The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
CAUSE IN THE SENATE.
,oxCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE
SUBJECT REPORTED.

THE First Requests President cleve-
land 10 Use His Good Offices With
a.. Government of Spain 10 Have
u.,Iirerent Rights Extended TO
Il. Cubans-The President Also
called on to Use His Good Offices
with spain TO Secure Recognition
81 the independence OF Cuba.
washington. Jan. 29.-The Senate cham
her was to-day a theater in which scenes
Of history were enacted in the presence
of crowded galleries
FIRST came a concurrent resolution re-
,,orted from the committee on foreign re-
is+ions. requesting the President OF the
1-nited States TO use his good Offices with
The government Of Spain to have bellig-
e-ent rights extended to the Cuban revo-
luionists.
from the same cOmmittee-Mr. Cameron
composing the minority-with a concur
rent resolution requesting the President
IN use his good offices with the govern
rnent of Spain "for the recognition OF the
independence of Cuba"
THE reports accompanying the resolu-
tons. lengthy arguments, were read and
the resolutions were placed on the calen-
oar to be taken up for debate and action
whenever the committee on foreign rela-
tons may deem it advisable.
The. resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
can requesting the President to report to
the Senate in regard to the arrest at Ha-
vana of three American citizens, Mark f.
Rodriguez and Louis Soumellan and his
son. and to demand their immediate re-
lease, was reported back from the commit
tee on foreign relations, with the last
clause struck out, and was also placed
on the calendar.
AT the close of Mr.. Tillman's speech the
Senate chamber and galleries, which had
6eeu thronged for two hours, were prac,
ticaIlv vacated and the Senate at 45O
o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.
During the morning business and when
reports of committees were called Tor MT
Morgan said that he reported back from
The committee on foreign relations a rev
opinions on the subject of recognizing
bclligerent rights in Cuba; also resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Call declaring that
state of public war existed in Cuba ana
that belligerents rights should be accord
Cd TO the Cuban government He report
ed back he said, as a substitute, two res
olutions accompanied by d written report
The resolutions follow:
Resolved, by the Senate the House of
Representatives conCUrring, That the pres
emf deDlOrable war in the island OF CUBA
has reached a magnitude that concerns
aU civilized nations to the extent that it
should be conducted, II unhappily II Is
longer to continue, on those principles
and laws of warfare that are acknowi-
edged to be obligatory on civilized ma
lions when engaged in open hosulties, in
Guiding the treatment of captiVes VINO are
enlisted in either army; due respect to car
tells for exchange of prisoners and Tor
other military purposes; truceS and uags
or truce; the provision of proper hospi-
tails and supplies and services to the sick
and wounded Of either army; and be II
further
the views and opinions of congress be sent
10 the President, and if he concurs therein,
that he will. in friendly spirit, use the
good offices of this government TO the END
that Spain shall be requested TO accord
to the armies with which it is engaged in
war the rights of belligerents, as the same
are recognized under the laws OF nations.
Mr.. Cameron presented a minority re-
port, closing with a resolution that The
President is hereby requested to inter-
pose his friendly offices with the Spanish
government for the recognition OF the IN
dependence of Cuba"
The reading of the fun minority report
being called for it was read by the clerk.
The minority report was quite long, and
when it's reading was concluded the whole
matter went to the calendar.
Mr.. Gray of Delaware, also from the
committee on foreign relations reported
back the resolution introduced in Jan. q
by Mr.. Can, with an amendment striking
ont the sentence requesting the President
10 demand the immaculate release VI uleii IA
u. ROdrigues and Louis Somerllan and his
s0n-American citizens arrested in Ha-
Vana The resolution simply requests the
President to report the facts as TO such
arrests. The resolution was placed on the
calendar.
At o'clock the Vice President laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished business,
being the House bond bill with the finance
committees free coinage substitute; and
Mr. Tllman addressed the Senate coming
to the front row of seats and speaking
from the desk of Mr.. Jones of Arkansas,
on that senator's invitation.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, in parliamentary
charge of the bond bill, made another eff
fort TO obtain consent to have a. time
fixed for taking the vote, or for beginning
the debate under the fiVe-minute rule;
but objections were interposed by Sena-
TOTS Morrill, and Hill on the ground that
several senators desired to make speeches
on the bill. To question from Mr. Jones
as to when Mr. Hill would consent to
have the vote taken, Mr.. Hill said that
he would prefer Feb. 6.
A motion to proceed to executive bust
ness was made by Mr.. Chandler and was
withdrawn on the remonstrance of MIR.
Jcnes that the Senate should give more
than two hours a day to the bond bill
Mr.. Call then addressed the Senate In
favor of bimetallism, and at 4:S0 O'Clock
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.