Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
SENATOR'S TALK FOR CUBA Morgan of Alabama, Asks for
 Important Correspondence FROM THE PRESIDFST Relative to Americans Now in Spanish cs,s and
 Conditions in Cuba.
 TURKEY ALSO UNDER BAN Private Pension Day in the Senate-Repre- sentative Howard, of Alabama, De-
TURKEY ALSO UNDER
Private Pension Day in the Senate-Repre. sentative Howard, of Alabama, De- nounces the Assassination of Maceo
 Army Appropriations Report.

washington, Decs l4.-Ihe reported assissination of the Cuban general, An tonic Maceo, while under a flag of truce, was the text of a resolution offered today In the senate by Mr. Call (dem Fla) and referred to the committee on foreign re- lations. The resolution characterized the affair as a violation of the rules of civ ilized warfare and as a cowardly act of treachery. It declared the government which authorized and permitted it. or failed to punish the assassins, "an out cast from the family of nations and from the pale of civilization and public law" The committee. on foreign relations is instructed to inquire into the facts and to report to the senate at an early day.
 Another resolution of Mr. Calls, which was similarly referred requests the President of the United States to de- mand the release of all United States citizens held by the Spanish government ct prisons in Cuba. A war blast was also blown against Turkey, in the shape of resolutions passed by a church congre- gation in New Hampshire, presented and approved by Senator Gallinger of that state, declaring that Armenian outrages. should be suppressed by the civilized powers, even at the cost of the dismem- berment of the Turkish empire
 A resolution was offered by Mir. Peffer (pop. Kan.) and laid on the table for the present, for the appointment of a com mittee of five (one from each of the part les, republican, democratic, national dem- ocratic and populiSt, and one to be chos- en by these fouD, to examine and study the general subject of finance In refer ence to its practical relations to business
 A resolution offered last week by MT Allen pop. Neb.), denying the conldtitu> tional power of any state to impair the obligation of contracts, was taken up and made the basis of speech by him, In which he defended the populist Governor and legislature of Nebraska from all inn putations of an intention to enact legis- lation hostile to capital and declared that all such fears were groundless. He especially discfaimed all purposes to act in hCktility to railroad companies. In the course of his speech he criticised severely charge made by Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, in recent speech in Boston, as to the state of Nebraska hav- ing been Gin voting for Bryan and free silver) engaged in crazy attempt at revolution and a passionate crusade of dishonor." Such a statement, MT. Allen declared, was unwarranted, dishonest and ungracious. MT. Hoar explained and justified his language, and applied to the resolution the terms 'peurile and trifling."
 MT. Platt (rep. Conn) also condemned 1t as "clap-trap."
 It was referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 The immigration bill was taken up and went over, under an agreement that vote shall be taken on its passage at D. m. on Thursday.
 The resolution of the house for the holi- day recess was referred to the committee on appropriations.
 Senators Sherman, Ekins and Mitchell (dem. Ws), were appointed by the vice. president as the inauguration committee on the part of the senate.
 The credentials of Samuel D. McEDry, as senator from the state of Louisiana, to succeed MT. Blanchard, were present. ed by MT. Blanchard and placed on file.
 MT. Morgan offered the following reso- lution upon which he gave notice he would tomorrow address the senate:
 Resolved etc., That the President Is re- compatible with the public service, to send to the senate copies of the papers relating to the condition of affairs in the island of Cuba. which were referred to in the report of the secretary of state that accompanies his last annual mes sage.
 And, also, a statement of the several amounts of the cla inns lodged in the de- partment of state by citizens of the Unit ed States against Spain growing out of the alleged insurrection now existing in the island of Cuba.
 And, also, all correspondence with the Spanish government relating to the Com- petitor case and the persons captured with or on that vessel, with a statement of the charges pending in any court in Spain or Cuba, against such persons, and the proceedings of such court in these cases, and their Imprisonment, the char acter of their treatment while In prison and the condition of their health whether such prisoners have had the privilege of counsel of their own selection in any trial that has taken place on such charges, or were represented by any United States.
 The senate then took up the pension calendar and passed fifty-fye private pension bils-nearly all of them for in- creases of pension.
 Then, after a short executive session the senate at 3:30 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.