Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

March 19.-The House has passed the
postofice appropriation. The main points
of attack we're the appropriations Of $780,
| 100000 for railway transportation of mails,
Sl7l.000 for special facilities between New
York and New Orleans and S25, 900 for Spe-
cial facilities from Kansas City to Newton,
Kansas Mr.. Simpson of Kansas advocated
the appropriation of S25 900 for special
facilities from Kansas City to Newton,
Kan. He said that unless this appropria-
ton was made the mails from Western
Kansas. Northern Texas and Oklahoma
would be delayed twelve hours.
March 16 The postonice appropriation
bill was before the House, but the debate
took wide range. Mr. Cochran, Democrat,
of Missouri, brought the Cuban question
up He declared that those who stood close
to the stock tickers in London and
New York seemed to be more pow
erful than tn. united and solemn
voice of the American people which
for months had been crying out for
the recognition of the Cuban belligerents.
Stock jobbing on two continents had so far
proved to be the only actual Intervention In
Cuban affairs. In the course of the debate
that followed Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio took
occasion to deny emphatically the stories
atoat to the effect that the President
desired an early adjOur ument of Con-
gress In order that he might effect
settlement without Congressional in
reference. The subject of Hawaiian
annexation also came in for attention Mr..
Williams, Democrat of Mississippi: Mr..
Adams, Republican, of Pennsylvania and
Mr. Berry, Democrat, of Kentucky, and
all members of the foreign affairs commit
tee, made speeches on the subject, the
former in opposition and the two latter in
favor of the proposition
March 15,-The House agreed to consider
the bill for the relief of the lega heirs of
the victims and survivors of the Maine dis
aster as soon as the postohlce appropria-
ton bill which was taken up in the House
to-day, is out of the way. During the gen.
eral debate on the postoflce bill, members
eagerly took advantage of the latitude al
lowed in the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union to discuss various
political questions and the debate accord
ingly covered a wide range. Messrs. Grlggs,
Democrat, of Georgia, and Walker, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, discussed the con-
dition of the cotton industry, and Mr.. Taw-
ney, Republic an, of Minnesota, a member of
the ways and means committee, replied to
the speech of Mr. Johnson, Republican, of
Indiana, made some time ago against the
ACCESSIBILITY of anneXing the Hawaiian
islands
After the passage of numerous bills from
the general calendar, the Senate began the
consideration of the measure providing for
a national system of quarantine. Little
beyond the reading OF the bill was accom-
plishei. Among the bills passed was one
for the relief of the Catholic church at
Macon City, Mo, which was occupied by the
Federal troops during the civil war.
March 14-During Its session of three
hOuTS the Senate ed cnnCidara hln
number of bills from the general calendar,
among the number being one authorizing
the construction Of eight new revenue cut
tiers not exceeding in aggregate COST the
sum of 81, 225 O0O
The proceedings in the House were utter
ly devoid of public interest The time vas
devoted to District Of Columbia business.