The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21

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elected. viii vote on the question OF the
senatorship. The question as TO the can
didato's qualifications Tor the business Of
| general legislation. or the views be enter
tains with reference 10 the great mate
rial interest Of the State. are wholly
lost sight Of"
AN EMPHATIC DEMAND.
Popular opinion has. the committee
I says. taken hold of The subject and the
/ demand for this charge is loud and tu-
/ phatic. The belief IN the public mind
Is rapidly gaining that proper Difference
| IS not given by the Senate Of the United
| States 10 the demands and interests OF
| the people. and that is largely due 10
/ the fact that senators do not owe their
| positions to the people, who are perma-
Dent. but 10 the Legislature. which are
/ transient.
In conclusion. the committee says:
/ ''The people demand n voice in the
! election Of senators. Such demand. in
! the judgment Of your committee, should
! be respected. SO. whatever may be said
! 20 the contrary. whatever may be thought
/ Of the sanCtiiy Of the COnstlfut'0- as It
| stands IL must be admitted by all that
/ the people are becoming restive Under its
restraints on the rights OF those entitled
/ under the Constitution and laws 10 exc
crcise the elective franchise. The move
/ ment of the people in the interest Of the
4 people on this. as on many other ques-
tions. isl stalwart and universal. and
/ the sooner this great fact is recognized
/ by the representatives, Of the people, the
/ better.
''As one Of the minority Of the COM
m.tice.' Mr.. Chandler said, II give no.
/ tice that the motion Of the senator from
I Oregon Will be vigorously opposed"
Nj Gray DomJ. Of Delaware. another
member Of the committee, said that the
views Of the minority would be pre-
/ pared and submitted to the Senate.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
The conference report on the Cuban
/ resolutions was then taken up, and Mr..
/ Gallery continued the speech begun by
+ him yesterday in opposition 10 the re-
/ port and contending that the exercise
Of the power Of recognizing beliigerent
rights was exclusively in the executive
branch Of the Government.
! In conclusion. Mr. Caffery said that If
/ the influence of the United States was
I 10 be extended over Cuba and the South
/ American countries. 20 must Doe on the
/ wings OF peace-nOt on the piniOns of
war. The very moment that an az
+ gressivc war was made on The powers
I holding provinces 10 the North and 10
/ the South, and in the Caribbean Sea, "a
/ spirit of animosity and hatred would be
/ stirred Up which would DO away with
all the bcnehccnt and benign effects
/ OF Republican inr'tuu0ns. making their
/ way by the ,mootf paths of peace.
Mr.. Mills Democrat. of Texas. said
/ that he had intended 10 address the Sem
! ate on the Cuban question to-day. but
/ that as Mr.. Hale had complained that
/ the advocates OF the resolution had had
more than their share in the debate. he
would withhold bis remarks for the pres
ent.
OUTRAGEs UPON AMERICANS.
Mr.. Call addressed the Senate. sr ke of
/ the opponents of the resolution as "advO-
/ Gates of imperialism ON this continent"
and criticised the argument or Mr.. Caf-
/ ferry.
Mr. Call relied upon "0utrages upon
/ American citizens in cuba as a reason
for taking into consideration the recc rni-
/ tion of bciligercncy or of independence
in that island. AS TO what was called
international law, he asserted that
there was really no such thing. 1t was
only something that was gathered from
the writings Of publcists and from the
actions of nations from time 90 time.
Mr.. Plat said that he agreed with
the senator from Florida, that what
ever the Cnitci States Government should
do i'm the Cuban matter. 10 should do
I'm "a manly and STRAIGHTFORWARD fashion.
He understood that To mean that if the
United States inteIvencd, 90 the extent
/ of saying 90 Spain that the United States
/ Government had come to- the conclusion
that Cuba ought t0 Doe free ana inde-
pendent nation. then the United States
should aid cuba. and so to- war TO give
/ that aid. lie wanted fO know what The
senator from Florida thought the United
States ought 10 do.
MIR. CALLS PLAN.
Mr.. Call. "The first action would be
10 saw what Mr. Seward aid 90 Spain,
and then see what cfct Chat would have.
The next would be 10 repeal or modify
our neutrality laws. and allow the friends
of freedom in the United states, ihe
brave men and boys who wish 10 RISK
their lives IN defence of freedom ana
humanity TO have an opportunity 10 90
Co. That will settle the question without
anv war and will settle it al once, within
ninety davs That Is what 1 would do.
As 10 the threats Of privateerns upon
/ American commerce I'm case OF war with
Spain. Mr.. can exclaimed:
"Vhat commerce have we 10 prey upony
Privateers can do us no harm. But there
Is no possibility Of war
Mr.. Call closed his speech al 4:lO: and
then the floor was taken by Mr.. Palmer.
but as the hour was advanced, and as
there were very few senators present,
the matter went over tin Monday next.
BILLS PASSED.
Tie following Senate bills were taken
from the calendar and passed.
Senate bill for the relief of settlers upon
lands within the indemnity limits of the
grant TO the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
Company.
TO approve and ratify the construction
Of railroad bridges across Coddo Lake,
al MOoring Sport la, and across the
Red river. near Fulton. Ark
Also Senate b.ll FOR the exchange OF
land at Choctaw Point. Ala. held for light
house purposes for another tract equally
or better adapted for the same purpose
Appropriatne $4,000 for The monument
I'm Baltimore to the memory Of General
Wm. Sn atwood and the soldiers Of the
Maryland Line in the war for American
independence.
Also Senate bill 10 pay Holmes and
Icathers. contractors ON mail routes in
Mississippi. Si29l0 for transportation OF
the malls N April and May. 1851.
In relation TO the last bill. Mr.. Chandler
Otcpublican) Of New York. raised laugh
by saying that he had an unfavorable
impression made upon his mind about il
from long speech made in its favor at
the last session. by the junior senator
from Louisiana. Mr.. blanchard.
ANOTHER CUBAN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a joint resolu-
tiOn 10 cuba IN these WOrds.
Resolved, That 10 is hereby declared
that state of public war exists In tho
a.. Na.F Of Naaf.