The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
4 BILL TO STOP GOLD LOANS.
poPULIsT BUTLER INTRODUCES II
IN TIE SENATE.

The Author Anxious 20 Have n Bust
ness Custom Now in Vogue Pro-
hibited-senntOr Call Introduces
an AntI-spanish Resolution
threatening Armed Intervention
Nv This Government.
washington. April IA bill was intro
5need by Mr.. Butler. pop, OF North Car
olina in the Senate to-day and referred to
me finance committee. providing that
,.vrnent of notes, bills. checks. etc, shall
L. in legal tender money, irrespective Of
any stipulation in the contract He ex-
n1ained that his object was to stop gold
rlortgages and gold notes. 1t did not af-
feet existing contracts.
4 committee of conference was ordered
an the legislative appropriation bill, and
71sssrs. Cunom, Teller and Call were ap-
-5fnted conferees on the part of the Sem
ate.
resolution, heretofore offered by Mr..
cal FOR an inquiry by the committee on
rubljc lands as to the patenting Of unsur-
vowed lands in Florida, was laid before
tbt Senate, and referred to the committee
Oh public lands.
1fr. can introduced a joint resolution, re-
citing 1.-The continual violations of the
rsages and rules of war in Cuba; the in
human and brutal outrages on. men, wo-
men and children" and directing that an
adaouate naval force of the United States
shall be Immediately sent to Cuba. as
shall be sufficient to protect. by force Qf
necessary citizens of the United States in
Cuba. from wrong and from the violation
Of treaty Obligations; also requesting the
President to communicate this resolution
10 the government of Spain and to in
form that government that the United
states Will forcibly intervene to protect
the rishs of American citizens and in the
interest of civiliza ton, if there shall be a
recurrence of murder and outrage, or of
the shooting or putting 10 death or prison.
ers of war. The resolution was laid on
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Delaware election case, and Mr..
George continued his speech begun yes
terday, against the right of Mr. Dupont
10 the vacant seat.
George, after speaking for two and a half
hours, yielded the floor with the remark
that he had something more to say on
"-this very interesting subject"
Mr.. PETER renewed the notice that he
would at the conclusion of Mr. George S
speech ask the Senate to take up the reso-
luton for an inquiry into the facts and cir
cumstances of the recent bond issues.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up, the question being on the amend
ment reported by the appropriations COM
mittee allowing $4,000 compensation to
the Oceanic Steamship Company for car
rying the mails from San Francisco to
New Zealand and New South Wales.
Mr. Villas, dem, of Wisconsin, argued
against the amendment. In the course of
a cOlloquy as TO the subsidies paid by Eng
land to mail steamship companies MIR. Per-
kins. rep, of California, declared that as
an American citizen, he favored the fOs-
tering of American shipping as against
English shipping. England, France and
Russia had, last year, he said, given $lS7,
000o0 in postal subsidies, but his friend
from Wisconsin would not give dollar to
American shipping excepting the postage.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Allison, chair
man of the committee on appropriations,
the amendment as to the Oceanic Steam
ship Company was passed over without ac-
ton and the rest of the bill was proceeded
with, and agreed to.
Mr.. Allison said, however, that he ex-
pected to have final action on the bill to-
morrow, as it was expected that the SEN
ale would not be in session on Good Fri
day.
The Senate at $50 o'clock adjourned I'M
III tomorrow.