Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-13
A CUBAN DEBATE.
The Senate Still Wrestling with the
Morgan Resolution.
The FOREST RESERVATION ORDER.

The House Voted Not 20 Concur In the Sen.
sts Amendment to Anpul 18th.
Improvement Of Pearl asr.
bor Considered.
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WASHINGTON. May l2.-The Cuban
question occupied the entire attention
OF the senate yesterday, the debate
taking wide range and at times be-
coming spirited, when comparisons
were made between the attitude OF the
former administration and the present
one on the subject OF Cuba. senator
Morrill,, in opposing the Morgan reso'
luton, said the purpose OF all the
Cuban resolutions was to wress from
the executive the right he slone
hitherto had exercised OF recognizing
the belligerent rights or the independ.
ence OF nations. Mr.. Morrill, declared
that congress had no such power, and
Its exercise would be contrary to all
precedents. Belligerent rights OF re-
VOTERS should not have Reorganization
based merely on sympathy, but must
be based on justice and law. Mr.. Nor
NIL then turned his attention to the
new and botched version OF the Mon
roe doctrine, with oil its aprocryphal
additions BY our intrepid jngolsts,
who sought TO make the United states
the unasked guardian and the hghting
champion OF all the American repub-
lies, big and little" II this new YER
sion was to be an established policy,
then II was time TO create an army and
navy which will eclipse any that
might be brought against them, 70
pile up taxes tosustain a large military
establishment, and 70 supplement the
sch"olmastcT with the soldier
Senator Foraker, OF Ohio speaking
on the Cubars resolution and IN favor
OF its reference to she committee on
foreign relations, said that he knew
the administration had its policy On
this question.
Senator Allen asked what tbs policy
OF the administration was, and ME-.
Foraker said that it was to ascertain
beyond peradsenture tlss exact situa-
ton in Cuba 1t lad senN Its dlSy ali-
thorized and accredited agent there to-
investigate the condition. and report.
The debate went over until to-day.
A partial conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed
To.
THE HOUSE.
WAsHINGToH, May 1s.-The consid-
GRAFTON OF the senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
finished by the house yesterday and
the bill sent toaconfesence. President
Cleveland's forest reservation order
was the subject OF much debate and
the house voted not to concur in the
senate amendment to annul the order,
with the understanding that the con-
ferees should arrange IN amendment
which would have the same effect
The house voted not to- concur in the
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
the continuation by the secretary OF
agriculture OF an investigation OF the
beet sugar industry.
The most interesting debate was on
the appropriation OF $50, 900 to improve
Pearl harbor, in the Hawaiian islands,
which was rejected by q vote Of IS to
So. Mr.. HIT OF Illinois, past and pro-
spective chairman of the committees ON
foreign affairs, earnestly urged the i'm
portance of taking steps TO confrm
the title of this government to the
harbor, in view OF the senate proposal
to abrogate the Hawaiian treaty.
Mr.. Cannon replied to Mr. Hitt, say
ing that this government was in no
great danger If congress did not make
the appropriation at this session. The
harbor had been granted to the United
States, absolutely for all time, he said,
and was as much our property as any
harbor on the Pacific coast. He be-
lieved the government should improve
Pearl harbor as it would any other
harbor 1t owned when it needed i'm
provement. 1t was within five miles
of Honolulu harbor, where the vessels
Of the United States,had always been
able to coal and always would be
while they had the money 10 pay for
the coal. Mr.. Cannon did not believe
in magnifying the Importance of these
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