Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-27
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Resolutions Recognizing Cuban Bel
ligerency Pending In Both
Houses of Congress.
SHERMAN WILL SPEAK ON The SUBJECT
House Foreign Relations Committee
Agrees on Strong Resolutions
Senator VOORHEES, Reported
Improving.

Washington, Feb. 27.-In the senate to-
day breeze was caused by a resolution
authorizing the committee ON coast de-
fenses to visit the places requiring coast
defenses and to send for papers, persons
etc.
Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri, thought the
resolution was too broad in allowing the
committee to take a tour around the
country.
Mr.. Squire, chairman of the committee,
said that the only visit contemplated was
to Sandy Hook. He consented to mod
ifcation Of the resolution that the COM
mittee's trip be limited to the defenses-
of New York City. It was adopted in
this form.
Willis routine business was proceeding,
Senators Carter and Teller were the CEN
ter of the numerous group which was in.
terested in the kilograms received by Mr..
Carter.
Mr.. Proctor, Republican, of Vermont,
addressed the senate on coast detenses,
claiming that it would be better and
cheaper to provide land fortitications
than to build great navy.
The senate has agreed to take a final
vote on the Cuban resolution at o'clock
tomorrow. Mr.. Sherman will close the
debate.
BELLIGERENoY OF oUBANs.
The house committee on foreign affairs,
after a warm session of two hours to-day
adopted a concurrent resolution declaring
No nf a
war existed in Cuba, that the insurgents
should be given the rights of beliigerents
and that the government OF the United
States should use its influence to stop the
war, if necessary by Intervention, and
pedgihg the support of congress.
The resolutions were greeted with cheers
when read.
Mr.. Sulzer, Democrat, Of New York,
asked unanimous consent that the resolu-
tions be made the special order for Tues
day.
Mr.. Merideth, Democrat, of Virginia,
suggesten that the resolutions be passed
Immediately. as
More cheers and loud applause greeted
this suggestion.
Mr.. Hit, chairman OF the foreign at
fairs committee, said that the committee
would ask for the earliest possible con-
aideration of the resolutions.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions we're adopted by the
committee after a session of over two
hours.
The ayes were: Hit, chairman; Smith,
Of Michigan; Cousins, Of Iowa; Heatwile,
of Minnesota; Quinn, of New York; Pear
son, of North Carolina; Adams, of Penn
sylvania, Republicans; Newlands, silver
ite, of Nevada; Dinsmore, of Arkansas; |;
McCrary, of Kentucky, Democrats.
Nays: Draper, Massachusetts,, Repub-
lican; Tucker, Democrat, of Virginia.
Absentee-Taft, of Ohio, Republican.
Messrs Price, of Louisiana, and Tuck
er, of Virginia, were opposed to the
second resolution on the ground that the
Unit. d States was not concerned as to the
internal policy of the people of Cuba.
Mr.. Draper was unalterably opposed to
any resolutions on the ground that their
adoption might result in war.
AGAINST THE FEE SYSTEM.
The house committee on judiciary, af-
ter holding a long conference with At
torney General Harmon and Major
Strong, Of the department of justice, to-
day authorized favorable report on
Representative Updegraff's bill to abol-
ish the fee system as to United States
district attorneys and marshals and sub
stitnte salaries.
DOES NOT WISH TO PROSECUTE.
The government to-day nolle pressed
the two indictments against Col. J. O. p.
Burnside for the embezzlement of $50. 900
while disbursing officer of the postoffice
department. The arrest of Col. Burnside
in 1883 created sensation. Since that
time he has been In the government asy-
lnm for the insane Mt Washington, but has
been permitted much liberty.
VAN HoRN-TARsNEY CONTEST.
In the house to-day Mr.. Prince, Repub-
lican, Of Illinois, made an argument in
the Van Horn-Tarsney case in favor of
the majority report to give the seat to
the contestant.
SENATOR VOORHEES, BETTER.
Senator Voorhees, has been ill for some
days, but is reported considerably i'm
proved this morning.