Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
MIR. Lodges Resolution Provokes
Considerable Discussion.
MR.. VEST ON CHANGING THE RULES
Senator PETER Speaks Against the
Recent Bond Issue.
ROUTINE IN THE HOUSE

There was not a quorum present when
the Senate met today. but as there was
no demand for quorum business pro-
| ceeded with a limited attendance Bills
were introduced by Mr.. Berry (Ark), to
form the territory of Indianola out of por-
| tions OF the Indian territory; by Mr.
| Dolph (Ore.), to exempt from duty foreign
| exhibits at the Portland, Ore exposition:
by Mr.. Hunton Va), to remit the fines
and penalties on the naval ships York.
town. Baltimore. Newark and Philadel-
phia; by Mr.. Dolph. to forfeit unearned
public lands granted to railroads; by Mr.
McPhersons(N. j., by request, for an in
| Vestigation of the merits of the plan for O.
| unit of labor"
The venerable Mr.. Morrill, Vt) arose at
| TINS point, and with much earnestness in
his tremulous tones stated that We'd
mes day next he would address the Senate
on Some marvellous senatorial bills and
some quack panaceas for real and i'm
| aginary Ills"
Mr.. Lodges Resolution.
The Vice President laid before the Sem
ate the resolution of Mr.. Lodge, calling on
the Secretary of State for information as
to the execution of two japanese students
by Chinese authorities while the students
were under the protection of the United
| States.
|
of this delicacy should go to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
| Mr. Lodge said he appreciated the deli
| cacy of the question. He reviewed the
| hideous cruelties to which the Japanese
| students were subjected while under the
| protection OF this country, and said il
| the facts were as had been published some
| one was very much to blame. If they
were not this government should be vim
| dicated from the charge. 1t was a ques-
ton on which the honor of the American
people was involved. He did not object
| however, to letting the foreign relations
| committee handle the resolution.
| Mr.. Sherman urged that the Senate
| should not take up questions of this mo-
! nent, either by calling for information or
| by debate en- unofficial publications and
| without the scrutiny of a committee.
| Mr.. Chandler On. HD suggested that as
! the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan)
was chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, II would be well to know If he saw
any objection to securing speedy informa-
| ton.
| Mr.. MorGan's Objection.
Mr.; Morgan, replying, stated that the
resolution evidently sought to censure or
| blame some one-the Secretary OF State. or
! the President, our consuls i'm China.
| Moreover war was now progressing be-
| tween China and Japan and it would be un-
wise to take any action which would APP
pear favorable to one belligerent or the
other. 1t had been said peace overtures
| had been made through the United States
| 1t would be unfortunate to interrunt sunh
overtures by precipitate action in the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Chandler asked why IT was that this
was referred to as such delicate" mat
ter The resolution simply sought facts 1t
was charged that these students were in an
American consulate, under the protection
of the United States flag. That protection
mad been violated, according to the reports
1he Facts OF the barbarous tortures to these
| students should be known and they should
not be covered up by any appeal to deli
| cacy.
Mr.. Morgan said his main objection 70 the
resolution was that IL was predicated ON an
Impeachment of the President or Secretary
| of State.
Mr.. Lodges sharp Reply
Mr.. Lodge answered with much vigor that
he had not intended to present any i'm.
peachment or make an attack But the
| outrages on these students, under American
| protection, was established by unimpeach-
able authority, and II remained only to es.
tablish it officially.
This country has done a good deal Of
meddling in this China-Japan controversial
said Mr.. Lodge, sharply. 1T began bv
warning Japan concerning her advances in
Corea. From that time we have been med-
ding-constantly meddling."
Mr.. Morgan stated that a meeting of the
foreign relations committee would be called
at once to consider this resolution IL il was
sent to the committee. On this assure nca
Mr.. Lodge made no objection to its refer.
ence, and IL was thereupon referred.
Mr.. PETERS, Speech.
Mr.. PETER (kan.) then secured the floor
for a long and carefully prepared speech,
which he read from printed sheets 1t re-
ferred to his resolution calling for informa-
ton as to the action of the Secretary of the
Treasury in issuing bonds and arraigned
public officials for perfidy and usurpation of
authority.
AT the close of Mr.. PETERS speech the
resolution adopted without division,
II asks the judiciary committee to inquire
into the action of the Secretary of the
Treasury in issuing bonds.
Troops and the Strike
Another resolution by Mr. PETER for In
formation from the President as to the use
of United States troops at Chicago during
the Pullman strike brought out consid-
cradle debate on the question of its refer
ence to committee. Mr.. PETER wanted IL
passed at once, without the delays of a
reference to committee. Mr.. Chandler
IN. HI supported Mr.. Peffers contention,
Now that the President had Congress on
his hands," said Mr.. Chandler, 'ft would
be well to get all this and other public
Information at the earliest moment so
that Congress could proceed to deal with
them"
MIR. Pugh (Ala) called attention to the
fact that the grand jury at Chicago was
making an investigation, so that it would
be detrimental to public interest to require
the President to give information on the
strike subject
The resolution was referred to the judi
ciary committee
Vest on the senate Rules.
Mr.. Vest CIo.) then rose and addressed
the Senate on the need Of a change OF the
Senate rules. He modified the form of his
former resolution so that the committee
on rules are to report by December 10 a
plan for closing debate Mr.. Vest said he
formerly opposed cloture. But he was now
convinced that cloture was inevitable, and
that II should be effected soon possI-
BILE. The question was thoroughly under
stood, having been debated for years, so
that the Senate was in position to act at
once When the Senate numbered forty
members there was no need or
cloture, but with the Senate increasing 80
that its membership would soon reach 100
II was imperativeIy necessary to have
rule bringing debate to a close. In reality
the present rules stifie debate. Senators
will not debate question when they recog-
nize the hopeless opposition under which
they labor.
''These rules encourage parliamentary