Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-15
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
Death of Representative Grain
of Texas.
PROGRAM Is KNOWN AT LAST
Timer Honse Decides TO Debate Num-
Der OF Important Subjects IN
the Future.

washington, FEB. lU.-AltnOuSn Inc
senate failed TO accomplish much to-
day, the session served to make definite
the program on a number of important
subjects.
Senator Morrill, gave notice that he
would call up the tariff bill on next
Wednesday.
Senator Call secured unanimous con
sent that the Cuban question be made
the special order following the def
cheney bill.
Senator Davis, the author of the Da-
Wis resolution on the Monroe doctrine,
gave notice that on next Monday he
would call up the resolution. Thus the
three most important pending ques-
tions were given a definite time for
hearing.
During the morning hour Senator
Cameron offered the following joint
resolution relative to the termination of
war in Cuba:
Resolved, That, whereas the presi-
dent Of the United States in his last an
nual message to this body says: Meth
er the warmth of our peoples sympa-
thy with the Cuban insurgents, nor our
losses and material damage consequent
upon the futile endeavOrs thus far made
to restore peace and order, nor any
shock or hpT9g,n ,ESffsaonsipilities may
appear to especially characterize this
sanguinary and fiercely conducted war
have in the least shaken the determina-
ton of the government to honestly full
fill every international obligation. Yet
it is TO be earnestly hoped on every
ground that the devastation of armed
conflict may speedily be stayed and or
der and quiet restored to the distracted
island bringing in their train the aCtiV-
ity and thrift of peaceful pursuits; and
Whereas, He also declared that the
present revolt is more active than the
one which continued from 1868 to 1878,
and rs it appears there are no means of
securing permanent peace to Cuba eX
cept by the recognition of its right to
self-government, the good offices of the
United States are earnestly recommend
ed to the favorable consideration of the
Spanish government for the recognition
of the Independence of Cuba"
The resolution to recommit the tariff
financial bin went over until tomorrow.
Senator Smith then addressed the
Senator Smith announced that he was
opposed to the adoption of the resolu-
tons proposed by his colleague, Sen
ator Sewell and was quite as strongly
opposed to those reported by the for
eign relations committee, and he sup
plemented these two assertions with
the remark that he had very little sym
pathy for the position assumed by the
was, he argued, no occasion for any ac-
ton of any kind upon this subject by
the senate at this time. Both houses of
congress, by passage of the resolution
providing for the appointment of a
commission to determine the true di-
visional line between Venezuela and
British Guiana, had done all that the
president and secretary of state, charg-
ed with the responsibility of diplomatic
negotiations with other powers, desired
and all that the people expected The
senator believed that the people We're
satisfied. They" he said, have had
enough; they don't want jingoism They
are sick and tired of the constant in
lection of party politics and personal
ambition into our dealings with other
nations. They are suffering from our
inaction upon matters of most vital
importance; indeed it is, and we may
as we'll admit it first as last, that the
great majority Of the people through
out the country are Disguised with
congress in general and the senate in
particular"
I'VE have" he said, done all that
prudence can justify or patriotism de-
mand."