Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb 26.-In the House My. Lewis, Demo
crat of Washington created something OF
a sensation by Offering res solution censrr-
Ing Minister Woodford for rendering BAN
duet to the Spanish cabinet Mr.. Lewis
was proceeding to remark upon the "ghoul-
ish spectacle" of Minister Woodford ban
quoting the Spanish cabinet while the
country was mourning the loss of 260 Of
brave sailors. who were the victims Of
Spanish hate, when Mr.. Cannon interposed
a point of order against the amendment
and was promptly sustained by the chair.
Feb. 25 "A long and somewhat exciting
debate over the question of river and har-
Dor appropriations was preciptated in the
House during the consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill 1t was prac-
tically agreed by all those who partci-
pated that there would be no river and har-
Dor bill at this session of Congress, and this
led Mr.. Moody to attack the contract Items
carried in the sundry civil bill He select
ed an appropriation OF S350,000 for Rock
land. Maine which is in Mr.. Dlngley's dis
trict, and his remarks in denunciation Of
what he termed favoritism approached the
sensational
Hon. Henry w, Corbett's right to seat
in the Senate from oregon was under con-
sderation by the Senate for five hours
without reaching vote.
Feb GA feature of the Senate's SEES
sion was the speech Of Mr. Spooner Of Wis
consln on the right of Henry w. Corbett to
a seat in the Senate from Oregon under the
appointment of the Governor. Mr.. Spooner
made constitutional argument in favor of
seating Mr.. Spooner The resolution offer
ed by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska to appoint a
committee of five Senator's to investigate
the Cuban situation was withdrawn by its
Lot 1naf ca
The fact that the government is prepar-
ing for continge ncles was recognized In the
House when Chairman Cannon, who has
been laboring to keep down appropriations,
accepted without a word of protest, an
amendment to Increase the appropriation
to care tor the unused machinery at the
Springfield arsenal Resolutions which
were objected to a few weeks ago for the
appointments of two extra naval cadets to
positions in the engineers corps of the navy
were also adopted. One of them will I'LL a
vacancy caused by the death of Lieutenant
Merritt of tue Maine. Thirty pages of the
sundry civil bill were disposed of.
Feb o. "A variety of subjects occupied
the attention of the House during the con-
sideration of the sundry civil approprla-
tion bill MIR. Mahaney Republican of New
York, made an attack on the patriotism Of
some of the social leaders of New York.
whom, he said, held high revel when the
nation was bowed down with grief over tn e
loss of life resulting from the Maine ex-
plosion.
In the Senate Mr.. Allen of Nebraska Of
fered an amendment to the consular APP
preparation bill recognizing the belligerent
rights of the Cubans After tour hours de-
bate it was rejected by vote Of 81 to4
Feb. % -Washington's birthday was cele-
brated in the House, after a motion by Mr.
Bailey to adjourn had been voted down
with vast deal of political
speechmaklng, and it was also signal
lied by the firing of the first gun in opposi-
ton to Hawaiian annexation. Mr.. johnson,
an Indiana Republican, delivered speech
that electrified the House and the galleries
in denunciation of what he termed an at
tempt to cut loose from the traditional
policy of the Unlted States and enter upon
a scheme of colonization that has proved
the ruin of empires and of nations.
The bill to incre ase the artillery BY two
regiments to man the coast defenses passed
the Senate by vote of SO to f. The mega
tive votes we're cast by Messrs. Bate Of
Tennessee, Clay OF Georgia Chiffon Of
Texas and Vest of Missouri Senator Nor
gan introduced bill for the construction
of the largest warshlp in the world to be
named the George Washington