The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-16
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS poINGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.
A Comprehensive Digest of the Pro.
ceedinEs in the Legislative Cham
bers at Washington-Matt that
Concern the People.
Lawmakers at Labor.

| The Senate Monday by unanimous vote
| adopted resolution reciting the reports
| that Gen. Ruis Rivera, the Cuban COM
mander is about to be tried by drumhead
court martial and shot, and expressing
the judgment of the Senate that if these
reports are true the President of the Uni
ted States should protest to the Spanish
| government against such a violation of
the rules of civilized warfare, This res
olutlon was not sent to the House Of
Representatives. but became effective as
| measure of advice to the President by
It's adoption. After the disposal of the
Cuban question the day was given to
speeches, Mr.. Elkins speaking for two
hours on the development of the Ameri-
can merchant marine and Mr.. Lindsay
advocating the passage of the Torrey
bankruptcy bill. A joint resolution was
agreed to directing the Surgeon General
OF the Marine Hospital service to aid the
Mlsslsslppi River flood sufferers by the
ulstrlDutlon OF tents, blankets, food and
medlcine under the epidemic fund of 1893.
ana 10 purchase further supplies under
the present epidemic fund for distrihu-
ton.
The Senate Tuesday was occupied by
'ilscuSslon OF Cuban affairs and the bank
euptes OH. The President sent to the
Treas
urE-Alonzo j. Tyler of Tennessee. to be
collector of internal revenue for the sec.
ond district of Tennessee; Park Agnew
OF Virginia. to be collector of internal rev.
enue for the sixth district of Virginia,
NavE-I heodore Roosevelt of New York.
10 De assistant secretary of the navy;
captain A. S. Crowninshield, United
states navy, to be chief of the bureau of
navigation in the department of the navy:
Rev. William G. Cassard of Maryland,
to be chaplain in the navy. Postmaster
William Barrett Ridgely at Springfield.
III
Ihe House acted promptly Wednesday
on the Presidents message and adopted
JOINT resolution authorizing the Sec
retary of War to.expend 100000 for the
relief of the flood sufferers of the Mis-
sissippi Valley. Adjournment was taken
until Saturday. Cuba and the food suf-
terers divided attention in the Senate.
lhe reading of the Presidents message
urging Congressional relief for the devas-
tated regions of the Mississippi River was
followed by the passage of a joint resolu-
tion offered by Senator Jones of Arkansas,
appropriating S15O,O0O, to be Immediately
available for the food sufferers 1t was
passed by the unanimous vote of the SEN
Ae IlanS were cnanSeu, however,
@ Mnen the House resolution appropriating
SZoo,ooo for the Mississippi River and
Red River of the North was received.
Inns was accepted in lieu of the former
resolution and was passed unanimously.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama resumed his
speech in support of the resolution on de-
clarins that state of war exists in Cuba.
The Senate Thursday heard Mr.. Nor
gan of Alabama for the third successive
day on his resolution declaring that a
state OF war exists in Cuba. Mr.. Nelson
OF Minnesota spoke for two hours on the
bankruptcy bill, opposing the pending Tor
rey bill. Mr.. Chandler offered a resolu-
ton, which was agreed TO. as follows:
"Resolved, That the Committee on Inter
state Commerce be directed to investigate
the payments made or agreed to be made
by the interstate commerce commission
for attorneys fees, and also to inquire
whether in any cases the attorneys of the
commission have also been employed by
railroad companies in similar cases, and
further whether any additional authority
from Congress is required for the en-
ployment of counsel in any pending pro-
ceedngs which have been instituted bv
or on motion of the commission" The
House gave no evidence of life