Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-19

Washington, March 7.-Ihere was
the usual full attendance in the senate
Monday by persons anticipating a
continuance OF the Cuban dis
cussion Elkins rep, w. Va.) offered
a resolution directing the committee on
foreign relations before vote Is taken
on the resolution 10 make a report TO
the senate OF all material facts on the
subject; specifically whether war ex
listed In Cuba and for how long;
whether the insurgents have adopted
a constitution, organized government,
In what place the seat OF government;
what places and ports are occupied by
the insurgents, how would recognition
affect our relations with Spain. On re-
quest Mr.. Sherman consented that the
resolution go over. Palmer dem, Ill
offered a resolution declaring that un
limited coinage Of silver by the United
States would subyert existing legal and
comercial values. At o'clock Mr..
Lodge rep, Mass) was recognized for
a speech on immigration. He said that
the bill under discussion proposed to
make new class Of excluded immi-
grants those totally ignorant. 1t was
found that illiteracy as test would
bear most heavily on the Italians, Rus
slams. Poles, Hungarians, Greeks and
Asiatcs and very lightly on the Eng
lish speaking Germans Scandinayians
and French immigrants. 1t would ex-
clude for the most part those who re-
main In cities and furnish large part
OF the poulations OF slums, not those
who go south and west where immi-
grafton is needed. He said if congress
had any regard for the American work
ingman 1t should take immediate steps
TO restrict foreign immigration. From
In coming skilled mechanics or trained
educated men with settled occupations
there is no danger.
Mr. Sherman called up the Cuban
resolutions and Mr. Morgan dem,
Alal, addressed the senate on them
The senators said American people
had expressed their views on the Cu-
ban belligerency and independence by
u great deluge of petitions and memo
rials. He read from Minister de
Llomes statement and commented on
1t as he went along, The statement
said the insurgents had no fixed place
of organization being driven from
place 10 place. The senator asked
what permanent place our continental
congress held during the revolution. II
was driven about, and when the Brit
ish burned Washington fourteen mem
bers of congress were refugees in Nir-
ginia, and yet the Spanish minister
raised the point that q struggling peo-
pie must have a permanent capital As
a matter of fact, the senator insisted
the insurgents have a capital Us shown
by the reports from the newspaper
correspondents.
The senate Judiciary committee re-
ported to the senate substiut for the
house bill fixing the salaries of United
states district attorneys, marshals and
deputies As rule 1t raises the sal
aries.
The vice president Monday laid be-
fore the senate the reply Of the inter-
state commerce commission 20 the
senate resolution asking information
concerning rs customs, rules, regula-
lions and agreements and charges Of
certain railroad companies First the
commission reports that there Is no
agreement or regulation in writing
other than the regularly established
tariffs and rate sheets between the rail-
road companies whose lines extend to
or through the Missouri river points
as 70 what rate shall be maintained to
and from such points. In proportion to
distances the rates charged are higher
west than east of the Missouri river
Whether such differences in charges is
reasonable and warranted by the law
II involved in several complaints before
the commission The commission is OF
the opinion that additional legislation
is required TO better protect punIie in
terests