Iron County register., 1898-04-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 1sth-the session being
continued until 2:43 a. m.-the question of alb
Sorbing interest to senators and the throngs
who crowded the galleries. was the considera-
tfon OF conference reports upon the Cuban
resolutions. After many recesseS and many
reports from the committee an agreement
was finally reached by the adoption of the
senate resolution with the Turpie amendment
stricken OF and the words "are, and again in
serted in the first paragraph-yeaS 43; nays, 35.
.-....In the house, after a hard-fought battle,
reaching far into the early hours, the confer
ence report was agreed to-yeaS, $40; nays 8.
No other business of Importance was trans
acted.
In the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Allen offered
a resolution recognizing Cuban independence
and declaring that the United States would in
sist that Cuba should not be responsible for
any debt of Spain. After some discussion of
the resolution the senate took up the Sundry
civil appropriations bill. ...... In the house, at
the conclusion OF the reading of the journal,
the speaker announced his signature to the
Cuban resolution Mr.. GroSvenor rose to a
question of personal privilege, diSclaiming any
intention of rejecting upon the loyalty of DEM
ocrats and populists in his speech of the 9TH.
The house then adjourned.
IN the senate, on the 20th much of the time
OF the session was taken up in speeches by SEN
atorS who had voted against the Cuban reSolu-
tion. Consideration of the sandry civil appro-
pr1ationS bill was resumed An amendment Of
cred by Mr.. Allison appropriating SAB l5i, with
which to pay Great Britain the award for the
Behring sea claims made by the joint conven-
tion OF February %, 1896 was agreed o.. In
the house the bill empowering the president to
call out the volunteer forces and providing for
their organization was amended and passed as
an emergency measure.
IN the senate, on the 21st, the sundry civil ap-
preparations bill was further considered and
passed. The bill carries a large amount of
money intended to be used in the strengthening
of the country'S coast defenses. The naval ap-
preparation bill was taken up and practically
completed, and joint resolution was adopted
giving the president power to prevent the ex-
portatiOn of coal and war materials. A bill to
restore Mrs Nellie Grant-SartoriS to citizen
ship in the United States was passed. ...... In
the house joint resolution was passed to au-
thorize the president, in his discretion, to pro-
hibit the expectation of coal and other war ma
terialS. The bill to restore Mrs Nellie Grant
Sortoris to citizenship was also passed.
IN the senate, on the 22d, during q brief OPEN
ing session, Mr.. Money (Miss.) announced the
death of his colleague. Senator Walthall. The
senate then went into executive session, dur
ing which the conference report the volun-
teer bill was agreed to......In the house the
conference report on the bill authorizin. the
president to call out the volunteers was agreed
to without debate. The PatterSon-Carmack
contested election case was disposed of, the
sitting member, Mr.. Carmack, being given the