The Globe-republican., 1898-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

April THE Senate passed a bill to az
tend 10000 to the University of Kansas -
| relief Among the other bills passed were:
To authorize the Secretary of the In
terror to issue a permit to the American In
i valid society of Boston to occupy 160 acres
OF land on abandoned Fort Stanton military
reservation in New Mexico for ! nationaI
sanitarium for the treatment of pulmon-
airy diseases. and to extend the right of
Communication to certain homestead set
tiers on lands in Oklahoma, opened to SET
Element under the provisions of law: anc
to extend $4,000 to the University of Kan
| sas as relief.
After N exceedingly turbulent session CT
six hours. tAe House passed the naval ap-
propria ton bill and then adjourned until
Monday. The war spirit was manifested
| In all the speeches and Overrode the naval
committee itself by increasing the number
| OF torpedo boats and torpedo boat DESTROY
ers to "a, on motion of Mr.. Pierce, Repub-
ican. of Missouri. the bill as reported pro-
viding tor but IL. The amendment of
Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the Appropri-
lions Committee. to reduce the number
OF battleships from three to one was
buried under an overwhelming majority:
The provision relating 20 armor pl ate
which In ordinary times would have pre-
cfpitated debate of several days. was dis
posed of in ten minutes. 4 proposi ton to de-
800 to $500 per ton being drowned in a
perfect chorus of noes Mr.. Cannon during
the course OF the day announced the belief
of the majority of the members that war
would be upon US within week and Mr..
De Almond of Missouri made a notable
speech. declaring that if hostili,ies were to
come 1t was our duty to strike the first blow
March Sl-The Senate galleries were
again crowded in anticipation OF war
speeches After routine business had been
disposed Of. Mr.. Allen of Nebraska and Mr..
Chandler of New Hampshire spoke for CT
ban Intervention. Consideration OF the
sundry civil appropriation bill then began.
After thirty five pages of the bill. inclrd-
ing all of the committee amendments
thereon. except two. hal been disposed of,
the measure wal laid aside and the Senate
adjourned.
For tn rec hours the packed galleries and
excited me mbers of the House listened to .
passionate outburst Of or atory on the Cuban
question, during which the intensity Of
feeling was alternately m anifested by
cheers. jeers and Kisses. Time and again
the excited throngs in the galleries were
admOnished TO be silent, and once
at least it seemed as If a motion
would be made to clear them. The
three speeches which stirred the assem-
blage to its depths were made by Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio. who, it was assumed, spoke
for the administration, and who practically
pledged II to the cause for free Cuba; Mr..
Bailey of Texas. the DemOcr attic leader.
who announced the Democratic position as
for free Cuba, without war if it could be
avoided. but with war. If necessary, ana
Mr.. Johnson of Indiana, who spoke for
peace. declaring that it was but our duty to
go to the extreme in magnanimitv in order
to avoid the horrors of war
March SO-A wild and uproarious scene
occurred in the House of Representatives
when Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader.
attempted to force the hands of the Repub-
icans upon proposition to overrule the
speaker and pass resolution recognizing
the independence of the Cuban republic.
He was cheered on by the crowded GAL
leries, but the members of the majority
refused to support him. The speaker
himself, from the chair, made an inGi-
rect appeal to his party associates to
stand firm. at the same time intimating
that, If their impotence was Curbed a little
longer. they would have the opportunity
they coveted When the vote was taken
only two Republic ans. Messrs- Acheson and
Robbins of Pennsylvania, broke from the
party lines. About dozen more sat in
their seats and refused to vote The only
important action on the naval bill was tho
refusal of the chair to susta. n point of or
der against the provision for a floating
steel dock at Algiers, La
Permission was granted by the Senate
LOT the foreign feldtlOnS COM mlttee 10 SIX
during the sessions of the Senate. Follow
ing this action the resolution for the recog-
milton of tn. independence of Cuba intro
duced yeSterd ay bv Mr.. Allen of Nebra ska,
was. at the request Of Mr.. FRYE of Maine
referred to the foreign relations com nit
tee without debate. Beyond these two
points. no reference was made by the Sem
ate to the Cuban question. Mr.. Caffery OF
Louisiana concluded his speech on the ma
tional quarantine bill, after which the
measure making further provisions for
civil government. of Alaska was passed
March 90 Cuban resolutions were Of
fered in the Senate by Senators Allen, of
Nebraska: Foraker. of Ohio; Rawlns Of
U:ah, and Frye. of Maine. and in the House
by Representative Hartman of Montana,
Representative Marsh of Illinois, chair
man OF the committee on the militia: Rep
resentative Bell of Color ado and Repre-
sentative Ridgley. of * ansas- Those intro
duced by RawlinS and Marsh declared war
against Spain. white the others were for in
PREVENTION and the recognition of Cuban
independence. Senator Mison. OF Illinois
delivered vigorous war speech. A mum.
Der of pension bills were passed.
The House quietly proceeded with the or
der of the day. & he consideration of private
bi Is. No opportunity was afforded under
the rules for debating the all absorbing
Cuban topic. but members stood about the
cloakrooms and Hobbies all day long dis
cussing the situation. The most intense
feeling was m manifested
St. Louis Jockey Slain
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. April 2-Late last |
night James Street and D. D. Hem
messy, two jockeys, became engaged