Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-04-06
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate on the 18th in expectation of hearing
the formal report of the Maine court of in
quiry. At l. OF Maj. Pruden. executive sec
rotary to the President, delivered the mes
age of the President transmitting the long
expected and : h ; discussed report of the
recognized by the Vice-President there was
a hush in the chamber, majority Of the
spectators expecting that the message and
report We're to be read to the Senate imme-
diately. Routine business. however, was
taken up for a time. At 1912 Mr.. Morgan
! dents message: AS that part of the mes
sage summarizing the findings of the court
was read people scarcely breathed. SO intense
was the interest in the document At the
conclusion of the reading Mr.. Davis moved
that the message of the President, the find
ings of the court of inquiry and the testi-
the committee on foreign relations and or
dered printed. 1t was so ordered. Mr..
Lodge C1ass) introduced a resolution that
2O,0oO additional copies of the message,
findings and testimony be printed for the use
of the Senate. The resolution agreed
to. At the conclusion of Mr.. Moneys speech
the Senate, at 1:55 p. H. adjourned as a
z>-drk of respect to the memory Of Repre-
sentative Simpbins of Massachusetts.
Interest in the Cuban situation-the in
terest might almost be termed excitement
so intense was it-reached a climax in the
proceedings Of the Senate on the 29th
Within i've minutes after the Senate con-
yened, Mr.. Allen of Nebraska introduced a
resolution recognizing the independence of
the Cuban republic. This was followed by
resolution proposed by Mr. RaWlins Of
Utah, declaring war against the kingdom of
Spain. Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio then introduced
a resolution declaring for such intervention
IN IN the Cuban war as would bring about the
this came resolution by Mr. Frye of Maine
demanding that Cuba be made free The
RESOLUTIONS followed one another so rapidly
as almost to stun the auditors, both SEN
ators and spectators. The galleries were il
q commotion and the people were prepared
Tor anything. This was the condition when
AM zC1
Illinois for his announced speech on the
residents message transmitting to Con
gress the findings Of the Maine court Of in
curry. Mr.. Mason read his speech from
manuscript but it was delivered with all
the Ylgor and fire Of which he is capable.
galleries was evidenced by the storm of ap-
pause which was ELECTED by his declaration
that he was for war. Vce-President Hobart
aad real difficulty in suppressing the dem
004stration. After the speech by Senator
Mason, seventy-four private pension bills
were passed Then Mr.. Tillman presented
resolutions concerning the death of the late
Joseph A. Earle, senator from South Caro-
lima. Eulogies We're delivered by Mr. Me
Laur IN; NJ Chandler, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Spooner,
McEnery and Mr.. Tillman. One Of the most
remarkable eulogies probably ever delivered
IN ia. me Senate was that pronounced by Mr..
Tillman. He and Senator Earle had been
longtime political antagonists, and in the
common acceptati0n Of the term had never
Deen friends or political allies. In paying
/.
Illiinan SAID he felt that if he failed to pay
~ the history OF the fame and virtues of
zen, Earle would lack the important testi-
mony which he alone could give.
Permission was granted by the Senate on
the 3Oth for the foreign relations commit
tee to sit during the sessions of the Senate
foLQWlng this action, the resolution provid-
ing for the recognition of the independence
or cuba introduced the day before by Mr.
Alien CNeb) was at the request of Mr. Frye
SMie:l, referred TO the foreign relations com
nd
points no reference was made by the Sen
ate to the Cuban question. Mr. WOlcOtt
O G8fGly chairman a man Of the committee on post
oIHces ana post roads, made a caustic ar
ralgnment of the secretary's fiippant treat
ment OF request made by Mr.. Wolcott's
committee.
senate on the 31st by Mr.. Frye of Maine on
Dehaf Of the foreign relations committed
unexpectedly precipitated a discussion on
the CUBAN question. It finally led to pas
sage at arms between Mr. Chandler o. H
and MI Frye. in which the former made
some sarcastic reference to the conduct of
the foreign relations committee and to the
alutude OF the President Concerning the
latter Mr.. Chandler said: II have conf
dence that the President Intends to pursue
d patriotic and righteous course in the pres
eht emergency, and shall thank God when
ne ne reaches conclusion of some sort or an
oo4 ON therefore, L am not III rebellion, as
yet against the powers that be-" Mr. AL
len (Neb.) made the request of Mr. FRYE the
occasion OF speech upon the general Cuban
viewed his own record on the subject and
G3eGlared that he stood now Just where he
ndu always Stood-in favor Of the absolute
independence of the Cuban people from thar
nldeouS monster among natfons'' Spain
s IiPon TT the conclusion of the Cuban discus
L&ken up and thirty-fiVe pages of It were
disposed Of.
In the open session of the. Senate on the
ISL MI. chandler On. H. called up the reso-
luton he introduced requesting the Presi-
dent to send the Cuban consular core
spondence to the Senate and at his sugges-
tIOn 1t was referred to the committees on
foreign relations Immediately afterward.
however, he introduced another resolution
Whlch went over, calling upon the secre-
tary OF state for the same information
After the passage of few bills the Sen
ate went into secret legislative session the
proceedings occupying the greater part of
the afternoon and being devoted to a dis
cuSSlon of the wisdom Of purchasing the
Danish West India islands,
House.
In the House on the 2Sth the. Presidents
message was referred, without debate to
the committee on foreign affairs under the
rules No motion was made. Immediately
after the announcement of Representative
Simpkins' death the House, at 1928 p m,
adjourned.
After passing a bill to pension the widow
of Gen. John L. Stevenson at the rate of
$50 per month the House devoted the whole
day to the consideration of the bill to pay
certain claims for stores and supplies fur
nished the Union by loyal citizens of the
South during the war. There was a bitter
contest over a claim. of $4,000 preferred
by the heirs of, the widow of Gen. Robert
e. Lee. She inherited the claim from Mrs |
FitZhugh, her aunt, who. it was admitted
was loyal The claim was finally stricken
out, but the House recessed before the bslI
was passed, 1t provides for the payment of
about $50 claims, aggregating about 81 POO
600. At an evening session pension bits
were passed
There was a wild and uproarious scene in
the House of Representatives on the Both
when Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic leader,
attempted to force the hand of the Repub-
licans upon a proposition to overrule the
speaker and pass a resolution recognizing
the independence of the Cuban republic.
He was cheered in the crowded galleries,
but the members of the majority refused to
support him Many of them sympathized
with the purpose of the resolution. Mr..
Hull chairman of the military committee,
going so far as to endorse the proposition
under the impression that it provided for a
declaration Of war, but most of the radicals
who on the day before were in favor of any
sort OF revolutionary method, have been
won over to the policy of sticking to the
party organization, and refusing to do any
thing until the initiative came from their
side They were rallied by two of the lead
ing advocates of armed Intervention and the