Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report OF the Dolngs Of Que
Senators and Representatives In
Washington.


A resolution was agreed to for printing 1000
additional copies OF the message, Senator
Mason CIL) gave notice that he would make a
short address the next day on the message
The announcement was then made by Senator
Hoar (Mass) OF the death OF Congressman
Simpkins (Mass) and the usual resolutions
were adopted and an adjournment taken....
After the message was read in the house
Speaker Reed Immediately declared It's refer
ence to the committee on foreign relations UNI
der the rules. Mr. Walker (Mass) then nm
nounced the death Of his colleague and, after
the usual formalities in such cases, the house
adjourned as further mark OF respect to the
deceased
INTEREST in the Cuban situation reached o
climax In the senate on the Goth, Within nve
minutes after 1t convened Senator Allen (Neb)
introduced resolution for recognizing the in
dependence Of the Cuban republic This was
followed by another by Senator Rawlins ,Utah)
declaring war against Spain, Senator Foraker
(O) then introduced one for intervention In the
Cuban war and for the independence OF the
Cubans. Following this came resolution by
Senator Frye (Me,) demanding that Cuba BIO
made free, All the resolutions were referred
TO the committee on foreign relations Senator
Mason (IlL) made speech on the presi-
dents message transmitting the findings OF
the Maine court OF inquiry. The senator
declared he was for war and denounced the
peace at any price" plea. After his speech "A
private pension bills were passed and eulogies
on the late Senator Earle Is. c. were pro-
nOunced. ,.. The house passed bill to pension
the widow Of Gen. John L. Stevenson and con-
sidered several other private bills, Mr. Bell
Coll introduced q resolution for recognizing
the Cuban republic, followed by two others to
the same effect by Messrs Ridgley tKanl and
Hartman (Mont). Mr. Marsh QlL) introduced
resolution declaring war against Spain and
empowering the president Of the United States
to use the whole land and naval forces to carry
the same into effect Mr., Lewis (Wash.) in
troduced q resolution asking the president for
information as to what has been communicated
to Spain on the courts report on the Maine
wreck Mr. Chickerng IN, W introduced q
bill providing that soldiers drawing pensions
who may enlist in the army or navy shall con-
tinue to draw pensions during the term Of en-
listment AT the night session 81 bills were
passed
A RESOLUTION was reported in the senate on
the 3Oth from the military affairs committee
empowering the secretary OF war to construct
forts in any state If the emergency arises with
out stopping for the consent Of any legislature
II It Is not in session On objection 1t went
over, Senator Gallery C4a) then concluded his
speech on the national quarantine measure, the
AlHSkdu Dlll WIS puSSeu uuu bne ClVll dpprOpTl-
alton bill reported. The Cuban resolutions
were held back .,.. The house had stormy time
when Mr.. Bailey (Tex.) tried to get Cuban
resolution considered as q matter Of privilege,
but the democratic leader was finally defeated
by vote OF 1870 yeas to 1879 nays tabling his APP
peal to the house Messrs BrOderick (Kan.),
Wheeler (Ala). Adamson (Ga), Mahany IN.
W and Todd (Mich.) also introduced resolu-
lions concerning the Cuban situation, The
house then went into committee Of the whole
on the naval appropriation bill
IN the senate on the 3lst Senator Frye (Me.)
got motion passed to recommit to the foreign
relations committee the resolution calling on
the president for the Cuban consular reports
Senator Allen (Neb) spoke on the resolution
and said that he was in favor Of a republic in
Cuba and would erect one in the island even If
all the land and naval forces Of the United
States had to be used in its construction, He
also said that he would make Spain pay for the
murder Of American seamen on the Maine and
would not submit it TO arbitration. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was then considered,
80 pages being disposed Of, after which Senator
Hawey Comm reported the resolution con-
corning the erection of temporary fortihca-
lions as amended by the military affairs COM
mittee 80. The house listened to passionate
outBurst Of oratory on the Cuban question The
three speeches which stirred the usSemblage to
its depths were made bp Mr. Grosvenor (O)
who IL was assumed, spoke for the adminstra-
ton and who practically pledged 1t to the cause
of free Cuba; Mr., Bailey CHeX) the democratic
leader, who announced the democratic position
as for free Cuba without war If it could be
avoided, but with war, if necessary, and Mr.
Johnson Qnd) who spoke for peace and faced
like Spartan the storm of Kisses which swept
down upon him from the galleries Mr.. Wheel
err Gala. introduced bill appropriating $780,
900 for the relief OF Cuban noncombatants
SENATOR CHANDLER IN H. on the LIST called
up the resolution he had introduced in the
senate on the previous day requesting the
president to send in the Cuban consular cOrre-
spondenCe and ut his suggestion 1t was referred
to the foreign affairs committee. Immediately
afterwards he introduced another resolution
like It, calling on the secretary Of state for the
same information. Senator Bacon (Ga) Of
fered q resolution which was adopted asking
the secretary of war what provisions had been
made to protect the seacOast cities OF Georgia.
Senator Quay pa offered a resolution in
structing the committee on foreign relations to
report q bill for the recognition of the republic
Of Cuba. An executive session was afterwards
held about purchasing the Danish West India
islands and the senate then adjourned until the
4th.. The house passed the naval appropria-
tion bill after n turbulent session, the war
spirit being manifested In all the speeches
made and overriding the naval committee itself
by increasing the number Of torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers to "a, the bill as re-
ported providing for but IL, Mr.. DeArmond
(Mo.) made notable speech, declaring that, il
hOstillties were to come 1t was our duty to
strike the first blow. The Chickering bill de-
caring that enlistment in either army or navy
will not deprive veterans of pensions for pre-
vious service was favorably reported with an
amendment that ex-confederates who enlist
and serve for 80 days shall be penslonable. The
house then adjourned to the 4th
Would Raze the City OF Havana.
New YORK, April 1T was said at
the Cuban junta that the insurgents
were prepared to give material aid to
the United States should war with
Spain be declared. "If the United
States sent us arms and ammunition"
an attache said, 1--WE could raise an
army of 60, 900 men, march on Havana
and raze the city or storm the occu-
pants into Submission.
Arrested for Big Forgery.
KANSAS City, Mo-, April 2. -Charles
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