The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-09
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Report Of tho Proceedings from Day
to Day.
SENATE

Report OF tho Proceedings from Day
to Day,
SENATE.
MONDAY. Senate spent abou two
hour in open session and about tan
hours and q half in secret session dur
ing the arbitration treaty. A Joint reso-
luton appropriating $3.50, 600 Ito be
made Immediately available) for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river was
passed. Pettigrew (Silver) of South
Dakota, offered q resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the civil service
commission for q statement of the reas-
ons why laborers and workmen in the
government printing Office and in other
departm ents of the government are re-
CURED to submit themselves to compet-
tive examination contrary to the pro-
visions Of the civil service law. Berry
Dem. of Arkansas from the committee
on public lands reported, and the SEN
ate passed a bill to approve comprom-
ise and settlement between the United
States.and the State of Arkansas
TUESDAY. The open session of the
Senate lasted until p. M, and then
doors, the consideration of the arbitra-
tlon treaty, spending two and half
hours In the discussion. To the 1,4O4
bills that had been introduced up to
the close of Mondays session, there
were enough added today to bring the
whole number above the figure of /, 500.
the vast majority of them being pension
bills. The house amendments to the
joint resolution passed Monday by the
Senate, to appropriate $3.50, 600 to aid
in protecting life and property in the
MlsSlssfppl Hoods, were concurred in
by the Senate, and the joint resolution
was sent, to the President.
WEDNEspAY.- the Senate Mills
Dem. of Texas, offered the following
resolution, which went over until
Thursday: Resolved, That the COM
mittee on foreign relations be instruct
ed to inquire what, if any, obligation
the United States has assumed toward
the people of Cuba, by asserting and
maintaining the right to prevent the
acquisition of that island by any Euro
pean power, and compelling it's people
to remain subject to the powet of Spain;
and to report by bill, or otherwise"
Pettigrew gave notice of an amendment
to the tariff bill which will remove
from the dutiable, and place on the
free list, all articles of like character of
domestic production, or manufacture
that are made, or controlled by n trust,
or combination for the purpose of pre-
venting competition. In secret session
the Senate remained this afternoon for
three hours and half, during which
time 1T disposed of all the important
amendments to the general treaty of ar
bitration and failed utterly to agree as
to time when the final vote shall be
taken.
THURSDAY. In the Senate after the
journal was read the tariff bills was
received from the House and referred
10 the committee on finance. Hale,
lRep. of Maine, reported Joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to transport contributions for the
relief OF the suffering poor in India,
and asked its immediate consideration.
1t was read and passed. The Senate
treaty of arbitration with Great
Britain, by striking out the eighth sec
tion entirely, and adopting an amend
ment offered by Bacon, which is inten-
sded to protect the Southern States from
5hy claim based upon securities issued
during the reconstruction period
There was quite lively debate about
freedom in Cuba, which was brought
about by resolution of Allen, Pop
OF Nebraska, in the case of the Cuban
general, Rivera, who is to he tried by
court martial and shot. The resolution
declared that lin the Judgment of the
Senate it is the duty of the United
States government to protest to the
spanish government against such vio-
lation of the rules of civilized warfare. "
The resolution offered by Morgan in re-
lation to the letters from the Cuban
general Maximo Gomez, to President
Cleveland and President Mckinley,
was taken up and agreed to. So like.
wise was the resolution offered by Mills,
(Dem. of Texas, instructing the com
mittee on foreign relations to inquire
what, if any, obligations, the United
States has assumed toward the people
OF Cuba, by asserting and maintaining
the right to prevent the acquisition of
that island by any European power,
and compelling its people to remain
subject to the dominion of Spain.
Senate, after being in executive ses-
sion from to 5:15 p. m. adjourned un-
til Monday.