The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-25
CUBAN MATTERS.
House Leaders Want to Prevent ANY
Agitation on the Subject
A GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA
Notice of an Amendment to Prohibit LIQUOR
In the Territory-ResolutionsP Presented
by Senator COckrell-For Missouri
River Improvement

yesterday that IL Will be the policy OF
the house leaders to prevent, as far as
possible, any agitation of matters re-
| lating to Cuba or the Maine disaster in
The immediate future. Pending the
| result of the official investigation,
they believe it is wise and the part Of
good policy to maintain silence. AS
Chairman Hit, of the foreign affairs
| committee, is confined to his home by
bad cold, it is probable that no
meetings of that committee will be
held until he returns to his seat
IN the house. 1t is understood
that the report of the state de-
partment to be made in answer
to the house resolution of inquiry re-
garding the situation in Cuba will not
be made for week or ten days. 1t is
explained that the work of preparing
the consular reports, which will be
| transmitted, will require considerable
time. Besides, these reports, it is
stated. must be scanned by Assistant
secretary Day in person, and the de-
mands upon his time at present are
very great, and he has little leisure to
give to this work. Members of the
cabinet are expressing the fear that
The revelations may precipitate a crisis.
One of the members said yesterday:
The consulS, almost without exception, regard
| autonomy as a failure AMI see no more hope for
peace under the present home rule than under
| ;he previous government by SpaniardS They
| concur with the junta in New York in the
opinion that the insurgents in the field are
lighting for the control of the island and will
| submit to nothing less. The insurgents have
lothing at stake, the conSuls represent and
| Are willing to let the destruction go on until
Spain is compelled to withdraw. The descrip-
| lions of the distress Of the reconcentrados Civ
| IN by the conSuls are beyond all comparison
| They are even more heartrending than the ac-
| counts which have appeared in the newspapers
Government for Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Car.
ter, from the senate committee on ter
ritories, yesterday reported the bill
providing government for the terri
tory of Alaska. In report presented
it is stated that the reason for making
three divisions of the one judicial dis.
trict is the absence of surveyed lines
in the territory, which would cause
confusion in the matter of jurisdic.
ton. Senator Hansbrough gave no.
tice of an amendment he will offer to
this bill prohibiting the manufacture,
importation and sale of liquors in
Alaska and making the offense pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment
Resolutions Presented bv Senator Cockrell.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Cock
rell presented to the senate resolutions
of the st. Louis Merchants exchange,
urging the representatives from Mis-
souri, to secure the passage of house
bill No. $3.50 for postal reform: the
measure for construction of the Mica
raguan canal; for the tablishment of
de apartment of commerce.; urging the
passage of Mr.. Pearce's bill to prohibit
the adulteration of flour, and request
| ing favorable consideration of the
needs of Mobile ALA harbor
For Missouri River Improvement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--Congressman
Champ Clark has introduced bill ap-
propriating $50, 900 for improvement
of the Missouri river at Pelican bend,
in st. Charles county. Mr.. Clark has
urged favorable report on this and
intends to follow it up before the com.
mittee on rivers and harbors. He is
making every effort to secure action.