Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-09
SESSION OF SENATE TO-DAY.

SESSION OF SENATE TO-DAY.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, to-
day introduced the following resolution
Resolved, By the senate and house OF
representatives, That the independence
of the republic of Cuba is hereby &C.
knowledged by the United States of
America.
Resolved, That the United States should
use its friendly offices with the govern
ment of Spain to bring to close the war
between Spain and Cuba.
Senator Mills, of Texas, followed the
Cameron resolution at once with the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States is hereby directed to take
possession of the island of Cuba with the
military and naval forces of the United
States and hold the same until the people
of Cuba can organize government de-
irving its powers from the consent of the
governed and arm and equip such mill
tary and naval forces as may be neces-
sary to secure them against foreign in
vasion.
The Mills resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Senator Call, of Florida, followed with
a resolution recognizing the republic of
Cuba. His resolution has already been
published.
After these resolutions came flood of
bills covering every phase of legislation,
including an antitrust bill and meas
ure to withdraw small notes from circu-
lation by Mr.. Shoup, and one for the
temporary reduction of salaries of United
States officers by Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, offered reso-
luton evidently directed against the use
! of thu new congressional library for the
next inaugural ball as proposed. 1t re-
cites that the new library shall not be
used for any other purpose than library
purposes
Mr.. Chandler, of New Hampshire, 80
cured the adoption without comment of
a sweeping resolution directing the COM
mittee on interstate commerce to inquire
into the prevention of competition by
the joint trafi, associations of the rail-
roads, also into the reported combina-
tions of the flour and milling interests
and the window glass interests.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, moved the con-
sideration of the Dingley bill.
The vote was as follows: Yeas-Repub-
licans-Aldrich, Cameron, Chandler,
Clark, Davis, Elkins, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Hoar, Lodge,
MCMILLAN, Mitchell (Oregon), Morrill,,
Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Pritchard, Quay,
Sherman, Wolcott; Democrats Gordon,
Morgan, Murphy, Pugh, Roach, Smith;
opulists-Allen, Butler, Kyle, PETER,
Stewart; Independent-Pet total,
35.
Nays - Republicans - Baker, Carter;
Democrats Blackburn, Blanchard, Dan.
iel, Faulkner, Gibson, German, Harris,
Hill, Jones (Arkansas), Martin, Mills,
Palmer, Pasco, Turpie, Vest, Walthall;
Independents-Cannon, Dubois, Mantle;
total, 81.
At 2 O'Clock the Dingley bill was dis
placed by the immigration bill and went
back to the calender.
Mr.. Allen sought to have it made un-
finished business for the morning hour
tomorrow, but objection was offered.
During the discussion of the Dingley
bill, Mr.. Allen said that he had made the
motion TO demonstrate that the Populiets
were not standing in the way of rev.
enue legislation. He addressed himself
to Senator Aldrich and there was more
or less colloquy between them.
Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr.. Allen if he would
vote for the bill as it came from the
house.
Mr.. Allen replied that he would not,
but that the bill could be put in shape to
receive his vote and the votes of other
senators not members of the Republican
party.
CUBAN QUESTION IN COMMITTEE.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tioas to-day discussed the Cuban situa.
tion, but did not take any action. The
discussion was of an extremely general
chara ,ter. While there was recognition |
of the Importance of some action, there
was considerable division of opinion |
what course should be pursued.
Mr.. Mills advocated active interven-
ton by the United States government |
with the armies.
Mr.. Cameron also gave notics of his |
by this government.
The friends of Cuba, who are largely in |
a majority in the committee, express the |
opinion that the Cubans are holding their |
own, which, under the circumstances, is a |
decided gain.
HANNA CALLED ON REED.
Speaker Reed received call to-day |
from NJ. A. Hanna. Il is said the speaker
and the manager of McKinley's cam paign |
never met before.
An Actor Granted a Divorce.
New York, Dec. 81. Z. Emmett, the |
actor. was plaintiff in suit for divorce |