The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-11
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
Three Propositions in the Senate
Concerning the Insurgents
SEMINOLE AGREEMENT RATIFIED.
Senator PettiRrew Speaks in Opposition to
the Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Alabama Contested Election
Case in the House.

tions, differing materially as to meth
DDS, were presented to the senate yes
terday, for the relief of the Cuban in
surgents. Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, Of
fered as an amendment to the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
a resolution recognizing the belliger-
ency of the insurgents. Mr. Cannon,
of Utah, offered resolution urging
the president to notify the kingdom of
Spain that, If it did not recognize the
independence of the Cuban republic
before March 4, 1898, the United States
would recognize the belligerency of
the Cubans and within 30 days there
after would assert the independence
of the Cuban republic Mr.. Mason, of
Illinois, followed with a resolution re-
questing the president to notify Spain
that the Cuban war must cease at once
and declare the intention of the United
States to restore and maintain peace
on the island of Cuba. Both Mr.. Can
non and Mr.. Mason gave notice of their
intention to speak upon their resolu-
ton to-day.
Mr.. Allen said, in presenting his
amendment, that since the opening of
hostilitles in Cuba more than 800, 600
pacificos had died of starvation or of
disease directly traceable to insufficient
food or lack of proper sanitary condi-
tions. He said that he had been in
formed that it was the custom of the
Spanish government to herd hundreds
of families together in inadequate
quarters. starving them until they
haxyn haan than 1a1i t,,utaA hxr
disease. He expressed the hope that
the committee on foreign relations
would act promptly upon the amend
ment, so that the senate could have an
opportunity to vote on it,
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, secured the
adoption of n resolution directing the
postmaster general to send TO the SEN
ate the cost of carrying various classes
of mail matter. Bills were passed to
ratify the agreement between the
Dawes commission and the Seminole
nation of Indians and to amend an act
declaring n certain bridge across the
Tallahatchie river in Mississippi a
lawful structure.
In accordance with notice previously
given, Mr.. Chandler called up the res
OluLlOn III reBuru 10 Ine NOrDebJ case
and made speech in favor of seating
the claimant as senator from Oregon.
At sos p. M, the senate went into eX-
ecutive session on the Hawaiian
treaty, the 'Corbett case going over.
Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, was
the only speaker on the treaty yester-
day and he opposed it.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-The house yes
terday entered upon the consideration
of the Aldrich-Plowman contested cleo
tion case from the Fourth Alabama
district. The majority of the commit
tee reported in favor of seating the re-
publican candidate on the ground of
conspiracy, an allegation vigorously
denied by the democratic majority,
Mr.. Plowman's plurality, on the face
of the returns, was 1907. The major
ity revised the figures so as to give AL
drich plurality of 342. Two speeches
were made on each side by Messrs.
Taylor, of Ohio, and Mann, of Illinois,
and by Messrs. Fox, of Mississippi, and
Settle, of Kentucky, for the minority.
1t is expected that a vote will be
reached to-day.
The senate amendments to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill were dis
agreed to and the bill was sent to con-
ference.
! a RANLEI nd TAN