The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
Congress Trying to Conclude
Work Of the Session
AND ADJOURN TOMORROW
Day in the Senate Consumed on
the immigration Bill.
CUBAN SITUATION DISCUSSED.
The House Has Revoked all Leaves of
Absence to Facilitate Business
But Senate May ProIong
the Session.
the Session.

| Washington, June S.-The Senate
| made but little progress to-day to-
day towards final adjournment. The
| new Deficiency bill framed to overcome
| the objections of the President in his
| veto, by the omission of claims. was
| passed. An effort by Mr.. Harris. OF
| Tennessee, TO add war claims under
| the Bowman act aggregating $500 .o0O
failed on point of order.
A final report on the Postoffice Ap-
preparation bill was agreed to.
The immigration bill was before the
Senate after two o'clock, but Mr.. Nor.
gan, of Alabama, diverted the debate
into discussion of Cuba.
bill was passed appropriating
S69,50O to the Richmond Locomotive
Works and Machine Works for losses
incurred in the construction of the
battleship Texas.
A letter from the President was
read consenting to the withdrawal by
the Chickasaw Indians of 100000 of
their trust funds now in the Treasury
and resolution was passed asserting
to the withdrawal.
The Senate bill was passed appro-
priating s35o,000 for a public building
at Oakland, California.
Also the following bill was passed:
To amend the law for the punishment
for transporting or selling liquors or
wines under any other than their pro-
per name and brand.
At 2 o'clock the Immigration bill
was taken up and Mr.. Morgan, Dem,
Ala),. spoke in support of his amend
ment that the restrictions of the act
should not apply to persons coming to
this country from Cuba. He said no
country had contributed better class
of people TO our population than Cuba.
It's citizens, he said, came to escape the
prosecutions of Spain and to live un-
der free institutions.
Mr.. Morgan brached off to the pre-
sent war and said the conditions were
such as to justify Intervention by the
United States. The Senator read from
the Book of Blood" showing the
atrocities of the last war.
Mr.. Morgan said he had been assaiI-
ed for desiring war between the United
States and Spain. He did not deny,
he said, that he was not averse to war,
if Spain, in pursuit of her abomniable
despotism, continues to warge war on
Cuba.
Mr. Morgan disclaimed the harsh
statements attributed to him against
the Queen Regent of Spain. 'If the
Queen of Spain, the Queen of Great
Britain, the Queen of Greece, and the
Empress of Germany could meet in
that stricken island and witness some
of those brutalities, the indignities and
outrages toward the women and child
ren then you would find these great
and noble queens raising their hands
against such atrocities and ending the
rule of this brute, Weyler.'
Mr. Morgan referred in closing to the
reports that the President contemplate
ed using the offices of the United States
toward inducing the Cubans to lay
down their arms, receiving in return
from Spain reciprocity treaty. The
Senator did not know how far the un-
authorized interference in the, affairs
of other countries would proceed, but
he regretted that the President had
not seen fit to act with Congress in
seeking to remedy the conditions in
Cuba.
The District of Columbia bill was a.
gain to conference.
A final report on the Postoffice APP
preparation bill was agreed to. 1t eov-
cred the item of consolidating postof-
fees, the original amendment being
modified so that consolidation is not
to extend beyond the five mile limit
of cities except in the case of Cam
bridge, Mass, and Towson, Md.
At $50 p. m, the Senate held brief
executive session and than adjourned.