The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dec, 5,-The session
OF the senate was brief again to-day
Its only feature beyond the introduce
tion OF a bill by Senator Chandler, OF
New Hampshire, for the free coinage OF
silver when England, Franco and Ger
many should enact a similar legislation
and resolution by his colleague, SEN
Rtor Gnlllnger, declaring II TO be the
sanso OF the senate that II was unwlse
and inexpedlent to retire the green
backs, was short speech By Senator
Call OF Florida, In favor OF the recog-
milton nf the Cuban reyolutloriSts US
belligGrents.
Mr., Call drew n graphic picture. OF the
ruin, mlsguYernment and barbarous
cruelty nguinst which the Cubnus were
cOntcndlnE, and their long struggle Tor
freedom. lie described the former reYo-
lutiona and declared that the progress
against tyrauy made by the native
Cubans who maintained, rs we had
maintained In i776, that Just governs
mept must derive Its authority from the
consent OF tho governed, entitled them
TO rccugnltlOn a9 belllEercnts ana the
neutrality OF other nations.
He considered II an outrage that the
United States should not hold out an
encouraging hand TO those who were
strugglInH for independence. But In
stead OF speeding the Cubans on their
course, he insisted, that this govern
ment was actually retardlng the reVo-
luton; was In fact furnishing aid to
the Spanish tyrant,
OUR GOVERNMENT AT FAULT.
"Thls government" said he, emphati-
cally, us responsible for many Of the
outrages that have been committed.
do not mem to say that the President
and his cabinet are responslbla, but the
attitude OF this government negatively
by not recognizing the reyoluuonists as
belliIerents In our ports and territory:
Is maintaining to-day the power OF
Spain on the island OF Cuba;
In conclusion he described Cuba as
the queen OF Antilles, the future centre
OF n confcderated republic that would
include all the Islands Of the West In
dies, and called upon the committee on
foreign affairs to consider his resolution
in the spirit OF our forefatheTs ana re-
port II faVorably at an early day.
AT l;9O the senate went into executive
session and at 1885 p. m, adjourned un-
I'll Monday.
A number OF bills were introduced in
the senate to-day. Among them were:
Senator Mills: Directing the secretary
OF the treasury 10 have all the silver In
the treasury coined into subsidiary
coin and providing that when the rovG-
nuCs OF the government shall he IN
sufficient 20 meet the current expenses
OF the government, the secretary shnll
issue non-lntercst bearing legal tender
treasury notcs In amounts sufficient 10
cover the deficiency and pay out the
same In tho current expenditures OF the
government, md also that when the
gold reserve In the treasury shall be In
excess OF Sl0O. .O00.O 900 and legal tender
notes are presented for redemption in
coin, they shall be redeemed In either
gold or silver coin at the discretion OF
the secretary. The hill also provides
| that when the reserve shall fall below
500, ,OOO,O 900 the secretary shall redeem
the notes In silver.
RAILROAD BILLS.
By Senator Call: To'prevsnt and pun
lsh the control of elections by any COP
porations engaged in interstate COM
merce; nIso a I'LL requiring the railroad
| company to pay employees Injured In tho
| discharge OF duty their salaries while
| disabled, and IN cnRe OF death to con-
| tinue 20 pny the salary to their widows
during their natural lives.
~ Senator Villas: A bill 20 prevent
the CARRYING Of obscene literature on
railroads engaged IN Interstate COM
merce.
By senator Faulkner: A bill author
Izlng the governor OF Alaska to grant
llquor licenses and providing for the
punishment Of those who engage In
this traffic without Eueh license.
BY Senator Sherman. lby rcquesO:
To provide for the reorganization OF the
| army no ns to consist OF three regiments
Of field artillery. twelve regiments OF
cavalry and eighteen regiments OF In
fantry. This bill follows the Same Eon-
ernl lines as Representative outh-
walto'B bill or last Congress and Is de-
| Mntnd nnnnrInliY 10 tho artillery sefYlcc.