The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-09
THEDAY IN CONGRESS.
Subject of Cuban Recognition
s Again on Tap.
|JOlHT RESOLUTION BY SENATOR MILLS,
The Texas Senator Would Recognize the
Independence OF Cuba and Provide
for United States Minister
to the Republic.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 7-Sepcral res
olutions were presented by Mr.. Cullom
trep., Ill., in favor of the recognition
OF Cuban independence, and ono from
the Commercial club of Chicago, in
dorsing the policy of the administra-
tion regarding Cuba.
This was followed by the introduce
tion of joint resolution by Mr., Mills
(dem., Tex,) declaring that the ex-
pedience of recognizing the independ-
ence of foreign government belongs
to congress; and when congress shall
30 determine the executive shall act
in harmony with the legislative
department of the government. Sec
ond,i that the independence of the re-
public of Cuba ought to be and hereby
il Recognized, and the sum of $40, 900 is
hereby appropriated for salary and ex-
penses of minister to that govern
ment whenever such minister shall be
appointed by the president.
Mr.. Mills gave notice that he would
address the senate Friday in support
of the joint resolution. Meanwhile it
lies on the table
Mr.. White dem, CALI presented a
remonstrance from his state against
the passage of the Pacific funding bill,
and asking that it be printed in the
Record. This rather unusual provision
was not objected to.
Two bills on the subject of the Pa
citic railroads-adverse to the funding
plan-were introduced by Mr.. Morgan
(dem., Ala.) and referred.
Mr.. Sherman rep, o. asked unani-
nous consent to have action on the
senate bill for fixing uniform stand
ard of classification and grading of
wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye
The proposition was objected to by
Senators Hale rep, Me-, Allen pop
Neb.t, and other senators-Mr. Allen
declaring that the bill would be de-
structive of the interests of the
prod ducers of grain. 1t was supported
by Mr.. Gear rep, Ia.), who said that
the passage of the bill was desired by
the boards of trade and agricultural
societies, and was favored by the secre-
tary of agriculture.
Mr.. Cullom rep, Ill) was opposed
to its present consideration, and sug-
gcsted that the bill go over till to-
MORROW
Mr.. sherman stated that he had in
troduced the bill at the request of a
farmers association of Ohio, that it
was in the interest of farmers, and
that its purpose was to have grades of
wheat and other cereals fixed so that
grade number one or number two
should not mean one thing in Chicago
and different thing in New York.
The objection to the immediate con-
sideration of the bill was persisted in
and the matter went over.
On motion of Mr. Hale (rep. Me- the
senate agreed to adjourn from to-day
till Monday next, and Mr. Mills
changed the notice of his Cuban
speech from Friday till Monday.
HOUSE.
The debate upon the proposition to
refund the indebtedness of the Pacific
railroad companies to the government,
was begun in the house under an order
adopted last month, which set apart
the rest of this week for that purpose.
Before entering on the execution of
the days order a bill was agreed to
providing for the appointment of a
Encouragement for Alaska, at a salary
of 81, 900.
The speaker laid before the house
the notice from Gov. Morton of the
Resignation of Frank s. Black as rep
resentative in congress from the state
of New York, he having been chosen
governor to succeed Mr.. Morton.
The house then vent into committee
of the whole, Mr. Payne IN. " in the
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