Evening star., 1897-05-17
MORGAN RESOLUTION
It Was Taken Up by the Senate This
Afternoon.
GREAT INTEREST IN TEE DEBATE
Senator Ga||inger's Relief ResoIu-
ton Goes to the House.
MR. WELLINGTON SPEAKS

In the Senate today after the passage of
the Cuban relief resolution. Mr.. Hoar
(Mass) presented from the Judiciary COM
mittee a report on the Allen resolution re-
lating to Elverton r. Chapman. 1t stated
that the committee had ascertained to its
satisfaction that Mr. Chapman Is not and
had not been an applicant for executive
clemency. Under such circumstances the
committee recommo onded that the Senate
take no further action on the subject.
At the request Of Mr.. Hoar the report
was accepted and allowed to lie on the
table.
The Vice President submitted a letter.
written in French. 1t was examined by
Mr.. Hawlay (Conn.), who stated that it
came from syndicate or company of
French textile manufacturers of France
concerning the pending tariff bill. The
letter had no place in the Senate, Mr.
Hawley said, and on his motion it was re-
ferred to the State Department
Bills were passed appropriating 100000
for public building at Abilene, Texas, and
a like amount for Aberdeen. N d.
Mr.. 'Pettigrew IS d. called up the reso-
luton for the appointment of a committee
of five senators to investigate the issue
of patents for lands to the Pacific railroads
and to the California and Oregon railr old
committee. moved to refer the resolution
TO his committee, saying there was no need
of special junketing committee.
MIR. Pettigrew asserted that reference
to the Pacific railroad committee would
commit the resolution to its graveyard.
He spoke of the alleged manipulation of the
Pacific roads and the urgent need of an in
vestgation in order to protect the govern
ments liens on the branch lines of the Pa
cific system The senator criticised the
Senate committee on Pacific railroads, say
ing that they had taken the word of the
"pliant toop' of the roads in opposition to
the resolution. He declared his belief that
million acres of these lands had been
patented through bribery and other irregu-
lar means.
Mr.. Morgan. member of the Pacific rail-
road committee. said the regular commit
tee should make the investigation. as it
had been reconstructed, and was anxious
to make the proposed investigation.
His motion to that effect was carried aid
the resolution adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Butler of North Caro-
lina was agreed to requesting the President
for information as to the authority by
which a sale of the Union Pacific railroad
had been agreed upon by the executive ard
any combination of purchasers.
Bills were passed as follows: Appropriat-
ing 100000 for site and public building at
Salt Lake City, Utah; authorizing the set
United States and Florida: comforting juris-
diction on the Court of Claims in the case
of the book agents of the NJ. E. Church
South VS.. the United States.
The Morgan Cuban Resolution.
Promptly at o'clock the Morgan Cuban
resolution was taken up. At that time
the galleries were filled to overtowing
as the crowds awaited something in addi-
ton to the relief resolution passed at the
outset.
The Morgan resolution declares that a
condition of public war exists in Cuba ard
that struct neutrality shall be maintained
by the United States.
Mr.. Morgan stated that unless some SEN
ator desired TO speak, he would ask yea
and nay vote on the pending motion of Mr..
Hale 10 refer the resolution tC the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Hale, observing the meager attend
aEce on the floor, suggested that the impor-
tance of the question was such as to make
quorum desirable. This necessitate1
call for a quorum. which after some delay
brought forty-six senators-just quorum
to the Senate.
Senator Wellington Against the ResO-
luton.
1.-The first thing the Senate should do is
to pass tariff bill. The American peo-
ple," he said, were more interested in the
passage of that bill than they were in the
Cuban question. Then Congress should
turn its attention to the currency, for, he
sound currency.
On these foreign questions urged Mr
Wellington, I'VE should not go forth as a
Bombastes Furioso, or a Don Quixote,
or as the man with a defiance to tread on
the tail of his coat There should be con-
servatism. Instead of arraigning the
United States against every country of Eu-
rope we should invite their SUPPORT and
their confidence
'rhe policy pursued by the late admin
tstration and by Grover Cleveland meets
my approval" declared Mr.. Wellington,
land as a republican 1 am prepared to saw
that Grover Cleveland did his duty in re-
fusing to rush headlong into a radical
Cuban policy"
Senator Wellington said he was opposed
to jingoism He would oppose this resoIu-
ton if reported back from the committee
unless much stronger evidence was pre-
sented than he had SEEN
Ihls Is defiance of Spain," he said.
ou may say Spain Is a weak power and
that We can annihilate her in thirty minutes.
Are you ready for war? Do the American
people want war? l do not believe it, Tn
I'll you are ready for war do not take steps
which will involve war"
Mr.. Daniel Replies.
Mr. Daniel of Virginia replied. 10 Mr..
" Wellington, saying that the Maryland SEN
ator had evidently spoken under Il misap-
rrehension. Mr.. Wellington, he said. was
entirely mistaken in sLrposing that the
resolution was an act hostile to SPAIN He
also sato that there was 10 reason for
sympathy for Spain.
HOUSE.
History repeated itself in the House to-
day. No sooner had the journal of the
last session been read than Mr.. Simpson
Nan) and Mr.. Wheeler (Ala-) shouted
objections. Mr.. Wheeler was trying to
repeat his constitutional objection raised
last week amid the objections of several
republicans when the Presidents secretary,
Mr.. Pruden, appeared with large docu-
ment and announced "a message from the
President"