The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-02-03

In the House on Monday Il resolution
calm. for Information is to ;hc conccn-
trados in Cuba was adopted. Another res
olution callin. for the correspondence re-
latlnC to the exclusion Of American fruit.
beef and horses from Germany was
adopted. The remainder of the day was
devoted 10 District of Columbia business.
n feature of the Senate session was a
speech i'll advocacy of the free coinage of
standard silver dollars by Mr.. Allen. Mr..
Harris introduced n resolution calling for
information regarding the abandonment
OF the Governments purpose - bid IN the
Kansas Pacific Railway under a guaran-
tee OF the full amount of the principal OF
the debt. On Mr.. Chambers objection it
went over one day.
In the House OH Tuesday .he time was
devoted to the consideration of bills and
JOINT resolutions and sixteen Of more or
less public Importance were passed An
order was entered by unanimous consent
for the consideration of the Loud bill re-
lat'ng TO second-class mail matter. on
March l, . and 8. and the order for the
consideration of the bankruptcy bill was
modified so that the final vote shall be
taken on Saturday instead of Monday.
The Senate bill amending the navigation
laws was passed, as was the bill to make
1t lawful TO transmit through the mails
private postal cards with 1-cent stamp
affixed. In the Senate a resolution was
passed, after a spirited debate. calling for
information regarding the sale of the
Union Pacific road.
1he debate on the bankruptcy bill open
ed in the House on Wednesday. but il at
tracted little attention, the interest of
the members being entirely absorbed by
the disaster to the Maine. At times the
hall Of the House was almost deserted,
the members being congregated in the lob
bies or cloak rooms discussing the acci-
dent and speculating upon its probable
consequences. Just before the House ad-
journed Mr.. Boutelle. chairman of the
naval committee, presented a resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, express
mg regret for the disaster. coincidence
with the families of those who lost their
lives and sympathy with the injured. A
discussion upon the coast defenscs was
the interesting feature of the Senate.
Many Senators took the ground that the
appropriations should be for the full
amount of the estimates by the War De
partment instead of some 81, 900, 900 less
Senators Perkins and Hale said that it
was the policy of the Appropriations Com
mittee TO make an annual expenditure of
S10,0O0,OO0 for fortifica tions Sena
tors Stewart, Hawley. Chandler and
Lodge spoke in favor Of increases. Sen
ator Teller also advocated liberal expen-
ditures. and during his remarks made sig
aifcant allusions to Cuba and Hawaii
In the early part of the day there was q
discussion of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
sale. but no action was taken.
In the House the debate on the bank
uptcy bill continued on Thursday Messrs.
Moody Rep.. Mass.). Alexander (Rep..
\. ". Broderick tRep., Kan.), Mccall
Rep. Mass. Knox Rep.. Mass.), Crum-
packer 0.ep., Ind and Dolliver Rep.,
Iowal spoke for it. and Messrs. Little
Dem. Ky.), Smith (Dem.. Ky.). Wilson
Dem, s. c., Maddox Dem.. Ga.), Spark
nan tDcm.. Fla.l and Bartlett tDem.
;ial against it. In the Senate by vote
IF "a TO - the resolution of Mr.. Turpie.
declaring the Senatc's opposition to the
confirmation of the sale of the Kansas Pa
,ific Railroad. was agreed to. The Cor
Pcttus and Mr. Hoar. An agreement was
coached to take Il final vote upon the case
Feb. 2S.
Aside from adoption of the resolution
giving the Secretary of the Navy pcrms
sion to use S200.000 in the work of rails
ing the battle ship Maine. Friday i'll the
House was devoted to continuation of
The debate on the bankruptcy bill. The
speakers were Mcssrs. Sulzcr Dem.. y.
". STROBE rep. Ncb.l. Connolly tRep.
I'D. Rixey Dem.. Va, Grosvcnor rep.
o., Savers Dem.. Texas, and Ray tRcp..
\. " in favor of the bill. and Mcssrs.
Kitchins utcp.. \. c.. Linney tRep.. y.
g.. Love iDem.. Miss.l, Ball CDem.. TeX.l.
Henry (Dcm.. Miss, Mcguire dem.
CALI, Bland tDcm.. Mo-. Ball Pop.
Colo.l. De Almond Dem.. Mo-. Wheel
er Dem, Ala.) and Lloyd Dem.. Mo-
against it, In the Senate the Maine dis
astcr and the Cuban question occupied the
entire day