Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-05
SENATE IN SESSION.
Two Bills introduced for The Coinage
Of Silver
PETITIONS RELATING TO CUBA.
Resolutions Against the Retiremen, Of
Grsenbacks. - Information Wanted
Concerning Gen. SaugnlllJ.

WAsnINoToN, Dec. 5.-Thero was a
good attendance when tho Senate met
At noon today. The fiSt bill introduced
was one by MIR. Mlll', (Dem., Texa',)
for the coinage Of tho silver In the
treasury.
A bill introduced by Chandler,
tRep., n. H. for the coinage Of silver
at tho ratio OF l5i to /, the bill to be-
come operative when England, Ger
many and France pass similar laws,
was listened to with great attention by
the mombors Of the Senate.
Petitions from Florida for tho rooog-
milton Of Cuba aud from tho legislature
Of Montana againet further Issuance
OF bonds we're prcsentoi.
A resolution DlcrOd by Call (Demo.
orat, Floflda) was adopted calling upon
the secretary Oi state TO sond 90 the
Senate the correspondence rotating 10
tho case OF General aangullly, an
American citizsn, sentenced 10 life iui-
prlsonment for alleged completely 10
tue Cuban revolution, anu directing
him 10 procure a copy Of thu record Of
iho case, u Il 10 not ON TIE a. tue Dc
par,ment.
ualliugor (Rep., N. H. introduced u
resolution declaring II the Hento OF .he
| Senate that it In uuwiao and inoxpeil.
eat 10 retire gr6eubscks.
Mitchell (ltep., OTogon) introduced
q resolution which was Hgroed 10, call
lag on the secretary Of the treasury to
Inform the senate why tho conattuc.
ton OF public building At Portland,
ore, for which nn appropriation was
maize by the last Congress, was not
| proceeded with.
Call (dem., ElA.) addressed the Sen.
ate IN advocacy Of his resolution for
/ the recognition VI tive belligorency NJ
ths Cuban insurgents, anu for strict
neutrality by the United States In the
/ war.
Call drew graphic picture Of the
/ ruin, mirgovornment anu bbfbaTous
| cruelty agEiuHt which the CubAns
were oonIenulng aud their long
struggle Tor freedom. lie described
the former revolutions and declared
tue progress against tyranny ma1o by
native Cubang, wh9 maintained, ~ we
had maintained In 1870, that just gov
eminent must derive itH authority from
tho consent OF the governed, entitled
them ~ recognition ~ belligorents and
neutrality OF other nations. He con-
siiOTo ~ an outrage that the United
5tatoa should not bold outan encourage
ing hand 10 those struggling Tor indie
penioncs. Instead OF speeding the
| CubAus on their course, he insisted thit
government was actually tetaIdipg the
revolution; Ia fact iuTnlshiug aid u
this spanish tytApl. This govern
ment," said Call emphalicAliy, ais
responsible for many outrAges that
have been committed. do not mean
70 say the President anu csbinet ara
responsible, but tho attitude OF this
government negatively, by not TecOg-
niZlpg the revUiutiOnibla gs belllgcfcnti
In cur ports ana territory, 10 mainlaiu'
ing today the power Of Spain In the
island OF Cuba"
In conclusion be described Cuba M
the queen OF the Antilles, tue future
center OF n cJniedetatod republic, that
would include all the Islands Of tn,
Wet Indies, anu called upon this com.
milIee on foreign aiAirs 10 consider his
resolution In the spirit Of our Tore
iathors and report u iavoTably NJ ~
early day.
At l;2O the Senate went into execu.
tive session ana ut 1885 adjourned npti
Monday.
Hno senate in executive tsSsioi
confirmed Malt. w. R,nsom ~ miuil
ter to Mexico.