The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-27
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-
Extraordinary session.


wAsniNoroN. n : is.-SsNArB--t,ubs "a.
crossed the attention Of the senate Monday.
FIRST came the question Of relief TO destitute
snd starving Americans In Cuba, and at two
o'clock Mr. Morsan's resolution caused spir-
tied debate The hrst question was present.
cd In the presidents message ~ soon - the
session opened lmmediatsly following its
reading Mr Davis, chairman Of the committees
on foreign relations. presented . favorable
report on . Joint resolution originally In
troducod BY Mr. Gsllinger appropriGting
900 for relief Of American citissns in Cuba
Promptly ~ O'Clock the Morgan Cuban res
oiution Was taken up and debated ct length.
but no vote was taken During the session
bills were passed ~ foliows: ApproprfatinG
500 900 for . public building ~ Salt Lake
City, Utah: eonferring Jurisdiction on the
court Of claims In the case Of book agents Of
the M E church south against the United
States: sppropriating $4,000 for . public
building ~ Abilene. Tex., and & like amount
for Aberdeen, N d
HousE-The house confronted the Cuban
question Monday, made . party issue Of IL.
and adjourned without taking any action.
President MoKfnley's message was received
without dsmonstrstion. and on its heels Mr..
Hit asked unsnimous consent for considers
tion Of bill In response TO the Presidents
request Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas. asked for con-
sent TO consider in connection with the
bin .msndmens embody'ne Senator
Of the tcubans as beiiiserenta Mr..
Dingiey would not consentt to consider
the amendment nor Mr. Bailey 70 consider
the bill without the amendment. So for the
time, the question wss sids-trecked Thsn
the house devoted two hours 70 debate on the
conference report on the feature of the In
dian appropriation bill opening 10 settlem ment
the Gilsonie lands ON the Uncompshgre In
dian reservation In Utah. refused to accept
the compromise agreed on BY the con-
ferees and asked for another con-
ference with the senate on the
bill In the meantime the senate resolution.
practically Identical with Mr. Hits bill had
been sent to the house and Mr. Hit Isked
unanimous consent for its consideration
The deadlock between Nj. Dtngley and Mr
Bailey was re-enacted and while Mr. Bailey
was endeavoring to get consent for the con.
sideration Of the two Cuban propositions to-
gether Mr.. Dingley put in Q motion TO ad-
journ This motion was carried By vote Of
90 to 90, i3 answering present Under the rule
for bi- weekly sessions recently adopted the
adjournment carries the question over to
Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May la-sENA1s-The Cuban
question occupied the attention most OF the
day on Tuesday. II drew large crowds to the
galleries and brought two not BILE speeches.
one by Mr. Mason OF Illinois. in favor Of the
Morgan resolution and the other by Mr. Hoar,
OF Massachusetts. in opposition to It The
distress in CUBA. dwelling particularly on the
starving condition OF 800 United States citizens,
as reported by the president and called upon
the senate to throw of its lethargy and pass
the Morgan resolution During the morning
hour several bills were passed among them
the following: Appropriating $4,000 for
quarantine station ut Astoria, Ore: author.
izing bridge across tho Red River OF the
North, at Drayton N D The conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agre ID to. At 4:40 the senate ad-
journed.
HoUsE-Not in session.
WARRINGTON, May 20-SENArE E-Another
stirring ebate on Cuba occurred Wednesday.
1t was of the give and take order. with sharp
parliamentary fenciny The main speeches OF
the day were made by Senators Foraker
(o), Cannon ut h), Lindsay Ky.)
and Hoar (Msss) It was the hrst
speech Of any length made by Mr.
Foraker since he entered the senate, and in
addition 70 this the Ohio senator 10 one of the
Cuban subcommittee Of the committee on
foreign relations He spoke in favor Of a ref
erence Of the resolution to the committee. but
on the general question declare'
his purpose Of supporting the res.
olution recognizing Cuban belligerency
when it should be reported by the committee
Mr.. Cannon was bitter in his denunciation Of
Spanish atrocity, characterized the captain
general Of Cuba as that m ID dog Weyler"
Mr.. Lindsay declared II the information fur
nished By United States consuls was . SO
shocking as to subject them to danger
OF assassination II their names were
disclosed, 1t was time to send warships to
Cuba and to terminate .all diplomatic rela-
tions with that country. No action on tho
resolution was taken, but Mr.. Morgan said he
hoped to secure o vote Thursday on Mr.. Hale's
motion to refer. He desired to do this, he
said. In order that the Cuban resolution might
not antagon.ze the tari1 bill on Monday.
WARRINGTON. May q l-SENArE-The long
and exciting debate on the joint resolution,
recognizing state Of war in Cuba and de-
clartng that strict neutrality shall be main.
tanned by the United States. passed the sem
ate by the decisive vote Of Il to IA " Q late
hour Thursday afternoon The announce.
ment OF the vote was received with tu-
multuous spp,ause and drew from Sen.
stor Hawley an emphatic protest
against mob demonstration" The resolu-
tion % passed 10 as follows: Resolved. etc
that 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 Cnttsd States Of America shall maintain
strict neutrality between the contending
parties. according 70 each all the rights Of
oslltgerents In the borts Ind territory OF the
United States" Adjourned until Monday.
HousE-Cuban affairs furnished the house
Win 10 oey OF oltt6r partisan debate The
resolution sppropriating $4,000 for the relief
OF American citizens was adopted without .
dissenting vote. but the democrats endesv.
ored to force consideration also of the Nor
gan resolution for recognition OF the bellig-
erency of the insurgents They accused the
republicans Of endeavoring TO evade this issue
but the dominant party through It's spokes-
man, Mr.. Hitt made the important statement
that the republicans decided not TO embarrass
negotiations which were being projscted by
President Mckinley TO secure the independ-
ence The house rejected the third conference
report on the opening Of the Utah Gilsonite
lands, and instructed its conferees to support
. plan proposed by Mr. Lacey (Iowa) by
which the secretary OF the interior would
lease the lands. the government receiving
ROYALTY and provisions against q monopoly
No Cre"sncs Given Bryant's Story.
SAN FRANclsCo, May "a. 24.-Absolutely
no credence is given Ivy either police,