The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-15
IMMIGRATION ACT WILL COME UP
FOR FINAL DISPOSITION ON
THURSDAY.
SENATE SURE TO PASS 1T.
THE MEASURE WILL. BE IN CONFER.
ENCE BEFORE THE HOLIDAY
RECESS.
PETER HAS A CURRENCY PLAN
Resolution Providing for a Non
fered by the Kansas Senator.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-The final
| vote on the immigration bill will be
| taken in the senate next Thursday at
| p. M, according to an agreement
reached today Little doubt is enter
| tanned as to the passage of the meas
use, and as it already has passed the
house, it will be in conference before
| the holidays. Mr.. Call Dem, Fla.) re-
newed attention to the Cuban question
by three resolutions, one being bitter
! denunciation Of the manner in which
1 1t is alleged Gen. Antonio Maceo had
been killed while under a flag Of truce.
Other resolutions by Mr.. Call requested
the president to demand the release Of
| United States prisoners at the Spanish
penal settlement on the island Of Ceuta.
| and also asked the secretary of state
for a list of Americans held in Spanish
prisons The Call resolutions went TO
the committee on foreign relations.
| Several spirited political tits oc-
cured on the floor during the day. Mr.
Aliens speech protesting against in
temperate criticism Of Populism in Ne
braska. led to q passage between him
self and Mr.. Hoar, in which the Massa-
chusetts senator declared that it was
a new and novel departure for sena-
tors to appear as the representative Of
political parties instead of representa-
tives of their states In the course of
Mr.. Aliens remarks, he paid glowing
tribute to William J. Bryan as the
foremost citizen Of Nebraska and the
greatest orator since the days of Web
ster and Clay. Later in the day, Mr..
Chandler and Mr.. Mitchell had a good
natured encounter
Mr.. Teller was on the floor for the
first time this session when the senate
convened today and was cordially
greeted by his associates after some
preliminary routine. Mr.. Peffer Pop.,
| Kan.) introduced a comprehensive
resolution for the appointment of
commission to investigate and report
| upon the establishment Of a perman-
| ent monetary system. The resolution
recites that the recent election did not
show definitely that the people favored
| any one Of the four monetary policies
upon which the campaign proceeded.
viz gold mono-metalliSm, information
al bimetallism, silver and gold at 1t to
l. or the Is to 1 ratio supplemented by
legal tender notes. The commission.
as proposed, is to consist of one nation
al Democrat, one Republican, ons
| Democrat and one Populist, these to
select fifth person of recognized
learning in finance. They are to be
appointed by the president; to sit In
j New York, Chicago. San Francisco,
Denver and New Orleans; to receive
| $500 per month each; to conclude their
Investigations within twelve months.
| The resolution propess an appropria-
ton Of $780, 900 for the commission.
! The Cuban question came forward
when Mr.. Call Oem., Fla) presented
three separate resolutions. One de-
nounced the killing Of Gen. Antonio
| MaceO, as follows:
| Resolved That the killing of Gen. Antonio
! Maceo, a renowned general in the service OF
/ the Republic Of Cuba, IL true, while under
! flag of truce and with an assurance OF
| safety from the Spanish captain general, was
! a violation of the rules of civilized war, an
! outrage of base treachery, a murder cowardly
! and disgraceful which demands the execration
| Of every government and all of the world
whether civilized or savage; that the govern
! ment which authorizes, permits or fails to
4 punish the assassins who are connected in any
| way with the guilt of this crime with the
extreme penalty of the law, is an outcast
from the family of nations and from the pale
of civilization and public law That the com
mittee on foreign relations be directed to
make inquiry as to the facts and report to
! the senate at an early day.
Mr.. Allen (Pop, Neb), was then rec
ognized for q speech on his resolution
reciting that states have not the power
to Iegislate in such manner as to vio-
! late the obligation of contracts.
At the close of Mr.. Aliens speech he
asked to have his resolution passed,
which brought on a brief exchange be-
tween him and Mr.. Hoar, of Massachu-
setts. The latter first noted the alb
Scnce Of a quorum, and a roll call
/ showed fifty-four senators present. Mr..
/ Ioar asked as to the. purpose of the
resolution, to which Mr. Allen said that
ii was meant mainly to correct public
reports resulting from speech by
Mr. Hoar before the Home Market
club, Boston, expressing surprise that
Nebraska and certain other Western
! states had lent themselves to "a crazy
pro gramme of revolution"
Mr.. Platt Rep., Comm, said that the
proposition to reafffrm the doctrines Of
the United States constitution was, to
use a homely term, ''all clap-trap."
Senator Chandler and Mr.. Mitchell
I (Rep., Or, had a brief tilt at o'clock
when the resolutions for the election of
United States senators by popular vote
came up as the special order. Mr..
| Chandler said he hoped this "Populist
| proposition had had its day, and he
was surprised to hear it urged by the
oregon senator. When it came to a
vote. he hoped to see Mckinley Re
| Democrats and Palmer -Buckner
Democrats all vote against this plan,
leaving only the Populists to support
it."
Mr. Mitchell dissented from the idea
that this was "Populist proposition. -
Il had come from a Republican com
| mittee and would, he believed, receive
more than one-half the Republican
votes of the senate. Mr.. Mitchell said
the resolution could go over, but he
would urge it to vote at the first op-
portunity. Mr.. Quay arose and re-
marked suggestively, that the Oregon
senator should not push his resolution,
for there might be developments in
his (Quay's) state, which would assist
the theory of the resolution, so that q
little delay might aid its prospects.
The immigration bill was then taken
up and unanimous consent was reached
that a final vote be taken next Thurs
day at p. m. The senate then turned
| to private pension bills on the calendar,
and after passing 55 bills Of this char
acter, the senate al 3:35 p nl., held a
brief executive session and then ad-
journed
HOLIDAY RECESS.