Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-02

IraClOn treaty DlScuS5lOu AOCuJ
Wound Up-Several Nominations
Confirmed.
Washington, April 1.-The Cuban
question was revived in the Senate to-
day after a long period of comparative
calm. Four distinct Cuban resolutions
were brought forward in rapid success
sion. The last and most important one
came from Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama. 1t declares that a state of war
exists in Cuba, and announces the
policy of the United States to accord
both parties to the conflict full recog-
milton as belligerents. Mr.. Morgan
gave notice that he would call up the
resolution at the next meeting of the
Senate with the expectation Of scuring
final action. OF the other resolutions
two were agreed to. One Of these, by
Mr.. Morgan, calls on the President for
the letters of General Gomez, to him
self and Mr.. Cleveland, and for other
information on Cuban affairs. The
other by Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, lnsuuctS
the committee on foreign relations 10
report what obligations the United
States has assumed by compelling Cuba
to remain subject to Spain. Both reso-
lutions were passed without opposition.
Still another resolution came from Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, and proposed pro
test against the reported purpose OF
the Spanish authorities to try General
Ruiz Riviera, the Cuban officer, by
military drumhead cOurt-martial. This
led TO an animated controversy be-
tween Mr.. Allen and Nh Hoar. The
latter criticised "infammatOry resolu-
tions." and declared that the freedom
of Cuba had been Tetarding mainly by
the "prOddiug' and "gOading resolu-
tions directed against Spain. The reso-
luton went over to come up with the
resolution for the recognition OF Cuban
belligerency at the next meeting.
The tariff bill was received as soon
as the session opened. There were. no
formalities as to its reference, and
without motion or comment the pre-
siding officer Mr.. Hobart referred the
bill to the committee on finance.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
irmed Charlemagne Tower of Pennsyl-
vania. to be Minister to Austro-Hun-
gary: William S. Shalleaberger, OF
PENNSYLVANIA. To be Second Assistant
Postmaster General; Penrose A. Nc
Claim. of Pennsylvania. to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the First dis
trict Of Pennsylvania; Alexander Mont .
gomery Thackara, of Pennsylvania, TO
be consul at Havre, France, and several
promotions in the army and marine
corps of the navy.
The Senate concluded its cOnsidera-
ton of all amendments to the arbiTa-
tion treaty. The voting on additional
amendments began at t o'clock after
three hours of general debate, and in
the hour and a half which followed,
about a dozen propositions were passed
upon. Two only were adopted, except
some making verbal changes. OF
those adopted. one. offered by Senator
Bacon. exemDts the claims against
Southern States from the operations OF
the treaty. and the other, introduced
by Senator Morgan, eliminates article
of the treaty.
Much of the debate of to-day turned
upon these amendments. Their sup
por.ers cOntended that under the con-
stitution State claims could not be
made the subject of negotiation under
treaty. The point was also made that
the claims against the Southern States
were contracted during the period OF
reconstruction and were not legitimate
obligations. Ii was held on the other
hand that under the amendments al
ready adopted, it would be impossible
to hold the Southern claims subject TO
the treaty. Senators Gray and Lindsay,
presented the latter view. Many OF the
amendments voted down were directed
to putting limitations upon the first
article Propositions Of this character
were made by Senators Butler, Chill
ton and Bacon. and all were rejected
by the uniform majority of D. This was
the result of a preconcerted move TO
sustain the committee on foreign re-
lations. which take position against
further amending this article.
An interesting incident Of the session
was Senator Chambers refusal to agree
to a final vote on the treaty to-day. He
called attention to the Associated Press
dispatches in regard to the situation in
Crete and said that he did not feel dis
posed to enter into negotiations with
any power whose guns were trained
upon a community of Christians strug-
Cling to throw of the yoke Of Moslem-
ism.
He also spoke of Eugland's conduct
toward the Beers of the Transyaal. as
deserving of condemnation and
cause for hesitation in the present nego-
tiations lie said he would probably in
the end vote for the treaty. but that he
was not i'm the mood for it to-day.
Senator Hale ridiculed this view as
sstimental. He said that England's
relations to other powers are not in
yolved in the negotiations of the United
States with England, and contended
mat in international affairs it was
necessary to take the broad grounds
and also that it was sometimes neces-
sarv for nations to adopt policies which
would not suit every mans opinions or
conform to our views of what was
proper and right in individual conduct.
No day was fixed for final vote.
EMPEROR CONGRATULATES BIS
MARCK