The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
HOUSE GIVES CUBA A REST
AS Result Con siderabie Business is
DisDOsed Of

Washington, Feb 15.-The house put in
a busy day The time was devoted to the
consideration of bills and joint resolutions
presented under the call Of committees
and sixteen of more or less public import
ance were passed. An order was also
entered by unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of the Loud bill, relating to
second-clas mail matter, on March 1, 2
and 3, and the order for the consideration
of the bankruptcy bill, which begins to-
morrow, was modified so that the final
vote shall be taken on Saturday instead
of Monday, as arranged last week.
Washington, Feb .15.-In the house to-
day Mr.. Cooney Dem. Mo-, rising to a
question of privilege, called attention to
the fact that a resolution Of inquiry in
troduced December II calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for the state
ment and accounting of the receiver Of
the First National bank of Sedalia, Mis-
souri,, which was referred TO the bank
ing and currency committee, had not been
reported back. Under the rules a resoIu-
ton of inquiry not reported upon within
seven days is privileged. After an expla-
nation Mr.. Johnson (Rep., Ind on behalf
of the subcommittee of the banking and
currency committee. who said action upon
the resolution had been delayed by pecul-
lar circumstances and that he thought
the subcommittee would report upon the
resolution tomorrow. Mr.. Cooney with
drew a motion he had entered to dis
charge the committee.
Mr. Payne (Rep., y. W chairman Of the
committee on merchant marine. called up
the senate bill to amend the navigation
laws Of the United States. Mr.. Payne
explained that the bill had been prepared
b. the treasury department and was de-
signed to protect our seacoast trade along
the Pacific coast with Alaska.
Mr. Terry Dem. Ark said the bill had
a much broader scope than appeared AZ
first blush. It related to the entire coast
wise trade Of the United States. he be-
Heved that this trade belonged TO the
United States. Our shipping laws were
all antiouated but there should be a gen
eral revision, not special laws Special
laws. in his opinion. simply fostered the
shipping trust. As long as American own
ers were unable 10 place the American
fag over a foreign built vessel he was
opposed to such bills as the pending Mas
ure.
Mr. Dingley said the pending bill was
designed to carry out the traditional pol
lev of the government Of restricting our
coastswiste sarrying trade 10 American
vessels.
The bill was passed without division.
The committees were then called
Mr.. Updegran (Rep-, Ioval, from the
committee on judiciary. sailed Up bin
TO amend the act Of ISS7 relating 10 the
fees Of United States officers 80 as TO
correct some existing abuses and il was
passed
Mr.. Cox Dem, Texas, from the COM
rnittee on banking and currency, called
I'D bill ito better control and 70 promote
the safety Of national banks" The bill
provided that no national bank shall
make a loan 70 the president or any
other officer or employee OF the hank Until
such officer Or employe has submitted the
proposition for the loan in writing TO the
directors and IL has been approved by a
majority OF them and in no case SHALL
the loan exceed the amount permitted by
law. The report CT the controller. Mr..
Cox said. showed that g per cent Of the