The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-28
tFIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
Extraordinary Session.


| WAsHINGToN. May 2L-SENATE-The long
and exciting debate the joint resolution,
recognizing a state of war in Cuba and de-
claring that strict neutrality shall be main
| tanned by the United States. passed the SEN
ate by the decisive vote of Al to IA at a late
| hour Thursday afternoon The announce
ment of the vote was received with tu-
| mutuous applause and drew from Sen
ator Hawley an emphatic protest
against mob demonstration" The reSolu-
ton as passed is 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 United States OF America shall maintain
strict neutrality between the contending
| parties, according to each all the rights OF
belligerents in the ports and territory OF the
United States" Adjourned until Monday.
EOUSE-Cuban affairs furnished the house
with Il day of bitter partisan debate. The
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the relief
| of American citizens was adopted without
dissenting vote. but the democrats endeav-
| ored to force consideration also of the Nor
| gan resolution for recognition of the bellfg-
erency of the insurgents They accused the
republicans of deavoring to evade this issue
| but the dominant party through its Spokes-
man, Mr. HIT, made the important statement
that the republicans decided not to embarrass
! negotiations which were being projected 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 monopoly
| being made.
WASHINGTON, May 26-SENATE-The de-
bate on the tariff bill began in the senate
Tuesday with crowded galleries and a large
otf ~ he 4arif Loo arO
| of the house. Minor business claimed at
! tention up to pm. when Senator Aldrich, of
| Rhode Island, in charge Of the tariff bill. had
! the measure laid before the senate and took
! the floor for the opening speech Mr.. Aldrich
spoke for almost an hour and quarter
adopting an easy, conversational style
| His speech the official utterance
| of the finance committee, and in sense OF
| the republican side of the chamber. Without
| making invidious distinctions between the
| two bills, MI. Aldrich clearly stated as the be-
| lief OF the finance committee that the house
| bill would not yield revenue adequate for the
| needs of the government Mr.. Vest (Mo), one
of the democratic members of the finance
committee, followed with statement in OPP
| position to the bill He spoke OF the futility
| OF piling up taxes on an oVerburdened people
! when there was a balance of SlS9, OOO,0OO in the
| treasury. He criticised the schedules in de-
| tail, declaring that some of them were design
| ed to be prohibitive. He severely attacked
the increase in the lead duty. declaring IL was
for the benefit of the ''Cormorants' of
monopoly and against the people. Mr.. Cam
eron, silver republican, closed the debate
for the day by urging that the protection
should be distributed as to aid the farmers
| Early in the day Mr.. Mallory. the new senator
from Florida, was sworn in and took his seat.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-SENATE.-The first
vote on the tariff bill was taken in the senate
Wednesday. 1t came after a two hours de-
hate itapo Of hOracic arid which nj
though comparatively unimportant. afforded
an opportunity for the first alignment of the
various elements. Mr. Vest CMo0, demo-
cratic memb Der of the finance committee.
moved to make the rate on boracic acid three
costs instead of i've cents per pound
as provided by the committee. This
presented disect issue between tho
committee and the opponents OF the
, bills. The amendment was defeated-yeas 20,
nays "a The vote was largely on party lines
The affirmative was made up Of 10 democrats
! and one populist-Heitfeld. The negative was
made up of % republicans, two democrats
McHenry Ua) and White (Cal 1.-TWO silver
republicans-Cannon (Utah) and Jones (Ney)
and one populist Stewart New }.
The debate was participated in
by Senators Vest Jones (Ark),
\ Stewart Mr. White. a democratic member
: of the finance committee, opposed Mr.. Vests
amendment. urging that the California indus
try required the rate allowed by the commit
: tee Seven paragraphs of the bill were con-
sidered during the day, the committee being
sustained in each instance The resolution
was agreed to authorizing the secretary OF the
navy to employ any suits be ship in forward
ing relief supplies to IndiI.