The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed of the Proceedings
of Senate and House from Day to
-Day-Important Bills.

A RESOLUTION was reported in the senate OF
the Both 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
If IL is not in session. On objection IL went
over. Senator Gallery La.) then concluded his
speech on the national quarantine measure, the
Alaskan bill was passed and the civil appropri-
alton bin reported. The Cuban resolutions
were held back 90. The house had n stormy time
when Mr.. Bailey CTex.j tried to get a Cuban
resolution considered as a matter of privilege,
but the democratic leader was finally defeated
by a vote of $50 yeas to I39 nays tabling his ap-
peal to the house. Messrs. Broderick Kan),
Wheeler Gala }, Adamson tGa), Mahany IN.
" and Todd CMich.) also introduced reSolu-
tiOns 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 CMe)
got u motion passed to r~ecoInnit TO the foreign
relations committee the resolution calling on
the president for the Cuban consular reports.
Senator Allen CNeb) 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 IL to arbitration. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was then considered,
80 pages being disposed of, after which Senator
Hawley Comm reported the resolution con-
corning the erection of temporary forti1ca-
lions as amended by the military affairs COM
mittee The house listened to n passionate
outburst of oratOry on the Cuban question The
three speeches which stirred the assemblage to
its depths were made bp Mr.. Grosvenor 90
VINO, II was assumed, spoke Tor the admtniStra-
ton, and who practically pledged it to the cause
OF free Cuba; Mr.. Bailey TEX the democratic
leader, WHO announced the democratic position
as for free Cuba. without war il it could be
avoided, but with war, if necessary, and Mr..
.InhnlnD find 4 who Gnnlra for and forad
like a Spartan the storm of Kisses which swept
down upon him from the galleries Mr.. Wheel
err Gala. introduced n bill appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of Cuban noncombatants.
A 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 at his suggestion it was referred
to the foreign affairs committee. Immediately
afterwards he introduced another resolution
like 1t, calling on the secretary of state for the
same information. Senator Bacon (Ga) Of
fered a 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 a 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-
ton bill after 4 turbulent session. the war
spirit Delng 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
MOI made a notable speech, declaring that, If
hoStilitieS were to come, 1t was our duty to
strike the first blow. The Chickering bill de-
claring 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 90 days shall be pensionable. The
house then adjourned TO the 4th.
FOUR Cuban speeches were made in the SEN
ate on the 4th by Senators Perkins CaL), Clay
CGa.), Mantle CMont) and Rawlins (Utah).
Senator Pettigrew Is. d. presented q tele-
gram, signed by more than a hundred Of his
constituents, which read: "AI parties here
want Spanish torpedo fotillo turned back or
destroyed Patience exhausted" Senator
Gear Ua) presented a resolution of the Iowa
legislature indOrsing the president in his Cuban
policy. The senate then resumed consideration
OF the sundry civil bill and finished 80 pages
before adiourning 800 In the house Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the committee on appropriations,
got the senate resolution to permit the United
States to erect Notifications in cases of emer-
gency upon any land upon obtaining the writ
ten consent of the owner passed under a sus-
pension OF the rules. Mr.. Bailey Tex), In the
discussion which ensued, was applauded by the
galleries when he stated that, while the demo-
Gratis were willing to wait any reasonable time
for the president to transmit a message that
would meet the approval of the American peo-
pie, they would not wait q minute for him to
negotiations with the butchers of
Spain. At1:l0 ?. III. the house Adjourned.