The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-14
CLAIMS OF THE CUBAN CAUSE.
,rsOIETIONs on RECOGNITION BE-
FORE THE SENATE.

r,ritcbard Replies TO Mr. HiIrs Re
Inf illusions to the Senators
rom North Carolina and the Col
,o,uy Assumes a Highly Amusing
Character.
Wellington, Jan. BIN the Senate to-
-sv in presenting numerous petitions in
e,vor Of recognizing belligerent rights in
-r. cuban revolution, AIr. call. dem, Of
r-1orida. asked to have them printed as
r,hlic document with the names of the
--lrers. stating that it was important for
..,rvress to be aware of the feeling Of the
nile on any great question like the war
I, cuba. but objection was made by Mr.
plat. rep, of Connecticut. who stated
+bst all of the petitions were on the same
rrinted form, and that there was a rule
If the Senate forbidding the printing Of
names in such cases. The vice president
r.l,od in accordance with Mr.. Platts
,+evs. and Mr.. Call withdrew his resOlu-
ton.
MIR KYLE. pop, of South Dakota, intro
fuced concurrent resolution empower
.1r and directing the President of the
United States to receive such persons as
NAV present themselves, satisfactorily ac-
credited to act on behalf of the Cuban
natriots. and on the production of evil
6ence showing that they have established
a seat of government in the island of
cuba. and that a majority of the native
residents are actively supporting and de-
Tending it with arms, or are in sympathy
with the cause, extend belligerent rights
10 the Cuban patriots. The resolution was
referred TO the committee on foreign re-
Ylr Pritcbard, rep. of North Caro-
Ina replied to the criticism INDUCED in
IN Mr. HILL dem. few days ago against
the two North Carolina senators who,
though chosen at the same time and by
the same convention, stood on directly OPP
poste sides on the tariff question. He re-
viewed Mr.. HIS speeches and votes on
the Wilson tariff bill, referred to the fact
that one of MIR. Hills present supporters
N Troy was now counting in Sing Sing
the hours that were to elapse before
his electrocution; and suggested that the
difference between his colleague (Mr But
lerl and the New York senator was that
the former left the democratic party be-
cause its abuses could not be corrected
inside of the organization, while the lat
ter had been kicked out and branded as
Mr. Hi, dem. of New York. said that he
was not aware that he had said, the other
day, anything that called for such an
elaborate speech as that made by the
senator from North Carolina. As to his
Alr HID having been kicked from the
democratic party" he said, 1.-The demo-
cratic party has met with some reverses
within the last two or three years That
is true But still 1 hatter myself that 1
am a lively member of what is left OF that
organization" Uaughtcr)
As to MIR. Pritchards allusion to Bat
Shea and John Y. Mckane, Mr.. Hill ex-
planned that Mr. Shea had got into a
row at a local election fight in the city of
Troy, which had started at a republican
primary; and that, at the time of his (Mr
hilO and his colleagues (Mr. Murphy
election to the Senate, Mr.. McKane was
a republican.
Kane never got into the penitentiary until
after ne Joined the democratic party"
Uaughter)
Tended his present course and his present
position on the tariff question, contrasting
both with those of Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Hin commented upon Mr.. Pritchard' s
settlement TO the effect that North Caro-
ina was republican and had been republic
san ever since the war, If there had been
talr elections there; and upon the fact
mat the other North Carolina senator
t1lr Butler) had acted with the demo-
cratic party all the time that that party
was charged with being so corrupt. He
c9Ud not understand why Mr.. Pritchard
should have made 80 erroneous an at
tack upon his colleague" He was in
etned 10 believe that they had had pretty
elections down in North Carolina and that,
n 1895. the people Of North Carolina would
he still for the true, not the spurious,
principles of Thomas Jefferson and An
We're so fond of abiding to.
Then" said Mr.. Butler, sit will have to
nominate for the presidency one who does
not favor single gold standard"
sun harping on my daughter" Mr.
hll quoted, amid laughter. Every dis
eussion has something inserted in rele-
uon 10 gold and silver. 1 am pretty well
convinced that North Carolina is not go
lg 70 he satisfied at the next election. l
thnk that either the democratic ticket
or the republican ticket will be elected
ho ha 10 q
out | am inclined to believe from the in
CONSISTENT claims made here to-day that
y VIII be utterly impossible for either of
Ine Two great parties TO crafty the tickle
constituency of North Carolina"
An Interruption by. Mr.. Allen, pop, of
Hs,e5br,a7ska. caused Mr.. Hill TO exclaim
m0nd in the field" loud laughter).
me Golioquy between Mr. Hill, Mr.. Al
zen and the two North Carolina senators
E@a sun gong on when the Vice Presi-
cent at o'clock. put a stop to it by an
44I1nclng the unfinished businesS-the
mouse bond bill, with the finance COM
n5ee free silver substitute therefor
aHQ Ar. Morgan addressed the Senate in
prepared speech in favor of the substi-
o-te. me speech was directed principally
e54lHSt Mr.. Sherman's course, both as
aehator and as Secretary of the Treasury,
@WeTse to the recognition of silver on an
l5Iaannly with gold in the payment of the
1@eLlueS OF the government. He spoke
Mt sherman in a sarcastic vein as the
tapoleon of Finance and predicted for
wv an approaching Waterloo and a rele-
9auon to Saint Helena. He charged
I'm I'm with having done all that could be
u59e TO drive silver out of circulation
TS t 10 deprive it of its bullion value.
I, me- senator from Ohio, Mr. Morgan said,
tbaSt NE author of five measures of finance
, ,woI nad given the people and the coun-
more trouble in handling SS46 100000
~ sfeean6acks than they had had in pay
~ "a, " oG zS,gl0OO,000 of appropriations and
yySooosvVoOO of public debt These
eHiIeasures the decentralization of
Of IN 1873; the sequestration
the gold reserve in the
SSoeaars4!ry in 1878; the power given to the
elary of the Treasury in 1880 to pre-
1or re me parity between the metals; the
X" 70 sell bonds at private sale, and
c",, lower to enable private persons, by
55ccniidct to dispense with the legal ten
avs in these transactions.
r5nal,e5il erence to the Rothschilds and Sc
7Hh,dhs as princes of finance, Mr.. Morgan
IKE sneeringly of the latter as people
Siaouse to sell cheap clothing down in
t ia bsiiIna He expressed his willingness
If ave greenbacks funded into gold bonds
liver certificates were issued to take