The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
SENATE AND CUBA'S STRUGGLE
-, FIRES OFF TWO MORE
,,orRTH OF JULY RESOLUTIONS.

of Them sails Into Spain With
ant Gloves For. the Alleged Assas-
,.a+ion of MaceO Under a Flag of
,r.nce-The Other Requires Presi-
Aent Cleveland to Demand the Re-
,aose of Every American Citizen
ueld Prisoner in Cuba.
washington, Dec. 14.--The reported as
.-iratIon of the Cuban general, Anto-
-, Naceo. while under a flag of truce,
.s the text of a resolution offered to-
5,v in the Senate by Mr.. Call, dem, of
Tlorda, and referred to the committee on
t,ralgn relations. The resolution charac-
.orzes the affair as a violation of the
rrles of civilized warfare and as a cow
orrv act of treachery. 1t declares the
government which authorizes and per-
roits it, or fails to punish the assassins
San outcast from the family of nations,
and from the pale of civilization and pub
II, law" The committee on foreign rela-
lions is instructed to inquire into the
facts and to report to the Senate at an
early day.
Another resolution of Mr.. Calls, which
vas similarly referred, requires the Presi-
dent Of the United States to demand the
release of all United States citizens held
81 by the Spanish government as prisoners
81 in Ceuta.
A war blast was also blown against Tur-
kew in the shape of resolutions passed
hy a church congregation in New Hamp-
II shire, presented and approved by Senator
Fl Galinger of that state, declaring that Ar
menian outrages should be suppressed bv
Fl +ba civilized mowers sof he
the dismemberment of the Turkish en-
pre.
/, A resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER
pop, of Kansas, and laid on the table for
a the present, for the appointment of a com
mission of five, one from each of the four
n parties, republican, democratic, national
democratic and populist, and one other
Il to be chosen by those four, to examine ana
study the general subject of finance in ref
erence to its practical relations to business.
A resolution offered last week by Mr. AL
4 len, pop, of Nebraska, denying the con-
sdtutional power of any state to impair
the obligation of contracts, was taken up.
and made the basis of speech by him, in
which he defended the populist governor
and legislature of Nebraska from all i'm
putatons of an intention to enact legis-
laton hostile to capital and declared that
all such fears were groundless. He es-
pecialiy disclaimed all purpose to act in
hostility to railroad companies. In the
course of his speech he criticised severely
charge made by Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts in a recent speech in Boston, as
to the state of Nebraska having been Gin
voting for Bryan and free silver, ZEN
gagged in a crazy attempt at revolution and
a passionate crusade of dishonor." Such
statement, Mr. Allen declared, was UNI
warranted, dishonest, and ungracious. Mr.
Hoar explained and justified his language
~ n
"puerile and trifling."
Mr. Platt, rep, of Connecticut also
condemned it as 'claptrap." 1t was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The immigration bill was taken up and
went over, under an agreement that a
vote shall be taken on its passage at p.
m. on Thursday.
The House concurrent resolution pro
viding for the holiday recess was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
Senator's Sherman, Elkins and Mitchell
of Wisconsin were appointed by the Vice
President as the inaugural committee ON
the part of the Senate.
The credentials of Samuel Douglas Nc
Emery as senator from the state of Louis
lana, to succeed Mr.. Blanchard, were pre-
sented by Mr.. Blanchard and placed on
file
Mr.. Morgan offered the following resolu-
ton, upon which he gave notice that he
would tomorrow address the Senate:
Resolved etc. That the President is
expected. if it is not in his opinion, in
compatible with the public service 10
send to the Senate copies of the papers
relating to the condition of affairs in the
Island of Cuba which were referred to in
the report of the Secretary OF State that
accompanied his last annual message;
And, also, a statement of the sew
efai amounts of the claims lodged in the
department. of state by citizens of the
United states against Spain growing out
OF the alleged instruction now existing
in the island of Cuba;
And also all CORRESPONDENCE with the
spanish government relating to the Com
petitor case, and the persons caDtured
with, or on that vessel with a statement
OF the charges pending in any court in
spain or Cuba against such persons, and
the proceedings of such court in these
cases. and the place of their imprison-
ment, the character of their treatment
Whlle in prison, and the condition of their
health, whether such prisoners have had
the privilege of counsel of their own Sc.
lection in any trial that has taken place on
such charges or were represented by any
counsel attorney or other agent of the
United States''
The bill amending the copyright laws
particularly in regard to dramatic pro-
auctions, together with the House amend
ment was laid before the Senate and the
amendment concurred in. The bill makes
piracy misdemeanor. and makes an in
junction granted by one circuit judge en-
Iorceable in any other circuit. The effect
OF the amendment is that an Injunction
SNAIL not be granted without due notice
10 the defendants. The bill now goes
to the President
The Senate then took up the pension cal
ehdar, and passed fifty-hve private pen
SION bills-nearly all of them for increases
of pension.
Then, after short executive session, the
senate at $3.50 o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow.