Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1897 — NATIONAL SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL SOLONS.

REVIEW OF THEIR WORK AT WASHINGTON. Detailed Proceeding* of Senate and Home-Bills Passed or Introduced in Either Branch—Questions of Moneat to the Country at Large. The Leeialarivc Grind. Another stirring debate on Cuba occurred in the Senate Wednesday. The main speeches of the day were made by Senators Foraker, Cannon, Lindsay and Hoar. Mr. Foraker spoke in favor of a reference of the resolution to the committee, but on the general question declared his purpose of supporting the resolution recognizing Cuban belligerency when it should be reported by the committee. Mr. Cannon was bitter in his denunciation of Spanish atrocity. Mr. Lindsay declared if the information furnished by United States consuls was so shocking as to subject them to danger of assassination if their names were disclosed it was time to send warships to Cuba and to terminate all diplomatic relations with that country. It was developed in the course of a colloquy between Senators Foraker, Morgan and A est that the State Department had withheld the names of United States consuls reporting on the serious condition of affairs in Cuba because it might lead to their murder. No action on the resolution was taken. The Senate Thursday passed the Mor-gan-Cubau-belligerency resolutions, by a vote of 41 to 14. after a most exciting debate in which Messrs. Mason, Morgan, Gallingpr, Hull, Fairbanks and Hoar participated. In the House the resolution appropriating $50,000 for relief of destitute American citizens in Cubn passed without a dissenting vote. An attempt to Incorporate the Morgan resolution failed, but the debate was sharp and exciting. Both houses adjourned until Monday.

Representative McMillin Monday introduced in the House a resolution providing for the consideration of a Senate resolution recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents “from day to day until disposed of.” The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules. The resolution appropriating $50,000 for the relief of distressed American citizens in Cuba reached the White House at 12:20 o’clock, just as soon as it could be sent up after being signed by both bouses, while they were in open session. The President signed the resolution immediate!}'. The conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill have agreed. The most important amendment to the bill was that revoking the order of President Cleveland of Feb. 22, 1897, setting apart 21,000,000 acres of lands as forest reservations. The appropriation for Pearl harbor, Hawaii, is reduced to SIO,OOO. The Senate amendment for improving Salmon bay, Washington, is stricken out. The appropriation for a Government exhibit at the Omaha exposition is left at $200,000, the $75,000 increase of the Senate being stricken out. The amendment for Investigation of sugar production remains in the bill. The appropriation for the improvement of the lower Mississippi River is increased to $2,933,333. The net reduction from the Senate amendments is $500,000. Hie Mobile bay improvement is made $25,000, instead of $40,000 inserted by the Senate. The total of the bill as agreed to is $53,022,051. The debate on tile tariff bill began in the Senate Tuesday with crowded galleries and a large attendance of Senators and the tariff lenders of the House. Mr. Aldrich, Mr. Vest and Mr. Cannon were the speakers. Early in the day Mr. Mallory, the new Senator from Florida, was sworn in and took his seat. Senator Culloni introduced by request a bill to amend the interstate commerce law. The bill prescribes relations for pooling, requiring that pooling contracts shall not extend beyond five years and that they shall name the maximum and minimum rates to be charged, requiring tin- approval of the interstate commerce commission before the agreements can become effective. The bill provides for a complete revision of the interstate commerce law. The House was not. in session.