The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-04-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Daily Proceedings At the National CspitO
In Abbreviated FOrm-SOme of the
Most Important Bills

THERE was intense expectancy IN the senate
on the 9th over the presidents message. Soon
after assembling. at the request Of Senator
Allison Qa). the sundry civil bill was consid-
cred. At :3J Senator Davis MIMI chairman
OF the committee on foreign relations. got a
motion for an executive session carried. in
which he announced that the Presidents mes
sage would not be sent in that day. Eight min
utes after the senate resumed its open session.
and the sundry, civil bill vas practically COM
pleted when laid aside -. The house debated
the army reorganization bill. but 1t attracted
little or no attention, being completely over
Swallowed by the more absorbing subject of the
Spanish American difficulty and there was
great disappointment felt at the presidents
message being held back. Mr.. Pearson IN. c.
introduced joint resolution for recognizing
Cuban independence.
THE senate on the 7th took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the question pending
being the amendment Of Senator Pettus (Ala.)
proving for such improvement of the harbor at
Mobile Ala, as would enable warships to OBJ
tain coal and other supplies there. Senator
Morgan (Ala) made bitter speech, charging
the appropriations committee with discrimina-
ton The amendment was lost At two o'clock
the bill was laid aside and the remainder of the
afternoon was devoted to eulogies of the late
Senator James 2. George MISSY. Afterwards
the senate adjourned until the 18th. During
the debate in the house the army
reorganization bill Mr.. LentZ tO) charged
that the administrations policy OF delay was
In the interest Of stock jobbers. Mr.. Grosvenor
CO., denied the charge and defended the adj
m1nistratiOn. Mr. SulZer then made vigOr-
Gus pro-Cuban speech in support Of the bill
and Mr. Lewis (Wash.) assaile1 the measure
and charged that 1t was part of a programme
to increase the regular army in time of peace.
A motion was finally carried to strike out all
but the first two sections Of the bill and it was
afterwards recommitted. Mr.. Robbins pa
introduced resolution to recognize Cuban in
dependence. The house then adjourned until
the 18th.
EVERY available seat on the floor and galle-
ries were crowded on the 18th when Vice Presi-
dent Hobart called the senate to order. Sena-
tor Quay (Pa.) presented some petitions about
Cuba and made speech advocating the use of
our army and navy in making Cuba free The
presidents message was then laid before the
senate 1t occupied AZ minutes in the reading
and was then referred to the committee on for
eign affairs Senator Stewart (Nev.l then
made brief address in favor of recognizing
the independence of the Cuban insurgents.
Senator Butler IN. c. offered a resolution
thorizing the president to use the army and
navy to stop the war in Cuba The resolution
dent transmitting the Cuban consular reports
was laid before the senate and was referred to
the committee on foreign relations. At lis p.
m. an adjournment was taken The presi-
dents message was read in the house in the
presence Of a big aSSemblage and referred to
the committee on foreign affairs without de-
bate. Some District of Columbia business was
then transacted. after which the contested
election case of Fairchilds- Ward. from the
Eighteenth New York district was settled by
confirming Wards title to the seat.