The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-06
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Surrender Of Two JapS by Our
Consul Brought Up.

Turned over TO the Chinese-Mr. Nor
riu to Make Some Remarks on Mr..
PETERS Quack Financial Panaceas.
a National Unit'of the Value of Labor
| Suggested.
Washington. Dec. 5-Among the bills in
troduced in the Senate this morning were
/ the following:
BY Mr.. Hunton Of Virginia-To remit
I the time penalties" on the Yorktown.
[ Baltimore, Philadelphia and Newark. Re
ferred.
BY Mr.. Berry OF Arkansas-To provide
a temporary government for that portion
Of the Indian Territory occupied by the
five civilized tribes Of Indians, to be here
after known as the Territory of Indianola.
Laid on the table for the present.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Nc
Pherson. dem. of New Jersey. by request.
instructing the committee on education
and labor to inquire and report as to the
ACCESSIBILITY and availability OF establish
ing a national unit of the value of
labor" wherewith to regulate wages au-
tomatically. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on education and labor.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont who was yes
terday instructed by the finance commit
tee to make an adverse report on some
of Mr.. PETERS financial measures, gave
notice that he would next Wednesday
seek an opportunity of submitting some
brief remarks on some marvellous sena-
torial bills and quack panaceas for real
and imaginary public evils and griev-
ances" (Laughter)
The resolutions offered Monday by Mr.
Lodge. rep, of Massachusetts, request
ing the President to furnish information
as to the delivery to the Chinese authori-
ties at Shanghai of two japanese citizens
who were afterward tortured and put to
death, was laid before the Senate.
The following is the text of the resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the President be re-
quested. if not incompatible with the pub
lie interest. to transmit to the Senate all
correspondence or other papers relating to
the delivery by the United States consul
at Shanghai of two Japanese citizens to
the Chinese authorities, and also to in
form the Senate whether the said Japa-
nese were put to death after being tor
tured and whether there was any under
standing with the Chinese government
that officers of the United States should
aid, assist ana give safe conduct to any
japanese citizens desiring to leave China:
aud, further, to inform the Senate whether
the United States consul at Hankow was
reprimanded by Chinese officials for aid
ing japanese citizens to leave the coun-
try, and whether all information was re-
fused to the United States consul at Ming
Pow when he made inquiries as to the
charges against certain Japanese citizens
arrested there.
Mr. Sherman suggested that the resolu-
ton should be referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Mr.. Lodge stated some of the import
ant facts of the case as they appeared
in Julien Ralphs report given in the pub
lie press. The two japanese citizens in
question had been given up he said. by
the United States consul at Shangai and
had been put TO death with the most
hideous tortures. He regarded their sur
render, under the circumstances, as an
act of the greatest possible discredit to
the humanity of the United States and
to the humanity of all civilized men.
Mr. Morgan, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, said that the reso-
luton seemed to contain an implication
against somebody, against the President,
or the secretary of state, or the United
States consul at Shanghai. 1t therefore
seemed to him that it would be well not to
act in the matter with haste or precipita-
ton. Besides that war was fragrant be-
tween Japan and China, and the least in
reference on the part of the Senate of the
United States which might be considered
as favoring one belligerent or the other
would be an unfortunate circumstance at
this time. 1t was known that overtures
for reconciliation were now being made
through the assistance of the United
States ministers to China and Japan and
he thought that any precipitate action on
the part of the Senate would be unwise
He therefore favored the reference to the
committee on foreign relations. He should
not like to be a party to anything that
irritation either China ar
Japan, or any other great state in the
present condition of affairs. If the reso-
luton were referred he would convene
the committee tomorrow and have the
circumstances looked into carefully. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
The resolution offered by Mr.. PETER, last
| Monday. instructing the judiciary COM
mittee to inquire and report whether the
act of the Secretary of the Treasury in is
suing and selling United States bonds is
authorized by any act of congress now in
force, was laid before the Senate, and Mr..
PETER went on to argue that there is no
legal authority for such issue.
At the close of Mr.. PETERS remarks the
resolution was agreed to without objec-
| ton.
The resolution offered by Mr.. PETER,
/ on Monday last, calling on the President
/ for a statement of the facts and circum-
! stances which made the presence and use
of the United States troops necessary in
| Chicago, in July, 1894, was laid before
! the Senate, and after some discussion, was
/ referred to the judiciary committee-yeas,
/ 43; nays, 4.
The cloture resolution offered by Mr.
| Vest DEM, of Missouri yesterday was
| then laid before the Senate and was modi-
! fed by Mr.. Vest so as to make it provide
that the committee on rules shall report
not later than the 18th inst, a plan, by
proper limitations and restrictions for
| terminating debate and securing final ac-
ton at fixed time on any ending motions,
bill or resolution. Mr.. Vest asked the
/ yeas and nays on its adoption. BY the
time Mr.. Vest had finished his remarks
in favor of it, the morning hour had run
| out and under the rule, if enforced. the
/ resolution would have gone to the calen-
dar proposition was made by Mr.. Har-
ris that it retain it's place on the table.
subject to call That suggestion was ac-
| cepted by Mr. Vest but was objected to by
Mr.. Aldrich, and the resolution went to
the calendar. In the course of the discus
| sion on which terminated in that action
| Mr.. Harris stated his opposition to the
tlIne limit liked in the resolution, as well