The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
CONGRESS-.
Senate.


Washington, ID. c.. Feb. IAN
amendment of more than ordinary i'm
portance and Significance at this time
was proposed In the senate by Mr..
Morgan of Alabama to the resolution
offered few days ago by Mr. White of
California. Mr.. Whites resolution de-
clared that IL was the right OF the peo-
pie OF Hawaii to maintain their own
form OF government and the United
States ought In no wise to interfere
with IL. Mr.. Morgan's amendment pro-
vides distinctly for the annexation OF
the Hawaiian islands, declaring that
the present government has n right to
make such cession to this country.
Washington, Feb. Sin the senate
Senator Cannon introduced n red-hot
Cuban resolution calling on President
Mckinley to notify Spain that unless
the war in the island was ended by
March 4. 1898, the United States gov
ernment would on that date recognize
the belligerency Of the Cubans. Mason.
Of Illinois, followed with much hotter
resolution, reclting that war In Cuba
was brutal, that women and children
were being murdered and that disease
and starvation exist everywhere in the
unfortunate island. II concluded by in
sisting that the United States should
Interfere to protect American interests
and restore peace and prosperity to the
island by stopping the war. Both reso-
lutions went over until Tomorrow
when Cannon and Mason will each ad-
dress the senate.
Washington. Feb. 9.-For more than
three hours the Senate chamber rang
with eloquent appeals in behalf OF the
cuban insurgents. Announced speech
es were delivered by Mr.. Cannon, OF
Utah. and Mr.. Mason, Of Illinois, in ad-
vocacy OF the adoption of resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Hale. the resolution
was referred to the committee on for
eign relations
Washington. Feb. 10.--In the course
OF discussion OF an amendment to
pending Indian measure offered by Mr..
ThurSton, against which a point OF or
der was made by Mr.. Allison, in the
Senate, Mr.. Allen (Neb.) made a sharp
attack upon the speaker OF the House
OF Representatives He declared that
II was impossible to secure the passage
through the House OF many meritori-
Gus measures because one man stood al
the entrance OF the caverns into which
proposed legislation was dumped nrd
would permit nothing to be done about
that OF which he did not approve. He
said that "in the other end of the capi.
tol this one man stands for 1923, and
his bold. unwarranted. undignified &C.
tion was n disgrace to the Congress
and to the American people"
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.--Considera-
tion OF the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed by the senate, and after
being amended to some extent the
measure was passed. The most i'm
portant amendment to the bill was
that offered by Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d.
The bill carries nearly SS.O00,00
House.
Washington. ID. c., Feb THE house
passed the military academy appropri.
alton bill with only one unimportant
amendment. The debate on the meas
ure was desutOry and touched va
riety of political topics. AS passed the
bill carried $53,d0, being S26,O32 less
than the amount carried by the current
law. The bill to limit the period for
the refunding Of the certificates of de-
posits Of 1879 to December 81, 1892 was
passed.
Washington. Feb. o. - Mr. Sulzer
democrat. New York; attempted to
secure recognition for the Introduction
in open house Of a resolution which,
after rcciting the contents of the let
ter alleged to have been written by
Senor Depuy de LONE, and after al
legng that said letter was an insult to
this country, declared 1t to be the sense
Of the House that the Spanish minister
'be given his passport and sent home
i'm disgrace" He was cut off by the
regular order.
Washington. Feb. 10-The House was
in a very bad temper and the whole
session was consumed in filibustering
against two bills OF minor Importance.
On the first bill presented Mr.. Bailey
got the floor and yielded to Mr.. Handy
Dem. Del).