The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-29
TURPIE ON CUBA
The Senator Thinks the United
States Should Intervene.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House Debates che Heasure-A Bid
Passed Over the Presidents Veto q
Pension Jonathan Scott, OF OsWesoi
ANA Peculiar Claim Granted.

whsHMereE, Jan. sT.-The senate
had a busy session yesterday. Cubs
the proposed international monetary
conference and the Nicaragua canal
each came in for q share of attention
Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana, closed his
speech on the Cuban resolutions urging
that Spain had utterly failed 70 eueiE
the outbreak, and that the United
States should intervene.
The WolcOtt bill for an international
monetary conference was considered
for the first time. Mr. White, Of Cali
fornia, Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, Rnd Mr.
Daniel, of Virginia, urged that the
conference would be futile, and was
not intended as 4 serious movement
toward bimetallism. 1t was made evi-
dent. however, that the bin would
meet little opposition beyond the ex-
preston Of senator's that the bin would
accomplish nothing. Mr.. Stewart Of
fered an amendment, providing that In
case the conference failed, the sscFes
tary of the treasury shall, within 50
days, begin the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver no
final action on the bill was taken.
The Nicaragua canal debate was re-
sumed, Mr.. Daniel speaking sgaihst
the measure. Mr.. Morgan submitted
letter from President Hitchcock, OF
the canal company, replying to the re-
cent letter Of Minister Rodriguez, mir.
Morgan also offered an amendment de-
signed to meet the obiecti9ps present.
ed by Mr.. Rodriguez.
In presenting a remonstrance against
the bill, said to restore the practices OF
fogging on vessels, Mr.. Frye, OF MaiDei
said there was no measure pending
which in any way restored hOggingi
but on the contrary, the bill referred
to gave greater security than ever be-
fore to sailors against brutality on
shipbOard.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, en-
deRvored to pass the bill authorizing
the chief justice Of the supreme court
to designate z member of the federal
/ judiciary to sit in the hearing Of the
/ L'Abra mining case before the court Of
claims, but on objection the bill went
over.
Mr.. Hill, of New York, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, made o report on
the general question of concurrent and
1 joint resolutions Of congress.
The house amendments TO the senate
bill for a survey Of a water route from
the mouth of the jetties at Galveston,
Tex, to Houston, were agreed to, and
the bill finally passed.
TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
OVERRIDE another of President Cleve-
lands vetoes yesterday by q vote Of lS7
to 81. The bill peRsioned Jonathan
Scott, of the sixth Iowa cavalry who
is now living at Oswego, Kan, at the
rate of S72 per month Mr.. Cleveland
vetoed it on the ground that the dis
ability for which the beneficiary was
to be pensioned was not contracted in
the service. The rest of the day was
devoted to a continuation of the de-
bate on the Indian appropriation bill.
Only a few amendments were adopted
and those were of minor Importance,
About % pages Of the bill were Gov
cred.
/ A bill to satisfy a peculiar claim was
passed, on motion of Mr.. Turner, of
Georgia. 1t was the claim of John +.
McRae, deputy United States mar
shall, for keeping SO African slaves,
landed by the ship Wanderer at Savan-
nah, Ca, in 1859, until they could be
shipped back to their homes in accord
ance with the provisions Of the laws
for the suppression of the slave traffic
The amount was 1862.