Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-08
THE TAXES MUST BE PAID On Coy Srate Property, So Says
 < the Senate. CIT ;ENS HELD IN CUBA z T Be Looked After at Once. lul / $ Short-Session of the
 House.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. "A substitute for the house bill to prevent interference in the collection of state, county and municipal taxes assessed against corporate property was reported from the judiciary committee, agreed to and the bill passed. It pro- vides that whenever there shall be due to any state, county or municipality taxes that constitute lien on property in the hands of receiver appointed by a United States court, it shall be the duty of the court to make orders that such taxes shall be promptly paid, and that no disposition of the property shall be made until they are paid, except 1t be for the purpose of raising money to pay them.
 The house bankruptcy bill , with amend ments, was reported from tho judiciary committee and ordered printed, together with other amendments submitted by MT. Hoar oI behalf of himself and other minority members of the committee.
 MT. Gray, from the committee on foreig relations, reported resolutions req questing the president of the United States to insti- tute negotiations for the release of the cit. izens of the United States now held in the island of Cuba on charges of complicity with or aid to rebelione in the island of Cuba in all cases where such persons are held without trial on suspicion merely, and for speedy trial where there is evidence against them. It also requests the presl- dent to instruct the consul general at Ha- vana to make arrangements for the defense of such citizens where they have not the means to employ counsel and procure wit nesses.
 MT. Hoar inquired of MT. Gray whether the holding of citizens of the United States without trial and on suspicion only was not violation of the law of nations, and whether the terms of the resolution did not imply an abnegation of the rights of citi- zenship. MT. Gray replied that he was not the author Of the resolution. It has been offered by the senator from Florida (Mr. CalD, and perhaps the word "negotia- tions2 might be replaced by better one. He thought, however, that negotiation ip- cluded inquiry or investigation as to whether, indeed there was any reason for making the demand.
 Mir. Hoar suggested that the phraseology should be to request the president 10 tSr measures 10 set ure their release. MT. Gray adopted this suggestion and the resolution. modified so as to read s'to make inquiry as to the facts and to take measures to se- cure the release, etc. - was agreed to.
 An hour was spent in discussing bill to pay a claim for carrying the mail on the lower Mississippi river in 1861, but no ac- ton was taken upon it.
 A number of bills on the calendar were passed, among them one providing that accrued pension on the death of any pen- sioner or applicant for pension shall be paid first to his widow; second, if DO widow, to his children under the age of Is, and third, in case of widow, to her minor children under Is. Such accrued pension is not to be considered part of the assets of the deceased pensioner, nor to be held liable for his debts.
 At2p. m. the senate adjourned until noCL tomorrow.
 INTRE HOUSE.
 The Cooper bill, subjecting greenbacks and national bank notes to state taxation, with the amendments made by the senate, was laid before the house, and on motion of MT. Cooper they were concurred in.
 The senate concurrent resolution asking the secretary of the interior to suspend the opening to settlement of the Amadina reservation in Florida, amounting to about 20, 900 acres, until after congress shall have taken some action in the matter, was taken up. MT. Cooper stated that the land had been settled long before he was born, but that recently the titles of the settlers have been placed in jeopardy. The object of the resolution was to suspend the open ing of the reservation to settlement for the present. It was agreed to.
 The conference report on the Indian ap- propriation bill came up as the regular order on the demand of Mir. Kilgore, the pending question being the motion of MT. Allen, democrat, of Mississippi, that the house recede from its disagreement to the senate's amendment relating to the ratifi- cation of the treaties with the Sletz, Yank- ton, Sioux and Neg Perces Indians. A vote by yeas and nays had been ordered and was taken, resulting-Yeas 133, nays 103. So the house receded from it's posi- ton, thereby passing the bill.
 Business presented by the public land commissioners occupied the remainder of the session until 2:45 p. m., when the houss adjourned until tomorrow at noon.
 MORGAN COUNTY CONVENTION.