Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-14
coNGREs ssIoNAL.
Republican 1embers Of the House Ordered
Present at Noon.

i WASHINGTON, ~. VI, req. A.
Senator Morgan today, reported from
1.-THE committee Oh foreign relations an
amendment to the diplomatic and con-
suiar appropriation bill, offered by
| Allen, Of Nebraska, recognizing the
belligerency of Cuba. The report
stated that the senate had already
acted on this matter and would be
glad to have the house cooperate in
securing the recognition of belliger-
ency.
WAsIININ GToN. D. G., Feb. IA
Every llsspubllcan member of the house
received special notification to be in
his seat at noon, today. Chairman
Hit, Of the foreign affairs committee,
intends to call up the Williams reso-
luton calling on the president for con-
firmaticn regarding the situation in
Cuba. This resolution was un-
animously reported by the foreign
atfaira committee, but it was feared an
attempt might be made TO amend it.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. Quigg, Of
New York, from the foreign relations
committee, explained that the object of
the Cuban resolution was simply to
ascertain what had been done and what
steps had been taken towards the ac-
'ceptance of autonomy by the Cuban
people. Qligg asked the previous
question but yielded five minutes to
pinsmere, Democrat, OF Arkansas, a |
minority member on the foreign affairs
committee, who stid the resolution had |
mittee. Its purpose was to put fhe1
house and country in possession of the
real facts concerning the condition of |
the people Ia Cuba, both flnsmiiitary1
and private life. Terry, Democrat, Of II
Arkansas, asked NJ Quigg if the com
n1ittee ON foreign affairs mad considered !,
the De LONE incident. "That is hardly \
a pertinent inquiry" replied Quigg,
standby. ut ia a pertinent inquiry in
the minds of the American peopl6," ex-
claimed Terry, "and don't You forget
il" at Is being considered by the
proper authorities" retorted Quigg. /
There was no effort on the part Sof the
to test the order of the pre-
yous question, and the resolution was
adopted withoat dissenting vote
WASHINGTON; &c. February IA
Senator Harris, OF Kansas, introduced
e. resolution calling for information
regarding the abandonment OF the gov
purpose to bid in the Kansas
Pacific railway under guarantee of a
full amount of the principal of The
debt. On Chandler's objection, it went
over until tomorrow.
A resolution by Morgan, of Alabama,
was passed, calling for consular reports
affairs in CIDa and inquiringl
this government recognized
the autonomous government of Cuba,
and had authorized the negotiation of
q reciprocity treaty,
The senate went into executive ses
sion on the Hawaiiantreaty.
WASHINGTON, Dc, Feb H.
Royce, Republican, OF Indian, presented
the unanimous report of the committee
on elections,i in the case OF .Vanderbury
VS.. Tongue. from the second Oregon
district, in favor of the sitting memberl
and it was adopted without division or
debate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE house
adopted resolution calling for the cor +
between Germany and the
Df our fruits and horses; also the Will
iams resolution, calling for informa-
the situation in Cuba.
There was no excitement.
WAsuINGToN, ID. c., Feb. H.-In
The, senate, Morgan, of Alabama, re-
ported adversely from the committee
on foreign relations an amendment to
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill. recognizing the belligerencyl
Of the Cuban insurgents. The report,
said he, makes no Suggestion as to the
merits vf the propositions contained In
The amendment. 1t does, however,
regard thissas an inopportune manner
Of taking up the subject. The effect
Of the report is to have the amendment
lie on the table and the senator who
offered it, ALLEN, of Nebraska, has The
of calling it up at any time.
In response to an inquiry by Allen,
Morgan said, "It is favorable report
as to the merits Of the amendment and
an unfavorable one as to tacking it on
to the appropriation bill.
The bill making deficiency appro-
priations for expenses of the United
States courts and other purposes, was
passed The bill carries $4,000.
Allen called up his resolution re
lating to the free and unrestricted coin
age of standard silver dollars without
delay and without waiting for the con-
sent of foreign nations. Allen re-
viewed at length the currency lpglsla
tion Of the past and maintained that
silver, as m oneJ of the constitution,
ought to be received at the mints on Sd
equality with gold.