Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Closing Session Of the Fifty
e Fourth Congress-. +.

Measures Of Importance Presented in
, Both the Senate and House,
A Daily Summary Of the
Proceedings.
Washington, Feb: 2o.-The open ses-
sion of the senate yesterday lasted for
only half an hour. Two conference re-
ports on pension bills were agreed to
one giving $50 month to the widow
| of Gen. Stoneman, and the other SIS
month to Gen. Julius H. Stahl. In
executive session the arbitration treaty
was disguised, but no result was &C.
complished beyond voting down a mo-
ton to postpone further consideration
OF the treaty until March
| Washington, Feb. 22.-The Indian APP
preparation bill was discussed in the
| senate on Saturday, but no action was
taken. A resolution offered by Senator
Cameron (rep., Pay extending
sympathy to the government of Greece
in it's Intervention to free the people Of
Crete from the tyranny Of foreign
oppressors, and to restore peace, with
/
to that distressed island" was
unanimously adopted.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The annual
| senatorial observance of Washington's
| birthday by having his farewell address
read took place yesterday in the presence
! Of large audience, Senator Daniel (Va.)
| being the reader. The remainder of
| the day was occupied in the considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill,
| which was not concluded at the time Of
adjournment.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The senate
made slow progress yesterday on the
appropriation bills. disposing of only
one item of the Indian bill. A resoIu-
ton was adopted asking the president
| for information as to the death of DR..
Ruiz at Guanabacoa, Cuba.
| Washington, Feb. rs. - Resolutions
were introduced in the senate yester-
day calling for the immediate release
of Julio Sanguilly, held in Havana, and
calling on the president to effectively
protect American citizens in Cuba, and
| for that purpose to send battle ships to
| Cuban waters. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was further discussed.
Washington, Feb. 26.-In the senate
yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the resolution for sending bat
t;eships to Cuba, to protect American
interests, and many senator's expressed
their indignation towards Spain and
criticised the state department for fail
ure to take more aggressive measures
No decisive action was taken on the res
olution. The sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was reported by the committee
OH appropriations. It carries net in.
crease of $1,162,9s3, making a total OF
$51, s27,7 27.
The House.
| Washington, Feb. 2O.-In the house
| yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the general deficiency bill. At
the evening session private pension bills
were considered.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The time was
spent in the house on Saturday in dis
cussion of the general deficiency bill
which was not finished. A favorable
report was made on the senate bill for
an international monetary conference.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The house
passed the general deficiency appropri.
alton bill yesterday and began the cou.
sideration of the last of the money
bills, that providing for the naval esta b.
lishment. 16 of the 48 pages being com
pleted.
| Washington, Feb. 24.-Most of the
session of the house yesterday was
spent in consideration of the naval ap.
preparation bill. A bill was passed
after several members had declared
the civil service law humbug, giving
the governors of territories the power
to remove as we'll as to appoint certain
territorial officers. A resolution was
introduced directing the president tc
demand of the Spanish authorities in
Cuba the immediate restoration to lib
erty of every American citizen, native
born or naturalized, now imprisoned
by then, in the island Of Cuba.
Washington, Feb. 25.-In the house
yesterday most of the time was de.
voted to District of Columbia business
Washington, Feb. 26.-Mr. Sulzer IN
| W introduced bill in the house YES.
terday declaring war between Spair
and her colonies and the United States
Final action was had on both the agri
cultural and army bills, and bill was
passed to clothe post Office inspectors
with the power of United States mar
shals in the matter of making arrests
| The bill to authorize national banks tc
take out circulation to the par value Of
the bonds deposited was also passed
A resolution was unanimously adopted
requesting the president to transmit te
the house all correspondence on file al
the state department relative to the i'm.
prisonment OF American prisoners in
| Cuba.
i 5a'.. independence Only.
/ i New York, Feb. 24.-Salvator Cis-
neros, president of the provisional gov.
] 49,, ~ tho H,,honc 4LoA