The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-06
TO RECOGNIZE CVBANS.
A Resolution to That End Re-
ported in the Senate.
VEST AssAILs SECRETARY MORTON

VEST AssAILs SECRETARY MORTON
The Missouri Senator Densunces the Prac-
tice Of Furnishing Flowers from Govern
ment Greenhouses for white House Re-
oeptlons Passes an Anti-Prizs
Fight Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6.--The most caustic
utterance heard in the senate since Mr.
Tillmans sensational speech was that of
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, yesterday, arraign-
ing Secretary of ofAgrioulture Morton. The
keen satire and ridicule directed against
the secretary, and the allusious to the
president made the speech hardly less nota-
BILE than that which recently startled the
senate. Mr.. Vest referred derisively to
'the colossal intellect dealing with cab
bages." At one point the senator said
The secretary of agriculture charges
from his office, reminding us of what Cic-
ero says of Cataline's flight from the SEN
ate Albeit excessit evasit, erupit' When
the secretary of agriculture hears of a sill
yer lunatic he is like the war horse in
Job; his neck is closed with thunder. You
might go further and say, He saith among
battle afar off, the thunder of the captains
and the shouting"
Mr.. Vest severely criticized the practice
of furnishing costly flowers from govern
ment greenhouses for the receptions at the
executive mansion, and added "Sir, 1
would rather give twice the amount of
this appropriation to enable some poor
man in distant county of the west, who
lie nh N ba hur r1 ha Ia nf 70 i
rather give him something that would
make his cheerless homo comfortable and
bring light to his flreside 1 would rather
put one flower in the sick room of noble
working girl or matron than to have it
said that had voted hundred and odd
thousand dollars for the flowers and ex-
otics to go to the receptions and banquets
of the officials of this government where
the chandelier flashes its light across the
red wine aud the air is fragrant with per
fume like the spicy breeze of Araby the
blessed
A new phase of the Cuban question was
presented by Mr. Morgan's report from
the committee on foreign relations de-
claring that in the opinion of congress a
condition of public war exists between the
government of Spain and the government
proclaimed, and for some time maintained
by force of arms by the people of Cuba,
and that the United States of America
should maintain strict neutrality be.
tween the contending powers and to ac.
cord to each all the rights of belligerents
in the ports and territory of the United
| States.
The action of the committee upon the
resolution as finally agreed upon was
unanimous, with the exception of Senator
! Cameron, who announced his adherence
to his position looking to the formal recog-
milton of the independence Of Cuba.
The substitute differs from the original
resolution in that it Is direct recognition,
so far as congress can give it, of the bel
ligerent rights of the Cubans, and does not
contemplate, as did the first measure, any
appeal to Spain to accord such rights. Ii
contemplates taking the matter entirely
out of the hands of the president, as he is
not required to sign a concurrent resolu-
tion.
There was an effort in the committee ia
have the resolution put in such shape as
to have whatever action should be taken
by this country executed by the president,
but the suggestion was overruled on the
theory that congress should act indepen.
IDENTIFY, leaving the executive to pursue
whatever course he may deem proper The
committee realizes that there can be ne
formal acknowledgment of Cuban rights
except through the president, but think
the adoption of the resolution by bott
houses would have a strong moral influ
ence.
The house yesterday passed bill to pre-
vent prize or bull fighting in the terri
tories of District Of Columbia. The de
bate on the senate free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill, which will las
until Friday night, was opened, and tn,
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was defeated. The defeat grew out of the
war that has been waged for several day
against appropriating money in the bill
for sectarian charitable institutions
Sixty-one Republicans broke away from
the majority and, with the Democrats, de
feated the bill This was the first time, S,
far as could be learned, that general ap
preparation bill had been defeated, and Mr.
Crisp made it the text for IL satirica
speech.