New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE SENATE.


WANTED AND DISCUSSION OF CLOSURE BEGUN.
Washington Dec. Sin the Senate this morning.
after the transaction OF some routine business Mr.
Morrill, (Rep Vt) who yesterday instructed
by the Finance Committee TO make an adverse re-
port on some of Mr.. PETERS financial measures
CAV, notice that he would. next Wednesday seek
an opportunity OF submitting some oret remarks
on some marvellous Senatorial bills ana quack
panaceas for real and imaginary public evils ana
grievances" U-aughter)
The resolution offered Monday by Mr.. Lodge
(Rep Mass) requesting the President 10 iurhisn
Information as to the delivery to the Chinese au-
thorites at Shanghai of two japanese citizens VINO
were afterward tortured and put to DEATH was iaio
before the Senate. The following Is the text oh
the resolution:
Resolved That the President be requested. II nos
incompatible with the public interests. to transmle
re,atine 70 the delivery by the United States Con-
sui Shanghai of two japanese cItlzehs Ems % 90 sne
whetbsr The said japanese were put to death after
being tortured. and whether there was any % unoer.
OF the United States should aid. assist ana give
safe conduct to any japanese citizens desiring 70
Whether the United States Consul at Hankow was
reprimanded by Chinese officials for aiding Jap
anese citizens to leave the country, and whether
ali Information was refused TO the United States
Consul Ningpo when he made inauries ,,,s as 70
rested there.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.. Ohio) suggested that the
resolutions should be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations
A DISGRACE TO HUMANITY.
Mr. Lodge stated OF the prominent facts
OF the case they appeared In Julian Rapns re-
mort given in the public press. The two Japanese
citizens in question had been given up, he said.
by the United States Consul at Shanghai and had
been put to death with the most hdeous tortures.
He regarded their surrender under the circum-
stances as an act OF the greatest possioie uiS-
credit to the humanity Of the United states ana
to the humanity Of all civilized men, He thoushe
that an exclamation was due to the American peo-
ple He had no objection to the proposed refer.
ence hut he thought that the matter was one
which should not suppressed or smothered IL the
facts were not as stated the Government snouid
be vndicated promptly from the reproach OF hav'
ing yielded up two innocent men,
Mr. Sherman thought that such questions ought
NOT to be presented to a deberative body ana
that the resolution ought not to be acted upon
without reference to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Mr. Chandler (Rep. n. H. expressed desire to
he informed whether the Committee on Foreign
Relations had any reason TO beiievei thal thers
was any objection to having all the facts In the
case communicated to the Senate. 1t was not .
pending diplomatic public question: but was
matter that WIS past.
Mr. Morgan Dem. Ala) chairman or the com.
mittee on Foreign Relations. said that the resoiu'
%
body-aganst the President or the secretary U OF
State or the United states Consul at Snangna,,;; ,;
II therefore seemed to him that II would pe wen
not TO act In the matter with haste or preciptation
Rasides that war was fragrant between Japan ana
China and the least interference on the part OF tne
Senate of the United States which might De con-
sIdsred as fayoring beligerent or the otner'
would be an unfortunate circumstance at this time
II was known that overtures for reconciliation were
now being made through the assistance or tno
United Ministers TO China and Japan; ana ne
thought that any precipate action on the part of
the Senate would be unwse. He therefore favored
the reference of the resolution to the Commlttee
ON Foreign Relations. He would not be a party 70
ANYTHING that might cause irritation 10 etner Cnnx
or Japan or any other great state IN the presens
condition OF affairs. II the resolution were reIerre9
he would convene the committee tomorrow ana
have the circumstances looked INTO very cdre,uy. M @
Mr. Uoar rep, Massl. suggested that the reso.
luton contained the usual reserve IL not '"eoh"pas
ible with the public interest . -. ,.
Mr. Morgan admitted that the President would
Of course have the opportunity Of guarding the coun
try against disclosures that might be unfortunate:
but II was the action OF the Senate, ne saio tnAs
he was looking to- The action OF the uniteo StateS
Senate was always influential on questions o, tnat
sort and he therefore thought that the senate
should nroceed with due caution
After some further discussion the resouton WA
referred 10 the Committee on Foreign Relations
The resolution offered by Mr.. PETER Pop.. kan.l
last Monday, instructing the judiciary CommItee
10 ipouire and report whether the act OF the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury In issuing and selling OnlteQ
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