The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-09


power to olothe an interesting and ex.
citing subject, with all the dullness OF
Tuna worn commonplaces. daughter.
1t was impossible, Mr.. Turpie said, to
conceive OF more wholly unlegislative
Legislative proceeding, more wholly alb
normal proceeding, than the action taken
py the chairman OF the committee on for
eign relations, with reference to the Gu
ban question There could not be q more
unfortunate disposition of thai matter,
and that it suffered from the action,
IN action, and reaction of the honorable
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations''
He had listened to twenty or thirty
addresses by the junior Senator from
Massachusetts and to remarks on sew
eral occasions by the Senator from Ohio,
but all he had been able to gather out of
them was that there was war in Cuba
and that the Cuban question was great
question. (Laughter.) The Senate had
heard nothing from the chairman of
the committee ON foreign relations as to
the territory in the hands of Cuhans
| That Senator seemed to be as much
afraid of approaching that territory as
Gen. Weyler himself was. He had "not
even looked over the fence" daughter J
Mr.. Turpie drew a sketch of the Cuban
government and the operations of forces
on either side.
He spoke of the Weyler campaign as
being an imitation Of the Duke of Alva
in Netherlands, and said the result
would be the same. He exclaimed,
Cuba Eis LOST to Spain-irrevocably
lost" He argued that the Cuban Rpub-
lio was an organized body; it had main
talned war twelve years; it had earned
for itself the right to recognitionsas bel
ligere nts.
Mr.. Turpie recalled and ridiculed the
| scene In the Senate, when Mr.. Lodge
tbegan, continued and concluded, his
personal explanation, in reference to the
newspaper statement of the Spanish min
| lister. He supposed 1t was such serious
business that there would have to be a
| physical adjustment Of 1t. When MIR.
| Lodge on the same day explained his ex-
planation, he began to see a diminution
in the size of the Cuban question, and
to conceive that there would be no duel
between the Spanish minister and the
| junior Senator from Massachusetts, He
had been anxious that the Senatorial
champion should not be mistaken for
mere neophyte, mere harlequin. with
sword Of leather and dagger of lath,
| (laughter), but friend had told him
there would be no fight.
| His friend had said that all the trouble
came from the inordinate fondness of
! the junior Senator from Massachusetts
for a certain kind Of confectionery. The
Spanish minister, Mr. Turpie said, bad
| been guilty Of a breach Of one of the con.
yentionalities of the diplomatic corps,
| but had also been guilty of what was
called In the custom houses undervalua- :
| ton. Iaughter). The Spanish ministe t
had forgotten these lines of the epic poet
his own "n country country on pygmies M though
still" Laughter.) Mr.. ssTurpie ex-
pressed the hope that Congress would
giye-the suffering people of Cuba that
consideration which patriotism, love of
| liberty, and a love of free republics, de-
| manded. The joint resolution was laid
on the table without action, and the Sen-
ate proceeded to consider executive bust
ness.
| The doors were opened few minutes
| later and the Indian appropriationeb bill
was taken up. The bill WAS considered
up to five, when 1t went over till tomor-
row.
| MIR. PETER obtained unanimous consent
to have his resolution for inquiry into
the recent bond issues taken up for con-
| si1eration Tuesday at 2. 15 p. m.
| The Sena tie adjourned.
Against Sectarian Appropriations.
Washington, April 6.-The bill making
appropriations for the District Of Column
| bia was reported to the House today. It
was recommitted to the committee on ap-
|
citing debate ON the matter Of making
appropriations for the support of the
| Benevolent and Charita BILE institutions
with instructions to cut suoh items. The
bill as reported today authorizes the Dis
| triot commissioners to contract for the
care and maintenance of orphans, pau
pers, sick and helpless, and appropriatas
S94, zoo, for that purpose with this,proyiso
''That no part of the money herein ap-
propriated, shall be paid for the purpose
Of maintaining or aiding by the payment
| for services or expenses or otherwise, any
church or religious denomination, or any
institution or society which is under Sec
tartan or ecclesiastical control" This isthe
only su pstantial change made in the bill.
| Bank Bills Under Consideration.
| Washington, April s.-The House com
| intructed the chairman to secure as ear
lyEa day as possible for the consideration
in the House of the bills reported from
the committee. Considerable pressure
has been brought to bear upon the CON-
mittee to secure the passage of the John
son bill, allowing banks TO issue ourren-
cy notes up to the full par value of the
bonds, favorably reported some time ago.
The committee has favorably reported
the Brosius bill, permitting she organiza.
| tlon OF national banks with CAPITAL OF
| $25, 600 in towns of 5000 Inhabitants, and
the Hook bill, which permits the share
holders of failed bank to elect an agent
in place of duly appointed receiver tc
wind up the affairs of the association.
Final Trial of the Massachusetts.
Washington, April S.-A letter received
at the navy department today from tine
Cramp Company of Philadelphia, stated
that the new battleship Massachusetts,
was ready for acceptance trial, and sug-
gested that the event should be set foI
April is OF 30. If the arrangement is
satisfactory to the department, one OF
these dates will be accepted. The course
between Cape Ann, Mass, and Cape
Porpoise, Me-, has been selected in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the Cramps.
National Bankruptcy Bill.
Washington, April s.-The House ju
dietary committee today finished consid
eration of the bankruptcy bill. A synop
sis of the bill was made public Monday
last. At the next session of..the commit
tee Friday. the Bailey ELL will pe Offered
as substitute for the committee bill
The Bailey bill is really voluntary
bankruptcy bill except in few matter,
where, for fraud, the debtor may bt
lfOrCed into hapkruotnv Tt parmitS s