Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-03-05
CUBANS UPHELD.
Recognition of the Ipsurgents Is
Favored by Congress.
The Tariff Bill Defeated IN the Senate
Important Measures Considered in
the House sally Summary
of Proceedings.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Nor
rill offered resolution IN the senate
yesterday to take up the tariff bill,
but it was defeated by a vote of 33 to %.
After the announcement of the vote
Senator Morrill, stated that he would
make no further attempt TO get up the
bill; that it was hopelessly defeated,
and it was perfectly obvious that the
republican party was IN a minority in
the senate. Senator Sherman said the
bill did not belong to any, party. Its
only merit was to furnish $4,000, 009
additional 10 the revenues of the gov
eminent. It was a bill to provide for
an occasion. He declared that il was
a disgrace to the country and to civiii-
zation that the government of the
United States was now spending $780,
100000 a year beyond its income. The
Cuban question was taken up, and Sen
ators Morgan, Lodge, Stewart and Cali
spoke IN favor of recognizing Cuban
belligerency.
Washington. Feb. 27.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Allen (Neb) offered
a substitute for the pending Cuban
resolution. 1t authorizes and requests
the president to issue proclamation
recognizing the Independence of the
republic of Cuba. Senator Carter
(Mont.) in speaking on the tariff hill
charged the republicans in the senate
and house with deserving the repub-
lican national platform on both the
tariff and money questions, and with
taking their orders from the white
house, where a democratic president
is in command. He said he believed
that the protection Of American indus
tries was necessary to American pros
perity. but the free coinage Of silver
was equally essential and the two
would hereafter so hand in hand.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-The cause OF
Cuban independence bad strong advo-
cacy and support IL the senate yester
day in speech delivered by Senate
Vest (dem.. Mo-. lie spoke of Spain
MS a toothless old wolf, sitting at the
door of the cave al the despotism ana
grinning at the procession of free re
publies; denounced the declaration OF
Capt. Gen Weyler, and asked whether
the senate should sit silent and duma
while the Cubaus were butchered into
subsection to the Spanish queen. "If
we do" he exclaimed God will curse
us" The army appropriation bill, car
rying $23.279,O00, was passed.
Washington, Feb. 20 ~ vote 81 ca
20 6 the senate yesterday rut on record
itsviewsnnd policy in relation to the ex-
listing revolution in Cuba by passing he
following resolutions:
Resolved. BY the senate (the house of
representatives concurring) that I'm 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 a strict
neutrality between the contendh,g powers,
according to each all the rights of bellig-
erents in the ports and territories of thu
United States.
Resolved. further. That the friendly Of
fees of the United States should be Of
fered by the president to the Spanish gov
eminent for the recognition OF ndepend-
ence Of Cuba"
After agreeing To the conference re
port on the pension appropriation bill
the senate adjourned until Monday.
Washington. March g. Bills were
passed in the senate yesterday authoriz
ing the addition Of 1000 enlisted men 10
the navy; 10 prevent the carrying of OBJ
scene literature and articles designed
for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory to another. and to es-
tablish retired list for the revenue
marine service Senator Allison's CIa.l
credentials for the term beginning
March T. 1897, were presented.