Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

'Aouse. Dut by systematic hlibuSterinE the
private calendar containing the bills re-
:'orted by the Committee on Claims was
rot reached, the whole day md evening
icing consumed in passing thirty-sevcn
private pension bills favorably acted upon
10y the House Mt the session last Friday
night. During the consideration of one
IT the bills an interesting discussion Of
:hc sale of the Kansas Pacific Road was
2rccipitatcd by MIR. Fleming (Dem., of
>'"orgia). who. with his Democratic COL
casrcs. desired legislation to require the
resident to bid the full amount of the
debt. principal and interest. Mr.. Powers,
chairman of the Pacific Railroad Com
mlttee, commended that the real purpose Of
the opposition was to compel the Govern
mcnt to take the road and operate it. He
SAID he thought the administration, which
had secured every dollar owing from the
Cnioa Pacific. could he safely trusted to
protect the Governments interest mt the
sale of the Kansas Pacific. In the Sem
rtr no business of Importance was trans
acted in the brief opcn session. After
the executive session of three hours the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
The House during its entire session of
Saturday had under consideration the
hlll making appropriations for fortifica-
items and coast dcfcnses. Little interest
seemed to he manifested in the proceed
ngs. less than onc-half of the members
being present during the session. The bill
was passed. 1t carries S4.144.912, against
s9,517.141 last e The Senate was not
IN session.
On Monday the House passed the mill
tary academy hill With only one important
amendment. The debate on the measure
was dcsultory M touched Il variety of
political topics. The hill carries S453,54O.
heing S26.032 less than the amount car
ried by the current law. The hill to limit
che period for the rcfunding OF the GER
titicates of deposit OF 1879 to Dec, 81.
lS99, was passed. In the Senate MIR,
chandler presented II memorial prepared
II 1874 by the late Admiral Wordcn. who.
as n lieutenant in the navy, commanded
the Monitor in the historic fight in Hamp-
ton Roads between that vessel and the
.ronclad Mcrrimac. Mr.. Chandler said
uiat Admiral Wordcn conceived the idea
hat it would be proper for the Govern
ncnt of the United States to pay to the
>~!ficers and crew of the Monitor the sum
,f $500 each. in the nature of prize money,
hut after having prepared the memorial
concluded not to present it to Congress
Test his motives might he misconstrucd.
Ihe Hawaiian question consumed most
If the day.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.. Allen
offered ais an amendment to the diplomatic
md consular appropriation hill a resolu-
lion recognizing the belligcrency of the
Suban insurgents. MIR. Cannon offered a
resolution urging the President to notify
.;pain that if it did not recognize the in
dependence of the Cuban republic before
March 4 the United States would recor-
llzc the %bclligercncy of the Cubans and
within ninety days thereafter would as
sert the independence of the Cuban rcpub-
ic. Mr.. Mason followed with a r%csolu-
tion requesting the President to notify
Spain that the Cuban war must cease Mt
)nce and to declare the intention of til.
United States to restore and maintain
peace OH the island. The House enter.
I'd urom consideration of the .Aldricb-
Plowman contested election case from the
courth Alabama district. The majority
of the committee reported in favor of
seating the Republican candidate ON the
ground of conspiracy, an allegation vigor-
'usly denied by Democrats. Mr.. Plow-
mans plurality on the face of the returns
was 1867. The majority revised the fig
arcs so as to give Mr.. .Aldrich a plurality
Of 3D.. Messrs. Taylor of Ohio and Mann
of Illinois spoke for the majority, and
Messrs. Fox of Mississippi and Settle of
kentucky for the minority.
In the House on Wednesday the AL
arich-Flowman contested election case
from he Fourth Alabama District was
settled by the passage of 81 resolution de-
claring Mr.. Aldrich lltep.). the contest
mt. entitled to the seat. The vote was
on party lines. Cuban debate consumed
the whole day in the Senate. Speeches
were made by Mcssrs. Cannon, Mason
cl.d Hale.
The louise WAS in Il very bad temper
thursday. and the whole session was con
sniiied Ill fillbuStering against two bills
III MINOR lmportance-one to issue Il dupli-
cate check, and the other to make Rock
land. Me-, a SUPPORT of entry. Neither
got further than the engrossmcnt and
third reading. Finally. when it became
evident that no progress could he mads
with the bills prcscutcd, an adjournment
WAS taken until Monday. During almost
the entire session of the Senate the lnlian
appropriation bill WAS under discussion.
The reading of the bill was completed, and
all of the committee amendments were
adopted. Subsequently several amend
mcnts of n minor character were attached
to the measure. Mr.. Allen of Nebraska
cnllvcncd the proceedings 81 few minutes
before adjournment by making am attack
upon Speaker Reed for preventing the on
actmcnt. as the Nebraska Senator declar-
ell, of meritorious legislation, sent to the
House of Representatives by the Senate,
He denounced the Speakers action in this
regard as a disgrace" to Congress and
to the American people.
Sparks from the Wfres.
Bolivia fears u wal with Peru and Ar
%rantinn