Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

April 1.-The Cuban question was revived
In the Senate, after long period of COM
paratiVe calm. Four distinct Cuban reso-
buttons were brought forward in rapid
succession. The last and most important
one came from Senator Morgan of Alabama.
1t declares that state OF war exists in
Cuba and announces the policy of the United
States to accord with both parties to
the conflict with full recognition as
belligerents MFR, Morgan gave notlce that
he would call up the resolution at the next
meeting OF the Senate with the expectation
OF securing final action. of the other res
olutlons, two were agreed to- One of these,
by Mr.. Morgan, calls on the President for
the-lettefs of General Gomez to himself and
Mr. Cleveland and for other informa-
ton on Cuban affairs The other by
Mr. Mills of Texas. instructs the committee
on foreign relations to report what obliga-
lions the United States has assumed by COM
polling Cuba to remain subject to Spain.
Both resolutions we're passed without oppo-
sition. Mr. Allen of Nebraska offered a res
olution protesting against the execution Of
General Rivera by Spanish drum-head
court martial. The resolution went over on
objection from Mr.. Hoar.
March 91.-The Dingley tariff bill passed
the House to 20 into effect April by a ma
jority Of So votes, three Louisiana and two
Texas Democrats voting for 1t and an Ala
bama Populist,
March so Party feeling ran high during
the last day Of the tariff debate in the
House. Political speeches were wedged in
at every opportunity and there was con-
slant manenvering for political advantage.
The ways and means committee held tho
floor with their amendments from 10 in
the morning to 4 o'clock in the after
noon. About thlrty-hve were offered and
adopted. Among them was one admitting
free of duty books, scientific apparatus,
charts, maps, etc, for scientific and educa-
tiOnal purposes" After that Ave more
pages of the bill were read, making twenty
pages in all of the 169 pages of the bill.
Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska,
made speech in the Senate on the uncon-
Stitution2lity of tariff taxes beyond those
requisite for revenue. Mr.. Allen severely
criticised the trusts and combines which,
he declared, reaped the main advan-
tage of tariff taxes. The senator's re-
marks were in the nature of
legal argument showing the constItu-
ti0nal limitations of the taxing power
of Congress The House amendments to the
Senate joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the savingo life and property along
the Mississippi river were agreed to and the
resolution now goes to the President.
March 29-This was by far the most ex-
citing day the House has witnessed since
the tariff debate began The proceedings
throughout were of lively order and sew
eral times bordered on the sensational The
Democrats blocked proceedings for over an
hour by demanding the presence of a
quorum before allowing any legislative
work. Mr., Bland spoke for free silver and
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas read a long state
ment which he said defined the position of
the Popullsts toward the tariff 1t stated In
effect, that the tariff had been the football
of politics for century and that the
Populists had no faith in the ability of
either the Republican or Democratic tariff
law to remedy the evils of the existing gold
standard. Mr.. Mccall was the first Repub-
lican to slap the bill in the face. He boldly
expressed the opinion that the duties in the
bill were too high. He especially mentioned
WOOL Mr.. Lowering, Republican Of Massa-
chuSettS, large manufacturer, followed
Mr.. McCalls lead and again aroused the
plaudits of the opposition by declaring that
the manufacturers of New England did not
want the duties in the cotton and wooden
schedules in the bill, neither the compen-
satory nor the straight duties. I'VE want a
tariff law that will live and stand" said he.
trade; neither do we want to be smothered
with protection.
Before turning to the arbitration treaty
the Senate gave an hour to routine business
in open session Mr.. Hoar reported favor
ably the bill to prevent kinetoscope exit
billions of prize fights in the District OF
Columbia and the territories, and to pro-
hibit the shipping of material for the ex-
hibition.