Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-31
WORK OF CONGRESS

Washington, March 23 faatrr,
~ ~ seha'e proceedings was an ex-
,enued speech by Mr.. Caffery of Louis.
ana ~ support or the pending nation
az q~uarantlne bill. In the course of
MS argument Mr.. Caffery said that he
wanted the whole quarantine power in
lhe II or the United States govern
meLe, the only authority which could
make a quarantine effective. and. he
addeo, ne was as strong states rights
as any man. I'VE want"
said ne, "a central quarantine author
Ivy upon which responsibility NAV rest
we want uniformity of action In this
matter OF quarantine regulations.
packed by such financial and legal
power as will enable the authorities
10 cope with the dread diseases which
are likely to ravage the country In
conclusion, after speaking for nearly
three hours, Mr.. Caffery said that
state guarantees were utterly inef.
ncient, utterly powerless against an
epidemic of yellow fever. Under this
lneIncient state quarantine system he
mad known the most brutal and saw
z acts to be performed. He had
himself, he said, beer accosted by pet
" quarantine officers with shotguns.
For the exercise of that kind of state
police power he had no use and no re-
gard. He desired that the whole cues
ton should be handled scientifically.
so that a power and authority should
be provided that would be adequate TO
cope with yellow fever, cholera and
other like diseases.
Mr.. Carter of Montana. of the COM
mittee on territories, called up the
measure reported by him making fur.
Their provisions for a civil government
OF Alaska and addressed the senate at
length upon it.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio presented the
credentials of his colleague. Mr.. Han
ma, for the term as United States SEN
atOr covering six years from March A.,
1899. The credentials were read and
ordered filed.
In the House.
The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported 10 the house, but as it had not
been printed the contested election
case of Thorpe VS.. Eppes, from the
Fourth Virginia district, was taken up
and debated until 4 o'clock, when the
house adjourned.
Washington, March "a. A vivid
word picture of the horrors and bar
barities of concentration on the Is
land Of Cuba was drawn in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire. The senator recently visited
Cuba TO study the situation there.
Long before the senate convened the
galleries were packed. Almost as
soon as the senate convened Mr.. Ba-
con OF Georgia introduced a joint reso-
luton declaring that the United
States should do everything in its
power TO preserve peace with all the
nations of the world and not be forced
into a war except 10 preserve the hon
or and dignity of the nation. He said
that he would not ask for immediate
considerations of the resolution. but
would permit ii to lie on the table un
Ill tomorrow. Then Mr.. Hale OF
Maine, chairman of the naval AFFAIRS
committee, quietly arose and favora-
bly, reported the bill providing for a
| relief for the survivors of the Maine
catastrophe. There was a suppressed
murmur Of expectancy in the galleries,
but the measure was read and passed
without q word of debate. Mr.. Gal
fingers speech followed. He spoke in
q low, clear tone of voice, distinctly
audible throughout the chamber.
| There was not a word OF interruption
by we'd throughout his speech. His
auditors listened intently TO his de-
| scription of the horrors and cruelties
suffered by the r~econcentrados. When
! he declared. however, that a govern
| ment that would starye 100000 OF Its
people would do anything, and fol-
| lowed this with the further declara-
! ton that the lives of the brave men
| lost in the Maine disaster coul not
be atoned for with gold or silver, a
| spontaneous wave of applause swept
over the galleries and the vice presi-
| dent had difficulty in restoring order.
When he had concluded he was ac-
corded a burst of applause which the
vice president made little effort TO re-
strain.
The senate then quietly resumed
| consideration of the bill making FUR
ther provision for a civil government
i'm Alaska. and at > o'clock took up the
national quarantine bill. Its consider
alton had not been concluded when
the senate adjourned.
In the House.
r.. T. Thorpe was given the seat
, from the Fourth Virginia district.
| Sidney Il. Epes. who obtained the GER
| tificate of election. was unseated by u
strict marty yote-151 10 1876. The Re
pubIicans. without a break. voted ior
'rborpe and the Democrats and Pop
ulists. with the exception of Mr.. How
ard of Alabama, voted for Epes.
Mr.. Thorpe contested the seat OF Mt,
Kenney in the last congress n was
seated. The Republican majority 10
he house, which was 81 when ,ne
house convened last summer, is now
"a. Mr.. Rhea of Kentucky u M;
Hay of Virginia spoke IN MI. ~ tha
favor and Mr.. Thorpe addressed the
house in his own behalf. AT O'Clock
the house adjourned.
Washington. March 20. "A scene
dramatic in the intensity OF It's inter
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