The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-09
The Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, June S.-The senate
made but little progress today toward
final adjournment. The new deficiency
bill framed to overcome the objections of
the president by the omission of claims
was passed.
An effort by Mr.. Harris of Tennessee to
add war claims under the Bowman act
aggregating 100000 failed on a point of
order. A final report on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill was agreed to. The imrni
grafton bill was before the senate after 2
O'clock, but Mr. Morgan Of Alabama di-
verted the debate into a discussion of
Cuba. He took occasion during his
speech to disclaim having made harsh
criticism on the queen regent of Spain.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The new deficiency bill, framed to meet
taken up as soon as the senate met today.
Before proceeding with it another con-
ference was ordered on the Indian and
District of Columbia appropriation bills.
The activity and confusion on the floor
while the minor measures were hurried
through the final stages indicated the APP
proach of the adjournment. The large at
tendance overcaIne the fears entertained
that the senate was left without a quo
rum.
Mr. Wolcott (Colo.) asked immediate
consideration for the resolution directing
the committee on library to investigate
the circumstances of the award of the
statue of General William Tecumseh
Sherman (the Rohl-Smith design having
been selectedD and requesting the secre-
tary of war to suspend the execution of
the contract until the report was made
of inspection.
Mr. Allison wanted the resolution to go
over under the rules until tomorrow.
Mr. Wolcott suggested that there might
not be a session tomorrow.
Mr. Allison remarked he thought there
would be a session tomorrow.
Mr. Hawley Comm suggested that
there were two sides to the statue ques-
ton. The resolution went over.
When the deficiency bill had been read,
Mr.. Harris CTenn.) offered an amendment
covering the claims under the Bowman
act, which had been omitted in the house
bill, though there was no specific objec-
ton TO them in the veto message.
Harris said that in the former bill the
Bowman claims were coupled with the
French spoliation claims, and felt no in
terest in them. But these Bowman
claims, amounting to 100000, had been
subjected to judicial scrutiny and should
be paid as much as any obligation IN
Cured by the government. The amend
ment was voted as being out of order.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
was then passed as it came from the
house.
The letter from the President was read
consenting to the withdrawal by the
Chickasaw Indians of 100000 of their
trust fund now in the treasury. A reso-
luton was passed asserting to the with
drawal A bill was passed appropriating
$3.50 COO for a public building at Oakland,
Cal.
The following bills were passed:
To amend the law for the punishment
for transporting or selling liquors or wines
under any other than their proper name
and brand; extending relief to Indian citi-
zens in regard to taxes on lands held in
severalty. At o'clock
THE IMMIGRATION BILL
was taken up and Mr.. Morgan Dem.
Ala) spoke in support of his amendment,
that the restrictions of the act should not
apply to persons coming to this country
from Cuba. He said no country had con-
tributed a. better class of people to our
population than Cuba. It's citizens, he
said come to escape the prosecutions of
Spain and to live under free institutions.
Mr.. Morgan branched off to the present
war and said the conditions were such as
to justify Intervention by the United
States.
The senator read from the Book of
Blood showing the atrocities of the war
Mr.. Morgan said he had been assailed for
desiring war between the United States
and Spain. He did not deny. he said, that
he was not averse to war if Spain, in her
pursuit of abomina bic despotisn, contin-
ues war on Cuba. Mr.. Morgan disclairned
the harsh statements attributed to him
against the queen regent of Soain II the
queen of Greece and the empress of Ger
many could meet
IN THAT STRICKEN ISLAND
and witness some of the brutalities and
outrages forced upon the defenseless wo-
men and children then you would find
these great and noble queens raising their
heads against such atrocities and ending
the rule of the brute Weyler.
Mr. Morgan referred in closing to the
reports that the president con templated
using the offices of the United States E
ward inducing the Cubans to lay down
their arms. receiving in return from Spain
a reciprocity treaty. The senator did not
know how far the unauthorized interfer-
ence in the affairs of other countries
would proceed, but he regretted that the
president had not seen fit TO act with con-
gress in seeking to remedy these condi-
tons.
When a further disagreement on the
District of Columbia appropriation was
presented, Mr.. German took occasion to
say that the disposition of the house in
all the pending conferences was to threat
en- the senate with a continuation of the
session. It was to notify the house confer
ence that this threat could not intimidate
the SENATE
He referred in particular to the dis
agreement on the charity items of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
and declared it to be the
RESULT OF RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE.
The District of Columbia bill was again