The record-union., 1896-03-21

ence in the Matter, and Senator
Call Closes an Equally Earnest APP
gents, or Patriots-Senator Allen
Speaks Against the Claim of Dupont
to Seat in the Senate.
| WASHINGTON, March 20-The de-
! bate on the Cuban question occupied
most of the time of the Senate to-day
1t was opposed by McCaffery of Loui-
slana in continuation of the speech be-
! gan by him yesterday in earnest oppo-
sition to all interference in the matter,
and it was closed by an equally earnest
appeal by Call of Florida in favor of
the Cuban insurgents or patriots.
! There was a rather unfayorable in
dication of the fate of the conference
report in vote taken on the question
/ of an adjournment. A motion that
when the Senate adjourned to-day it
will be until next Monday was made
early in the day by German of Mary
| land. 1t was resisted by Senators
Sherman of Ohio and Lodge of Massa
chusetts, on the ground that the Cuban
| resolutions should be pressed to a vote
without unnecessary delay. The motion
to adjourn over was carried, however,
by large majority-42 to %.
There was no time lost in getting at
| the conference report on the Cuban res
| olutions this morning. The reading of
| yesterdays journal was dispensed with,
and there was little or no morning bus
| mess to be disposed of.
Sherman (Rep) of Ohio moved that
| the conference report be taken up, but
| as soon as that motion was agreed to
| and the report laid before the Senate
Allen Pop) of Nebraska requested
| that he might address the Senate for
half an hour on the Dupont election
| case
Sherman yielded gracefully and Allen
addressed the Senate in opposition to
the claim of Dupont to seat in the
Senate from the State of Delaware. He
wound up his speech by declaring en-
phatically that ne would vote against
Dupont being recognized as Senator.
A motion to adjourn over until Mon
day was made by German Oem) of
Maryland, and was, in the absence of
Sherman, objected to by Lodge (Rep)
of Massachusetts, who desired to have
action on the Cuban resolutions.
A call of the Senate was had, in order
to give time for Sherman TO return to
the chamber, and sixty Senators re-
sponded.
In the meantime Sherman returned,
and he expressed the hope that the mo-
ton to adjourn over would not be
| agreed to unless there was first an
fs7pement reached as to a time of taxi
ing a vote on the Cuban resolutions.
To that proposition a strong objec-
tion was made by Hale (Rep.) of Maine.
The vote was taken on Germans mo-
tion, and it was agreed to-yeas AZ,
nays %.
Mitchell (Rep) of Oregon, Chairman
of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported the joint resolution
for the election of United States Sen
ators by the people, and gave notice
| that as soon as possible he would move
to have it taken up and considered.
''As one of the minority of the COM
mittee," Chandler said, II give notice
that the motion of the Senator from
Oregon will be vigorously opposed"
The conference report on the Cuban
resolutions was then taken up, and
the speech begun by him yesterday in
opposition to the report He contended
that the exercise of the power of recog-
nizing belligerent rights was exclusive
~ in the executive branch of the Gov
ernment. He went on to argue that the
resolutions were a gratuitous insult,
and amounted almost to war. In con-
clusion, Caffery said if the influence of
2 @l,1 10 Hea yfar11 1ad
over Cuba and the South American
country it must be on wings of peace,
on the pinions of war
Call (Dem) of Florida next addressed
the Senate. He spoke of the opponents
of the resolution as advocates if i'm
perialism on the continent" and crit
icised the argument of Caffery.
AS to the threats of privateering upon
American commerce in case of war with
Spain, Call exclaimed: What commerce
have we to prey upon? Privateers can
do us no harm. But there is no pos
sibility of war
Call closed his speech at 4:10 o'clock,
and then the floor was taken up by
Palmer Oem) of Illinois, but as the
hour was advanced, and as there were
very few Senators present, the matter
went over until Monday next.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and passed:
To provide times and places for hold
ing terms of United States Courts in
Utah.
To grant right of way over the public
domain for oil-pipe lines in Colorado
and Wyoming.
Increasing the pension of the widow
of Colonel Clendennin, Second Cavalry,
to $50 month
To authorize the payment to Rear-Ad-
miral John H. Russell of the highest
pay of his grade.
To pay to William S. Grant 1880
for his claim for supplying military
posts in Arizona in 1861 and 1862.
To pay to the widow of Army Sur
geon Tripler $4,000 for his services in
preparing a manual for the medical Off
GERS of the United States.
House bill for the disposal of lands
lying within the Fort klamath Reser-
walton, in Oregon.
Appropriating $1,000 for a Govern
ment survey of the mouth of the Yukon
River, Alaska.
Senate bill TO pay Holmes and Leath-
ers, contractors on mail routes in Mis-
sissippi S12,910 for transporting mails
in April and May, 1861
In relation to this last bill, Chandler
(Rep) of New Hampshire raised a laugh
by saying that he had had an unfaver-
about it from long speech made in its
favor last session by the Junior Senator
from Louisiana. Blanchard.
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