Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-28
WORK DONE IN CONGRESS
Busy and Exciting Times for the
National Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Fifth Congress.
DAILY SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
The Cuban Question = the one of
Greatest importance In Both the
senate and the HOuse-Other Mat
ter That Are Being COnside red and
Disposed OF.


Disposed OF.
| Washington. April by vote of
/ ~ to IS the senate yesterday adopted a
! joint resolution for the recognition of
| the independence of the people of
1 Cuba, demanding that the government
/ of Spain relinquish its authority and
government in the island of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters and di-
recting the president of the United
States 10 use the land and naval forces
CT the United States TO carry these res
buttons into effect.
Washington. April Ex-senator Al
len (Neb.) introduced bill in the SEN
ate yesterday to recognize the indie
pendence of the republic of Cuba, and
Senator Hawley Comm introduced
bill to increase the military strength of
the United States. Vice President Ho-
bart signed the Cuban joint resolutions.
Adjourned to the 21st.
Washington, April 22.-In the senate
yesterday the naval appropriation and
the sundry civil bills were passed and
joint resolution was adopted giving
the president power to prevent the ex-
portation of coal and other war ma
teriaI. A bill TO restore to citizenship
in the United States Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, daughter of the late President
Grant, was also passed
Washington, April 23.-The senate
yesterday adopted the conference re-
port on the volunteer army bill and
then adjourned out of respect to Sen
ator Walthall's memory.
Washington, April %. = No business
was transacted in the senate on Satur-
day, time being occupied in paying re
spects to the memory of the late Sena-
tor Walthall, of Mississippi.
The House.
Washington, April 19.-In the house
yesterday the senate joint resolution
for the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence. but not of the present re-
public of Cuba, was adopted by a vote
of $40 to 6.
Washington. April 2O.-Speaker Reed
signed the Cuban joint resolutions and
they were sent to President Mckinley.
No other business was transacted in the
house yesterday.
Washington, April 21.-In the house
yesterday Secretary Pruden announced
that President Mckinley had signed the
Cuban resolution, and bill was passed
authorizing the president to call for vol
unteers and providing for the organi-
zation of the volunteer army. A Joint
resolution was introduced to readmit
to citizenship Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar-
toris, daughter of the late Gen. Grant.
Washington. April 22.-The JOINT res
olution to prohibit the expectation of
coal and other war material and the
bill TO restore Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris
TO American citizenship were passed in
the house yesterday.
Washington. April 23.--In the house
yesterday the report of the conferees
on the volunteer army bill was agreed
to. In the contested election case of
Patterson against Carmack from the
Memphis CTenn.) district the house de-
clined to disturb Mr.. Carmack in pos
session of the seat.
Washington, April %. The army
reorganization bill was passed in the
house on Saturday. 1t is as follows:
The army shall be reorganlzed into the
hree-battalion formation and the % regi-
ments of the infantry arm of the service
are to be recruited up to a total of 81, 800 en-
listed men. The recruitment is authorized
OF ten regiments of the cavalry arm of the
service to a total of II, 900 enlisted men, the
seven regiments of the artillery arm of the
service to 1851 men and the engineer bat
talon of five companies up to 1852 enlisted
men. including two noncommisso Off
GERS which makes a total for these -four
arms Of the service when at a maximum
strength of 61.Ol0.
The war revenue bill was reported
by the ways and means committee as
follows:
A S50o.0o9 coo loan is provided in the form
Of three per cent. bonds to run not less than
ten years nor more than 20 at the pleasure
Of the government. one hundred million
dollar certificates of Indebtedness to bear
three per cent. interest are also provided
Tor.
Chairman Dingley made the following
raised from the bill: THE ways and means
committee estimate that the increased
revenue that would be derived from the
war measure proposed would be 500 000,-
600 to 100000 600, distributed as follows:
'Fermented liquors, $S5 COO. 900: tobacco
Sl5,000 coo cigars s.. GOO 900; dealers In tobac-
co and cigars. 1000. coo: stamp taxes on
documents, kilograms. etc, $50. coo. 900;
stamp tax on wines. mineral waters. ETC.
undetermined. Tonnage tax on vessels en-
gagged in foreign trade. 100000
Tea and coffee are not touched, as all
the measures proposed for wa revenue are
internal revenue taxes"