The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-05
NATIONAL LAwMAKERs.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Ds
Of the House and senate,

gAalA4A4EA agtGGl-l-lAE IRON LAY IlaI
Of the House and Senate.
Is the senate On the 9th Senator Morgan
(Ala-1 introduced resolution from the COM
mittee on toreisR relations calling for the im-
mediate release Of Julio SanguilIy, imprisoned
II HsYana Senator Allen CNeb) Introduced q
resolution calling on the president 70 send bat
tleships to Cuba and effectively protect Amsri-
can prisoners there. Senator Hill On " in
tToduced a resolution calling on the secretary
Of state for ail correspondence with Consul.
General Lee relative to Americans imprisoned
In Cuba. The Indian bill was then taken up,
but so little progress was made on it that Sen
at0r Allison Ia warned she senators that the
status Of appropriation bills was most danger
Gus and it was agreed that the senate should
sit from now on until midnight go. The feature
Of the house was the ovation given to William
j. Bryan, who appeared on the floor, the con j..
fusion being SO great that Speaker Reed was
forced to call fOF order. Most Of the day was
devoted TO District OF Columbia business The
conference report on the bill TO define the
rights Of the purchasers Of the Atlantic 5 Pa
cifc railroad under the foreclosure sale was
adopted.
The senate on the 10Th INDUCED in an excit-
Ing debate over the Cuban resolutions intro
duced the previous day Senator Allen tNeb.)
severely srraigned Spain for cruelties against
women and children Senator Morgan (Ala.)
followed in a speech reciting the breach Of
treaty rights IN Julio Sanguilly's case, and Sen
atOF Daniel (Va) spoke Of the outrages to
American citizens and insults to American OH
Gals committed by Spanisrds in Cuba, The
gallery several times applanded and the vice
president was pOWerless to restrain it. No
final action was taken on the resolutions At
the evening session the Indian bill was taken
up. In the house Mr.. Sulzer On. " intro
duced bill declaring war between Spain and
the United States and for issuing letters OF
marque to armed vessels Of the United States
against Spanish vessels The conference re-
port on the bill to amend the act for the repeal
Of the timber culture laws, so as to permit set
tiers on the Sioux reservation in South Dakota
to commute their entries and receive title upon
paying 81 per acre, and the conference report
on the agricultural appropriation bill were
agreed to.
TIE senate on the 26th gave little evidence
Of the excitement over the Cuban resolutions
Of the day before Senator Frye Qde.) said at
the outset that as Julio Sanguilly had been
pardOned by the queen regent Of Spain it was
useless to waste any more powder on the case
and the resolution went to the calendar, Sen
ator Morgan (Ala.) secured the adoption Of an
other resolution calling for information as to
the Imprisonment Of George Washington
Aguirre. A resolution by Senator Call (Fla.)
calling on the president for information on the
death Of Dr.. Ruiz in Cuba, went over. Senator
Quay pa endeayOred to get the bill for COM
mission to Investigate labor problems taken up,
but objection was made. The Indian appTO-
priatiOn bill was then discussed and at If: 50 p.
m. passed In the house the senate inteTna-
tionai monetary conference bill was passed by
vote Of go to 9. The bill to provide for the
arbitration Of differences between the carriers
Of interstate commerce and their employees and
the bill to prevent the importation Of impure
tea were also passed.
THE senate on the 9th continued in session
until late hour at night oyer the post office
appropriation bill. After e hot fight over
granting subsidy OF Sl71 900 for a fast mail
service from New England to New Orleans, the
provision was agreed to and the bill was passed
A recess until three o'clock Sunday afternoon
was then taken, when the sundry civil appro-
pFiatiOn bill was taken up and, after consider.
able debate, the measure was finally passed ....
Practically all business vas transact5u IN tne
house under suspended rules, Mr., Sherman
a. " moved that the house non-cOncur in the
senate amendments to the Indian appTOpria-
tion bill, The motion was carried and the bill
was sent back to conference. The anti-scalpeI
bill was afterwards passed by "a vote of ~ to 81
SENATOR TuLMAE Is. O. provoked a turbu-
! lent scene in the senate on the LIST during the
| discussion of the naval bin by charging that
| the aTmoT plate manufacturers had paid agent:
| among the senators. The charge was resented
| by Senator HaWley Comm. An amendment
reducing the price Of arnor plate from 800 tt
$500 ton vas adopted 1t was also decided t.
reduce the total Of contracts authorized to 81
/ 1905 The naval bill was then passed 80. The
house had lively debate over the bill to pro-
/ hibit the transmission Of detailed accounts 0!
| prize fights by mail or telegraph. The bill was
| stTenuously opposed by some members on the
/ ground that it would tend 10 establish q cen
| sorship Of the press, No final action. however
was taken on the measure The sundry eivt
and the post once bills were sent to conference
| Several conference reports we're agreed to.