The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-05

beg pardon Of Spain. / do not know how
It may turn out. | shall be very glad
to have their lives saved in any way.
At the same time 1 shall not
are saved by favor while we are
assert that the Spanish Government
nad no right to arrest them; no right to
condemn them by military court, and
that that court had no Jurisdiction to try
them. l do not suppose that in relation
70 any other Government the President
would hesitate for one moment to make
demand for the release of those prison.
ers. or would hesitate 20 say that suei4
government had no power to hold them In
time of peace"
Mr.. Morgan went on to say that he dep
recated the sending to Cuba of arms and
munitions of war by American citizens,
because that was a violation of law. But
IL was a physical, political and moral i'm
possiplllty 70 prevent it. The people had
lsn barbarittes in Cuba that they had be-
come restive and We're unwilling to obey
tneir own laws, which were overridden
by the instincts and sympathies OF conl-
mon humanity
Mr. Morgan said Congress should not
duJourn Wltnout learning the facts of the
matter, and without authorizing the
| President to send out ships of war to
Cuna to demand and secure the release
At the close OF Mr.. Morgan's speech,
| Mr. sherman said that the subject was
one which should not be debated in pub
lie. and he moved that the galleries be
/ cleared. That motion was agreed to:
| the galleries were cleared and the doors
closed, and the debate was continued in
| secret session.
| The doors were reopened at five minutes
after one, and an effort was made by Mr..
Lodge (Rep., Mass.) to have the Imrni-
| grafton bill taken up; but it was evident
that the Cuban question had not been
definitely settled in the secret session,
| for there was motion made TO allow Mr.
| Morgan to continue his remarks That
| motion again provoked a demand to have
| the galleries cleared and the doors closed.
| That demand was enforced and the Sem
| ate again went into secret session.
| In secret session the Morgan resolution
was ordered TO be placed on the calandar,
so that it cannot be taken up unless a
majority of the Senate shall vote 10 take
After the doors were opened for the
| ton to take up the Immigration bill;
but obstructive tactics were resorted TO,
and quorum was not voting. The last
| vote on the motion was yeas, %: nays. 8.
In the House of Representa- tives, Mr..
| Grosyenor (Rep., Ohio called up the res0-
| luton reported from the Committee on
| Civil Service directing the heads of the
| several executive departments to report
! TO Congress the number of and personnel
March m he sad fhe f9fos sHse
was desired that the country might know
how skillfully and successfully the admin
| istration had been working to enthrone
pure civil service in the Government.
Much amusement was created by coli
| loquy between NEessrs. Grosvenor and
|
! the latter to have the resolution amended
| 50 as to extend the scope Of the resolu-
| ton over the Harrison administration.
I'm its present shape, said Mr.. Dock
cry. 'the resolution of the gentleman is
| open to the suspicion of being partisan in
| its nature. 1t was said that in the Harri-
/ son administration the civil service was
suspended il order 10 dismiss 100 en-
| ployes of the mail service. That is the
suggestion made by the W clSed Demo-
| crat from Tennessee, Mr.. McAIillin, and
| the opportunity should be offered to vim
| dicate the Harrison administration from
| ths aspersion.
Mr.. Grosevnor agreed that Mr.. Deck
/ cry had correctly designated Mr. Nc
| MilMn as a wicked Democrat, but in
| sisted that Mr.. Dockery's amendment
should be kept by itself. "It has merit. -
| gravely remarked Mr.. Grosvenor, ''but
prefer that the pristine purity of my
resolution be not disturbed"
L The Democrats opposed the passage Of
the resolution, and secured a vote by
yeas and nays. 1t resulted: Yeas, 10;
| nays. 53.
| Mr.. Dockery then sought TO secure his
| desired end by moving to recommit the
resolution with instructions to make it
cover the removals and changes in the
Harrison administration. Lost. The res
| olution was then agreed to: Yeas, 141;
nays, AS.
Mr.. Strobe (Rep., Neb.) demanded the
claring Martin (Pop) entitled to the
seat occupied by Lockhart Dem.), from
the Sixth North Carolina district, which
was considered yesterday. 1t was order
ed and Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex.) moved
to substitute the resolution of the min
ority of the Elections Committee No. 2,
declaring Lockhart entitled to- his seat.