The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-10
TO RECOGNIZE CUBA.
Three Resolutions Introduced in
the Senate
BY CAMERON, CALL AND MILLS.


celved Marked Attention On Motion of |
Allen the Dingley Tariff Bill Is Taken
Up, but Being Displaced by the Immi- |
grafton Bin Goes Back to the Calendar |
Vote i'm Detail.
Washington. Dec. l0.-Frye, president
pro tenn. of the senate. occupied the
chair Wednesday in the absence of the
vice president. Platt presented the re-
port of the joint select committee of
congress relative to the question of al
cohol used in the arts. etc., and offered
a resolution for a continuance of the
committee. This cleared the way for a
series of vigorous Cuban resolutions.
The first offered by Cameron. was as
follows:
Resolved, BY the senate and house
of representatives that the 'independ-
ence of the republic of Cuba be and the
same is hereby acknowledged by the
United States Of America.
Resolved That the United States
should use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to bring to a close
the war between Spain and Cuba"
The Cameron resolution went to the
OH foreign TeldllOH q
Resolution by Mills.
| Mills followed at once with the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Joint resolution directing the presi-
dent of the United States to take pos
session of the island of Cuba and hold
| ii until its inhabitants can institute
such government as they may wish.
and organize and arm such forces as
1 ~
against invasion.
Resolved, ETC., That the president of
the United States is hereby directed to
take possession of the island of Cuba
with the military and naval forces OF
the United States and hold the same
until the people of Cuba can organize
A government deriving it's powers from
the consent of the governed, and arm
and equip such military and naval
forces as may be necessary to secure
them against foreign invasion"
The Mills resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee.
Went to Table.
Call followed with another joint reso-
/ luton, as follows:
Resolved, By the senate and house
of representatives, that the United
States of America recognize the repub-
lie of Cuba as a free and independent
government, and accord TO the people of
Cuba all the rights of a sovereign and
Independent government in the ports
and within the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States"
The Call resolution went to the table.
Call announcing that he would speak
on it at an early day. The three Gu
ban resolutions came in quick success
sion, each being read in full, and oc-
casioned marked attention, owing to the
directness and vigor of the language
used by the three senator's After this
came a flood of bills covering every
phase Of legislation, including an anti
trust bill, and a measure to Withdraw
J small notes from circulation, by Shoup;
for "the temporary reduction or salar-
les of United States officers" by
Chandler.
Allen then moved to take UP the
Dingley tariff bill and 1t was carried
yeas 35, nays 21 Several Democrats
and Populists voted to take up the DILL
The Vote I'm Detail.
: The vote TO take up the Dingley bill
was as follows:
Yeas-Republicans: Aldrich, Gamer
on. Chandler. Clark, Davis, Elkins
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, iaie' IiahS
brough, Hoar. Lodge. Mcmillan, Mitch
ell of Oregon. Morrill,. Nelson. Perkins
Platt, Pritchard Quay. Sherman and
Wolcott Democrats-Gordon Morgan
Murphy, Pugh. Roach. Smith. Popu-
lists-Allen, Butler, Kyle. PETER, Stew
art. dependent-Pettigrew Total
thirty-five.
Nays Republicans: Baker. Carter
Democrats - Blackburn. Blanchard
Daniel, Faulkner, Gibson, German. Har'
ris. Hill, Jones of Arkansas. Martin
Mills, Palmer, Pasco, Turpie. Vest and
walthall. Observation-Disclosures, Du
bois Mantle. Total. twenty-one
At 2 O'Clock the Dingley bill was dis
placed by the immigration bill and wen
back to the calendar. Senator Aller
!. sought to have II made the unfinished
busines in the morning hour of Thurs
| aay hut affection was offered