The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-17
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE.
THREE ORATORICAL EFFORTS ON
4 TRIO or TOPICS.

Sfriction of Immigration - MIR.
Pugh Speaks in Favor of Free
Coinage Of siIver-Mr. Morgan sup
norts the Conference Report on
the Cuban Resolutions.
washington. March I6-There were three
speeches made in the Senate to-day on as
many different subjects. The first was by
senator Lodge, and was in favor Of such
a change in the immigration laws as will
keep out illiterate and ignorant immi-
grants. The second was by Mr.. Pugh, and
was in favor of the coinage of silver at the
mints of the United States, with the same
rights as gold. The third speech was by
Mr.. Morgan, in support of the conference
report on the Cuban liberty resolution.
Mr.. can offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to inform the Senate what or
ders have been issued from the treasury
department to seize United States vessels
loaded with arms and munitions of war,
and with passengers on board. supposed
10 be destined for Cuba, and by what au-
thority such seizures and arrests have
been made.
Mr.. Lodge then took the floor and ad-
dressed the Senate on the immigration
bill. At the close of Mr.. Lodges speech,
the immigration bill was restored to the
calendar; and the House tariff BILL with
the finance committees free coinage
amendment, was taken up.
Mr. Pugh addressed the Senate on the
financial question. He said: THE people
OF the United States to-day-seventy mill
lions in number-advanced in the highest
civilization, Increasing rapidly in all things
a. Of
fessedly unable to understand the present
condition. so as to deal with it wisely and
satisfactorily What, he asked, was the
matter and what was the remedy? He
had never had any doubt about the cause
or its remedy. The cause was mamfeStly
the insufficient supply of money, the lack
Of circulation and the unequal distribution
of the money now in existence. The
remedy was, the restoration of silver to
the same right of coinage that gold has,
by the re-enactment Of the coinage act of
1887. which President Jackson approved,
and the establishment thereby of the
only true bi-metallic system.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pugh's speech
the conference report on the Cuban bel
ligerency resolutions was taken up; and
Mr.. Morgan a member of the committee
on foreign relations, addressed the Sen
ate in favor of the adoption of the report.
He spoke of the numerous petitions that
had been referred to the committee on
foreign relations for the recognition of
cuban belligerency Or independence. They
included he said, the action of the legis-
latures of Mississippi and New York. The
committee on foreign relations had not
which the legislature of Mississippi had
gone. The petition of the New York leg
islature favored the recognition of Cuban
independence.
Mr.. Hale made an inquiry about the pa
per from the Spanish minister to which
Mr. Sherman had ''unwarily" referred the
other day, and he asked why the commit
tee on foreign relations had not reported
the facts about that paper to the Senate.
Mr. Morgan explained that the paper
had been communicated by the Spanish
minister TO Mr. Olney and that Mr. Olney
had considered it to be his duty to send
il to the committee on foreign relations.
1T had not been sent in any official form.
1t was the original paper that had been
sent; and il was returned to the Score
tary Of State. He (Morgam had written
TO the Secretary of State for copy of the
paper and had been informed that Mr.
Olney would consult the minister about
it. The minister had given his consent,
and copy of the paper had been sent to
him (Morgan) and he would now read it,
with comments) to the Senate.
Mr.. Hale remarked that he would be
glad even at this late date to have it
brought before the Senate.
1T is not a late date" Mr.. Morgan re-
piled somewhat angrily. 1.-THE Spanish
government-through it's ministers-seems
to have more summary relations with the
state department than the committee on
foreign relations has. The committee re-
garded the paper as a petition on the part
of Spain for further time--that the COM
mittee would delay action until the Span
ish government would be ready to have
some favorable report made to the Senate
in it's behalf"
Mr.. Morgan then began to read the pa
per from the Spanish minister by SEN
fences, and to comment on it as he went
along. When he came to the end of it, he
said that that was all of "that miraculous
and mysterious paper" 1t was a mere pc
tition for delay, and the Senate had grant
ed the delay. The paper he said, was
dated Gan. II, 1896. 1t contained a dis
patch from Gen. Campos, stating that the
so-called Cuban government had no fixed
residence, and that one hardly knew
where it wandered about. Mr.. Morgan's
comment upon that was THAT is all true
no doubt. How many places of habtation
did the government of the United States
and the continental congress have during
the revolutionary war? They had no less
than nine capitals; and the British gov
eminent could not chase them down to
cover Where was the United States gov
ernment when this capitol was burned to
the ground? A fugitive in Virginia. And
so the complaint of Gen. Campos is only
that the insurgent government has no
fixed residence"
Without finishing his speech Mr. Nor
gan yielded to a motion to adjourn and at
o:5J o'clock the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow.