The record-union., 1896-03-03

that could possibly bring regret. The
resolutions were important. The House
was willing to do its duty, but the reso-
lutions were not buster. They were
wise and conservative. The right OF
search might, as General Grant had
said, bring perilous collisions, but as
had been just shown, Spain was not
seeking a quarrel
The debate here closed, and several
propositions for a division in the resolu-
tions and for votes on them were ruled
out by the Speaker.
At 3:45 the previous question was or
dered and on a viva voce vote the
question of adopting the House resolu-
tions was agreed to, the dissenting
votes being drowned in the chorus of
Yeas
The yeas and nays were then demand
ed, and the Cuban resolutions were
agreed to by a vote of 263 to II. Those
voting in the negative were Messrs.
Atwood (Mass), Boutelle Me), Gillet
tMass.), Grout (Vt9, Mccall (Mass),
Moody (Mass.), Simpkins (Mass.),
Walker CVa.), and Wright (Mass.) all
Republicans, and Messrs. Black (Ga),
Cobb (Ala.), Culberson CTex), Elliott Is.
c., Harrison (Ala.), Russell (Ga).
Tucker Va-), and Turner (Ga), DEM
ocrats.
The executive, legislative and judi
cial appropriation bill was then taken
up, the question under consideration
being the section substituting salaries
for fees in the compensation of United
States Attorneys and Marshals.
Without reaching a conclusion, the
House, at 4:50, adjourned until to-mor
row.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March I'm view
of the war talk that has been heard at
both ends of the Capitol, the action of
the Senate to-day in passing a bill to
enlarge the navy is significant. 1t was
agreed to without a dissenting voice,
and through it there is placed in the
hands of the President a restricted
power with which to decide the Span
ish-Cuban situation, should the emer-
gency arise The bill provides for the
enlistment this fall of LOGO men for
the new ships now in commission and
appropriates $3S0000 for their COM
pensation; it also gives the President
power. in the event such authority be-
comes necessary, to enlist such part of
a period of two years, giving full COM
plements for such vessels that do not
have full crews, and authorizes him to
charter steamers for transports for
troops.
The remainder of the day was con-
sumed in the passage of bills on the
calendar that were unobjected to- the
most important being one to promote
ofTa 1f
service, by establishing a permanent
retired list on three-quarter pay; and
the omnibus bridge bill, relating to the
erection of bridges over the Mississippi
and Missouri Rivers.
Among the petitions presented to the
Senate during the morning hour was
sociation of Maine (by Frye of Maine)
protesting against placing the statue
of Pere Marquette in the statuary hall
of the Capitol
A resolution was offered by Allen
(Pop.) of Nebraska directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to furnish a state
ment of the gross earnings, operating
expenses and net earnings of the Pa
cific railroads from their organization
until the end of June. 1894, by years.
Call (Dem) of Florida offered a reso-
luton requesting the President to de- |
mand from the Government of Spain a |
statement as to the truth of the charges
made in a letter published in the news |
papers purporting to be from Mr.. Co |
meZ, late editor of the La Lucha., a |
newspaper published in Havana. that /
he had been tortured while confined in |
a dungeon on the bare ground for two I
months in Ceuta, the penal colony of /
Spain, to extort from him evidence /
against Julius Sanguilly, naturalized !
citizen of the United States also. to /
insist on a full report of the evidence +
and all the proceedings in the alleged /
civil trial of julius Sanguilly, in which /
it is charged that the said Sanguillv T
was condemned to Imprisonment for /
life at Ceuta ON suspicion only, and /
without evidence; also, to demand the I
release of Charles Nicholson and Lo- I
renzo Betancourt, correspondents of /
New York newspapers, who are
charged only with entering within the |
insurgent lines to obtain information.
also, to demand of Spain that all Amer I
lean citizens who shall be captured by
the Spanish forces shall be treated as