Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-05
MORGAN HEARD.
Ho Dtmlnds Action on Bis Resolution
Asking for Information
As TO COMPETITOR PRISONERS.
lie Recommends Sending Warshlps u
Cuba, ~ Necessary-secret
senate Proceedings.

nnents to the Joint resolution TOT the
reorganization Of the Northern Pacific
were offered by Mitchell, Rep, Ogn.,
providing that the now company shall
be liable for the land tracts Of tue old
company, also for injuries to persons
and property.
Morgan asked for action on his
resolution requesting the President for
iniormrtion as TO the capture Of the
Competitor by the Spanish war ship
and tho condemnation 10 dsslh OF u.
Is. citizens, and whether any demand
| had been made for thu release OF thu
| citizens, The senator said that while
the case was ons OF gravity, Involving
| tho unwarranted condemnation 10
| death OF American cit Gems, yet no
Information, except through press re-.
ports aud rumofs had beon received.
The executive branch had not given
tho slightest information on the sub.
Jecl.
Morgan read tho statutes requiring
the President TO make n demand for
\ the release VI the American cltlzens.
He argued II was the duty Of tho
| President under the Consultation o.
keel Congress advised on thu state OF
the Union, and particularly on foreign
niiafa. Of late courteous custom
had arisen TO adopt toeolutionh making
requests on the freaident lot lniormn-
tion, but this did mol relieve the PreHi-
dent from the duty OF giving full in'
formation. Ana u was only OF late
Morgan said, this FAILURE OF The oxecu'
tive 10 give Information TO Congtes,
had grown. Some question was raised
by sherman as 10 the proprieiy OF Nor.
gan making public use OF The teeti'
mony OF Lawrence before tue commit
tee on foreign relations. The AlAbamA
senator stouily rtloined that there
should be nos uch cohoeaiment OF facts
from tho county.
Morgan saiu tue testimony OF Law
renee, who was presentAt the CompeIi-
tor trials at Havana, showed the gross
/ ly Irregular character OF the proceed.
inga.
"And yet" declared the senator,
"the President has aid no other atten.
tion to the subject than ifit hal been
the slaughter Of come poor negro or
mulatto In the Cuban army"
| Morgan said he dii not want COM
hitting 10 Tue President The sole au.
thofity 10 demand or withhold tho de-
mnnd Tor the release sot Amer IN
citIens ana 10 rvcoghlxs OF "ltn.Vid
recognition oil pehkcfehey'
mliis reminded morgan thAt Law
Ieneo's tcstihony nau SHOWS thst Inc
Americana on ulhI NJ havana hAu not
unueisloou any OF tbe proceedings,
Wninh were couuucteu III spanish.
trr, morgan oontlhueo, "that
Wshuiony " M'' lawrence SHOWS tnht
,ne ehuio H'nl Wss IN the spanish
Anguhge. Whon ,ne american
ptisone. was .oIe 70 stsnu w. no salu,
20 NOT uhuei,hnu Wha' you nave
been saying: How am 4 70 answer
you. n pieI eAplAhA.on wss mAue'
hn.h 'no senIenoo was PRONOUNCED on
tha, Ameiloan oiuzen.
me sena'oI saiu oeeasIonhI gtoAns
anu enIieAs Weto hoaIu from me etflok-
on country eilns OF heVethoie putoh-
cry goihg On .neIs.
ne nau received letters from CUBA,
.otie WIN 'ne seah uIoheu, detailing
the vonuliohs pioNAou' tnefc' before
the SENATE n Joufs u should know from
Tue r.celuent Wnat tne tItuhuon mere
| ~ anu wno.neI hmeilcAh oluzens are
W noe. ueA.n Wltnou, pIoIes1.
| 'io,Ssn SAN 10 nAu sIsh' respect Tor
we elhee OF Tue IIesiuen'. IL was an
nmenoah onsIao'1,suo 70 70 proud OF
.no govsfnmsut nut hls wAsa gov.
otnihen, OF law, nor OF provisional
WIN, he rIosiusn. enloineu 10 ex'
ecu,e me Jaw. ino sensto hsd re-
ques.eu ln,oimsuon OF me PRESIDENT
anu us iepheu .ns. " w. inoomih tioie