The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-07
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


findings of the Maine court of inquiry was re-
ceived. The galleries were packed to the |
doors and the attendance of senators was quite |
as large as IL has been at any time during the |
present session. Eager to ascertain the fulfill |
tngs Of the court, scores of members |
of the house, after the adjournment of that |
body, had hurried TO the senate chamber and |
the floor was crowded with them. When |
the reading of the presidents message was |
begun, hush marked fell the |
chamber that might have heard |
pin fall. Throughout the reading of |
both the message and the findings of the |
court there not the slightest demonstra- |
tion. Following closely upon the message and |
findings came the speech of Mr.. Money (Miss.) |
upon his recent observations in Cuba and the |
deduction from them which he had made. He
spoke extemporaneously, and his vigorous and
at time impassioned eloquence carried his
auditors in full sympathy with him. Upon the
announcement of Representative Simpkins'
death the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The reading of the presidents mes
sage in the house Monday listened to with
breathless interest by the members and the
spectators in the galleries who were crowded
in like sardines in box. Just one wave of
applause swept from floor to ceiling and then
the death of Representative Simpkins (Mass.)
was announced and the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, March 3o-SENATE-Cuban
resolutions were offered in the senate immedi-
ately after convening Tuesday by Senators
referred to committee on foreign relations.
Seventy-four private pensions were passed be-
fore adjournment from 4:30 till p. m. The
evening session was devoted to consideration
of private appropriation bills.
HOUSE-The house Tuesday quietly proceed
ed with the order of the day. The whole time
was devoted to the consideration of the bill to
pay 81 900 claims for stores and supplies
furnished to the union by loyal citizens of the
south during the war. There was bitter con-
taSf IN lni nf prn1h hvf fhn
heirs of the widow of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The
claim was finally stricken out and the bill was
passed. The evening session was devoted to
pension legislation
WASHINGTON March 31.-SENATE-Permis
sion was granted by the senate Wednesday for
the foreign relations committee to sit during
| the sessions of the senate. Following this
action, the resolution providing for the recog-
milton of the independence of Cuba introduced
| Tuesday by Mr. Allen (Neb) was at the request
of Mr.. Frye (Me.) referred to the foreign re-
latons committee without debate. Beyond
these two points, no reference was made by
the senate to the Cuban question. Mr.. Caffery
| QLa.) concluded his speech on the ma tional
quarantine bill, after which the measure
| making further provision for civil govern
| ment for Alaska was passed.
| HoUSE-A wild and uproarious scene occur
| red in The house of representatives Wednesday
| when Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader at
tempted to force the hand of the republicans
upon proposition to over-rule the speaker
and pass solution recognizing the independ-
| enCe of the Cuban republic. He was cheered
| on by the crowded galleries but the members
| of the majority refused to support him. When
| the vote was taken only two republicans,
| Messrs. Acheson and Robbins G'a) broke from
| the party lines. About dozen more sat si-
| lent in their seats and refused to vote.
| The scene throughout most dra-
matte and the members and spectators
| in the galleries were wrought up to
| high pitch OF excitement. Several times later
in the day during the consideration Of the naval
| bill whenever the Cuban question was
| broached the members swarmed about the
speaker and the galleries cheered. This was
especially the case when Mr.. Cummings (N.Y)
spoke. Mr.. Boutelle, who objected to a request
for extension of his time was hissed.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-SENATE.-An appar-
emily simple request made of the senate Thurs
day by Mr.. Frye CMe) on behalf of the foreign
relations committee unexpectedly preciptated
| a discussion on the Cuban question. 1t finally
| led to passage Mt arms between Mr. Chandler
IN. H. and Mr., Frye in which the former made
| some sarcastic references to the conduct of the
foreign relations committee and to the attitude
| of the president Upon the conclusion of the
Cuban discussion the sundry civil appropria-
| tion was taken up and 35 pages Of it were dis
| posed OF before adjournment.
d HOUSE-For three hours Thursday the pack.
ed galleries and excited members of the house
listened to passionate outburst of oratory on
| the Cuban question during which the intensity
| of feeling was alternately manifested by cheers
| jeers and Kisses. Time and again the excited
throngs In the galleries were admonished to be
| silent and once at least it seemed as
if motion would be made to clear
| them The three speeches which stir.
red the assemblage to its depths were
made by Mr.. Grosvenor (rep o.. who it was
| assumed spoke for the administration, and
who practically pledged it. to the cause Of free
| Cuba; Mr.. Bailey (dem., Tex), who announced
| the democratic position as for free Cuba with
out war, II 1t could be avoided, but with war i
| necessary, and Mr.. johnson, OF Indiana, wht
spoke for peace. declaring that it was our dut.
| to go to the extreme in magnaminity to avoit
| the horrors OF war.
| WASHINGTON, April 2.--SENATE-In tn,
| open session Friday Mr.. Chandler IN. H.
called up the resolution he introduced Thurs
| day. requesting the president to send thu
Cuban consular correspondence to the senate
and at his suggestion 1t was referred to th
, committee on foreign relations. Immediate
ly afterward, however. he introduced an
other resolution, which went over calling upol
the secretary of state for the same informa
ton, Bills passed: To authorize the secretar,
| Of the interior to issue a permit to the Amerl
can Invalid society, of Boston. to occupy 10
, | acres of land on the abandoned Fort Stanton
military reservation in New Mexico for
national sanitarium for the treatment @
pulmonary diseases; to extend the righ
settlers on lands in Oklahoma, opened to set
| tlement under the provisions of laws; and t
| extend 10000 to the University of kansa
as relief. At 2:3s o'clock secret session
. ordered. AT 4:l0 the senate went fror
| secret legislative session into executive an
soon afterward adjourned until Monday
HoUsE-After an exceedingly turbulent ses
I | sion of six hours the house Friday passed tn
naval appropriation bill and then adjourne
until Monday. The war spirit was manifesto
I | in all the speeches and overrode the naval CON
!, mittee itself by increasing the number Of tol
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyer
to "a the bill as reported providing fc
. but I2. The amendment of Mr.. Cannon
chairman of the appropriations committee I
] reduce the number of battle ships to one wa
Y buried under an overwhelming majority. Th
provision relating to armor plate which
ordinary times would have preciptated de
bate of several days was dispose
a | of in ten minutes, proposition to de
crease the price agreed to in tn