The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-22
SENATE'S FIGHT WITH sim.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS SENT IN EFH
RUSH.


The Cameron joint ResOlutiOfav-
orabIy Reported From the bni-
mittee on Foreign ReIatiolLNIr.
Vest Introduces a ResoIutid De-
cIaring That the Power to Il bog
nize BeIIigerency Is Vestl in
Congress and Not In the Icsi-
dent.
washington, Dec. 21.-No special bite
ment was manifested to-day, eth b
the senators or by the general pub, in
the matter of the joint resolution ae pw-
Lodging the independence of the rdblic
of Cuba. The galleries were not oepied
to the extent of two-thirds of tHi ca
pacity. The proceedings We're Of for
NAL and embarrassing characteT chey
consisted merely of reporting te tont
resolution by Mr.. Cameron fronfhe cJm-
mittee on foreign relations anpf tie Of
ferings of various substitution it on
the part of senators.
Mr.. Vest presented a resoluln declaring
that the exclusive power determine
when the independence of Foreign peo-
pie struggling to establish government
for themselves should beiecognized, is
vested by the constitutiq not in the
President of the United SIZES, but in con-
gress, and he gave notidthat he would
address the Senate to-mrow in support
of that declaration.
Mr.. Hill offered a ststitute for the
committee joint resoluJn declaring that
a state of war exists Cuba; according
belligerent rights to III Cubans; and an
nouncing that the UnId States will pre-
serve a state of neuHlity between the
belligerents.
Mr.. Bacon. dh., of Georgia,
offered a resolution Bserting that the
question Of recognitit of any people as
free and independenhation is ques tion
exclusively for the Termination Of con-
gress and does not ypertain to the eXecu-
tive department.
Still another resution was offered by
MIR. Chiffon. demdatic of Texas, declar-
ing that cOnditil OF pubic war exists
between the govetment of Spain and the
government WhiclhaS for some time been
maintained by fore of arms by the people
of Cuba, and thu the United States will
maintained a strit neutrality between the
oontending parts, according to each all
the rights of betgerents in the ports ana
territory Of theUnited States.
These variousresolutons and substl-
tutes were eit1r laid on the table with
the foreign reltions committee report, or
were referred 1.-THE committee on Judlcla-
ry. The whol(subject, however, will be
open to discussion tomorrow when Mr..
Vest calls up is resolution.
on behalf ofhimself and Senator Mills,
Senator Morgsn submitted an additional
report on the iuban ques ton, which Mr.
Morgan did noconclude until after he en-
tered the chaHber at noon. 1t endorses
the action of the committee, but takes
more advance rounds. Mr.. Morgan sub
mits as appendices 10 this report, the re-
port to the Senate made by Slidell, in 1ei9;
the speech of S,natoF Judah p. Benjamin
on that report; the case of Cuba as pre-
scented TO- the state department by Pal
ma, and that part Of the Presidents mes
sage relating to affairs in Cuba.
Mr.. Calls resolution referring to the al
legged Imprisonment of American citizens
IN Spanish pend settlements was passed.
1t directs the Secretary of State to send
TO the Senate a report of all naturalized
citizens of theUnited States of whose ar
rest, Imprisonment. trial or conviction or
sentence either to Imprisonment a the
penal colonyof Ceuta or elsewhere, he has
any information, and that he shall inform
the Senate h such report of the persons
now held in confinement at Ceuta and of
the charges briefly stated, on which they
We're condemned and the nature of the evil
dence, so far as the same appears on the
lies of the state department.
The Senata, after a short executive ses-
sion, at SD o'clock, adjourned until to-
morrow.