Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-24
MORGAN ON CUBA.
The Senator Urges Speedy Action
by This Country.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED.
Bankruptcy Bill Laid Before the Senate
Many Reductions Made In the Tari6
Ena-The Retroactive Clause
Modified.

gan's resolution declaring that state
of war exists in Cuba was discussed
briefly in the senate yesterday and
then went over for a week, owing to
the absence of Senator Hale, of Maine,
who has been active in opposition
Mr.. Morgan again urged the need of
speedy action by this country to stay
the devastation going on in Cuba. He
had just listened, he said, to the testi-
mony of witness before the commit
tee on foreign relations, which pre-
sented a shocking condition of affairs
in Pinar del Rio. 1t was morally inn
possible that the people of the United
States should close their eyes to these
horrors much longer. We are, he said,
aroused over Greece and Crete and Ar
menia, but the very stencil of these
horrors is under our nose. He wanted
Americans protected and scenes worse
than those in the bloody days of the
Netherlands brought to an end. If
the senate passed this resolution, as he
believed it would, human lives would
be saved.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, offered a reso-
luton directing the committee on rules
to report a rule providing for a limita-
ton of debating and for ordering the
went over.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up and passed without
amendment.
At 1:4O p. m. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session. At two o'clock the
senate resumed legislative session and
the bankruptcy bill was formally laid
before the senate. In the course of
the debate Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, an
nounced that he would obstruct in ev-
cry way possible any bill which in
OH 6nd inu nf-ru hon
Nelson, of Minnesota, amended his sub
stitute bill SO as to overcome criticisms
heretofore made. Mr.. Morgan gave
notice that he would seek to secure
test on the pending Nelson substitute
by moving at four p. m. to-day to lay
the substitute on the table. Mr.. Ba-
con, of Georgia, submitted numerous
amendments modifying the stringency
of the original bill as applicable to
debtors.
A resolution by Mr.. Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, was agreed to requesting the
secretary of state for comprehensive
information to the machinery of
government of all foreign nations with
which we have diplomatic relations,
the taxes or excuses and methods of
collection, imports and exports, meth
cd of aiding merchant marine, d1scrim-
nations against American merchant
Another resolution by Mr.. Cullom, of
Illinois, requested the secretary of the
treasury for information as to the eff
feet of the present internal revenue
tax on the honest production OF dis
titled spirits, to what extent Illicit dis
tillation had occurred, and all further
information that will aid in protecting
the government against frauds. In
this connection Mr.. Cullom stated that
| he understood one-third of the wines
produced in this country came from
| Illicit distillation. The resolution
| went over after a brief discussion.
| Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, APP
propriating $50, 900 to complete the i'm
| provement of Pearl harbor, Hawaii.
The Indian appropriation bill will
be called up in the house to-day, and a
motion will be made either by Sher-
| man, of New York, or Curtis, of Kan
| sas, to disagree with the senate amend
| ments, and to ask for a conference. It
/ is predicted that the house will never
! agree to the senate provision naming
two additional judges for the Indian
| territory.
| REDUCTIONS MADE IN THE TARIFF BILL.
| WASHINGTON, April 21.-The pres
ence on the floor of the senate yester-
day of the members of the republican
subcommittee of the senate financial
committee, which is engaged in pre-
pairing the tariff bill, was made the
basis of much speculation. The mem
| bers of the committee were closeted
for a time with Senator Vest,
of the democratic side of the
finance committee, and afterward
had individual conferences with
other senators on both sides of the
chamber. Members of the committee
told their colleagues that many reduc-
tions have been made from beginning
to end of the bill, because of the be
lief on the part of the committee that
some of the house rates would be pro
hibitive. They have listened patiently
to advocates of increases, but have
granted few of the requests One Oh
the members said yesterday that the
bill would be a revenue bill and not
a prohibitive bill The committee
; practically has agreed upon a modifica
ton of the retroactive clause of the
, Ding1ey bill, which it is hoped will bt
5 satisfactory to the opponents of Tbs