The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-25
AMERICAS SUPINENESSl
Mr.. Morgan Expresses Astunishment at our
Indifference TO The Atrocities in Cuba.
CAN 60 NO FURTHER IN FORBEARAaceI
Without ~ strain on Tile National.
-GrcshaIn's Widow Is Pen.
sioned-SaIe of Rontls to he lnyes.;
t!Gntcd-COntracts for Education &c
children With sectarian schools.

Washington d. c.. Feb 24-(sen,3
ute)-In the Senate to-day the bill 81
granting pension OF 5000 a month to
the widow OF the late Secretary OF fsE
state. Walter Q. Gresham. az brigadier 3
general, was amended to make the q
amount Sl00 per month and passed. S
The resolution heretofore offered bya.
Mr. Lodge. for investigation by the N
Finance Committee of all the facts and 4
circumstances connected with the sala5
OF United states bonds from 1894 togs
1896 inclusive. was taken up, and e.
substitute for ii was offered by Mr.
PETER enlarging the scope of the in-9g
curry ana directing 1t to be made by :
\ select committee of five Senators. 'AS
Mir. Harris moved To amend the sub. i
Stitute by striking out the provision
for Il select committee and allowing the
Inquiry tn he conducted by the Finance
Committee. Discussion of the pros E
posed amendments continued until a.
o'clock. when they were laid over In
favor OF the Senate concurrent resolu.t
tion for the recognition of the CubansI
as belligerents, and MIR. Morgan took :
the floor. The continuation of MIR. Mor-S
Gun's speech did not arouse u particle
Of the excitement and enthusiasm
which the first part of the speech last !
Thursday, together with the speecheB \
of that day, aroused 1t was too much
of II historical review and was inter-8
sperscd with the reading of too manYjf
letters AMI reports to attract atten- I
ton or to arouse enthusiasm The only
forcble part Of 1t were these: 9S&
MIR. Morgan expressed his astonishsS
ment that I'm view of the Spanish
atrocities In the Island this. grand,.SS
free Republic could sit indifferently%
by, knowing the facts and not unsheaths
the sword, ard strike to death thes
brutal monarch who inflicted them.''sS
And he declared that the Americana
people .could go on further In their,
forhearance without strain on the
rational honor" He will finish the
speech Tomorrow ss.s$
When Mr.. Morgan took his seat. MR.
White Dem.). of California. offered iEa9
substitute for the concurrent resolu-M
ton, declaring that the Senate contem4&
plates with solIcitude and profound re.E
gre, the sufferings and destruction ac-a
companying the civil conflict now& iIfSj
progress In Cuba. and expressing thaH
trust that the executive departments
will at as carly "A day as the factaa
Will warrant, recognize the belliger-si
cncy of those who are In arms againstI
Spain, and that the good offices of thaA
United States may be prudently, peace.9
fully and effectively dNerted to tho
end that Cuba may be enabled to es-s
tah!ish Il permanent government of her.
own choice. 8s
House bill to provide, for the ex-S
tension by five years the time in whiChe
suits may he brought to vacate and ana
nu land patents tn railroad companies
was reported from the Committee OH
Public Lands, discussed briefly ana
passed,
The Vice-P President announced hisa
signature 10 the urgent deficiency blllsS5
After Il short executive session thes
Senate. at 5:45 p. M. adjourned until
tomorrow. hses$5
Housc-The perennial fight over the
| n in Of ha adj nc.
ton of children nj contract sectariarfS I!
schools came up in the House to-daygI
In the course OF the consideration of thaSs
Indian appropriation bill, and wasg5
fought out in an hour and a half The
result was that by vote of 90 to Ga thes
provision that the Secretary of the In-ss
terror shall make contracts with pres-t
sent contract schools for the educatiom Il
Cf the Indian pupils to an extent not
exceeding 10 per cent of the amount
$ used for the year 1895. was stricken (
out, on motion of Mr.. Linton (Rep0, Of
Michigan, and an amendment Inserted
prohibiting the Secretary of the 1nteriogas
from spending any OF the money fo1s
education in sectarian institutdsn.} II
Under existing conditions only Catholioe
schools are in contract relations With
the Interior Department, the other chur-ss
ches having abandoned their claims to- q
public money. In his speech in support
Of the amendment, Mr.. Linton attrlbu6-Ss
ed the overwhelming change In the
personnel in the House by the elections
of 1894 to the sentiment in the country&s
| against the appropriation of public
funds for sectarian schools or institutes
tions.. The amendment was advocateGss
by Messrs. Cooper (Rep.l. of Wisconsin,
Pearson Rep.). OF Ohio; Watson (Rep)s4s
of Ohio; Hainer (Repo. of Nebraska;s
and GrJsvener Wep). OF Ohio and opss5
posed by Messrs. Gamble (Rep) of South
\ Dakota; Eddy (Rep), of Minnesota.s
Walsh (Dem). of New York; and Ssierss
man Rep) Of New York.
| Consideration OF the bill was concluded 81
with the excepti,n Of the paragraphs; 3;
directing the purchase Of the title OF 5the5s
Ogden Land Company to the lands 5of 81
| the Allegheny and Cataraugus reserYa-f
tions in New York, and that was pSsfssSs
poned uEtil tomorrow.
| Speaker Reed announced that he had u
signed the urgent deficiency and sdiploS
matte and consular appropriation bliss
At 5:t0 the House adjourned untilsto-s
! morrow. S,Ss
The Public Have Discovered KIN