Evening star., 1897-04-06

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Thurstor. the special representative from
! that country. were visitors in IN, lfpis-
matte gallery Of the Senate today. on. OF
the bills introduced was one bv Mr. Davis
tMinn). Chairman of the committee. ON for
eign relations. FOR cable communication
with Hawaii. Japan and China
Among the petitions presented was one
| by Mr.. Nelson tMnnD embracing ataD
| kilograms from aIchb.shops. bishops may
| ors, commercial bodies. etc. collected hy "A
| New York paper and favorable 10 the arhi-
| tration treaty.
Two Appropriation mills.
Two of the important appropriation hills
| the sundry civil and the Indian appropria-
ton bills-which failed TO receive the Presi-
DENTS signature at the last session and
were repasssd by the House were reported
| from the committee on appropriations an
| placed on the calendar. Mr. Petiign.w
| q. ID said he wonld call up the Indian
| till at an early day. and Mr.. Allison uowab
| stated that the sundry civil bin would te
called up next week.
Mr.. Earle Creates a FIurr,
Quite furry was occasioned by a reso-
| luton from the new senator from South
| Carolina. Mr.. Earle. providing thar AT a
| stated hour tomorrow the Senate shall
proceed TO reorganize the committees and
| MI all vacancies thereon"
| Several senator's were quickly on their
| feet, and Mr.. Gear uowa) interposel a
formal objection, and then moved that the
resolution be ref -rreG to the committee ON
| rules. The motion was withdrawn. how
| ever. to allow Mr.. Earle to make a state
ment. He said The Senate had now been
| in session thirty days, and Yet the co
| mittees were in condition OF disorganizd-
| ton. l nder the Constitution each state
| had right 10 two senators. and TINS SEN
ate had no right to deprive state Ia ia I
| or in whole Of its fun representation. Mr-
Earle asked his associates if il was ligat
| that senators who had come here Marcn
should be ignored in the organization "f
the Senate.
Ii this wcnt for thirty DAYS il might
| go forever. The resolution nnalty went
over until tomorrow.
| Mr.. Vest 1MoD, a member of the commit
, tee on finance. presented a resolution re-
questing of the Secretary OF the Treasury
| Information as 10 whether orders had been
| sent to customs officers relating TO the
| tariff bill now pending before The finance
| committee. and also for Information 20
| the authority fer such orders. An objec-
| ticn h. Mr.. Morrill, (NtD chairman of the
| finance committee. sent the resolution over
to tomorrow.
| The Cuban Question Again.
The Cuban question again came Up on
Mr. Morgans resolution. as follows: Re
/ solved. by the Senate and House of Repre-
sertatives that a condition of public
exists between the government of Spain
| ard the government proclaimed ana for
scme time maintained by force of arms 10y
the people of Cuba, and that the United
States of America shall maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending powers,
according 10 each all the rights OF belger-
ents in the ports and territory OF the
United States.
Mr. Morgan was recognized in support
of the resolution. speaking in his usual
calm and dispaSsionate style. He Spoh" OF
the long and weary contest which the
Spanish authorities had been unable TO
check 1t was right, he said. that Con
gr.ss should initiate such action As the
United States TO take. The Pr. .sident
might not feel personally disposed to con-
cur in the view OF Congress. aud yet he
might feel bound by it, Mr.. Morgan said a
movement which in any way embraced the
contingency OF war was of such d solemn
nature that ii should be free from excite
ment. Ii was in this view that he ap-
preached the subject now. He did not wish
to occasion ferment in the United States
even though the hearts Of the American
people are full of this subject. If the
United States government had taken prop
er care OF its citizens in Cuba, great loss cf
life and property would have been avoided,
But our government had not taken care of
its people. and ii was time that it did SO.
This resolution was designed TO place the
United States in position TO protec; its
citizens.
But" he added. Il am almost hopeless.
after the policy of the past months, that
any administration will get its courage up
TO the point Of sending our ships TO Ha-
vana and demanding justice and liberty
for our people.
Mr.. Morgan referred to the death of
DIR. Ruiz. and commented on the reported
purpose of the administration to send a
lawyer to Havana 10 investigate.
should Send Warship.
Instead of hunting out a lawyer to go
down to Havana declared the senator,
''our authorities might well send a ship of
war to Havana, with commissioner on
board, and say to Spain: If that man has
been murdered, you must punish the guilty
ones. and, on the spot, make immediate
in rdemnity.'" q"
Here Mr. Hale (Maine) came In with a
series of questions, and there a rapid
exchange with Mr.. Morgan.
DO l understand queried Mr.. Hale.
that the senator objects TO sending to
Cuba an agent-be he lawyer or MOTTO
establish the facts?"
LAS an American" responded Mr.. Nor
gan, Il would regret 10 see a lawyer go
there, but if L were British suhjec; 1
would expect to see ship of war, as well
a lawyer go there"
Then the senator would send snip of
war before the lawyer TO establish the
facts" pursued Mr.. Hale.
Il would send both the ship of war and
the lawyer" answered Mr.. Morgan. and
then he added. amid laughter, but
yer
He went on to say that he regretted that
the rights ard liberties of our American
people were being held so lightly as TO be
converted into mere law suits. what we
need" exclaimed Mr.. Morgan, ais action,
resolution. determination. purpose. con-
cusion that shall protect the people
against these outrages. And one exhi-
bition of that determination in the Island
Of Cuba would do more good than all the
law suits ever brought"
The senator spoke of the colossal mis-
representation that insurrection, but
rot a war, existed in Cuba. Senator's had
spoken of conflicts In Europe as real war
as though banners and trappings were
necessary for the deadly realities Of war
He hoped that action would not be re-
tarded by the statement of the senator
from Maine Qiale) that the Cubans are
not conducting a fashionable fight"
Recognition Of BellIgercncy.
Mr.. Morgan argued that the recognition
of the bellgerency of the Cubans could
not be construed as a hostile act against
Spain. The beligerency OF tie confed-
crate states had been recognized 10y Great
Britain and Spain. but the United States