New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-05-30
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Senate Passes Resolution Provid-
ing for Committee to Look
Into Cuban Affairs.
MADE For VISIT 70 ISLAND.
The Eostal and Other IrrexularltIes
"a the Affairs inssa Cuha Are to BE
Pr0bedHouxe Adopts Revolution
Asking for lnforma ton Regarding
the Same Matter.

the Same Matter.
Washington, May When the sem
ate met Saturday Senator Wolcott pre-
scented the conference report on the
post Office appropria ton bill showing
an agreement upon all the items of the
/ bill except the senate amendment re-
/ lating to pneumatic tubes. The report
was agreed to and further conference
ordered upon the pneumatic tube item.
Senator Galhnger, from the commit
t tee on contingent expenses, reported
back favorably theresolution ordering
an investigation of 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 whole or bya subcommittee
and was passed without debate. gs.
The senate also passed the bill grant
ing pension of $50 per month to Mrs.
Mary L. Stotsenberg, widow of the
late Col. Stotsenberg, of the First Ne
braska volunteers, who was killed in
the Philippines. ~ %@~ ..%
Secretary Root: sent to the senate
Saturday, in response to an inquiry, a
report from Gen. Davis, governor gen
eral of Porto Rico, relating to expenses.
of army officials in Porto Rico. Ac-
cording to the report there has been
but small expenditure foE quarters,
furniture, carriages, ETC., and these
only such as were absolutely necessary.
The senate agreed to Senator Petit
CREWS resolution calling upon the
secretary of war for statement of
the number of Filipinos who have
been killed by United States troops in
the present insurrection.
Senator Vest called up the bill in
troduced by him giving jurisdiction
to the national health officers over
their quarantine districts.
Senator Jones (Ark.) presented the
credentials of Joseph C. S. Blackburn
as senator from Kentucky for the
term beginning March 4. 1901. They
are signed by J. C. w. Beckham, gov
ernor, and were read and placed on
file without comment. Mr. Blackburn
was present.
Under the special order District of
Columbia business and bills pertain
ing thereto were taken up.
To Cover Cuban Deficit.
Washington. May 2S.-The con-
ferees on the post office appropriation
bill struck out the senate amend
ment authorizing the payment Of de-
ficiencies in the postal revenue of
Cuba due to embezzlement, because
that is not considered the bill in
which the item should appear. The
senate committee on post Offices i'm
mediately looked up the question and
Saturday reported the measure as an
amendment to the general deficiency
bill. There is tacit agreement that
the amendment shall be incorporated
in this bill.
House After Information.
Washington, May 2s.-At the open
ing of the session of the house Mr..
Cooper (Wis.), chairman of the COM
mittee on insular affairs, presented a
favorable report on the Hay resolu-
ton calling upon the postmaster gen
eral for certain information regard
ing the reports of E. G. Rathbone, di
rector of the posts in Cuba, and the
resolution was adopted without di-
vision.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.) thought the
information should be furnished con-
gress before final adjournment, but
Mr.. Payne On. " explained that it
would be unprecedented to place a
time limit upon such Il resolution.
Another resolution from the same
committee, introduced by Mr.. Jones
(Va.), calling upon the secretary of
war to report in detail the payments
made and to whom from the revenue
of Cuba and Porto Rico was also
adopted. ~. {.
A resolution to authroize the Banco
Espanol of, Porto Rico to change it's
bylaws was adopted. The senate bill
to facilitate the entry of steamships
engaged in the coastwise. trade be-
tween ports in Porto Rico and Ha-
wall and ports in the United States
was passed.
A senate bill was passed to relieve
United States marshals and district
clerks from further emolument re-
turns in civil cases prior to the adj
mission of Utah as a state.
The house then resumed considera-
ton of the Alaskan civil government
bill, Se @..E ~ s.sz
r Attempted Murder. ,e
Toledo, O., May 2s.-Charles Bartl-
ley. real estate dealer of Chicago,
and owner of considerable pronerfv