Connecticut western news., 1896-12-17
CONGRESS AND CUBA.
THE NOW uPPERMoST TOPIC IN
 BOTH HOUSES.

Senator Morgan Would Welcome War if
 For Documents Adopted-Loud's Bin
 Relative to Second ciss. Mail Matter.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1a.-Senntor Morgan of Alabama held the attention of the sen. ate and well filled galleries for an hour by his earnest advocacy of a strong and de- cisive policy in dealing with the Cuban question. The prominence of Mir Morgan ,n the Cuban debate of last session, when he had charge of the Cuban resolutions reported from the committee on foreign relations gave special Interest to his speech. He spoke in dispassionate style, although his words had a directness and severity in pieturing the horrors existing in Cuba such as Is seldom heard in the senate. Mir. Morgan spoke freely of the possibilities of war. welcoming it, if necessary to Puaran- tee the protection of American citizens He asserted that Spain's bankruptcy would prevent the collection of any indemnity for wrongs. The senator questioned the wisdom of the presidents position that the granting of bclligercnt rights would be "untimely."
 At tho close of Mir. MorFan's speech his resolution was adopted requesting the 500 ItbhAg bl HNsaAt AoI BbHtif diN relative to the Competitors prisoners and other American citizens held in Cuba by the Spanish authorities.
 The question of passing the bil grant Ing Nancy Allabaoh n pension, the veto of the president notwithstanding, accustomed considerable debate. Mir Cockrcll express cd surprise that Mir. Palmer of Illinois should be in charge of movement to over ride the president The Illinois senator an swored that he directed bis course as a sen ator without reference to the president The bill was finally passed over the veto -yeas, il; nays, II.
 Mir. Allen of Nebraska introduced Q resolution for the appointment of a com mittee of nino senators to investigate the extent to which the money was used in the recent presidential election.
 Tn. Loud Biu In tn. uous~.
 The house entered upon the considera ton of the Loud bill to amend the law relating to the transmission of seoond class mail matter. The bill has been wido. ly discussed In the public press and has met with the most intense opposition from certain quarters. It denies the right of %. rial novels to admission to the mails at the newspaper cent per pound rates, de. nies to newspapers the sample copy priyi.
 
 lications nt pound rates and makes some other changes in the present. law designed to correct existing abuses. A change in the second class mail matter law has been repeatedly urged by successive postmaster generals twas estimated that the abuses of the law had cost the government s2lo,. 900, 900 In the last ten years Mir. Loud oi California, the author of the measure, brought 1t forward, quito unexpectedly k a majority of the members of the house. The opposition, led by Ar. Quipg of New York, inaugurated a filibustcr and at tempted to prevent its con sideration by ad. journing, but the house stood by Mir. Loud on two votes, defeating the opposition by a vote of i34 to lo2 and 14i to s3. The op- position, however, arc hopeful of defeating the measure when is Is put on its final passage Mir Loud made an opening speech on the measure, during which he declared that the bill would save the gov ernment s20, 900, 900 annually He slss said that it had received the indorsement of the Newspaper Publishers association and was only opposed by those who par ticirated in the bounty obtained under the present law.
 Mir. woodman (Rcp. of Illinois intro duoed joint resolution directing tho pres ident to intervene In Cuban affairs The resolution, after rcciting General Mnoeo's reported assassination and Spanish cruel ties in Cuba, says that the president ha. that the carry out the wishes Of the people failed to honor of the United States Is at stake, and that history gives no precedent on which to base n hope that Spain will change to compliance with civilized war fare.