The Monticellonian., 1898-04-29
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Report of the Doings of Oar Senators and Representatives in
 Mashin zion.

IN the senate on the 18th Senator Mason GlJ presented a concurrent resolution thank ing Capt Sigsbee for his courage and devotion in the destruction of the battleship Maine l. was referred to the naval affairs committed The suudry civil appropriation bill was after ward considered The Cuban resolution, amend- ed by the house. was then laid before the sem ate. Senator Davis (Minnl moved that the senate concur in 1t. The motion was defeated by 32 to 4G Conferees were then appointed After some conferences with house members the report Of the conference committes was finally adopted by vote of F to B and at l {: 0 m Of the 18th the senate adjourned .. The house met at ten o'clock and then immediately adjourned to noon. After the reading of the journal the passage Of the house Cuban resolu- tiOn with senate amendments was announced. Mir Dingley (Me moved to strike out the clause recognizing the Cuban republic The motion earried=179 to l56 A statement was then made by Mr. Sherman tN Yt which smothered out the recent tilt between Messrs. Bartlett tGa) and Brumm (Pa). The Cuban resolution was afterward returned from the senate and sev- eral conferences were held and recesses taken in the meantime before the final conference re- port was presented. It was adopted, only six votes being cast in the negative The house then adjourned.
 COMPARATIVELY little business was trans acted in the senate on the 1gth The sundry civil appropriation bill was considered and tho wide latitude permitted in the debate afforded an opportunity to some senators to explain their action the Cuban question At 12;27 D. III message was received from the house announcing that the speaker had signed the Cuban resolutions and soon afterwards the vice president affixed his signature to them. Senator Allen (Neh) offered resolution rec ognizing Cuban independence and declaring that the United States should insist that Cuba would not be responsible for any debt of Spain. After a eXeeufiVp q session the sauafp iOurOpd at 405 D m ..s. While the journal was being read in the house Mir Hagar Ga chairman of the committee on enrolled bills brought in the Cuban resolutions and the speaker immediate ly signed them. NIT. Mahany N Y) intro duced resolution directing the secretary of state ta inform the house of represent atives what steps, if any. have been taken to protect the lives and property of the S0J Americans left by Consul Briuc at Matanzas Cuba. Mr Gres- ycnor lO. as a personal privilege, explained the statement he recently made that this war
 Wi be fought under the banner of the repnb- licaH administration of this government or 1t will not be fought at all The house then ad- Journed at l2:32 D m.
 THE senate on the 21th discussed its recent action on the Cuban resolutions in the course of which Senator Foraker IOJ stated that the Cuban republic Was recognized by the United States as it's representatives were being off, eallg dealt with by our government The sertion created somewhat of a Sensution Sen utor Allen eNeb@ presented resolution that the present trouble with spain warranted no Increase in the int6reSt -B airing bonded indebt- eduess of the United States or any interference in the reform of it's financial matters as laid down in the national platform of the peoples party in July. Isg6 The resolution went over. Some minor bills were passed and the Sundry civil bill was then considered ..z. In the house the senate joint resolution authorizing the printing of extra copies of the military publiea-
 
 | bill authorizing the president to call for volun- teers Was then debated and, after being amend ed was finally passed
 THREE measures were passed by the senate on the Fist. The suudry civil bill which has been pending for two weeks and which carries a large amount of money intended to be used in the strengthening of the eouutrF's coast de- lenses, was finally passed. The naval appro- priation bill was immediately taken up and practically completed although pending the discussion of an amendment concerning the price of armor plate the bill Was displaced in order that the measure temporarily increaS- | ing the military establishment af the United States in time Of war might be considered | After long discussion the latter bill. as amended bY the committee, Was passed X 1 joint resolution was adepted giving the pres- dent power to prevent the eNportaton of coal or other war material =. In the house two res buttons were adopted. the first calling for the 26rrespandeuee between Consul General Lee | and the state department and the second ask | ing what steps had beon taken 10 protect the | lives and property Of the 30l Americans left by Consul Brce at Mat3nzas. The bill to restore Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris to American citi- zenship passed. The contested ele stion | case of Patterson ys Garmack, from the Tenth | Tennessee district was then considered MT, Curtis tkan !, from the house committee on | Indian affairs. favoraby reported the Brod- erjek bill pioEiain1 fer the sale of thu surplus | laHds on the Pottawatomie and Kicl,apoo In- dian reservations in Jackson and Brown eoun- ties Kan
 IS the senate on the 23d the conference TO- port on the volunteer bill was agreed to The formal announcement of the death of Senator Walthall (NiisS) was made and arrangements perfected for the funeral ceremonies after which the senate adjourned out of respe t.. The house rushed through without debate the conference report on the vol unteer bill and agreed to meet the next day at ten o'clock to take up the consideration of the army reorgan- ization bill The PatterSon- -Carmack contested | election ease was decided in favor of Mir Car | mack the sitting democrat, by vote of f3} to lts The senate resolutions announcing the death of Senator Walthall were present d and a committee was appointed to attend the fu- neral, then the house adjourned out of respect to his memory