The Monticellonian., 1898-04-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
A Condensed Report Of the Doinss of Oar Senators and Representatives In
 Washington.

FOUR Cuban speeches were made in the sen. ate as the tth by Senators Perkins GCaLl. Clay 0ia.1. Mantle Mont and Rawiins (Utahl. Senator Fettigrew tS. D. presented teie- gram signed by more than a hundred Of his constituents. which read: All parties here want spanish torpedo notjllo turned back or destroyed Patience eXHausted n Senator Gear ual presented a resolution Of the Iowu legislature ind0rsiug the pre9deutiH his Cuban policy. The senate then resumed consideration of the sundry civil bll and finished s3 pages | before adJourning .a In the house Mir Cannon, chairman of the comm fee on appropriations got the senate resolution 10 permit the United States ta erect fartiHcations in eases Of cmer- gency upon any land upon obtaining the writ ten consent of the owner passed under sus- pension of the rules Mir Bailey tTey.t in he discussion which ensued was appauded bg the galleries whom he stated that, while the demo- crats were willing to wait any reasonable time for the president to transmit q message that would meet he approval of the American pe0- pie, they would not wait a minute for him ta continue negotiations with the butchers of Spain A BIO D m the house adi3uned.
 IN the senate on the 9th Senator Turner l Nash1 spoke in advocacy of his resolution 1 declaring war against Spain. \ brief but i pointed statement of his position on the Cuban 1 question was then made by Senator Harris l fkan) He maintained that the United states | Was fully justified in enforcing her demands ky ! armed intervention in Guba. Senator Kennedy | tDel followed with strong appeal for the iu- l dependence of the Cubnns Senator handler tN l II then submitted some remarks and said that the United States ought to immediately de
 clare against Spain and maintain that war | until Cuba k made free. Senator 9urpIe (InH9 1 followed Senator Chandler and declared t was | the duty of the American cong gross to iutgry ne 1 for Che Cuban republic The senate then r-
 sumed the consideration of the sundrE civil aR- | propriafiuu Dill. Afterwards q joint re~aIatIaH
 
 l Washington of monument to Albert Pike. Ta be presented bF the scottish Rite Masaus Tho senate thea went into executive session and
 soon aft.rWar8 aajournea There were no outbreaks ia the houae on the Cuban question
 the Rhaie day eejH. >Pentoa the private cdz-
 eudar Au evening session MS hela, which
 Wa devoted to private pension bttlN
 IHrRE was intense expectancy in the senate
 on the 9th over the presidents mes 5age, Soon after assembling at fht request of Senator l Allison tIa0 tha >uudry civil bll was consi5-
 erea Al I=3] Senator Davis Ninr !. chairman
 Of fhe committee on foreign relations, got n l motion for an executive session carried. Iu l which he announced That the presidents mes
 sasa would n0t be sent in that day Eight min ptgs atter the senate resumed its open session. | and 1he suHary eiHH bill Eas practically com peted when laid aside ..z. The house debated l The army reorRaui zattou bill but it attf8cted little OF no attention, being completely over
 sha8owed by the more absorbing subject of tbc spanish American difficulty and there wa
 great disappointment felt Ut the presidents
 message being held back. Mf. Pearson ~ @ introduced joint resolution for recognizing Gutan independence.
 TIE senate on the 7th took up the sundrv
 eiviI appropriation hia, thu question pending being the amendment of Senator PettuS tN5a5
 prov for -uah improvement of the harbor at Mobile, Ala, as would euaule warshipS to eb-
 ttiu caal and other supplies there senator
 hIaeaaa An maae a bHfer speech. chareint
 line appropriations committee with d5Scrin ma den The am ndmeHt was lost At two o,e5H elk 1 the biii was land asl lde and the remainder oG the afternoon Was devoted ta eHlog5aS ef tHa I=fe | senator James Z George tN#ss1z AftafB393s
 fHe seuate adIourHed uutt the Huh BurHe
 tue debate In the house on tAe army
 reorganization bill Mr Lantz tOl charged
 that the administration policy of aelag tas
 iu fhe interest of stocs Joboers Mr Grosycuor to3dened the charge and defended the ad-
 miulotratinn Mir. SuTzer then made visur-
 o8- pr9-t unaa speech in support of the hil
 and Mir Lewis aWash) assaile1 the measure
 and charged that it Was part Of programme
 10 increase the reeusar army in time of peace l A motion Was finally carried tp strike out all
 bat tha iiHst two sections of the hill and it was
 afterwards recommitted MT Robbins PaI
 Introduced a resolution to recoeniz Cuban tn-
 dependence The house then adjourned uuuI
 the llth.