Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-20
SENA7E'S SESSION.
Cuba Again Occupies the Attention
Of Senators.
an AMENDMENT TO The TARIFF BILL
A Reserve Fund Of $50. 100000 Wanted In
the Treasury-HOuse Republicans No.
titled TO BE Present on Thursday
Indian Bill Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, May l9-Cuba again
occupied the foreground in the senate
yesterday. 1t drew large crowds to
the galleries, and brought two notable
speeches, the one by Mr.. Mason, OF
Illinois, In favor Of the Morgan resolu-
ton, and the other by Mr.. Hoar, Of
Massachusetts, in opposition to it.
The Illinois senator pictured in fervid
terms the distress in Cuba, dwelling
particularly on the starving condition
Of 800 United States citizens, as report
ed by the president, and called upon
the senate TO throw of its lethargy
and pass the Morgan resolution. Mr..
Hoar spoke in his usual calm and dig
nifed style, and took occasion to deride
buncombe appeals to constituents and
braggadocio as to our irrational strength.
Mr. Hoar's criticisms, although imper-
sonal, were clearly aimed at Mr.. Mason.
Senators Gallinger, Of New Hampshire,
and Hawley, of Connecticut, also
spoke, the former for the resolution
and the latter urging that the United
States should not rush into war while
our coast dcfenses are manifestly in
adequate. Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan,
then secured the floor for speech, but
as 1t was 4:l5 p. M, he yielded for an
executive session.
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, gave notice
of an amendment which he would offer
to the tariff bill. 1t provides that
there shall be, at all times, a reserve
fund in the treasury of $50, 1000, 900; that
whenever the available balance in the
treasury shall exceed $5O,OOO,OOO it
shall be the duty of the secretary of
the treasury to invest the surplus over
the sum in United States bonds, and
that when less than $4,000, 900 is in
the treasury he shall issue legal tender
non-interest bearing notes to make up
the deficiency; that such notes
shall be redeemable out of the
first surplus over $50,OO0,OOO; that
In case sufficient coin to meet
the coin obligations Of the United
States shall come into the treasury
through the ordinary source of reve-
nue., the secretary shall exchange the
silver certificates for the coin which is
In the treasury for their redemption;
that the conversion of the silver certi-
ficates shall be to discharge the coin
obligations of the United States; and
1t shall be the duty Of the secretary of
the treasury to coin sufficient of the
silver bullion purchased under the law
of July IA, 1890, to supply all defcien-
cies in the supply of coin under these
provisions) to meet and discharge all
coin obligations presented.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS NOTIFIED.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Gen. Gros-
vcnor, Of Ohio, chairman Of the repub-
lican house caucus, has sent word to
all the absent republicans of the house
impressing them with the Importance
of being present at the session of the
house on Thursday, when a special or
der will be brought in to secure action
on the joint resolution for the relief Of
Americans In Cuba. 1t is expected
that the democrats and populists will
seek to force vote on the Morgan res
olution by some parliamentary expedi-
emit, and the republicans desire to have
their full strength present to vote
down any proposition designed to COM
plicate the question raised by the pres
ident's special message.
INDIAN BILL AGREED UPON.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The confer
nnce of the two houses of congress yes
terday reached an agreement on the
provision in the Indian appropriation
bill concerning the Uncompahgre In
lian reservation in Utah, the only
TEN remaining in dispute between
The two houses.
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