The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
Pleas FOR Helpless CUBA
Senator's Full of Patriotism and
Devotion to the Cause.
NR. CAMERON THE LEADER
lie Offers u Resolution Asking That the
Preside nj Act in Cuha's Bchaif-.A
Mckinley boom in the House.
Seeds Recognized.

seeds Recognized.
Washington. Feb. 2O.-For three hours
and half today the senate was en-
gagged in a debate ON the resolution for
the recognition of the belliSerent rights
| of the tuban insurgents and the alter
| native resolution for the recognition of
Cuban independence There was very
| full attendance of senator's and the gal
| leries were filled by an Interested and
! sometimes excited aSsemblage of men
and women. Th" debate was opened by
Senator Call (Dem., Fla and continued
| by Cameron tRep., Pa) who offered Il
substitute for the concurrent resolution
| in these words
! That the president IL hereby request
( ed tn interoose his friendly offices with
! the Spanish government for the rrcogn-
/ tion Of the Independence of Cuba"
/ In Il written speech he declared that
! the question was no longer one of bel
I ligerency, but Une of independence. He
wanted the government to act. The
policy which he advocated was. he as
serted. the policy of the Republican
party and of the American people
He was followed by Senators Lodge
| Rep., Mass) and Morgan tDem., AlaD
Mr. Morgan was the author of the
| concurrent resolution and reported it
| from the committee on foreign rela
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| The consideration of the Indian ap-
| preparation bill, the princiDal topic be-
| fore the house today was marked by
| two incidents-one of interest, the other
| of Importance. In the genera! debate
| on the measure. Mr.. Wilson (Rep.,
! Ohio departing from the text before
| him, made sDeech advocating the
| nrptprtivp tariff hill in
! the course of which he had read from
| the clerks desk extracts from the
| speech of Major Mckinley at the Mar
| quette club dinner in Chicago, February
! r. Efforts by the friends of other
| presidential candidates to head off this
| advertisement OF the ohio candidate
on the floor OF the house We're unavail-
Ing.
When the committee of the whole
/ reached the paragraph in the bill pro-
/ viding for the pay of the five Indian
/ inspectors q motion was made to re-
! ducc their salaries from $4,000 to $500.
| That had been done in the last two
/ previous bills. and the action of the In
! dian committee in fixing them at the
| figure named in the statute establish
! ing the Office. met objection on both
| sides of the chamber The motion to
| reduce tn" salaries was made by Mr..
/ Dockery UDenl.. MOI and supported by
! Messrs. Cannon CRep..'lll) and Hemen-
way lRep. Ind members of the appro-
priations committee and by Mr.. Dingley