The Globe-republican., 1898-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

March 19.-The House has passed the
post0nce appropriation. The main points
of attack were the appr0pri atoms Of $780,
100000 for railway transportation of mails,
York and New Orleans and t25 600 for spe-
cial facilities from Kansas City to Newton.
Kansas Mr.. Simpson of Kansas advocated
the appropriation of e25 900 for special
facilities from Kansas City to Newton.
Kan. He said that unless this appropria-
ton was made the mails from Western
Kansas Northern Texas and Oklahoma
would be delayed twelve hours.
March 16-The postonice appropriation
bill wA1 before the House. but the debate
took 4 VIDE range. Mr.: Cochran, Democrat
of Missouri, brought the Cuban question
up He declared that those who stood close
to the stock tickers in London au6
New York seemed to be more pow
erful than tn. united and solemn
voice of the American people. which
for months had been crying out for
the recognition of the Cuban belligerents.
Stock jobbing on two continents had so far
proved to be the only actual intervention IL;
Cuban affairs. In the course of the debate
that followed Mr.. GrOsvenor of Ohio took
occasion to deny emphatically the stor es
afioat to the effect that the Presiden:
desired an early adjour ument of Con-
gress In order that he might effect 4
settlement without Congressional in
reference. The subject of Hawaiian
annexation also came in for attention. Mr..
Williams. Democrat of Mississippi: Mr..
Adams, Republican, of Pennsylvania and
Mr.. Berry, Democrat. of Kentucky, and
all me mbers of the foreign affairs commit
tee. made speeches on the subject, :he
former in opposition and the two latter in
favor of the proposition
March 15.-The House agreed to consider
the bill for the relief of the lega! heirs Of
the victims and survivors of the Maine dis
aster as soon as the postomce appropria-
ton bill which was taken up in the House
to-day. is out of the way. During the gen.
eral debate on the poStoffce bill, me mbcrs
eagerly took advantage of the latitude al
lowed in the committee OF the whole on
the state of the Union to discuss various
political questions and the debate accord
ingly covered a wide range. Messrs. Gr!ggs
Democrat. of Georgia. aud Walker, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts,, discussed the con-
dition of the cotton industry, and Mr.. Taw-
ney, Repu bile an. of Minnesota, i memb Der oe
the ways and means committee. replied to
the speech of Mr.. Johnson, Republican, of
Indiana. made some time ago against the
ACCESSIBILITY of alneXing the Hawaiian
islands.
After the passage of numerous bills from
the general calendar. the Senate began the
consideration of the measure providing for
4 national system of quarantine. Little
beyond the reading OF the bill was accom-
plishei. Among the bills passed was one
for the relief of the Catholic church a.
Macon City. Mo. which was occupied by the
Federal troops during the civil war.
March 14-During its session of three
hours, the Senate pas,ed L considerable
number of bills from the general aleIdar.
among the number being one authorizing
the construction of eight new revenue cut
tiers not exceeding n aggregate COST the
sum of So 225 600.
The roceedings in the House were utter
ly devoid of public interest The time was
devoted to District of Columbia business.