Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-27
WORK OF congress
Sensational Resolution Intro
duced in the House.
SENATE'S PROCEEDINGS.
fehsi"n Calendar Cleared Vote on tha5s
eor"ett Case to He Taken Monday
AT +. NJ. Monument to
General LasayeI,e.
Ry TeIsxranhl

WASHINGTON. h.an IN nv,
~ ~. colaptete the conslueIatlon of
me suhdry civil pulI to-uay, put I, yha.reG
90 co SahLoh heVd the floor with it u.ItiiS
- -, REFUSING TO y4elo to Nrs.s
"oteEe. ud Maine, the ona !rnAn of rtas
naval committee, who WAS arxor.N-,8
ie consideration Tor the 10. Ii 1eiaYrf,s.is
LIS eoh4Allttee for the relief OF tilaS
tc'iihs ana Survivors OF the Name DIS
49,. hnout twenty pagzs of toe sun NJ
tay.s VIZ oifl We've disposed of. Many ef-sa
io'ts were made by different memhana@
|" inject river and harbs,r lt..rns INTO .,,-. (
n' three or them being succe.ssIrl52 5
o'lents appropraLing $500 600 for
Cleveland harbor; $500, 900 TOR Witrn,ne-
.on, Der. and increasing the apprS-s
10 s2oO.O0O were adopted. 1900
AS contracts for these works ,yarx ,,sif8
thori|ro iney were IN order under the
rules. i - e1ss.S
MT. Lewis. 1f Washington. created
S Soi,s ot a sensation by Offering the
'oiio"!hS resolution as an amendmenf.5s4$S
Resolvsd, That Congress disannr,,Ws.8
u Minister Woodford rendering q 9ssn..S3
quet 70 the Spanish Cabinet In behalf i
"a eiie Chlteu States, and expressing the
sense that the relations between Spain
a'iu me United states should, until the
,'"Aily as to the cause OF the Maine
disa ster he determined, remain onEv ;nss
tne formal and official way deananIe5y s
ny the nee.S OF the respective nations -
VI. Lewis was proceeding to remark
upon the Nghoulish spectacle" of Mr.;
Wooo1ord oanquetting the Spanish Cab
met While the countryswas mourning tina
loss of $50 brave sailors who were. thass
victims Of Spa nish hate when Mr.. Cam
non lnterposed a point cf order aeafnsf#
the amendment, and was promptly s,ss.R
tanned by the chair. sEEFsSgss
Mr. Lewis attempted to debate tsre
Ssrrir,, ~,
was certainly pertinent to the ne rass
graph Under onsaderatipsl, which hap-
pened to relate to national cemeteries. 565
Il SIN opposed, he said, TO our peorla
carrying their death while our officias reps
resentative aboard is fasting their maIr..a
derers." -
At this point Mr.. Lewis was cut OFF.
and the incident closed s1-5G7'ss
MT McCleary (RepubMcan(, of thFtns
nesota, was recognized by the Speaker
on question OF personal privilege. He
said that a purported interview VITA
to the tsn 81 ksssRAslsd this morning relative
to himself. he said that tte-!TttsssTfTS s ~
was entirely unWarranted and ginauthor
ICED. 1t did not in any correct ma nner
represent his views on the question. 81
The House. at $500 P. NJ, adjournea
until Monday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-During the
greater part OF the Senate's session to-
day the right of Henry w. Corbett I'd L
seat from the State OF Oregon was under
discussion. Mr.. Thurston, of Nebrask
IN an extended speech, opposed the ad-s
mission Of Mr. Corbett. while Messrs.
Foraker, Kyle and Mantle supported
Mr. Corbetts claim. The vote on me
case, 1t has been agreed. will be taken
next Monday at 3 P. M The pension
calendar was cleared by the passage OF
several private pension measures IA