St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-03
IMPORTANT BILL PASSED ny THE
SENATE BY UNANIMOUS
VOTE.
ONE THOUSAND MORE TARs,
AND EMERGENCY POWERS FOR
THE PRESIDENT CARRIED by
PROPOSED LAW,
CALL sTIRs UP CUBAN TROUBLE.
Asks That Spain Be Called Upon to
Explain Reported CrueIties to
American Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The bill
passed by the senate today for the in
crease of the navy attracted consid-
cradle attention, inview of the extern
sion of Spanish-Cuban affairs. In ex-
planning the matter Mr.. Hall, Of Maine,
who reported 1T from the naval COM
mlttee, said that while he did not be-
lieve the United States would be in
vowed In war as result of the pres
ent troubles, yet he considered it de-
sirable to give the president authority
In an emergency to call out the naval
militia and charter private ships for
naval transportation. The bill as
passed authorizes the addition of 1000
enlisted men to the navy, the enlist
Ing for not more than two years of
the naval militia forces in case of
emergency, and the chartering of trans
port ships in case of emergency. The
bill passed under the five-minute rule
and by unanimous vote another bill
OF general interest passed which es-
tablishes a retired list for the revenue
marine service similar to the retire
ment system Of the army and navy
Most of the day was given to the SEN
ate calendar, and many minor bills
were passed.
The Spanish-Cuban question came to
the attention of the senate soon after
the session opened today, when Mr.
Call Oem., Fla) urged the adoption
OF the following resolution:
Resolved, by the senate, That the president
OF the United States be requested to demand
or the government of Spain a statement as to
the truth OF the charges made in letter pub
from Mr.. Gomez, late editor of La Tucha a.
newspaper published in Havana that he had
been tortured while confined in dungeon in
the bare ground for two months in Centa the
penal colony of Spain, to extort from him evil
dence against Julius Sanguilly, a naturalized
ciuzen OF the United States, and subsequently
killing the said Gomez; also, to insist on a
fuli report OF the evidence and all the proceed
ings IN the alleged civil trial of Julius San
gully, In which 1t Is charged that the said
Sanguilly was condemned to Imprisonment for
lie at Cetua on suspicion only, and without
evidence; and to demand the release of Charles
Michaelson and Lorenzo Botanicourt, CORE
spondents of the New York newspapers. who
are charged only with entering within the in
surgent lines to obtain information; also to de-
mand of Spain that all American citizens who
shall be captured by the Spaniard forces shall
De treated as prisoners Of war, and be ac-
corded humane treatment and to inform the
Spanish government that the United States
will insist upon this demand.
Mr.. Call read from newspaper ex-
tracts the report of the barbarities per-
petrated on Gomez and others. These
set forth that the wife of Gomez ha6
received letter from him written in
his own blood shortly before he died in
the Spanish penal colony in Africa.
The senator declared that Americans
serving in the Cuban army were
being shot to death without trial. He
declared that the recent action of the
senate should be supplemented by steps
TO secure humane treatment of prison
ers taken by the Spanish troops. Mr..
Sherman moved to refer the resolution
to the foreign relations committee.
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Gear presented Senator Allison's
credentials for the term beginning
March 4, 1897.
A resolution by Mr.. Allen, of Ne
braska, was agreed to, calling on the
secretary of the treasury for informa-
ton on the earnings of the Pacific rail-
roads from the time of their organiza-
ton. The presidents veto of the bill
concerning Arizona lands with a re-
port from the house that the bill had
been passed over the veto in that body
was reported, and referred to the
committee on public lands. The bill
was passed to prevent the carrying of
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for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory to another.
Following are among the bills passed
Authorizing the construction of bridges
across the Missouri river between its
mouth and the mouth of the Dakota
or James river and across the Missis-
sippi river between the mouth of the
Minnesota river and South Portland:
for the promotion Of Commodores L. c.
Sartori and o. G. Badger to be rear
admirals; appropriating $15O,OO0 for a
revenue cutter for services in the Gulf
of Mexico and tributaries and amend
ing the law as to the conspicuous
marking of vessels names on their
bows and sterns and for marking the
draught.
The bill to prevent the dissertation of
the national flag was made the special
order for Friday next at o'clock.
The house resolutions on Cuba were
reported, and on motion of Mr.. Lodge
were referred to the committee on for
eign relations.
AT 4:45 the senate held brief eXecu-
tive session, and then adjourned
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