Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-28
CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senator Morgan's resolution declaring that
a state Of war exists in Cuba was dis
cussed briefly in the Senate on the Goth,
and then went over for a week owing to
the absence of Senator Hale OF Maine, who
has been active in opposition. Mr.. Morgan
again urged the need of speedy action by
this country to stay the devastation going
on in Cuba. Re had just listened, he said,
to the testimony Of a witness before the
committee on foreign relations which pre-
sented shocking condition Of affairs i'll
Pinar del Rio.
The maturing Of the tariff bill was ind-
Gated by the deiuge Of petitions relating to
tarif rates presented to the Senate on the
Bundle containing several hundred petitions
urging q re-enactment of the Mckinley rates
on lumber. Mr.. Mantle Rep.. Mont) pre-
scented Geographic memorial from the
Montana Stock Growers association asking
an amendment to the tariff bill so that ade-
industry. Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala.) reported
favorably from the committee foreign
relations an amendment to the sundry civil
bill proposing an appropriation Of $4,000
to improve Pearl harbor, Hawaiian islands.
A resolution by Mr. HawIey (Rep., Comm
was agreed to duly acknowledging the in
vitation Of Mayor Strong of New York to
participate In the coming Grant ceremonies
and providing & committee Of fifteen sena-
to represent the Senate. Nj Cullo1n's res
olutiOn introduced yesterday calling OH the
secretary Of the treasury for information
relative to internal revenue taxes on dis
titled spirits was agreed to- This cleared the
way for an unexpected and very breezy
speech from the new senator from Illinois,
in the gallery. 1t occurred the resOlu-
ton Of Mr.. Mason introduced yesterday d.
recting the committee on rules to report
rule providing for the closing of debate and
for the previous question. The resolution
by Senator Mason of Illinois to permit de-
bate to be shut off and the previous ques-
ton ordered in the Senate was referred to
the rules committee today by the follow
Ing vote; Yeas, 81; nays "a, the nays
~O1Nrn five frin 10, Of {l,
ton. The Senate agreed to vote upon all
pending amendments and the Nelson sub
stitute to the bankruptcy, bill at 3 o'clock
on the 22d. 1t passed a bill for the relief
of homestead settlers on that part of the
great Sioux reservation lying in Nebraska.
The session of the Senate on the 22d was
one of the most eventful since Congress
sembled. 1t opened with q proposition for
official expression. of sympathy to the
Greeks in their struggle with Turkey. This
soon was merged into turbulent debate
during which Senator Morgan characterized
Speaker Reed the great white ilibus-
ruptcy bill was passed by the decisive vote
of 40 to s.
house.
The House, after ten-minute session on
the Dist, adjourned for the day out of
spect to the late Representative Milliken of
Maine.
Just after the House convened on the
ODD, Mr.. DaIzel of Pennsylvania presented
a special order Tor the consideration OF
Senate amendments to the Indian appropri-
alton bill The rule provided that until the
final disposition Of the four appropriation
bills it should be in order to consider SEN
ate amendments in committee of the whole
without reference or consideration by any
committee. Mr.. Bailey, nominal Democrat
zell's motion provided it applied only to the
Indian BILL thus saving hasty action the
sundry civil bill Mr.. Dalzell accepted
this suggestion, but the Democrats who OPP
posed Mr.. Bailey's leadership rose in revolt
headed by Mr.. Bland. Mr.. Dalzell's motion
was carried. Mr.. Bai1ey's followers voted
with the Republicans. The Indian appro-
priation bill was then taken up in commit
tee of the whole
The House on the 23d completed the con-
sideration of the Senate amendments TO the
Indian appropriation bill and sent the bill
to conference. The main contention as on
the day before centered about the Senate
proposition to open the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation under the mineral land laws
Finally an amendment was recommended
to the effect that no corporation should be
allowed to obtain possession of these gill
sonite deposits, but that the government
should lease the lands in limited areas ard
for limited terms of years. Under the reso-
luton adopted earlier in the day the speaker
the Grant tomb dedication, exercises at New
York: The speaker Messrs. Low, Cum
mings, Payne, Mcclellan, Dingley, Bailey
Hit McMillin, Dalzell, Allen, Burton
Hartman, Mercer, Walker of Virginia, Nc
Cleary, Brewer, Overstreet Fitzpatrick
Sulloway, DinSmore, Bartholdt, Tate and
Ridgely of Kansas