Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03
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FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Routine Business of the House and
senate Yesterday.


tion. of Maine. by Mr.. Frye Republican).
of Maine. protesting against placing the
statue OF Pere Marquette in the Statuary
Hal. OF the Capitol.
Mr.. Cali offered the following resolu-
tlon
Resolved by the Senate, That the Presi-
dent of the United States be requested
TO demand OF the Government OF Spain q
statement as to the truth Of the charges
made in a letter published In the news
papers purporting to be from Mr.. Gomez
late editor Of the La Luchau. a news
paper published In Habana, that ne hau
been tortured while confined In dun
geon I'm the bare ground for two months
In Ceuta, the penal colony OF Spain 10 en-
tort from him evidence against julius
Sanguilly. n naturalized citizen OF the
United States. and subsequently Killing
the said Gomez; also to insist on a luli
report of the evidence and all proceedings
I'm the alleged civil trial Of julius san
gully. IN which II Is charged that the
said Sanguilly was condemned to i'm
prisonment for life at Ceuta on suspicion
only. and without evidence; also, to de-
mand the release of Charles Nicholson
and Lorenzo Betancourt, correspondents
OF the New York newspapers, who are
charged only with entering within the
insurgent lines TO obtain information;
also, to demand OF Spain that all Ameri-
can citizens who shall be captured by the
Spanish forces shall be treated as prison.
ers OF war. and be accorded humane treat
ment, and to inform the Spanish Govern
ment that the United States will insist
on this demand.
TORTURED TO DEATH.
Mr.. Call also sent to the Clerks desk
and had read a newspaper paragraph
stating that Juan GuaIberto Gomez, ex-
editor of the La Buchau, who had been
arrested and sent 10 Ceuta, Africa, for
political reasons, had been tortured TO
death because he would not make false
charges against Sanguilly, an American
citizen.
After remarks by Mr.. Call the resolu-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
A conference was ordered on the army
appropriation bill.
The Presidents veto message on the bill
for leasing school lands in Arizona was
presented and read. and the bin and veto
message was referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
The Senate then, by unanimous consent,
proceeded TO the consideration Of the bills
on the calendar unobjected to. and passed,
among others. Senate bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to enlist additional
men for service in the United States
navy.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of the
Navy TO enlist for service in the navy
as many additional men as he may deem
necessary not to exceed 1000. and ii ap-
propriates $3S0.Ooo for the purpose.
PLENTY OF JACK TARS.
1t also authorizes the Secretary OF the
Navy, whenever an exigency may exist,
which. in the judgment of the President,
renders their services necessary. to enlist
for two years (unless sooner discharged)
such of the naval militia and other men
as may be required for the purpose of
manning vessels Of the navy not having
full crews. and such other ships as the
President may desire TO cali into ser
vice. 1t also authorizes the Secretary
OF the Navy. whenever. in the judgment
of the President, an exigency exists rem
dering such action necessary, TO charter
for temporary service any private vessels
that may be required for the transporta-
ton Of officers, men, or freight for naval
purposes.
Mr.. Call inquired OF Mr.. Hale-who was
in charge of the bill-whether there was
any Utth lOI SUN dlltNlbi4dl ioiNt III Aiit
navy. and whether IL was intended for
future eventualities.
NOT NEEDED FOR WAR.
''The BILL" Mr.. Hale replied. has a
double purpose. II provides for 1000 men.
needed for the ships now in service; and
it provides, further, that. should an occa-
sion arise, the Secretary of the Navy may
summon and enlist the men temporarily.
communication nffiFarG n the
grade of lieutenant. temporarily. The
officers commissioned would undoubtedly
be officers of the reserve. ! hope there
will be no need for calling on the reserve.
/ don't believe there will be. Notwth-
standing all that has been done and said
here TO arouse war feeling, l do not be-
lieve there will be any war" (Ir. Hale
was one of the six senators who voted
against the Cuban resolutions last Fri
day.
But | do think, In view OF what has
been done, and what may be done, IL is
wise to give this restricted power TO the
Secretary Of the Navy, to be exercised
whenever the President believes that an
exigcncy for fl has arisen. The thousand
men will be enlisted in the autumn. All
the rest is conjectural and depends on
what may occur"
men In the naval reserve, and was tod
by Mr.. Hale that ii was something lik
5000.
Mr.. Chandler remarked that the mea-
sure was equivalent to calling out
the naval militia, exactly as the militia
is called out on land.
The bill was then passed.
OTHER BUSINESS.
In the passage of the bills on the calen-
dar that are unObjected 10, the most i'm
portant being one TO promote the eff
cheney Of the Revenue-Cutter Service by
establishing a permanent retired list on
three-fourths pay. and the omn ibus- bridge
bin regulating the construction of bridges
over the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
The Cuban resolutions, as passed by the
House were laid before the Senate and
referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
At 4:45 o'clock the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
The House.
Early In the proceedings Of the House
to-day the Senate joint resolution au-
thorizing the continuance of the improve.
ments OF Mobile harbor, Alabama, was
agreed to; also, bill authorizing the
Arkansas and Northwestern Railroad
Company TO construct and operate a road
through Indian Territory.
On motion OF Mr. Willis Republican,
of Delaware, the rules were suspended
and the Senate joint resolution was
agreed TO authorizing and directing the
Secretary OF Agriculture to purchase ano
distribute seeds, etc, as has been done
in preceding years.
Mr.. Hit Republican). Of Illinois. chair.
man OF the Foreign Affairs Committee
then called up the Senate Cuban resolu.
tions. and moved to suspend the rules
and pass the resolutions reported by the