The herald., 1895-12-06
Chiefly Considers Cuba and Ques.
tiOns of Coinage
CALL ASKS FOR RECOGNITION
Chandler Wants Free Coinage When
Europe Gives Consent
Senators Of Both Parties Hold Cnucuses Rel
ativc to the Formation Of the
Senate Committees


WAOH ION, l'tC. -IUO eeSSlOU
of the senate was brief again today. Its
only feature, beyond tins introduction of
= bill by Senator Chandler for the free
coinage of silver whcr England, France
and Germany shouid enact similar legis.
latioE, and a resolution by his colleague,
Senator Gallinger, declaring it to be the
scnse of the senate that il was unwi ise and
inexpedient to retire the greenb backs,
was short speech by Senator Gail of
Florida in favor of the recognition of the
Cuban ravolutionists as belligerants.
Senator Chandier's hill provides for
the unlimited coinage of gold and silver
in connection with other nations, and
establishes the ratio OF to l51s. After
providing for coming the bullion and the
issuing OF silver and gold certificates, the
third section Of che bill provides that the
Law shall .taEe effect and bscome opera
tive when similar laws shall have been
adopted by the governments of England,
France and Germany, which laws shall
in substance provide for the purchase Of
gold and silver bullion without limit,
and shall make legal tender of the gold
and the principal silver coins and any
certificate representing them. the ratio
provided for in this act. and when such
laws have been passed by the govern
ments aforesaid, the president shall
make proclamation accordingly and this
law shall then take effect and be in
force"
The resolution offered by Call (Dem.)
OF Florida was adopted, calling upon the
secretary of state to send tv the senate
the correspondence relnting TO the case
of General Sanguilly, an American citi-
zen, sentenced to life i'm prisonmen ent for
alleged completely in the Cuban revolu.
tion. and directing him to procure a copy
OF tho record in the case if it is not on
file at the department.
Gsllincer (Rep.) of New Hamps ire
introduced a resolGtion declaring it was
the sense of the senate thar it was un-
wise and inexpedisnt TO retre the green
backs.
Mitchell, Rep, OF Oregon, introduced
icsolution which was agreed to, calling
on the secretary of the treasury to inform
the senate why construction OF the pub
lie building at Portland, Ore, FOR which
All appropriation was made by the last
congress, was not proceeded with.
Cali, DEM, of Florida, addressed the
senate in advocacy of his resolution for
recognition of the beligerency of the
tuDaN insurgents ana Tor STRICT 0eutrall-
tv by the United States In war.
Mr.. Call drew u graphic picture of the
rnin, mIsgovernment and barbarous
crIelty against winch the Cubans were
contending in their long struggle for free
dom. He described the former revolutions
and declared the progress against tyranny
made by native Cubans, who maintnned,
as We mad maintained In 1776, that Il Just
government must derive it's authority
from the consent of the governed, en-
titled them to recognition as beIligereuts
and the neutrality of other nations. He
considered it All outrage that the United
States should not hold out an encourag-
ing hand to those struggling for inde.
pendence. Instead OF speeding Cubans
on their course, he insisted this govern.
ment was actually retarding the revolu-
ii m; III fact furnishing aid to the Span
ish tvrant. ''Thls government said
Call. especially is responsible for many
outrages that have bsen committed. [ |
do not mean to say this president and
cabinet are responsible, but the attitude
OF this government, negatively, by not
recognizing the revolutonists in our
ports and territory, is maintaining touay
the power of Spain in the island Of
Cuba"
In conclusion he described Cuba as the
Queen of the Antilles. the future center
uf II confederstsd republic that would in.
clude all theislaEds of the West Indies,
and called upon the committee on for
elgn affairs to consider his resolution in
the spirit OF our forefathers ard report it
favorably at an early day.
Among other bills introduced were:
BY Senator Mills-Di,ectiug the secre.
tary of the treasury to have all the silver
In the treasury coined into subsidiary |
coin, and providing that when the reve-
nucs OF the government shall be insutlc- |
lent to meet the current expenses OF the |
government, the secretary shall issue |
on-interest. bearing legal tender treasury |
notes in amounts sufficient to cover the |
deficiency and pay out the same in the |
current expenditures of the government; |
and also that when the gold reserve in |
the treasury shall be in excess of $780, |
00U, 900 and legal tender notes are pre-.
sented for redemption in coin, they snail |
be redeemed in either gold or silver coin
at the discretion OF the secretary. The |
bill also provides that when the reserve
shall fail below $1U0, 900, 900 the secretary
shall redeem the notes in silver. 1t
closes with declala alton for the main
tenanCe of the parity of the two metals
and a provision for the repeal OF all laws
authorizing the issuance of interest bear
ing bonds.
BY Senator Morrill-For the appoint
ment by the president of register CT
cOpyri hts to perform the duties now |
performed by the librarian OF congress.
The measure is result of the disclosures
OF the library bookkeeping methods made
By Senator Call--Io prevent and pun
jsl the control OF elections by corpora
tiOnH engaged in interstate com cree:
also bill requiring the railroad compsn-
les to pay employees injured in the dis
charge OF duty their salaries while dis
abIed, and in case Of death to continue to
paw the salary to their widows during
their natural lives.
BY Senator ulkncr-A bill authoriz-
ing the governor of Alaska TO grant liquor
licenses and providing for the punish
ment of those engaged in this traffic
without such license; also u bill author
izing the governor Of Alaska to create
precincts and appoint justices of the
peace and constables.
by Senator Sherman (by requestj to
provide for the reorganization OF the
line of the army SO as to consist Of three
regiments of field artillery, twelve rsgi-
ments Of cavalry and eighteen regiments
of infantry. The bill follows the same
ger eral lines az Representative Outh.
waite's bill OF last year and is devoted I
especially TO the artillery service.
At 20 tho senate went into executive !