Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

part of the American citizens and the
people of the American government to-
wards Spain would be becoming and
would strengthen the attitude of those
who really felt that Cuba ought to be
free and who hoped that she would be
free.
Mr. Frye, republican, of Maine, called
attention to an incident where foreign
minister pursued a course exactly the
opposite of that which the Spanish min
ister had pursued in this matter. 1t was
a case where the senate committee on
commerce had before it a bill which he
thought would affect German trade in
terests. AS the German government or
people had no agent or attorney to rep
resent its interests before the committee,
he had written a note to the German am
bassador informing him that bill was
pending before the committee affecting
the interests of his country and asking
him whether he had anything to say
about it, The German minister promptly
replied that he could not, with any pro-
priety, address the committee or any
member of it, but that he would present
some views to the secretary of state, and
the next day those views were sent to
the secretary of the senate and were by
him communicated to the senate.
Mr.. Hale did not agree in any censure
of the Spanish minister, who had done
only what was natural under the cifcum-
stances. The entire tone of the minister's
communica tion was very careful and
very nice and very deferential The
press, he went on, was now made the ve-
hicle for presenting to the public the
views of the great men of the earth. Mr.,
Gladston wrote communications for
newspapers and magazines on both sides
of the Atlantic touching great political
questions, and everybody was glad to
read them.
Mr.. Lodge stated by what motive he
ipfI1ppopd n bringing the matte
this morning to the attention of the SEN
ate and referred to the dismissal of Ge-
net, the French minister, by President
Washington, who, he said, was not a
lingo and would not be taken to task to-
day for his intemperate action He also
referred to the dismissal of the British
minister Mr.. Sackville-West during Mr..
Clevelapd's first administration for writ
ing private letter, which had got into
the newspapers.
discussion was closed but a new branch
of the Cuban question was brought up by
the vice-president laying before the sem
ate the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar postponing the conference re-
port on the Cuban resolutions until the
9Th of April and directing the commit
tee on foreign relations to report to the
senate before then the facts which, in its
opinion, would justify the passage of the
resolutions and the evidence thereof.
Mr. H0dfS resolution went over tIIi tO-
morrow when he is to speak upon 1t at
some length. The rest of the days ses-
sion was given to the Delaware election
case, Mr.. Turpie, democrat, of Indiana,
continuing, but not finishing, his speech
against Mr.. Duponts right to the seat,
End at 4:40 the senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
The House.
The annual fight in the house of rep
resentatives against the appropriation or
$780, 900 for special and necessary facilf-
ties over the trunk lines between Boston
and New Orleans carried in the bill for
the past seventeen years, engaged the
attention of the house today In the
course of the considera ton of the post
office appropriation bill. 1t was precipi-
tated by Mr.. Loud, republican, of Cali
fornia in charge of the bill, making a
point of order that 1t was an appropria-
ton for a purpose not authorized by ex-
listing law After some debate the point
of order was overruled by the chair (Rep-
resentative Payne of New York;, who fol-
lowed several precedents In rulings to
that effect, going back as far as the
Forty-fourth congress. Later Mr.. Loud
moved to strike out the item, but this
was defeated on vote by tellers-93 TO
ia Previously, on a division, the vote
was: ayes 100, nays 95. So the item
remains in the bill. Paragraphs provid-
ing appropriations for special facilities
between Kansas City and Newton. Kan,
and between Chicago and Omaha, were
stricken out on points of order. The pro-
visions of the bill setting forth I'm detail
the regulations under which street car
mail service should be conducted, the
prices to be paid. etc. were stricken out
OH point of order made by Mr. Pickler,
republican, of South Dakota. This ne
cessitated an increase of $4,000 In the
item of car fare and bicycle allowance
to carriers.
The house passed a bill making one
years continuous residence in a. terri
tory a prerequisite to obtaining divorce
there.
Besides that bill only two or three mis-
cellaneous matters were disposed of in
the session--bills for the relief of indi-
viduals.
At 5:10 o'clock the house adjourned.