Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-29
LOOK INTO CUBA FRAUD.
Senate Passes RESOLUTION to Look Into
Cuban Postal MIDDLE.

Washington, May 26-(By Associate
ed Press. When the senate met today
Wolcott presented the conference re-
port on the postoffice appropriation
bill, showing an agreement upon all
items of the bill except the senate
amendment relating to pneumatic
tubes. The report was agreed to and
a further conference ordered upon
the pneumatic tube item.
Gallinger, from the committee on
contingent expenses reported back ia
vorably the resolution ordering an in
vestigation of the postal and other ir-
Irregularities in Cuba. The resolution
was amended so as to allow the COM
mittee on Cuban affairs to visit Cuba
either as a whole or by subcommittee
and passed with debate.
The senate also passed the bill
granting pension of $50 per month
to Mrs. Mary L. Stotsenberg, widow
of the late Colonel Stotsenberg, Of the
First Nebraska volunteers, who was
killed in the Philippines.
In tho House.
Washington, May &c. (By Associated
Press AT the opening of the session,
Cooper, of Wisconsin, chairman of the
committee on insular affairs, presented
a favorable report on the Hay reso-
luton calling upon the postmaster
general for certain information re-
garding the reports of E. G. Rathbone,
director Of the posts in Cuba. 1t was
adopted. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,,
thought the information should be
furnished congress before final adj
journment, but Payne, of New York,
explained it would be unprecedented
to place time limit upon such reso-
luton. Another resolution from the
same committee, introduced by Jones,
Of Virginia, calling upon the secretary
of war for a report in detail of the
payments made and to whom, from
the revenue of Cuba and Porto Rico,
was also adopted.
To Argue With Germany.
Washington, May 26.-Instructions
were sent to Ambassador White at
Berlin yesterday to make represent
ations to. the German foreign office
with view to laying before that gov
ernment the injustice that will be
done American meats if the proposed
Legislation should become law.
The state department will not dis
close the nature of these instructions,
because the American ambassador has
not yet had time to communicate them
to the German officials. They are
more in the nature of an appeal, how
ever, than protest, and no threats
of retaliation are made, as this gov
eminent, according to the diplomats,
has no more right to protest against
legislation in Germany than officials
of the German government have to OBJ
ject to legislation by the American
congress affecting German interests.
The Montana Senator'S.
Washington, May 25.-(By Associat-
ed Press. Carter, of Montana, today
presented the certificate of Governor
Smith appointing Martin Maginnis sen
ator to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Clark, and to which
Clark had also been appointed by
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs in the
absence Of the governor. The certifi-
cate was laid upon the table in accord
ance with the request of Carter.
Chandler then presented resolution
providing for the reference Of the Gre
dentials of the rival senatorial claim
ants to the committee on privileges
and elections. 1t was laid on the Ia
BILE with the understanding that it
would be called up Wednesday.