Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-05-25
OUR LAWMAKERS.
The Work Being Done in Both
Branches Of Congress.
The Senate Passes a Resolution to
Recognize Cuban Insurgents
House Adopts n Relief Meas
ure-Other News.

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ceived from President Mckinley reciting
that great suffering existed among
American subjects in Cuba and asking
for an appropriation of $4,000 for their
relief. The request was granted unani-
mously. Senator McEnery ua.) gave
notice of an amendment he will offer to
the tariff bill striking out the senate
amendment in the sugar schedule and
reinserting the house provisions in re-
Frank A. Vanderlip, Of Illinois. to be
assistant secretary of the treasury and
Brig. Gen. Zenas X. Bliss to be major
general were received from the presi-
dent.
Washington, May Ex-senator Stew
art (Nev.) gave notice in the senate yes
terday of an amendment which he
would offer to the tariff bill providing
that there shall be, at all times, a re-
serve fund in the treasury of $5O,O0O.-
900. Senator Mason Qll.) spoke in ia
vor of recognizing Cuban belligerency
and Senator Hoar (Mass.) spoke against
it.
Washington, May 20.-Another STIR
ring debate on Cuba occurred in the
senate yesterday. Senator Foraker CO.,
declared his purpose of supporting tn.
resolution recognizing Cuban belliger-
ency when it should be reported by the
committee. 1t was developed in the
course of colloquy between Senators
Foraker, Morgan and Vest that the
state department had withheld the
names of United States consuls report
ing on the serious condition Of affairs
II Cuba, because it might lead to their
massacre. Senator Vest declared that
this presented the most serious phase
Of the subject, as it was time to protect
our officials with war ships if their
personal safety was threatened for
making reports to their government.
Senator Hoar replied, contending that
the senate should have authoritative
fact set forth like judicial finding of
a court in an official report. The practi-
cal thing was to propose mediation,
and if that was rejected to have the
facts presented to the senate and take
| the action the facts warranted No ac-
| ton was taken on the resolution. A
! bill was passed regulating the pay Of
noncommissioned officers of the army
after July 1, 1898, as follows: Sergeant
major, quartermastcr sergeant and first
sergeant, $50 each per month; sergeant,
$40; corporal, SIT.
Washington. May 21.-The long and
exciting debate on the joint resolution
recognizing the existence of a state OF
war in Cuba and declaring that strict
neutrality shall be maintained by the
! United States passed the senate yes
terday by the decisive vote of Al to Ia
The resolution as passed is as follows:
Resolved. That a condition Of public
| war exists between the government OF
| Spain and the government proclaimed and
| for some time maintained by force OF
arms by the people of Cuba, and that the
d strict neutrality between the contendinE
! parties. according to each all the rights
Of belligerents in the ports and territory
! Of the United States"
The senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
The House.
Washington, May 1S.-In the house
yesterday MIR. Hit Q]l.) asked for the
Immediate consideration of IL bill to ap
propriate $4,000 for the relief of des
titute Americans in Cuba, but Mr.
Bailey (Tex.) objected, and action wen,
over. Before adjourning until Thurs
day Mr.. Cochran (Mo.) introduced q
resolution for submitting to the legis
laturcs of the states an amendment tt
the constitution. which follows:
AN income tax shall not be construed
as direct tax within the meaning of Sec
ton and Section Of Article of the con
slitution: but the congress shall hav,
power to levy and collect a tax on income.
! derived from any source whatever withou
regard to apportionment or enumeration.
Washington, May 21.-Cuban affair!
furnished the house with day of bit
ter partisan debate yesterday. The re $
olution appropriating $4,000 for thu
relief of American citizens was adopt
ed without Il dissenting vote. but the
democrats endeavored to force consid
GRAFTON also of the Morgan resolution
for recognition OF bellgerency of tn,
insurgents. They accused the repub
licans of endeavoring to evade this is
sue, but the dominant party, through
it's spokesman, Mr.. Hit Qll.) made the
| SLd IeluCuL lllIL the feDuD
licans desired not to embarrass nego
tiations which were being projected by
President Mckinley to secure the in
dependence of Cuba. Adjourned t.
! Monday.
| Population Of Washington.
Washington, May ia police cen
uus of Washington, which has just beer
taken, shows that the population OF tn,
CO pital is 277,4S3. OF this number 81,
$50 are negroes. No other city in tn,
United States has so many.
Creditors to Receive Dividends.
Washington, May Is. ~ The comp
troller of the currency has declared
dividends in favor of the creditors o
insolvent national banks as follows
Ten per cent. the Keystone nationl
bank of Superior, West Superior. Wis.
ten per cent. the First national banl
of East Saginaw. Mich; five per cent.
the National Bank of Illinois. Chicago
A New Policy.
| Washington, May 2o.-Fourth As