The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25


by Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
in the senate yesterday. Senator Haw-
ley, of Connecticut, chairman of the
military affairs committee, called up
the bill providing for the enlistment
of two additional regiments OF artil-
lery for service in manning the heavy
coast defense batteries which congress
has provided during the past two
years. He pointed out that the
strength of the army was really de-
creasing in proportion to the inhabit-
ants of the country. In addition, he
said, congress had made large appro-
priations in recent years for great
guns for forts and coast defense sta.
TONS The war department estimates
that the 600 men which this bill calls
for will be necessary to properly man
these guns.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, said
he was opposed to any increase in the
infantry or cavalry arms of the serv-
ice, but in this case the country was
confronted by serious condition. He
regarded IL as necessary that the gums
provided by the government should be
properly cared for and manned For
that reason, he had consented, as n
member Of the committee, to have the
bill favorably reported. The bill was
then passed, SO to I. The negative
votes were cast by Senators Bate, of
Tennessee CLAW, of Georgia; Chiffon,
of Texas, and Vest, of Missouri Sen
ator Morgan, of Alabama, secured the
adoption of the followi ng resolution;
That the committee on naval affairs is in
structed to inquire and report whether man
of-war, equal NJ least, to. any wnrship in the
world. to be named the George Washington,
| can be built, armed and commissioned within a
period of ~ months by the use of the facilities
OF the ship yards, machine shops, mines and
| forests OF the United States wherever the same
are found: and that the committee have leave
to report at any time by bill or otherwise.
The resolution was adopted without
debate.
Cuba usurped the place of Hawaii in
the executive proceedings of the senate
| yesterday, and was under considera-
ton for an hour or more. The pro-
ceedings was based upon a document,
presented by Senator Morgan. of Ala
/ bama, as the result of an interview be-
tween himself and Mr.. Koop, of Bos-
ton. In presenting the document,
Senator Morgan said that Mr.. Koop
was a capitalist who had but recently
returned from Cuba after most eX-
haustive exploration Of the island.
| Senator Morgan laid considera bic
stress upon the Importance of the
document, which resulted from
stenographic report of the inter
view between Senator Morgan and
| Mr.. Koop. The document consisted of
| questions by Senator Morgan and re-
plies by Mr.. Koop. The latter said
that he had been in l3 provinces and
had spent more or less time in each of
them in the prosecution of his in
| quiries. In no place outside of lia-
vana, he said, was any effort made to
take care of the concentrates, and he
declared that the people were dying
in great numbers in all places in which
they had been collected together by
the Spanish authorities, both rs a re-
suit of the cruelty of the Spanish
troops and for the lack of food. lie
declared that there was no evidence in
the provinces of n more liberal treat
ment of these unfortunate people un-
der the administration of Gen. Blanco
than there had been under the Wey-
Ter regime, and said that the people in
| general were in just as deplorable a
condition as they had been before the
change. There was some comment
upon the document by Senators Nor
gan, Gallinger and Mason, but no OIL
cial action was taken.
THE HOUSE.
W ARLINGTON. Feb %. -Washington's
birthday was celebrated in the house,
after motion of Mr.. Bailey to ad iourn
had been voted down. with vast deal
of political speech-making, and it was
also signalized by the firing of the first
gun in opposition to Hawaiian annex
alton. Mr.. johnson, an Indiana re-
publican delivered "A speech that cleo
trified the house aud the galleries in
denunciation of what he termed an at
tempt to cut loose from the traditional
policy of the United States and enter
upon scheme of colonization
that had proved the ruin of en-
pires and of nations. lie declared
that, while he had denounced at the
time the statement that the Hawaiian
monarchy had been overthrow with
the aid of American citizens, he now
firmly believed it was true. The speech,
coming entirely unheralded, produced
Il deep impression.
The general debate on the sundry
civil bill was concluded yesterday, and
to-day the bill viii be taken up foi
amendment. Before the de bate began
Mr.. Cannon took the floor and made &
general explanation of the features OF
the bill While the bill was not ex
travagant Mr.. Cannon said, it was
liberal in its provisions for the public
service. lie pointed out in detail the
various increases and reductions in the