The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-06
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate Stir. Up the PresIdent on the Cuban
Question.

Senate StlrH Up the President on the NupAh
Question.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 5.-The
discussion In the senate behind closed
doors to-day was devoted entirely to the
Cuban question and the greater part OF
the time was consumed by Senator Nor
gan In the continuation Of his speech In
0nen session. Senators Sherman and
Lodge made brief explanations OF their
visit TO the white house and their con-
ference with the President. saying they
had gone there as a b-committee OF
the foreign relations committee. They
expressed the opinion as q result OF that
entervicw, that the executive was using
all due vigilance In the protection OF the
rights Of American citizens and said
that while II might be well enough for
Congress to put forth Its opinion in re-
gard 10 the situation in Cuba In the
sl!vpe OF a Joint resolution there was
little probability OF getting such reso-
lutIou through without prolonged de-
bate, which IN view Of the general de-
sire for early adjournment, could not be
had.
In the senate to-day Mr. Morgan.
IDem., Aln-) aal1ed for action on his res
olutIon requesting the president for In
petItor by a Spanish warship.and on the
condemnation to death OF U. s. citi-
The senator declared that every day OF
the confinement Of the American prison.
,rspt Havana. was day OF American
dlshonor.
He did not know what would come OF
the delay and inactlOn. Possibly In the
end the Americans would be 20 humbled
as to sue TO Spain for pardon. But
Congress which was the sole war power,
should not lenve without authorizing
that power to be used II necessary.
"In the event that those American
p-igonerE are not released and delivered
10 the president, concluded Mr.. Morgan
we should authorize him to send ships
Of war 10 Cuba and make war sufiicient
in secur. their release"
As Mr., Morgan closed Mr.. Sherman
rose quickly and stated that the pro-
ceedlnEs were OF such character as 10
como within senate rule 30. requiring
secrecy. Thereupon the presiding ofil-
Ger, Mr., Platt, directed the galleries
10 b. cleared and the doors closed. Rule
as. covering business requiring secrecy.
Is gcldom Invoked, being different from
the rule governing ordinary executive
sessions.
At i:i5T D. m. the open session was
resumed and Mr.. Lodge moved to take
up the immigration bill, on yea and
nay vote many senators refralned from
voting, breaking a quorum. The Votc
was % to y. or IL short OF a Quorum.
4 call of the senate disclosed ~ sena-
tors more than a quorum. making It
evident that a fillbuster was In pro-
Gress.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment
that the proposed restrictions on I'M
migration should not apply 70 persons
arriving from tho island Of Cuba"
Hny!ns occurred the right OF way for tho
immigration bill, Mr.. Lodge agreed to
allow IL tO be laid aside temporarily
and Mr.. Mitchell spoke on his rcsoli-
ton for the election OF senators By Eole
OF the people.
In order 70 clrcumvcnt Air. KEN
pop. Scb.). who haB been blocking
all unanimous consent legislation In tho
house for over two weeks. Mr.. Hem
dcrEon tRep. Iowa.. from The committc"
on rules, to-day presented "A special
order making tomorrow individual
guSpcnBlOn day. The rule was adopted
without division. There has been.
tremendous pressure from membcrs Tor
recognition to pass bills OF local Inn
p0rthnCc, and this order VIII give them
INV 'IINl AhllNgs
Sir Grosvcnor Drop. ohio called up
his resolution requesting the President
and the several cabinet officers for a
detailed statement Of tho removals from
Office since March .. 1896. and the APP
polntmrntF since that date. together
with the number ~ oX-FOldicrA who
have bcen appointed, promoted. re-
duocd or removed.
There was BomG Cood.humorcd fcnc-
Ing over the resolution. Mr. HrOsv"nor
dcmandnd the previous question and re-
fused to yield 20 Mf pOCkery Dcm..
Mo). who wanted % offer IN amend
mCnt TO extend the resolution 50 as 10
go back 20 March ?. 1889, and take In
tho last administration. The TcsOlu-
t0n was adopted -lif to IS.
The vote was then taken on tho con-
tested election case Of Martin w. Lock-
hart. from tho Seventh North Carolina
district. which was debated yesterday.
The substitute resolution declaring
I.ockhRrt entitled 10 the scat wah lost,
68 In i5j.
when the vote was taken on the main
Gteqtl1n-thr resolution declaring Mr.
Martin omitted 10 tho scat, but i've
Democrats were IN the hall Tho rising
vote resulted il3 to 3. Mr. Bailey made
the point uf no quorum, but Mr.. Payne.
who was atll In tho chair. Ovcrrulcd
the point and declared the motion adopt