The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-29
WAR BILL IS PASSED
Congress Announces That War Ex-
lists Between America and Spain.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Measure Passed by the Senate-The
House Disagreed to the senate
Amendment to- the Army Re-
Organization Bill.

WAsHINGToN, April 90. War and
war measures were the only topics dis
cussed by the senate yesterday during
more than four hours of its session.
The body had scarcely convened when
the message of the president urging
congress TO declare the existence of
war between the United and Spain
was laid before it. without comment
the message was referred TO the for
eign relations committee.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, introduced
the following joint resolution, which
he asked to have referred tc the com
mittee on foreign relations:
That state of war now exists and since the
18th day of February, ls9s existed between the
United States of America and the kingdom of
Spain.
Consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill was then resumed, the
pending question being upon the
amendment offered by Mr.. Butler, of
North Carolina, to regulate the price
of armor. Mr.. Hale then moved to lay
the amendment upon the table and it
was so ordered by vote of SO to Is.
Mr. Hale offered an amendment au-
thorizing the secretary of the navy to
enlist at any time after the passage of
the act as many seamen, landsmen and
boys as he may deem necessary to man
the ships of the navy or for use of the
navy as a temporary force, and appro-
priating SIS, $50 900 for that purpose.
Mr.. Hale agreed to an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri,
that the time limit should be during
the existence of war The amendment
was agreed to, the amendment appro-
priation being made Immediately avail
able.
An amendment was also agreed to
providing that, hereafter. all first-class
oattleships and monitors shall be
named after the various states. The
bill as amended was passed.p
The amendment for better organize
ton of the line of the army, providing
for the three battalion formation, was
called up by Mr. Hawley. The amend
ments offered by the committee were
agreed to without division, and the
bill was placed upon its passage and
passed within 20 minutes of its intro
duction.
At $50 p. M, the message clerk OF
the house Of representatives. informed
the senate that the house had passed
an act declaring a state of war exist
ing between the United States and
Spain. The message was at once read
TO the senate and the senate went into
legislative session to consider the res
olution declaring the existence of war.
AT 4:31 p m, the senate resumed
business in open session. At $50 p.
m, the message clerk of the house an
nounced that the speaker had signed
the bill declaring the existence of war
/ betw cen the United States and Spain
and requested the signature of the vice
president. Within two minutes Vice
President Hobart had signed the act
and precisely at five o'clock announce d
his signature.
A few minutes later another message
was received from the house announc
ing its disagreement with the senate
amendment to the army reorganiza
tion bill, and asking for conference
| The conference was agreed to, anC
Messrs Hawley, Proctor and CoclSrell
were named as the senate conferees
Several minor bills were passed and a
5:35 p. m. the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The hous,
of representatives yesterday passed
the bill declaring the existence of 9
state of war between the United States
and the kingdom of Spain in a manner
which cannot fail to impress the world
Ii required but one minute and Al sec
onds to accomplish this. The hous,
was considering an election case an'
simply paused to declare war. The
bill is as follows:
A bill declaring that war exists between tn
United States Of America and the kingdom O
Spain.
BE IL enacted, First, that war be and tn
same Is hereby declared to exist and that wa
has existed since the 2lst day Of April. A. L
1893, including said day. between the Unite
States OF America and the kingdom Of Spain.
Second that the president OF the United
States be and he is hereby directed and EN-
powered to use the entire land and naval force
OF the United States and TO call into actuG
service OF the United States the militia OF tn
several states TO such extent rs may be neces
sary to carry this act into effect
After the presidents message wa
read the committee on foreign affair
framed the resolution, Acting Chain
man Adams wrote the report, and /
was passed and on its way to the ser
ate in an hour and six minutes. Tn
speaker signed it at 4:94, The re
mainder of the day was devoted to Tn
election case of Wise VS.. Young fror
the Second Virginia district. Tn
house declined to agree to the senat
amendments to the army reorganiza
ton bill, and it was sent to conference
There was no demonstration at tn
conclusion of the reading aud no dc
mand for the reading of the diplomat
correspondence that accompanied tn
message. The speaker simply ordere
it referred under the rules TO the con
mittee on foreign affairs and printe
for the information of the house. Th
house then proceeded with the consi,
GRAFTON of District of Columbia bus
ness
GOV. stephens Wants Further Orders.