The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-24
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.



WASHINGTON. Feb. .15-SENATE-The senate
devoted four hours in executive session Mon
day to the consideration of the Hawaiian
treaty. The principal speech was made by
Senator Pettigrew, this being the third install
ment OF his remarks upon the subject Sena-
tor Morgan's resolution was passed calling on
the president for copies of the report Of the
consul general and of the consuls of the United
States in Cuba written and received since March
4, 1897, which relate to the state of war in that
| island and the condition of the people there's
also whether any agent Of q government in
| Cuba has been accredited to this government,
| or the president of this government with
authority to negotiate q treaty of reciprocity
| or any other commercial agreement with the
United States.
HOUSE. Considerable unnecessary excitement
was caused among the members of the house
Monday by the rumor broadly circulated be-
| fore the house convened that important action
| relative to Cuba was to be taken. 1t turned
| out to be simply resolution of inquiry unani-
| mously reported by the foreign affairs commit
| tee last week calling on the state department
| for information as to the condition
| of the concentrates in Cuba and the progress
| made in Spain's effort to induce the Cubans
| to accept autonomy. The resolution was adopt
| ed without division. Another resolution was
| adopted calling for the correspondence relat-
| ing to the exclusion of fruits. beef and
| horses from Germany. The remainder of the
| day was devoted to District of Columbia busi-
| ness.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-SENArE-A resolu-
| ton of inquiry offered Monday by Mr.. Harris
| CKan) precipitated spirited discussion of the
| Pacific railroad question in the senate Tues
day. The resolution called upon the attorney
| general for the reasons which induced him to
abandon his plan of rcdeeming the first mort
| cage bonds of the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific and having the road oper-
| ated by receiver. Mr.. Harris de-
| nounced the present plan to sell the road
| at the bid of the reorganization committee, as
| defrauding the government of something more
than s6,0O0,0O0. Mr.. Foraker O) explained
the view taken of the matter by the admlnis-
tration showing the president was convinced
the reorganization committee proposed to pay
for the road all that it was worth. The resolu-
tion was finally passed in amended form.
HoUsE-The house put in busy day. The
time was devoted to the consideration of bills
and joint resolutions presented under the
call Of committees and Is Of more less public
Importance were passed. An order was also
entered by unanimous consent for the consd-
| GRAFTON of the Loud bill relating to second
class mail matter. on March 1, and 3. and the
order for the consideration of the bankruptcy
| bill. which begins Wednesday, was modified SO
that the final vote shall be taken on Saturday
| instead OF Monday as arranged last week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-SENATE-A discus
sion upon coast defenses was the interesting
feature Of the senate Wednesday. Many sena-
tors took the ground that the appropriation
should be for the full amount estimated by the
war department, instead of some four millions
less Senators Perkins and Hale said that II
was the policy Of the appropriation committee
to make an annual expenditure of SO, 10000 q
| year for Notifications. Senators Stewart
Hawley. Chandler and Lodge spoke in favor OF
increases Senator Teller also advocated lib.
| eral expenditures, and during his remarks
made significant illusions to Cuba and Hawaii
HoUsE-The debate on the bankruptcy bill
: which is to continue until Saturday. when {
vote will be taken, opened in the house Wed
nesday but it attracted little attention. the in
tereSt of the members being entirely absorbed
by the disaster to the Maine. Just before the
: house adjourned Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of tht
naval committee, presented resolution
which was unanimously adopted, expressing
regret for the disaster. coincidence with thu
l families Of those who lost their lives and sym
pathy with the injured.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-SENATE-After
spirited debate occupying more than two hour
the senate Thursday by q vote of "a to
l agreed to the resolution of Mr.. Turpie Ind.
e declaring the senate's opposition to the contir
!. nation of the sale of the Kansas Pacific rail
| road. After the disposition of the resolution
the Corbett case discussed by Mr.. Pettu
!, (Ala.) and Mr.. Hoar CMass.), an agreemen
| having first been reached to take final vot
upon the case on Mondy February 2s. Th
| senate then at 4:lO pm. went into executiv
d session and five minutes afterward adjourned
: dragged along liStessly in the house Thursday
!, | interest in it being overShadowed, as on Wed
| neSday. by the Maine disaster The Speeche
. on the floor attracted almost no attention an
e were delivered in most instances to a handft
. | of members. AT sos the house recessed unit
?. | Friday morning.
D WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-SENATE-A debat
decided in its sensations, was Unexpected
precipitated in the sanate Friday over the con
;, sideration of the resolution of Mr.. Allen (Neb
directing the committee on naval affairs to in
u vestigate the disaster to the battleship Maine
q An arrangement has been made for the adoL
O ton of the resolution, with minor amend
p. ment without debate. Mr. Maso
! Qll) however, proposed subst
tute, providing for an investigatio
S to be conducted by joint committee OF tn
,. two branches of congress. The resolutio
went to the calendar. resolution, offered
Mr.. Hale, appropriating 100000 for raising tn
warship Maine and saving what property coul
Il be saved was passed without dissentin
voice. Adjourned until Monday
HoUsE-The house debated the bankruptc
u bill until Friday noon and then immediatel
s. after the reading of the journal Mr. Boutel
<. (rep Me), chairman of the naval committe
- asked unanimous consent for the considerable
of the resolution prepared by the navy depar
&c ment and passed by the senate, appropriatin
s. 100000 for the purpose Of raising the Main
etc. The resolution was adopted unanimously