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United States standing by and witness

United States standing by and witness
ing that tragedy because interference
would be perilous and injurious to GER
tain business interests. If the United
States were to intervene at ALL he would
prefer open war. And he would vote
for resolution to that effect-his justi-
fication being the laws of nations, as he
understood them, and the feeling that he
entertained for those who lifted up their
appealing hands and called for help
against appalling cruelty and misrule.
No State in Spanish America had ever
been forced to endure such oppression.
in peace and war, as the President in
his message had justly charged to
Spanish rule in Cuba. The United
States, he declared. had no alternative
but the single choice between the con-
tinuous repetition of the terrible evils
portrayed by the President, or base,
humiliating and cruel delay, while ra-
pine and destruction were rampant, in
the hope that some fortunate turn in
events might relieve the United States
from a duty which it owed to humanity
and Christian civilization.
At the close of Morgans speech, which
was read from manuscript to a very
small number of Senators, the resolu-
ton was agreed to.
The bill approving certain acts of the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of New Mexico in relation to the issue
of bonds was taken up, the House
amendments to it agreed to, and the
Senate amendments disagreed to, so
that the bill now goes to the President.
The Senate then. at 2:45 p. m., went
into executive session. AT the end of
the executive session the Senate, at 3
p. m., adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The House
to-day rather Unexpectedly entered
upon the consideration of the bill of
Loud (R) of California to amend the
postal law relating to second class mat
ter, and it was the unfinished business
when adjournment occurred at 4:30
o'clock.
1t was not taken up without opposi-
ton, however. Bingham (R.) of Penn
sylvania and Quigg (R) of New York
pleading want of notice endeavored to
postpone action, but by decisive votes
the House rejected all efforts to delay
the proceedings and Loud opened the
debate.
He characterized the bill as the most
important measure that would come
before Congress at this session-one
whose disposition might involve the
question of an issue of bonds by the
new administration. BY shutting out
of the mails, as the bill provided, of
serial novel publications and sample
copy" newspapers the Government
would save from twenty to forty mill
ions a year, and make the postal SER
vice not only self-sustaining, but on
the basis of present operations a source
OF profit.
Most Of the session was occupied in
considering the Senate bill to permit
the purchasers of the Atlantic and Pa
cific Railroad Company to form a new
corporation, with the rights. privileges
and obligations of the old one. 1t was
amended in several particulars and
passed
substitute proposed by McRae CD
of Arkansas was rejected-1S to 43.
Evans (R) of Kentucky, Russell (R)
of Connecticut and Mcmillan CD of
Tennessee We're appointed House con-
ferrees on the joint resolution continuing
the existence of the joint Congressional
Committee appointed to investigate and
report upon the regulations for the free
use of alcohol in the arts and manu-
ia ct1Irpc