The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-16

frontier and to pile up petitions and
proofs To be brought before Spain In
the endless palaVer OF diplomatic cor
Yespondence" While We know that
wrongs have been done To our people
and other wrongs are threatened, our
government Is In the most humiliatine
state Of lnnocuous deSuetude II IL inter
poses no helping hand To the sufferers.
and refuses to forbid the further de-
vastatlon and death that cruel gov
ernment Is now intlicting upon them.
The senator said he foresaw that the
time was near at hand when the final
stand Of the United States must he
taken. II was foreshadowed by the
message ard the moment might come
at any time that the president would
take definite and final stand, When
this came, the senator would follow
the colors Of the president, and II II
meant war. would any American hesi-
tate To respond There was no alter
native between further huluiliating de-
lay or of intervention.
In conclusion. Mr.. Morgan said: In
this condition of affairs tn establish
permanent peace In cuba and permit
security for our own people while the
Spanish monarchy Is dominant m that
island. We have no alternative left us
tinuous repetition nf the evils portrayed
i'm the message of the president on
base. humilating ARA cruel delay on
our part. while rapine and destruction
are rampant in cuba in the hope that
some fortunate event may relieve us
from duty that We owe tu humanity.
To- Christian civilization, "a the spirit
and traditions of our country, our pen-
pie and to IN" lives and liberties of our
people In cuba who are now held 10y
the cruel power uf Spain ! 90 not
upon any authority for what ! have
said beyond the president message
and the report Of the secretary or
state That Is facts are inconlrnN ,rti-
BILE and our duty H. plain, II We thil 10
act upon them. We take the responsl-
bilty ur a delay to perform plain duty
at the expense of our people whose
lives are In constant PERIL
Al the close of Mr. M"rgan's speech
he asked for the adoption of the res"-
luton presented yesterday requesting
the secretary of state for the papers
i'm the Competitor Cpsr and In other
eases involving the arrt't NJ American
citizens 10y the spanish authorities.
The resolution was agreed to without
division.
After Senator Morgan's speech the
senate took up the bill p"NSionlhg
Nancy Allabach, which had been Veto
ed by the president, Mr. Palmer, in
charge of the bill, favored IA suggrs-
tion of Mr.. Cochrel. that there was
move To override the president, that
the duty Of senator was to act ac-
cording to his information despite the
position of the president. While he
had the utmost respect for the presi-
dent. he was not willing that prece-
dent should he established in which
the president should prescribe the rate
at which pensions should be establish
ed. Mr.. Palmer thought the president
had acted under n misapprehension in
yetoing the bill.
After a roll call to determine the
presence OF a quorum. which demon
strated that there were ~ senators
present. the vote was taken. resulting
~ yeas to II nays. after which the
chair announced that the bill was
passed Notwithstanding the president =
objection. The negative votes were
cast by Messrs. Bate. Berry, Blanch
ard, Chiffon. Faulkner. Harris. Mills,
Morgan. Pasco. Vest and Walthall. ON
motion of Mr.. Vest the senate went
into executive session ard at . o'clock
y. m. adjourned.