Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-06
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Da,
OF the House and senate.

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NJ the sousc and senate.
I'm, ..n.,. an Inc esth induiccd In nm excit-
inc debate over tho Cuban resolutions intro
duccd the nrevious' dav senator Allen (Ncb.)
ssver.iv arrai,ned Snain for orueities AGAINST
,oncr and rhIIaren. Senator Morgan (Ala.)
soI,owcd IN n sneech recitins the breach Of
,raa,v FIGHTS IN INTO sanguIIIv's case. and Sem
a,or Danioi ya-l smoke Of the outrages TO
american citizens and insults 10 American ON
cinis Committed nv Standards in Cuba. The
gnilerv several times applauded and the vice
president was powcrless TO restrain It. No
flnai action WINS taken on the resolutions AZ
the .venin, session tho indian bill was taken
nm In The house Mr.. suixer IN. w intro
anced a hill declaring war between Spain and
tho HATED states and for issuing letters Of
mnroue 10 armed vessels Of the United States
ana,rs, Snanisb vcsseIs Tho Conference re-
nor, nm the hin 10 amend the net for the repeal
N tho timber culture laws. so as TO permit set
tiers an tho Sioux reservation in South Dakota
IN commute their entries and receive title upon
naving Al ner aero and the conference report
On the Agricultural appropriation bill were
nyrced IN
rur sora,. nm the cath oave little evidence
., ,ha axn,,o,,ar, ovsr ,he cnhan resolutions
=. ,ha Az, ho,ara Senator FIVE me said NJ
,ha ",,ss, ,ha, as Juiio sanyui,iv ma bccn
,,a.a.r., n,, ,ha onoen reyen, ~ cnain Il was
,r,sa,as. 80 ,yas,. any moro novder On the case
a,,a ,ha r.so,n,ion yen, IN the calendar Sem
80. ~. "a. :, .acnred tho adon,Ion of an
o,h.r resoim,,on calling for Information "a 70
tho ,mnrisonment of George washington
Au,rrc A rcso,u,ion nv senator Cali (Flu)
ca,,in, on the nresiden, for Information ON the
Soa,h ~ nv Rniz IN Cuba went over. Senator
60 ID , ondaavored N uet tho bill for n COM
,,,Iss,on 40 ,nves,,ya,e labor probiems taken up.
n,,, n,isc,ion ras made Tbe indian appro-
nrI,,Jon hiIi r,os than dIscussed and nj II 30 n
~ nass.d Tn tho house tho senate iuterna-
49,, ,nona,ar,, conssrerce hi, was nassnd nv
!, 20 a, sTo ,oa the hin N nrovide for tho
sx,;,r,,,on =, diryercnccs hctxee the carriers
~ interstate commerce and their EMPLOYEES and
,ho h,ii % nrovent the importation Of impuro
s.o wore also p,ssea
Tuy senate on the 9th continued in session
,r,,i n late hour M MIGHT over tho post ONCE
ornronriation hill After a hot fight over
arar,,n, n suhsidv NJ si7I O0o for N fast mail
scrvicc from New England To New orleans, the
nrovisior WINS agreed 10 and the bill was passed.
4 recess until three o'clock Sunday afternoon
vas then ,alcn when the sundry civil appro-
,r,a,ion h,Ii VIC ,,len nm and after consider
nh,c dsho,e the measure was finally passcd 49,.
p,o.,,c,i,v nj, busIness WINS transacted in the
house. under suspended rules Mr.. Sherman
~ v, rrovcd ina, tho house non-concur In the
senate nmcndments TO the Indian appropria-
,ion hin The motion WAS carried and the bill
,ros sent hack 10 conference. The anti. scalpcr
hill WINS Afterwards nassod by n vote Of ias TO ST.
SrSAron TIIIMAs IS. CT provoked turbu-
Ian, scene in the senate on the list during the
siscussion Of the naval bill BY charging that
tho or,nor Mate manufacturers had maid agents
omong the senatora The charge was resented
n,. Senator Haw,cv Connl An amendment
-o,rc,nc m. nr,ce n nrmor Mate from 400 70
saeo \ TON was adon.cd. II was also decided TO
rod,,.o On. ,o,aI ~ contracts authorized 10 q.
ao- sos Tho naval sill WINS then passed The
h,rsa nod , ,ivcIv debate over thu hill 10 pro-