Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-04-16
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Daily Proceedings at the NatlonAi Capito
In Abbreviated Form-some Of the
Most Important Bills.

TIE senate on the 7th took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the question pending
being the amendment OF Senator Pettus (Ala-l
proving for such Improvement OF the harbor NJ
Mobile, Ala, as would enable warships TO OBJ
tain coal and other supplies there Senator
Morgan tAla) made bitter speech. charging
the appropriations committee with discrimina-
ton The amendment was lost At two o'clock
the bill WINS laid aside and the remainder OF the
afternoon was devoted TO eulogies OF the late
Senator James z George tMiss). Afterwards
the senate adjourned until the iith... During
the debate In the house on the army
reorganization bill Mr. Lentz (o) charged
that the administrations policy Of delay was
In the interest Of stock jobbers Mr.. Grosvenor
(0) denied the charge and defended the I'd
ministratlon. Mr.. Sulzer then made vigor-
Gus pro- Cuban speech In support OF tho bill
and Mr.. Lewis (Wash.) assailet the measure
and charged that II was part OF programme
10 increase the regular army In time OF peace
A motion was finally carried 70 strike out all
but the first two sections OF tho bill and II was
afterwards recommitted Mr. Robbins Pn)
introduced resolution to recognize Cuban In
dependence The house then adjourned until
the 18th.
EVERY available scat on the floor and galle-
rles were crowded on the nth when Vice Presi-
dent Hobart called the senate to order. Sena-
tor Quay (Pa.) presented some petitions about
Cuba and made speech advocating the use OF
our army and navy In making Cuba free The
presidents message was then laid before the
senate. II occupied e minutes In the reading
and was then referred to the committee on for
eign affairs Senator Stewart New then
made brief address In favor Of recognizing
the independence OF the Cuban insurgents
Senator Butler IN. c. offered q resolution au.
thorizing the president 10 use the army and
navy to stop the war In Cuba The resolution
went over. Another message from the presi-
dent transmitting the Cuban consular reports
was laid before the senate md was referred to
the committee on foreign relations AT i:ib p
m IN adjournment was takcn....The presi-
dents message was read In the house In the
presence OF big assemblagc and referred 70
the committee on foreign affairs without de-
bate Some District OF Columbia business was
then transacted. after which the contested
election case OF Fairchilds- Ward, from the
Eighteenth New York district was settled BY
confirming Wards title to the seat
In the senate on the isth three Cuban rcsolu-
tions were introduced. one By Senator Lindsay
OSy.), directing that the contemplated opera.
lions against the Spanish army in Cuba be In
concert with Gen. Gomez to the end that the
independence Of the Cubans be secured; the
second by Senator Wilson (Wash), directing
the president ut once to take such steps rs will
secure to the Cuban people an independent. re-
publican form OF government and the third by
Senator Allen (Ncb.) J. declaring the existence
OF war In Cuba and directing the president u
take steps TO stop II and secure to the people
Of the island stable and independent govern
mcnt Senator Pettus (Ala) made an nrgu'
ment that congress could not delegate to thu