Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-06
CUBA'S CAUSE IN THE SENATE
Call of Florida Urges Immediate Reoogni-
tiOn of Belligerent Rights,
CASE COMPARED WITH THAT OF AMERICA
Eloquent Plea of the Florida statcs-
man In behalf of the STRUGGLING
Inhabitants of the Queen OF
the Antilles.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The session Of
the senate was brief again today. Its only
features beyond the Introduction of bill
by Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, for
the free coinage of silver when England.
France and Germany should enact similar
legislation, were a resolution by his colleague.
Senator Gallinger declaring II to be the
sense Of the senate that 1t was unwise and
inexpsdient to retire the greenbacks, and a
short speech by Senator Call of Florida in
favor of the recognition of the Cuban revo-
lutionists as belligerents.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Chandler, repub-
lican of New Hampshire, for the coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of 151a to 1, the bill to
become operative when England, Germany
and France pass similar laws, was listened
to with great attention by the members Of
the senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recognition
of Cuba, and from the legislature Of Montana
against further issuance of bonds. were pre-
sented.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Call democrat
OF Florida, was adopted, calling upon the
secretary of state to send to the senate the
correspondence relating to the case of Cen
eral Sanguilly, an American citizen, sem
fenced to life Imprisonment for alleged COM
plicity In the Cuban revolution, and directing
him to procure copy of the record in the
case II 1t is not on file at the department.
Mr. Galllnger. republican of New Hamp-
shire, introduced resolution declaring 1t to
be the sense of the senate that it was unwise
and inexpedient to retire the greenbacks.
Mr.. Mitchell, republican of Oregon intro
duced resolution, which was agreed to.
calling on the secretary of the treasury to
inform the senate why the construction of
the public building at Portland Ore, for
which an appropriation was made by the
last congress, was not proceeded with.
Mr., Call, democrat of Florida, then ad-
dressed the senate in advocacy of his resolu-
tion for the recognition of the belligerency
OF Cuban insurgents, and for strict neutrality
by the United States in the war
Mr Call drew graphic picture of the ruin,
miegoVernment and barbarous cruelty against
which the Cubans are contendng and their
long struggle for freedom. He described the
former revolutions and declared that the
progress against tyranny made by the native
Cubans who maintained, we had main
tanned in 1776 that just government must
derive its authority from the consent of the
governed, entitled them to recognition as
bellgerents and the neutrality of other ma
tions
He considered it an outrage that the
United States should not hold out an en-
couraging hand to those who were struggling
for dependence. But instead of speeding
the Cubans on their course. he insisted that
this government was actually retarding the
revolution; was, in fact furnishing aid to the
Spanish tyrant.
This government" said Mr.. Call emphat-
ically ''is responsible for many of the out
RACES that have been committed / do not
mean to say that the president and his cab-
net are responsible. but the attitude Of this
government negatively by not recognizing
the revolutioniss as balligerents in our ports
and territory, is maintaining today the power
Of Spain on the island of Cuba"
In conclusion he described Cuba as the
quesn of the Antilles, the future center OF a
confederated republic, that would include all
the islands of the West Indies and called
upon the committee on foreign affairs to con-
slider his resolution in the spirit of our fore
fathers and report it favorably at an early
day.
Then at 20 the senate went into executive
session and at 35 p. m. adjourned until
Monday.