The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-06
The Executive Branch Has Ignored
the Arrest OF Americans in the
Competitor Affair.

Washington. Juno 5.--Amondmq.


( of the Northsin Pacific WAS ofl'S s hy
/ AIR. Mitchell Ikrp.. GREY and N,A&S ,
! 10, ~, 800 +''' 'n" son
COMPANY shall he liable on the N var
! rants Of tho nls ,ou,,,,,,. ,,i -. 'f,,.,.
TO pcrsons -. ,,,.,,,,,,,,. ''' INJURIES
| Mr. Morgan N'em.. Ala) asked for ne
| ton ON his resolution requesting Tho ,,'.s.
"iV'"n"'ioh as 10 the capture
q inc competitor by a spanish warship
and the condemnation to death of lfn,t.,
| States citizens nna vh.th,,. ,,,,,. -,
~, ""' N"''"i any demand
H"' "seh maue Tor the relcaso OF United
states citizens.
Tho s,nalor said that whus ,ho ,,..
w. o''p oi ''e greatest gravity. involving
tAe INV 1rranird condemnation to death
ot American eitsens, vet no nforma,Ion
~ Mnallaph .Aoept the press reports
ana rumot rhe executive h.ancn had
iot given tho sneAtost information on
requiring thc president to max acinand
tiv argued that The duiy the prssi-
rg'u "rasr ihe constitution Was tnal CON
s,'S5 WIS 10 rr ADVISED of the STATE OF
,lnn tnion ana particularly ON foreign al
'"ns
flo i - d 'Hut teous custom has arisen
I'M, "npst ,,So GU matins relaesis On
~ ~ ~ ~, tl' president from ihc uutN OF
s'AinS luil ihi9f nation;
,s,,d Inn, ,h.. ,ni,,,, 'i'y ~, i. n'"rssn
,,t,,e i,,,,,, - "iuiN ~ We president TO
In ''''' '''''''0'i ~ eSi'''eAs n'd crown
"lyho, conn. c,,os.,,,,
shar,,,,,r nv w i '1,' WIZ i"l.vi 10y MI
,si,n aslinr ,,,ht"s i,sui., ~ vi WI. Mut-
OF ar. LaWreIcr b.rn,. ,h.. 11,i.''oiiy
fornIt.n rriatinns ~, ", W NV.il"'t''' "a.
sharIN reioiuyi tbn, NM. stn,,,.; ;',,'toi
such concealmc,i; and HAM. 81 az y, no
the country " I'm
Mr. Nioruan anita thc ,c.,t,,,,,,. , t
renee who Was preseni ~ tho Iotnpeitto-
trials at Havana. showed the grossiy IT.
regular character n ihc nro,'ae.nt,.s' -
land yco declared n. Sr,,,"', .,bo
president pays no more attention TO IN.
subject ,han though 1t had 6ern bai In.
IN the C'utan army W ''"'"''o
Mir Morgan said he ala M, want co,-
g,ess TO leave WASHINGTON. inns con,
uitting 10 the prasijen, ,,n r,b1i, ,,,t,',
ny 10 demand or withbold "A JD,r',,,,, o..
HE rolcnse of A,nnr,r,' ,.t,t.a. , , au'
ni1e Or Withhold heliig ien.V.
Lawrence Testimony had shoyym ,bn, ,bc
Americans On tr.ni M I3ny,nn Nh ~,
understood any OF inc nrncnrd,pcs nhicn
were conducted /. SPA AR.
Yes" Mr. Morgan continued "1,hc ,os-
timouv of M i,aw,snce shnu "a no, ~,
entire trial was in tho spanisb ,n,,,,uac@
W hen tho American prisoner was tnid ia
s,and nm he said # do ,,,t r,a,rs,a,,d
what Won INV" been sa,',,,r ,In' s, ,s,
to answer you?' "'''
"a brief explanation was made. then
cd G,4
tho American cit zens.''
Tho ss,n,or said occo.ior,li, cro,,s
ana shrieks wore heard frem The slrirk"n
cnifntrv t"illnr Ne az ,ho ,orr,hin h,,irhNr,
going on ihnra I'M, ca tar as .ltthcn,t
ana cfnr,,l f1,,,n,,,,,[ ,,, az .
vas Withheld II" had r@esIyr1 s"y.r,i
letters from ruha so,no uith .,, ,nt
hrakon defniiinp ~. ,o,S,,tn,,, ,,,ann'
i,'r i,ofo,o ''pp .ne conul.i"ls pieNhi'
kmo,, frrrn lie r. SIAM ~ba, H.. sii f.'a
liz. I'm t,nf, ,.bniia- =, ~. X wa
a..
houa.- vri,.,hc,, ,h r., 80. " sll4t''
arS to ,onat drotl, u.i,ho,,. Nv .,' '"'lS
~ III, "lnnpu' u'l'hs'.
offico of re- hen sret. resprc' ior me
TO he proma Of tier g5r-
nn, his was a eovcrnnen, ~,
T., " M, ~ ~ ~, ~" ~, ~ l''usl''ili
T., ~ rsit, ,, w. ',t lhM,, ne eN ~,
sr,1fo XXI rcnt,cs,cd ,,f,.,,,,, ,,u "a" ilc
pr, |, silent anh ne replied M II was
.l 1in'' WIN 5ao 'h fn,io ihiores', a.
WIZ 'o'' M ~ wy n,aln'.s Pr
v 'd,n wagn a asmaind WI ma, made i9r ne
Ky ,n,n,,nica s,,a,i as ho'n ~
ra.uct'' ne coin'n''h''a'ea by me presi-
IN Tbe 'ens ,niis desinrod .h,t every aay Of
he confinement Of the american prison
RS Al Havana WAS il dhS oi American
'ishon9t,
r. the delay md inaciion' Possibly. IN
ne "hd' INC A,nrrleaIN MpuII p' 80
i"i"""p ~ ~ ~ ,'i"" ~ I',lN''l' -
'ongress when mas me sole power.
should not leave without authorizing mat
lowor - he used II necessary.
'i~l the event mt 'h"rr hmrllchn lrls-
,n"r- are moi rri"afth ana nfnv.rcp 10
he president concluded Mr. Morgtn,
we should authorize him 20 send ships
" war to cuba and make war sufficient
q secure their release"
As MIR Morgan closed. M sherman
'Osc quickly and stated that the proceed
ngs were Of such a character az to com"
viihin senate rule % requiring secrecy
rherenpon the presiding officer, Mr pla'i.
Iircc,ad the galleries TO be cleared and
NJ doors closed Rulc ~ covering and
'edBiring secrecy. Is seldom invoked being
linerent from the rule governing ordn-
nv nxa,.ltive sessions
~ o'clock the senate doris werc
opened and Mr. Lodge moved 10 take up
he irnn,igra ion bill. but before the spec.
.aforg had secured Their sra,s in the
,alIor'.s another order 10 close he 'oorS
ms made Mr.. I'm and Mr. Harris prp.
crting against the taking Of Mr.. Morgan
rom the door.
Al ll5 ~ m. the open session Was re-
;uinel and MIR. Lodge moved to take NJ
ne immigration bill. ON an aye and no
,o,o ,r..,.. scnaiOrs rpfrltncd from cot