The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-05
iESED BY THE House
resolution Allowing Fortified.
lions on Private Property.
IVY DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT.

April 5.-Chairman Can
bn moved to suspend the rules OF the
puse to pass the joint resolution al
wing the erection of Notifications on
tivate property, after unanimous con-
mt for its consideration had been re-
1sed by Bailey. The chief of engin-
- recommended the passage of the
u-oSkkion. Cannon said this gave the
Resident discretion in the matter of
equiring land. Bailey said he simply
sired to call attention of the house
the fact that it had been in the last
airty days called upon to vote emer-
oncy measures yet the house was not
; ,ssession of any information show
that the administration thought
1ere was any extraordinary emergen-
y confronting the country. He would
We denied a Democratic president the
z, 900 900 appropriation. Bailey said
,ngress ought to know what the ad-
is doing and intends to do
BE Democrats were ready to assist in
OF a war to a success
II Termination. This caused applause
hich the speaker rebuked.
Il Threaten ed to Clear Galleries.
Bailey said the applause i'm the gal
Hes was merely the miniature of the
|eling of the people of the country.
kain there was applause in the gal
Bee and the speaker threatened to
them cleared.
steele, Rep, said this would hardly
fair as Bailey was talking to the
klleries. daughter on Republican
oe) Bailey closed by saying that IL
e president wanted more time to
Nat with the Spanish butchers ii
ould be granted. Lentz. Dem, Of
I'D bellgerency amendment to the
ov~.fion. Williams, DEM, member of
|fnmittee on foreign affairs, opposed
q amendment for belligerency, say
n he thought it inopportune at this
ne. We should all move in a solid
IN when the time comes. He said
1T the Democrats of the house had
their views and now it was
ITO wait. This statement was
|Asldered significant, as Williams had
a half hour ago emerged from the
teign affairs committee room.
Maddox, DEM, said that when Ii was
opposed to make war that the indict-
ont against Spain should be thorough
n made up so each member of the
,hse would know what he was voting
"a
N Supported by Fitzgerald.
Dem, supported the res
ution. The Democratic party would
DIV it's patriotism by supporting the
oplution Cannon said that Bailey
IS posturing before the country. His
ID city of Galveston might be in dan
b OF. hostile feet.''9~s +" A-t'
be stopped before it could
Il there. If we had the proper sort of
administration retorted Bailey.
cannon, continuing, said he was talk
q business. He said $7,500.00 of the
Regency appropriation had been ex-
|nded for coast defenses. Sayers.
M, in supporting the resolution,
"a he was ready to vote for anything
@as needed to put the government
a complete state of defense in such
N resolution gave the president the
|Ver he ought to have. He did not
1ow what the administration would
respect TO Cuba but he did not
q to Spain for settlement of the
1&stion. The resolution was then
without division.
M Cuban Resolution by Grout.
trout, Rep, introduced the follow
+Joint resolution recognizing the in
|pendence Of the republic of Cuba, and
N other purposes:
fResolved. by the senate and house
J representatives, That the United
~ of America recognize the repub
J; of Cuba as free and independent
ate that the president is hereby au
oriZed to eXpend out of the appropri-
On made for the national defense in
III act approved March 9, 1898, not ex-
Hing 100000 to provide non-combat-
u xCubans with the necessary food,
nt and medicine for their imme-
yrelief from starvation; also neces-
implements of agriculture and
eos for planting a crop: Provided.
~ the relief herein authorized to nom
|mbatant Cubai.s shall be extended
~ through duly authorized agents of
~ United States; and to this end the
Eident is authorized to request the
|.0Geration of the proper officers of
IN in the island Of Cuba"
rout said that he believed that the
sident's message would go beyond
plution of this kind.
Doings in the Senate.
he Capitol was damned with people
crested in Cuban affairs. In the SEN
the Chandler resolution calling for
Mar correspondence went over on
<Nfon Of Davis, chairman of the for
relations committee, until Wednes-
and the Quay independence resolu-
followed. Clay of Georgia made
ech urging that war should be
rted If 1t possibly could be, but add
that there was no remedy that did
y concede absolute independence.
= ms Of California, in a speech on the
@han question, declared that the blow
up of the Maine by the Spanish off,
was an act of war and he believed
Fas so regarded by nations OF the
I'D.
Fire at Chicago.
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