Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-06
ANOTHER CUBAN RESOLUTION Submitted for the One Reported
 on January 29. WILL BE TAKEN UP TODAY . The Denver. Trades Association Gets the Mo-
 toriety It Was Seeking. IT ALSO GOT THE LAUGH PUT ON IT Senator Vest Held Up Secretary Morton to Ridicule and Put the Laugh on Him.
 The House Passed an Anti
 Prize Fight Bill
IT ALSO GOT THE LAUGH PUT ON IT

Washington Feb. 5.--During the morn- ing hour when reports of committees were called for MT. Morgan reported from the committee on foreign relations substitute for the concurrent resolution of the same committee reported on Jan uary 29 in relation to C9ba. The sub-' stitute was read as folio s:
 Resolved by the sen ie, the house of representatives concur ing, That in 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 strict neutrality between the contending powers and accord to each the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States.
 The resolution is on the vice-president's table and will be taken up tomorrow.
 The diplomatic appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calendar.
 MT. Wolcott said that he had received copy of resolutions of the Denver Trades association condemning his sub stitute on the Monroe doctrine and ap proving that of the president and con gress. Another copy, he said, had been sent to the secretary of the senate. AS that trades association, he said, evil dently courted notorety, he would pre- sent these resolutions as a memorial and ask to have them referred to the com mittee on foreign relations. Uaughter) The vice-president laid before the sen- ate MT. Quay's resolution offered yester- day to recommlt to the finance committee the house tariff bill and the committees free coinage substitute silver measure. It was contended that the concurrent resolution on the distribution of seed had preference. This contention was recog nized by the vice-president who decided at the same time that MT. Quay's reso- lution would not go to the calendar at the close of the morning hour, but would be again presented to the senate in the morning hour tomorrow.
 The joint resolution as to seed was then laid before the senate. It was reported from the committee on agriculture on January 16 by MT. HansbrOugh, repub- lican, of North Dakota, and it directs the secretary of agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the appropria- tions act for the current fiscal year for the purchase and distribution of valuable seeds and for the printing, publication and distribution of farmers bulletins.
 MT. Vest spoke in support of the joint resolution, holding up the secretary of agriculture to ridicu1e in accordance with the seed question. MT. Vest gave hu- morous description of Secretary Morton
 
 incense at the executive mansion, shout ing, Holy, holy, are thou, Grover, king of kings and lord of lords"
 The joint resolution went over without action and the rest of the day was spent in the discussion of the resolution to dis tribute the appropriation bills among the several committees having charge of the subject matter The resolution did not reach vote and the senate, at 6:05 D. m.. adjourned until tomorrow.
 ,l1.t; t< C,,1, lt,ti ort- ed from the foreign relations committee goes further than did the resolution re- ported to the senate short time ago. There was diversity of opinion in the committee as to the advisability of congress passing resolution recogniz- ing the insurgents. the majority holding that such recognition was a function of the executive solely, with which congress ought not and could not properly inter- fere. After some discussion the conclu- sion was reached that congress could go no further than to express its opinion that certain conditions existed, and to declare that the United States ought to maintain strict neutrality and accord to each belligerent rights. It is believed by the members of the senate committee that if this resolution is adopted by both houses the president will follow the im- piled request of congress and grant the insurgents the rights of belligerents. which they have been urging upon con- gress.
 The committee decided that his resolu- ton should be called up in the senate at the earliest moment. This will be done, unless factious opposition is manifested, as soon as the pending resolution to di vide the appropriation bills among the several committees and the urgent defi- ciency bill have been gotten out of the way. Members of the committee do not expect that a protracted debate will be precipitated over the resolution.
 The action of the committee in adopf- ing the resolution was unanimous, with the exception of the vote of Mr. Cameron, who still insisted that congress itself should recognize the belligerency of the insurgents. An effort was also made 10 have the resolution drawn as a joint resolution so as to require the approval of the president, but this was aban- doned
 The House.
 Delegate Cateron, republican, of New Mexico, asked unanimous consent for consideration of a bill intended to pre- vent the series of prize fights advertised to occur near Fl Paso, Tex, beginning on the 14th instant.
 He explained that New Mexico has territory near Fl Paso and that it was the purpose to take the fighters over into New Mexico. The governor of that ter ritory had stated that he knew no law which would prevent the fights Besides prize fights. it was intended to have number of bull fights. the men and ami mals for which were now on their way from Mexico. The bill proposed to pun ish any person engaged in prize or bull fight, or who aids and abets such a per formance by his presence. if held in any territory or the District of Columbia, by imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than ten.
 MT. Knox objected.
 The District of Columbia appropria- tion bill was then taken up and the house agreed to amendments made in commit tee of the whole. except that it refused to strike out the item of $500 for the Ger