The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-06
ROANOKE, VA, SATURDAY, JUNE 6. 1896.

calculated something further which
could not be heard above the din and
confusion. Mr.. Payne ordered Mr.. Nc
Mullins remarks stricken from the rec
ord and when the latter sngrily retorted
that he was being unjustly treated or
oered him to take his seat, the Ten.
nessean sat down.
The previous question Was ordered, 164
to 81. Mr.. McMillin moved to recon-
NIT. The motion to re. commit Was lost,
4s to 1874.
The vote was then taken on the reso-
luton declaring Rinsker entitled to the
Only three Republicans, Messrs. Evans,
OF Kentucky; Moody, Of Massachusetts,
ana sherman, Of New York, voted with
the Democrats against the resolution.
Mr.. Rinaker WAS escorted to the bar Of
the>House by Mr. Cook of Illinois, where
she oath WAS Administered to him, and
at ass p. m. the House adjourned.
Senate Proceedings.
Mr.. Morgan gave the Senate spirited
revival OF the Cuban question to day,
after which most of the day WAS spent
In waiting for conference agreements
on appropriation bills. Mr.. Morgan
urged the adoption of his resolution
calling on the President for informa-
tion OF the Americans taken on the
Competitor and now under sentence Of
death at Havana.
The Senator said that while the case
was one Of great gravity. involving the
unwsrranted condemnation to death of
American citizens, yet no information
was available except through press re-
ports and rumor. The executive branch
had not given the slightest information
on the subject. Mr.. Morgan read the
statutes requiring the President to m AXE
q demand for the release Of an American
citizen.
He argued that II was the duty of the
President under the constitu ton to keep
Congress advised on the state of the
union and In particular on foreign Of :
fairs. OF late courteous Gus tom had
arisen to adopt resolutions making re-
quests ON the President for inform g. ion,
but this did not relieve the Presidents
from the duty Of giving full informs tion.
Aud IL was only Of late days. Mr.. Nor
gan said, that this failure Of the execu-
tive to give inform alton to Congress had
grown up.
Mr.. Morgan said he had great respect
for the office of President; IL was an
American characteristic to be proud of
their Government. But this WAS
Government OF law. not of private will.
The President is enjoined to execute
the laws; he swears In his official oath
to obey the law. The Senate had re-
quested information of the President
and he had replied that IL was inoom.
pitable with the public interest,
although section 200l of the statutes
provided when demand was made for
the release of an American citizen that
all the facts relative threto shall, "a
aoon as practicable, be communicated
by the President TO Congress-"
The Senator declared that every day
Of the confinement of the American
prisoners at Havana WAS q day OF Amer.
can dishonor. he did not know what
would come Of the delay and inaction..
Possibly in the end the Americans
would be so BUNDLED al to sue to Spain
for pardon. But Congress, which WAS
the sole war power, should not leave
without authorizing that power to be
used II necessary.
"In the event that those American
prisoners are not released and delivered
to the President" concluded Mr.. Nor
gan, 1--WE should authorize him to send
ships of war to Cuba and make war
sufficient to secure their released"
AS Mr.. Morgan closed, Mr.. Sherman
roae quickly and stated that the pro-
ceedings were Of such 8 character as to
come within Senate rule IS, requiring
secrecy. Thereupon the presiding off,
Ger, Mr.. Plat. directed the galleries to
be cleared and the doors closed.
At l o'clock the Senate doors were
opened, but before the spectators had Sc
cured their seats in the galleries an
other order to close the doors WAS made
When the doors opened number OF
Senators were on sheir feet. Mr.. Nor
gan had been making . speech during
the secret session, but ct o'clock, when
the usual morning hour closed. Mr..
Lodge moved to take up the immigra-
tion bill. The doors were opened, and
q sharp controversy occurred as to the
propriety Of taking Mr.. Morgan from
the floor. Mr.. Hill moved to 20 back
to secret session. Mr. Harris asked
unanimous consent that Mr.. Morgan be
given the floor and this was earnestly
seconded by Mr.. Morrill,. Thereupon
the doors were again closed. At 115 o.
m. the open session was resumed and
Mr.. Lodge moved to take up the imml-
grafton bill.
Adjournment Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Mr. AIdrioh,
from the committee on ruler of the
Senate. to day offered o resolution in
the Senate for the adjournment Of Con-
gress next Monday at Q p. m.