The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

April 90. The House rushed through
| without debate the conference report on
the bill authorizing the President to call
out the volunteers aud agreeing by unanl-
nous consent, to meet at 10 o'clock to-mor-
| row to take up the conside ration OF the
army reorganization bill The Pat
terson-C irmack contested election case
was disposed of, the sitti1g MEMBER, Mr..
| Carmack, being given tn. seat by vote Of
80 Is. several Republicans voted with
| the Democrats and many declined to vote.
The Democrats were very bitter in their de-
nunciations of Mr.. Patterson, who belonged
to the gold wing of the party
During the brief open session of the Sem
J ate the for announcement of the death
| of Senator Walthall of Mississippi was
made. A secret session of two hours was
| held. during which the conference report
on the volunteer bill was agreed to, but no
business was done in open session.
April 21. - Three important measures
were passed by the Senate, all of which
relate largely to the national defense. The
sundry civil bill. which has been pending
for two weeks and which carries large
am Dunt of money intended to be used
in the strengthening of the country's
coast defenses, was finally passed.
The naval appropriation bill was i'm
mediately take up and practically COM
| pletcd, alth ugh pending the discussion
of an amendment. concerning the prise of
| armor plate. the bill was displaced in order
that The measure temporarily increasing
the military establishment of the United
States in time of war might be- considered.
! After long discussion the bill. as amended
by the ommittee. was passed. A Joint res
olution was adopted giving the President
| power to prevent the expectation of coal or
| other war material Mr. Morrill, of Yer
mont secured the passage of bill to re-
store to citizenship of the United States
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris daughter of the
late President Grant.
In the House Consideration of the con
tested election case of Patterson vs. Car
mack from the Tenth Tennes see distri CT,
was interrupted to allow the passage with
out division of the joint resolution to au
thorize the President in his discretion to
prohibit the expectation of coal and other
war material. The measure is considered
of vital Importance to prevent the ship
ment of coal to Cuban, Porto Rican and
other ports where it could be used
by Spain. The Speaker signed it just
before the House adjourned Two
resolutions of inquiry reported by the
foreign affairs committee were adopted.
Ole called upon the President If not
incompatible with the pubic interest, to
transmit all correspondence between Con-
sui General Lee and the state department
between May 1, 1895, to the present time.
The second requested him to inform the
House what steps. if any, had been taken tc
protect the lives and property of the 800
Americans left by Consul Brlce at Matan-
zas. The bill to restore Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris to American citizenship was
passed. The contested lection case went
over unfinished.
April 90. The House pissed as an emerg-
ency war me assure the bill empowering the
President to call out tn, volunteer forces
and p oviding for thetc organization. Both
the President and Secretary Alger urged
the imr erative necessity of the passing OF
the b II, and Chairman Hull of the military
committee drove 1t through under whip and
spur. The bill was dral at the war de-
partment The bill is permanent II
its character. The principal change made
in the bill as introduced was the appoint
ment of all regimental officers, which is tc
be made by the governors OF the state, in
stead of BIZ the President, as was proposed
originally by the war department Thi;
action conforms to the cactice of the
civil war. The bill was passed without 6i
| vision.
During the five hours of discussion in the
| Senate, of its recent action on the Cubar
resolutions, in the course of which sevear
extended speeches were made by senators
who voted against the conference repor
upon the resolutions, only one point was de-
veloped That was made by Mr.. Foraker
in the course of a brief statement concern
ing the recognition of the Cuban republic:
independence. He said: II think quickly
speedily, possibly now, on the very
day the ultimatum has been sent tC
Spain, pursuant to the resolutions tha
passed here, and this movement ha:
practically recognized the republic o.
Cuba, and think pc, sibly it is true we will
all know by to morrow that that govern
ment Is to- dag being ofhcially dealt with by
the represe1 tatives or this government, a!
1t should be-" This utterance coming from
a member of the foreign relations commit
tee created a profound sensation among
Senator's Being pressed for the source o
his inf ormation, Mr. Foraker replied tina
1t was positive, but not official "