Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Various DOlngs Of Our National Lawmakers
Given In Condensed Form.

OOFNUESOlONAL TnOSEEOlNGO
Various Dolngs Of Our National Lawmakers
Given In Condensed Form.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The senate
yesterday INDUCED in an exciting de-
bate over the Cuban resolutions intro
duced the previous day. Senator Allen
(Neb) severely arraigned Spain for
cruelties against women and children.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) followed in
speech reciting the breach Of treaty
rights in Julio Sanguilly's case, and
Senator Daniel (Va.) spoke of the out
RACES to American citizens and insults
to American officials committed by
Spaniards in Cuba The gallery several
times applauded and the vice president
was powerless to restrain il. No final
action was taken on the resolutions
At the evening session the Indian bill
was taken up.
/ In the house Mr.. Sulzer IN. " intro
duced n bill declaring war between
Spain and the United States and for
issuing letters of marque to armed yes
sells of the United States against Span
ish vssels, The conference report on
the bill to amend the act for the repeal
of the timber culture laws, SO rs to per.
NIT settlers on the Sioux reservation
in South Dakota to commute their en-
tries and receive title upon paying 81
per acre, and the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill
were agreed to.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27--The senate
yesterday gave little evidence of the
excitement over the Cuban resolutions
of the day before. Senator Frye (NIe.)
said at the outset that as Julio San
gully had been pardoned by the queen
regent of Spain it was useless to waste
any more powder on the case and the
resolution went to the calendar. Sen
ator Morgan (Ala.) secured the adop-
ton of another resolution, calling for
information as to the Imprisonment of
George Washington Aguirre. A reso-
luton by Senator Call (Fla), calling
on the president for information on
the death of DR.. Ruiz in Cuba, went
over. Senator Quay Pa,) endeavored
to get the bill for commission to in
vestigate labor problems taken up, but
objection was made. The Indian APP
preparation bill was then discussed and
at 1850 p. IN. passed.
In the house the senate international
monetary conference bill was passed
by a vote of 279 to 3. The bill to pro-
vide for the arbitration of differences
between the carriers of interstate COM
merce and their employees and the bill
to prevent the importation of impure
tea were also passed.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The senate
Saturday continued in session until a
late hour at night over the post office
appropriation bill. After hot fight
over granting a subsidy of $171, 900 for
fast mail service from New England
to New Orleans, the provision was
agUeed to and the bill was passed. A
recess until three o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon was then taken, when the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was taken
up and, after considerable debate, the
measure was finally passed.
Practically all business was trans
acted in the house under suspended
rules. Mr.. Sherman IN. ~ moved thea
the house non-concur in the senate
amendments to the Indian appropria-
tion bill. The motion was carried and
the bill was sent back to conference.
The anti-scalper bill was afterwards
passed by a vote of 142 to 81.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Senator Till
man Is. C.) provoked turbulent scene
in the senate yesterday during the
discussion of the naval bill by charg-
ing that the armor plate manufacturers
had paid agents among the senator's.
The charge was resented by Senator
Hawley Conn.,, An amendment re-
ducing the price of armor plate from
$500 to $500 ton was adopted. 1t was
also decided to reduce the total of con-
tracts authorized to $2,4O7,5 $685. The
naval bill was then passed
The house had a lively debate over
the bill to prohibit the transmission of
detailed accounts of prize fights by
mail or telegraph. The bill was siren.
uously opposed by some members ON
the ground that it would tend to estab-
fish censorship of the press. Nof1nal
action, however, was taken on the
measure. The sundry civil and the
post office bills were sent to confer
enoe Several conference reports were
agreed to.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate
yesterday passed the bill for an inter
national monetary conference and it
now goes to the president. The joint
resolution for the prevention of the in
PRODUCTION and spread of contagious
disease into the United States, the bill
regulating fraternal beneficiary socie-
ties in the District of Columbia and
the Notifications bill were also passed.
In the house Mr.. Dockery (Mo.) asked
for an inquiry into the reasons why
presidents had been ignored
in the location of the plat
form at the capitol where Presi-
dent Mckinley will be inaugurated.
1t was referred. Mr.. Dalzell Pa.) de-
Tended Justice Shiras, of the United
States supreme court for his chanpa