Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-01-29
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Assistant Secretary of State Uhl Like
ly to BE Appointed Ambassador
to Germany.
The CUBAN QUESTION IN THE SENATE
In Discussing Bond Bill Senator Till
man Makes Bitter Assault on the
Administration-Se Senator Thurs
TONS Patriotic Speech.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Edwin f. Uhl,
assistant secretary of state, has been mem
toned prominently in connection. with
the appointment of the ambassadorship
to Berlin. He has an intimate knowledge
of all the matters under diplomatic con-
sideration with Germany.
CUBAN QUESTION IN THE SENATE.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tions reported the following resolution on
the Cuban question:
Resolved, By the senate, the house of
representatives.concurring, That the pres
ent deplorable war in the island of Cuba
has reached a magnitude that concerns all
civilized nations to the extent that it
should be conducted, if unhappily it is
longer to be continued, on those princi-
Piles and laws of warefare that are ac-
knowledged as obligatory on civilized
nations when engaged in open hostilitles,
including the treatment of captives who
are enlisted in either army, due respect
to cartels for the exchange of prisoners
and for other military purposes, truces
and flags, Of truce, the provision of prop
er hospitals and hospital supplies and
services for the sick and wounded of either
army; be it further
Resolved, That this representation of
the views and opinion Of congress be sent
to the president, and, if he concurs the-e-
in, that he will, in friendly spirit, use
the good Offices of this government to the
end that Spain shall be requested to ac-
cord to the armies, with which 1t is en-
gagged in war, the rights of belligerents,
kha
laws Of nations.
Senator Morgan read the report in full.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented minority report. His resolution
was brief request on the president to
interpose his friendly Offices for the rec
ognition of the independence of Cuba.
Both resolutions were placed on the
calendar.
The resolution as to Eugene Y. Debs
was referred to the judiciary committee,
on the assurance of Mr.. Hoar, chairman
of the committee, that early action would
be taken.
At 2 O'Clock p. M, Mr.. Tillman took the
floor on the pending silver bond bill.
TrLLMAN's STRONG LANGUAGE.
The galleries were filled quick and the
senator was accorded close attention. He
said that the talk about sound money and
maintaining the national credit was part
of "damnable scheme of robbery" en-
bracing the destruction of silver, an in
crease Of the public debt, and giving cor
porations the exclusive power to issue
paper money. He denounced Secretary
Carlisle as Judas and President Cleve-
land as a usurper and the most gigantic
failure ever in the White house.
BRIEF SESSION OF HOUSE.
The house adjourned to-day after in
effectual efforts to pass the bills to donate
condemned cannon and relax the present
pension laws.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
The national board of trade to-day
adopted resolutions favoring the retire.
ment of the legal tender notes and the
extension of the national banking sys-
tenn and approving the Terry bankruptcy
bill.
YANKEE DOODLE AND DIXIE.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, spoke
in the senate yesterday in defense of the
Monroe doctrine. Senator Thurston said
in part:
There is no other land in which the
honor of the nation is so dear; there is
no other land in which the love Of coun-
try, liberty and Justice is so strong; there
is no other land whose citizens would
sacrifice 80 much to maintain its institu-
tions or defend its soil.
The people of this country have always
been patient and long suffering under
wrong. They have never approved wars,
and have never taken up arms until
driven to it for the preservation of their
most sacred rights.
Sir, Great Britain has mistaken the
temper of the people of this country in
the past, as she mistakes it now. The
English people profess to believe that
the United States dare not stand for the
Monroe at this time, because they say
that the people OF the south would gladly
take advantage OF declaration of war to
renew the old internal contest. Standing
upon the floor Of the American senate;
knowing whereof I speak, say-to the
people Of Great Britain that the grave is-
sues, which have been settled by brave
men upon American battlefelds, can
never be reopened again.