public moneys at Mangum.
Okla; Commodore Joseph N. Miller.
rear admiral in the navy; Past Assist
ant Surgeon III. B. Fits, surgeon in
the navy.
Washington, April 1. = With this
morning the duties imposed by the
Dingley tariff bill will be in force and
the present law will be thing Of the
past II the last amendment attached
to the bill before its passage in the
house fixing to-day as the day on
which its provisions shall go into eff
feet. should be in the bill when 1t is
finally enacted and should be held to
be legal by the courts. The Republic
ans presented an unbroken front to
the opposition. All the rumors that
dissatisfaction with particular sched-
ules of the bill might lead some OF
them to break over the party traces
proved unfounded. Five Democrats,
one more than was anticipated, gave
the bill the approval of their votes.
These five Democrats are interested in
the sugar schedule. Three come from
Louisiana and two from Texas. One
POpulist, Howard of Alabama, voted
for the bill. Twenty-one other mem,
bers of what is denominated 1.-THE OPP
POSITION" consisting of POpulists.
Fusionists and Silverites, declined to
record themselves either against or for
the measure. The vote on the final
passage was 205 to 122; present and
not voting, 81, a majority of So. Speak
or Reed added to the dramatic nature
of the climax by directing the clerk to
call his name Mt the end of the roll
call, recording his vote for the bill.
Events of the last hour leading up to
the final vote were replete with ex-
element and incident and not devoid
Of humcr The galleries We're crowd.
ed to suffocation. Even the executive
and diplomatic galleries, which are
usually empty even on big days, were
we'll filed. Many prominent person
ages were present. On the floor every
seat was taken. After the amendment
fixing to-day as the date on which the
hill should go into effect had been
adopted against the protests of the
Democrats, who contended that 1t was
retroactive and therefore unconstitu-
tional, the last three hours were taken
up with short speeches, most of which
were made for the benefit of the GAL
leries and the constituents of the
speakers. The Democrats had yielded
the question of a long debate over the
Grosvenor amendment in the hope that
enough progress might be made with
the bill to permit the house to reach
the sugar schedule, but only two more
pages were read, leaving 40 unconsid-
cred in committee of the whole. The
motion to recommit with Instructions
to amend the bill so as to suspend the
duties on articles controlled by trusts,
upon which they based their principal
hope of breaking through the Repub-
iican ranks, failed Of its purpose Every
Republican voted against It. There
was great demonstration on the
floor and in the galleries when the bill
was finally declared passed.
In the Senate.
The open session of the senate last
ed less than half an hour. 1t was pro-
ductive Of another Cuban resolution
by Mr.. Mi lis of Texas, calling on the
committee on foreign relations for q
report on the obligations assumed by
the United States in insisting that
Cuba should not be annexed. to any
European power and should remain
subject to Spain. Mr.. Hale's objection
sent the resolution over. The Morgan
resolution calling OF the president fOH
Gen. Gomez's letters also went over.
The rest of the day was spent in exc
ecutive session on the arbitration
treaty.
Washington, April 5. - The Guam
question was revived in the senate
after a long period of comparative
calm. -Four distinct Cuban resolutions
were brought forward in rapid success
sion. The last and most important one,
came from Senator Morgan of Ala
bama. 1t declares that state of war
exists in Cuba ana announces the pol.
icy of the United States is to accord
both parties to the conflict full recognt.
tion as belligerents. Mr.. Morgan gave
notice that he would call up the reso-
luton ut the next meeting Of the SEN
ate, with the expectation of securing
final action. OF the other resolutions,
two were agreed to. One Of these, by
Mr.. Morgan, calls on the president for
the letters of Gen. Gomez to himself
and Mr.. Cleveland and for other infOr- .
nation ON Cuban affairs. The other,
by Mr.. Mills of Texas, instructs the
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