The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-24
.TH CONGRESS.
of Both the Senate and
6use Day BY Day.
THE SENATE.

brse Day By Day.
THE SENATE.
Az. The Senate Foreign Re-
committee reported against
Aliens Cuban beligerency
lent on the consular bill and
Tended that it be laid upon the
Senator Allen spoke on his res
toviding for the free coinage
without waiting for action by
+ country. Morgan called up
ution asking that the President
ID upon for certain information
lrd to Cuba. It was passed.
DAY. of Alabama, Of
and secured the passage of reso-
n requesting the President, if not
npatible with the public interest,
rm the Senate what action had
ZEN in reference to the murder
do n. Lopez, Q citizen of the
tates. on April 18th, 1896, in
el Xalla Marquerralla, Cuba,
ers of Spain, commanded
Estruch. The resolution
ID by Harris, OF Kansas, di-
he Attorney General to furnish
late information as to an agree
eached by the government with
Reorganization committee OF the
ION Pacific Railroad, concerning the
knsas branch, was passed.
/42D DAY.-A discussion upon coast
)6efenses 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 Department
instead of some 1900, 900 less.
On motion of Pettus, the appropriation
for the construction of sea walls and
embankments was increased from $780,
900 to $55, 900. An amendment, offered
by Chandler, increasing the amount
appropriated for powder and proiectiles
for reserve supply for armament and
Notifications from $3.50, 61S to $3.50, 61S,
was accepted. This completed the con-
sideration of the bill and it passed
without division.
ADD DAY-The Senate, by q vote of
"a to 80, declared its opposition to con-
firming the sale of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad. Allen, of Nebraska, offered
the following resolution, but Chandler
objected, :and it went over. "Re,
solved, That the committee on naval
affairs be directed to make an i'm
mediate and thorough investigation
into the cause of the disaster to the
battleship Maine, in the harbor OF Ha-
vana, on the 18th instant, and report to
the Senate.
44TH DAY.-The Senate passed res
olution sppropriating $500, 600 for sub
marine work, and so far rs possible,
for the transportation and burial of the
bodies of the dead Of the Maine. A de-
bate, decided in its sensations, was un-
expectedly precipitated in the Senate
over the consideration of the resolution
of Allen, of Nebraska, directing the
committee on naval affairs to investi-
gate the disaster to the battle.shlp
Maine. An arrangement had been made
for the adoption Of the resolution,
with q minor amendment, without
debate. Mason, of Illinois, however,
proposed substitute providing for an
investigation to be conducted by joint
cosnmittee of the two branches of Con-
gress. Upon this the Illinois Senator,
disregarding an appeal not to force
discussion at this time of so melancholy
an affair. delivered speech in which he
said that the people demanded
the truth concerning the e1plo.
sion, and declared that they would
not be satisfied with the investiga-
ton to be conducted by the Of
ticers of the Navy, who would virtually
try their own case and would cover up
any blame that the facts may show at
tached to them. He fiercely denounced
the policy of the government in dealing
with the Cuban question, into which
he went at length, and declares that the
United States hsd adopted the policy
TO Spain in putting everything off until
tomorrow. Sharp replies to Mason's
charges were made by Wolcott, Of
Colorado, and Lodge, Of Massa-
chusetts. The resolution which pre-
cipitated the discussion finally went to
the calendar.