Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
ORDERS IN INVESTIGATION
Senate Passes Resolution Provid-
ing for Committee to Look
Into Cuban Affairs.
PROVISION MADE FOR VISIT TO ISLAND.

The Postal and Other Irregularities
Probed-HOuse Adopts Resolution
Asking for Informntio Regarding
tho Same Matter.
Washington, May 2s.-When the SEN
ate met Saturday Senator Wolcott pre-
sented the conference report on the
post office appropriation 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 Gallinger, from the commit
tee, on contingent expenses, reported
back favorably the resolution ordering
an investigation of postal and other ir
Irregularities in Cuba. The resolution
was amended so as to allow TIE COM
mittee ON Cuban affairs to visit Cuba
either as a whole or by subcommittee
and was passed without debate.
The senate also passed the dill 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-
n a
but small expenditure for 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 Instruction
Senator Vest called up the bill in
PRODUCED 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 1, 1901. They
are signed by J. c. w. Beckham, gov
ernor, and were read and placed on
file without comment. Mr.. Blackburn
was present. -..r
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-.
ticiencies 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 a 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
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 IS Ill f..
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.) thought the
information should be furnished con-
gress before final adjournment, but
Mr.. Payne On. W 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
(Na.), calling upon the secretary of
war to report in detail the payments
made and to whom from the revenue
adopted.
4 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.
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.
Attempted Murder.
Toledo, O., May 2S.-Charles Bartl-
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