The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-11
LAWMAKERS.
Both Houses of Congress Getting
Down to Business.
Mr., oULLOM SPEAKS FOR CUBA.

He Declares That tho Logic of the Insur.
rection Means Freedom for the Island,
and Urges Speedy Action on the Part OF
Our Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The senate got
into the regular channel of business yes
terday taking up the immigration bill
and partly perfecting it, and also hearing
che first of the speeches on Cuba, those OF
Mr. Cullom and Mr.. Call The disposl.
tion to put through the immigration bill
was shown by the defeat of a motion by
Mr. Gibson of Maryland, to postpone the
measure until after the holidays. Only
thirteen votes, all Democrats, were given
In favor of postponement. The PROPOSE
tion served to involve Messrs. Chandler
Lodge and Gibson in several spirited per
soual colloquies. The merits of the immi.
grafton question were discussed in gen
eral way on several proposed amendments
Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Palmer suggesting that
limits should be placed on the restrictions,
while MIR. Lodge aad Mr. Chandler urged
that the restrictions be sweeping in char
acter
The bill was not passed up to the time
of adjournment, but the senate agreed to
what is generally known as the Lodge bill
as substitute to the house measure. The
substitute requires that all immigrants
over the age of IA years shall be able to
read and write their native language, and
shall be required to read and write In the
presence of United States official at least
five lines of the United States constitu.
tion.
The Cuban speeches of Mr.. Cullom and
and Mr.. Call were listened to by crowded
Al. al
felt in this subject. Senator Cullom'i
speech was vigorous plea for immediate
action. In the course Of his address he
said;
''The logic of the instruction means
! liberty for Cuba. What does the world
care for the beauties of all the castles and
palaces in SPAIN enshrouded as they are
| in the cerements of war, which but recall
an awful history instead of a glorious
| pastP Shall it be that the nation where
the inquisition found a congenial home
and where the so called Holy Brotherhood
! was established for the crushing out Of
| life and liflerty, and where manhood and
womanhood were made the playthings OF
brutal might-shall it be that the incom
ing century will chronicle n longer con
tinuance of such power almost within
sight Of the unfurled Stars and Stripesf
| An Almighty God reigns still in the uni
| verse. All the petty subterfuges of princes
and mobiles, of kings and tyrants will fail
them in the day of their adversely.
ut is about time that this free country
ceased to be police establishment for the
aiding Of the most outrageous warfare
against struggling people. The Spanish
government three weeks ago bought and
shipped for General Weyler numbers OF
| Loo snI iY,t bia tyu
and purchased in Missouri and other
western states. Under present stringent
rules every federal official is spy to in.
form against any attempt to convey arms
or clothing or supplies to General Gomez
| or General Maceo or the Cuban army
Men are now. under arrest in the United
States for attempting to succor their
friends and relatives in Cuba.
HAS Spain any sympathy with or friend
ship for this countryY Americans have
been imprisoned and punished in Cuba
for even expressing sorrow for the poor
young medical students who were cruelty
shot and murdered in Havana few years
ago There Is not family of any stand.
ing in Cuba which has not lost one OF
more of its members by arbitrary arrest
and murder.
"If other means fail we may consider
the propriety Of fair purchase of Cuba.
That method has had its share of consider.
alton under previous administrations. 1t
is not that we want the territory, but we
mean that the trouble shall meet just
settlement and conclusion. Let the end
come, and come quickly. Let the blood
shed cease and let freedom and humanity
be gloriaed."
Pending the preparation of the next ap-
| int iOu IA n n
devoted its time to tho consideration Of
bills on the calendar, but only two were
passed during tho four hour session. One
of them was a bill which the prominent
pllywrights and theatrical managers Of
the country have been laboring for somG
years to Induce congress to pass The pur'
pose of the measure Is two fold First, to
secure to musical compositions the same
measure of protection under the copy
right law as is now afforded productions
of strictly dramatic character; second,
to add, by proper court injunction pro.
cesses, this protection to the authors OF
dramatic and operate works. The bill
imposes fine of 500 for the first and $50
for each subsequent unauthorized produc-
ton.
A bill TO prohibit the sale OF liquor ip
the Capitol building was also passed. A
bill advocated by the delegates from the
territories to modify tho law forbidding
the alien ownership Of lands In the terFis
tories, so as to give them the right to ao'
quire under mortgage and to hold for ton
years real property, was defeated. An im-
portant bill to transfer the rights of the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad under its
charter to the mortgages when they re-
organize the road was postponed until
Tuesday next
Big River and HRrbOr Contract.