The morning times., 1895-12-06
FAY0RS CUBAN LIBERTY
Senator Call, Their Nearest
American Neighhar, Speaks.
URGES THEIR RECOGNITION
Vigorous Speech Denoupcing the In
action of the Administ stratfOn-De-
mands an Inquiry Into the ENecu-
tion of Gen. SanIuiliy-Bills of I'M
pprtance Introduced.

Senator Call spoke for Cuban liberty yes
terday afternoon In the Senate chamber.
The popularity of his subject filled the
galleries very comfortably aud kept large
number of Senators on the floor.
His address was based on the resolution
he offered last Tuesday for the recogDl-
ton of q state OF war between the govern
meDt of Spain and the government pro-
claimed and maintained for some time
by force of arms by the people of Cuba"
"Tnesc people" lie added. nave Deen
acting on the principles which we have de-
ciared, and on the advice which We have
given to them. and that we should silently
permit this war to proceed, without single
word of protection to their legal ana recog-
niZed rights is certainly not Creditable to
this government"
OUR IDLE DECLARATIONS.
eft is certainly not in accord with JUS
tee or with that high position which TINS
people ought to take. When we afflrIn the
Monroe doctrine with idle declarations,
while we permit instances of this kind to
occur under our very eyes and within our
range the affirmation is q vain one and
can carry no weight or respect with it
''Ir this government is not farce aud i
fraud, the people of Cuba have n right 10
esta blish neutrality-suspicious.. Spain declared
that the Southern Confederacy was Il bel
ligerent power. and recognized her; and the
English government also recognized the
civil war in the South.
why should We not, then, when these
people have acted on cur example. under
our advice. under our instructions, justify
their fcrcible resistance? Why should we
allow Spain to purchase suppliesin our ports
and forbid the same right TO the Cubans?
II hope that the Committee on Foreign
Relations viii not postpone action Oh this
resolution, but will accord the people ofCuba
the same rights in our ports and territory
as are now given TO Spain. Ihope that the
disgrace we arc now under-in actually
aiding the government of Spain in its op-
preston and In its merciess rule over this
peopIe-will be ended
AT the close or Mr.. Cal's speech the resolu-
tion was referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
Mr.. GaIlinger of New Hampshire struck
the first blow at the Presidents message
ny introducing n resolution declaring IL TO
be the Sense of the Senate that 1t was
unwise aud ineXpedient to retire green
backs" II was referred 10 the Committee
on Finance.
COINAGE OF SILVER.
MIR. Mills of Texas offered bill pro-
viding for coinage of the silver In the
Treasury and Nj. Chandler on providing.
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio OF 1 to 10 IL.
Mr.. Dubois Offered his motion to divide
the appropriation bills Mr.. Call intro
duced resolution calling on the Secretary
of State for all the correspondence relating
to the trial, conviction and sentence OF Gen.
sanguilly, an American citizen, for al
legged completely in the war against Spain
by Cuba.
Among the other important bills intro
duced III the Senate were The following:
BY Mr.. Mills OF Texas, granting pensions
to all WIDOWS Of Mexican soldiers at the
rate of Sl2 mouth, when such widows are
destitute OF the means OF support.
By Mr.. Call of Florida, to prevent and
punish railroad corporations engaged III
| interstate commerce from controlling or
attempting to control elections, by the use
Of money or other corrupt means, and max
ing such offense a conspiracy, punishable
by Imprisonment for five years or line or.
not exceeding 100000. The bill fur
ther prohibits in the trial of such cases
| the sitting of q juror who has received
passes or other free transportation; the
same restrictions are applied to JCGges on
the bench.
| Mr. Call also introduced a bill compelling
| all railroad companies engaged In inter
state commerce In pay empnyes Injured
| in the line of duty the pay they were re-
ceIvlng at the time of their disability and
during the continuance of the disability.
| The bin also prnvdes that In case of death
| the railroad company shall pay I" the
widow of such employe the amount M
wages received by her husband per month
during her natural life aud TO the chill
dren until they reach the age OF sixteen
/ years.
BY afr. Sherman: BY request-To pro-
| vide a modern organization for the line
of the Army. The principal changes from
| the present organization are a reduction
| from twenty TO eighteen in the number OF
| regiments of infantry, an increase OF ten
| 10 twelve in the regiments or cavalry, a
| division of the artillery branch into light
| and heavy artillery-the latter to be known
| as the corps OF artillery and to be for sea
| coast defense.
| BY Mr.. Villas: To punish with a fine
| not ti exceed $1,000 and Imprisonment
| not exceeding five years, the withdrawal
| from the custody of or the deposit with
| an express company for transportation of
! any obscene literature or picture or any
! article or thing designed for the preven-
| ton of conception or for procuring an
| abortion, or of any information where
| such articles can be obtained.
The Senate adjourned at 1876 until
Monday.