The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-07
CALL STILL WANTS CUBA.
THE DEBT OF THE ISLAND IN THE
HANDS OF THE GERMANS.

The Result an Unwritten Alliance Be-
tween Germany and Spain, by Which
the Former Becomes Interested in
Perpetuating Monarchical Control,
to the Detriment Of This Country.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Senate re-
assembled to-day after the holiday recess
with the vice-president in the chair and
with less than quorum of senators present.
Among the bills introduced for reference
were the following:
By Mr. Reagan-To prevent the trans
portation of merchandise in bond from
ports and the territory of the United States
into the republic of Mexico, and to restore
that privilege when the coma libra along
the boundary between the two countries is
abolished.
Bv Mr.. Cullom (by request)-Authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to loan
money to farmers at 2 per cent.
By Mr.. Hale-For the appointment and
retirement of John G. Fremont as major
general in the United States army. This
is the bill that passed the Senate last
congress.
By Mr. Chandler-Proposing an amend
ment 60 the constitution, SO that If any state
snail fail to enact or effectually to enforce
the laws against murder and other felonies,
congress may provide for Furnishing those
crimes within such ST lte.
CALL AND CUBA.
Mr.. Call offered a long preomble and
resolution in regard to the island Of Cuba,
and asked for immediate action. 1t states
that there is reason to believe that the debt
of that island, as consolidated by the decree
Of the Queen of Spain of May 10, 1886,
1924, ,O00,0 900 at 6 per cent? is now in the
hands of German bankers and subject to the
control, more or less actual and
direct, of the government of the Ger
man empire; that, by subsequent decree,
dated Nov 10, 1886, such debt was converted
into new one bearing less interest, but for
a larger amount, and is subject to the same
conditions and guarantees; that this debt is
secured by special mortgage of the Gus oms
revenue Of the island of Cuba, and of all
taxes. direct or indirect; that, under the or
binary course of events and the financial
condition of both Cuba and Spain, it is
more than probable that neither Cuba
nor Spain will be able to
meet cir obligations and pay either the
principal or interest when they become
due: that, under these circumstances, and
for practical purposes political as well as
financial, the control of the island Of Cuba
has been transferred to the government of
the German empire; that the lmmedi ate
consequence of such q state of affairs Is an
alliance between Spain and Germany, not
less binding and powerful because OF
its being unwritten, whereby the
German government becomes interested
IN assisting Spain to perpetuate her sover-
eighty in Cuba, thus interfering with his
torical laws and principles, which must rule
in the American hemisphere; that such a
condition of things is not only contrary to
the traditional policy of the United States
and its most cherished tenets, but consti-
tutes a menace to the best interests of the
United States, as well as to the best inter
ests of the whole sisterhoOd of American
republics; and the resolution, there
fore, declares that in the sense of
the Senate everything done or attempted in
the island of Cuba, tending in any way
whatever to transfer financial and political
control Of Cuba to any European power, Is
contrary to the policy and to the best inter
ests of the United States, and must be dis
countenanced AID protested against. 1t
also requests the President to furnish to the
Senate such information as may be in the
possession of the state department in
regard to the matter, SO as to
enable the Senate in its executive
capacity, or otherwise, to take such
action as may be deemed proper under the
circumstances.
Mr.. Sherman-I object to present con-
sderation of the res olutlon, unless to have
it referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations.
Mr.. CALI have no objection to that
reference
The resolu ion was, therefore, referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
PAY OF CENSUS SUPERVISORS.
The bill amending the census act, by in
creasing the pay of supervisors to $1,000,
was passed.
The calendar was then taken up. The
bill further to provide for the disposal of
certain public lands in Alabama having
been reached, Mr. Morgan explained its
purpose and advocated its passage. He ex-
plaired that the general government owned
in Alabama about 1900, 900 acres formerly
reserved as mineral lands, and that the bill
proposed to give them TO the state in trust
to apply the royalty from them to the
maintenance of a school of mining and
meteorology. Objections to the bill were
stated by Mr.. Edmunds, and replied to by
Mr. Morgan. After long discussion, the
bill went over without action.
After an executive session, the Senate ad
lourned.