Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-04-07
FIF1l-tIFTH CONGRESS-.
Extraordinary s...,o..

NsShiN@EoN. March y -SENArE-<ot In
! session Saturdar.
HousE--Tne progress u The ho,.o -, ,hs
;arin pill VS. even sioscr saturday tnan Fri.
d2v Oaiy i've more % the u pa.c~ OF the
oin were dis osed % maklas "a pares IN All
IN the two OF tue i've DAYS allowed for con-
siderauoa under the hve-mlnute rule.
A. this rate only 81 pages OF the
oil will be disposed OF before the bill comes
10 a hnal vote. Oniv i've amendments were
adopted SATURDAY. all Of minor importance
and each IN amendment o; the ways aud
means committee. All the questions Involved
In the tariff with occasional incur>ioos into
the realm OF the financial theories furnished
fruitful topics for the members
WAsBINGroN, Marcn 50 -SENArE The
senate Monday spent about an hour in open
session and about two hours and a half in Sc
eret session discussing the arbitration treaty
remembrance against the treaty was pre-
sented from the Monroe Doctrine club of
Rhhadelphia which chAracterizes IL as
"eraftiy eontrived TO advance the interest.
OF England and 10 cocroe the United states
into the adoption OF a reciprocity treaty with
canada A bill appropriAting $50 600 to be
expended IN saving life and property eudan-
gered by the great floods in the Mississippi
valley was reported and passed
HOUSE, - The rumored dissatisfaction
among the members OF the house with the
schedules OF the tariff bill was manifested
Monday when MesSrs Mccall aud lowering
OF Massac husetts. protested against the hirh
rates o: duty imposed in the wooden and cot
ton schedules The former said IL was the
WOODEN schedule In the Mckinley bill that
hao caused the reac tion against the protect
i've system resulting in the loss OF the house.
the senate ana the presidency A. 5:qs the
committee rose. and the house passed the
senate joint resolution. making immediately
available s2SO. 90 for the protec ton OF Tn,
lower Mississippi. with an amendment carry.
iny some OF the more pressing Items in the
deficiency bill. passed week before last
WAsHINGroN. March 81. - SENATE - The
open session OF the senate Tuesday lasted un-
III n m and the senate resumed behind
closed doors the consideration OF the arbitra-
tion treaty. spending two aud a half hours In
the discussion. To the L4O4 bills that had
been introduced up TO the close OF Mon
days session there was enough added
Tuesday 10 bring the whole mum.
Der above the ngure OF 500 - the
majority OF them being pension bills The
house amendments TO the Joint resolution
passed Tuesday by the senate, appropriatinr
10000 TO aid I'm protecting the lfc aud
property in tho Mississippi floods. were con-
CURED ia by the senate and the Joint reso-
luton was sent 20 the president
HoUsE-TuesdRy was nearly all occupied IN
disposiug Of amendments offered by the com
mittce on ways and means most OF which
went 70 pertecting the Thrascology, or mREing
classification clearer An amendment putting
books maps and charts i'm ported for the use
OF schools. colleges and public libraries on the
free list was agreed 20. also one restoring
| tho Mckinley rates on horses and mules. A.
O'Clock the reading OF the bin where the com.
| mittee left on saturday last WAS resumed.
and In the last hour OF the day four additional
pages were passed, over 20 In all e
NAsHtNGrON. April i-SENArE-Thc sen
ate spent the larger part % its session We'd
nesday In secret conclaye At le - 10 pro
| oeeded TO the consideration OF executive bus
/ mess. and that included not only the arbitra-
/ ton treaty. but the question Of Milling the
vacancies on the standing committees The
| only matter OF public interest that occurred
I m the open session were two resolutions on
! the subject o. cuba. and both Of them went
| over without action TN THURSDAY. The first
was one offered by Mr Mills tdem Tex In
| STRUGGLING the committee on foreign relations
/ TO inquire what obligation, n any tho United
States has assumed toward the people q
| Cuba by maintaining the right 20 prevent the
! acquisition OF the island by any European
power and com pelling them 10 rcm1in subject
/ 20 the dominion Of Spain The other was that
/ offered Tuesday by SIR. Morgan dem AlaD
| In relation TO the letters from Maxine Gomez
/ To Presidents lcyelaud and Mckinney
| HoUSE-The Dinglcy tariff bill passed the
/ house Wednesday afternoon by q vote OF 2Js
| 10 l-l' answering present and not voting e
| The Affirmative vote was omp0scd Of 1919 re-
| 2ublcans. five democr4ts-Mcssrs Brous-
sard. Dovey and Meyers CLa). and Keoberr
ana Slaydcn TEX, aud one populist Mr.
| Howard Gala j. Mr.. Reed in the sTeakor's
chair directed tne clerk 10 call his name lust
ne responded aye amid applause The Mega
tive vote com prised ~ democrats ana four
populists and fuslonists-Mcssrs Baker uIlJ
Marshall simpson and Todd
WhsHGNCToS. April 2-SENATE-A Joint
resolution was introduced and passed author.
ling the secretary OF the navy TO place "A YES.
sci OF war and chartered mcr~urrt SCI sci al
the disposal OF the collector o. the lo-t oI
New YORK for Transporting co.t-i outloas OF
wheat. hour ana corn TO relieve the famishinR
ID A lDr. .gf A.
Aren tpop Ncy on the subject OF the re ported
purpose by the Spanish government 20 try by
| lrumhead court martial aud TO shoot TO death
| the Cuban Gen Rivera rscently wounded In
/ battle and captured The resolution declares
/ 10 70 be the duty OF tho United States govern
/ ment 20 protest 20 the Spanish government
against such e violation %; the rule,
/ OF civilized warfare. THE resolution went
over TIL FRIDAY under an objection
/ by Dir Hoar Gep, Mass) There were three
/ other Cuban transactions ia the senate before
/ that body went into executive session These
we're the resolution offered last Tuesday by
! Mr. Morgan as to the letters o: Mnxirnc
Gomez 10 President Cleveland aud President
Mckinley. the resolution offered yesterday by
MIR Mills dem Tex as to the obligation,
assumed By the United States toward the
people Of Cuba iu asserting and maintaining
the rlEht 70 prevent the gcq uisitlon OF tho
island by any European power. and Joint
resolution introd uced Thursday by Mr. Nor
gan extending beIligerent rights 20 both the
spanish and Cuban governments fra the part.
ana territory Of the United states The two
hr-t were agreed TO and the last went over
til Monday