St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
A NEW CUBAN RESOLUTION.
DATES FIXED FOR CONsInER.
TION OF THREE IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS.
THE DEATH OF HON. w. II. GRAIN
Casts q Gloom Over the House and
the Days Proceedings Are
Very Brief.

the senate failed to accomplish much
today, the session served to make def
mite the programme on a number of
important subjects. Mr.. Morrill,. chair
man Of the finance committee. gave
notice that he would call up the tariff
bill on next Wednesday. Mr. Call Sc
cured unanimous consent that the
Cuban question be made the special
order of the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill Mr.. Davis, author of the
Davis resolution on the Monroe doc
trins, gave notice that on next Monday
ne would call up the resolution. Thus
the three most important pending ques-
lions were given definite time for
hearing.
During the morning hour, Mr.. Came
ron (Rep, Pa offered the following
joint resolution relative to the termina-
ton OF the war in Cuba:
Resolved that, Whereas, the president of the
Unit united states. IN his last annual message to
THIS BODY, says Neither the warmth of our
peoples sympathy with the Cuban insurgents
nor our loss and material damage CONSEQUENT
upon the futile endeavors thus far made to
restore peace and order, nor any shock our
humane sensibilities may have received from
the cruelties which appear to especially char
acterize this sanguinary and ierceIy conduct
mlnatlon or the government to honestly full
I'LL every international obligation yet it is
to be earnestly hoped that the devastation OF
armed conflict may be speedily stayed and or
der and quiet restored to the distracted island
bringing in their train, the activity sand
thrift OF peaceful pursuits" and
Whereas, he also declares that the present
revolt is more active than the one which
continued from 1868 to 1873; and, as 1t ap-
pears there is no means of securing perma-
nent peace to Cuba, except by the recognition
n QIf nnnt tha nf
fees of the United States are earnestly rec
commended to the favorable consideration Of
the Spanish government for the recognition OF
the independence of Cuba.
Mr.. Thurston Rep., Neb) briefly
called attention to published reports
that he was the author of a bill re-
Gently introduced giving pensions to
ex-Slaves The senator explained that
the measure was introduced "by re-
quest" and that he was entitled to
no credit for it. With the routine
business cleared away, Mr.. Smith
Oem., n. j. addressed the senate on
the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Lindsay Dem, Ky) gave notice
of an amendment to the house tariff
bill, proposing to repeal the provision
of the present tariff law which pro-
vides a duty of one-eighth of a cent
per pound on all sugars above No. 16
Dutch standard and on all discolored
sugars.
Consideration was resumed on the
resolution directing the secretary of
agriculture to carry out the law for
the distribution of seeds. and Mr.Vest
Dem., Mo- renewed his criticism of
the secretary. The senator called at
tention to a published interview with
the secretary Of agriculture,
INVITING IMPEACHMENT
and implying that the president would
veto this resolution If congress passed
1t. In view of these statements, Mr.
Vest said the president should have
full information on the subject, and he
proceeded to show from the agricultur-
al department reports that the secre-
tary himself had, though opposing this
seed distribution, asked the appropri-
alton for his own purposes, by MAX
ing excessive seed distribution in his
own state Of Nebraska. ut is enough"
declared the senator, ito make the
star-eyed goddess of reform hang her
head and blush for shame" Mr. Vest
offered substitute resolution direct
Ing the secretary of agriculture to pur-
chase and distribute seeds as in pre-
vious years, and to procure them by
open purchase or contract
Mr.. Bate Oem., TENN said it was
not fair or just that the secretary
OF agriculture should be accused in
this manner without his view Of the
subject being understood. The SEN
ator said the senate speeches were
'inf1ammatory and declamatory," deal
ing with abuse and sarcasm, when, in
the opinion Of Mr.. Bate, the secretary
had acted with wisdom and Justice
The secretary had found this seed dis
tr1bution running Wild and he had
brought it within proper limits and
had stopped extravaganza. Mr.. Vest
explained that he had intended to
show that the secretary, in starting
out as reformer, had failed to re-
form this profigate expenditure, but
1T was not intended to say the secre-
tary had direct control. Of the sub
ject. So, declared Mr.. Bate, the sar-
casm and invective as to orchids and
lilies. and the dog fennel, and the light
Of the chandeliers on the red wine.
was mere poetry and vanished into the
air.
Mr.. Gray Dem, DELI stated that
the secretary Of agriculture had acted
in accordance with the attorney gen
erals Interpretation Of the seed law.
which was correct. The fault, there
fore, was not with the secretary Of
agriculture but with congress. AT 2:45
the senate went into executive ses-
sion.
After the executive session Mr. Mills
of Texas, announced the death of Rep
resentative Grain, and appropriate res
olutions submitted by him were adopt-
ed. The vice president named Messrs
Mills, Gallinger and Kyle as a com
mittee to represent the senate at the
obseQuies. AT 8 o'clock, as further
mark Of respect to the deceased, the
senate adjourned until tomorrow