The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-18

was that the Oubans were herded in the
towns and prevented from going out to
get food. The most effective relief, Mr..
'Gallinger said, would be to demand by
THE President and the government that
the Cubans be released from the bondage
in the towns and be permitted to go
where they could secure food. The sena-
tor was ready to assume his share of the
responsibility for such a step. Still, If
the resolution lust reported gave some
measure of relief, he would heartily sup
port it without urging the other plan of
relief he had suggested
The resolution was then put on its pas
sage and without division it passed unan-
imously, there being no response to the
call for the nays. 1t had taken exactly
Is minutes for the reading of the message
and presentation of the committee and
the final passage Of the resolution.
Mr.. Hoar, Republican of Massachusetts,,
presented from the Judiciary committee
a report on the Allen resolution relating
to Elverton r. Chapman. 1t stated that
the committee had ascertafred to its sat
isfaction that Mr.. Chapman is not, and
had not been an applicant for execu-
tive clemenoy. Under the circumstances
they recommended that the Senate take
no further action on the subject.
At the request of Mr.. Hoar the report
was accepted and allowed to 1ie on the
table.
Mr.. Pettigrew, Populist of South Da-
kota, called up the resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committe of five senators
to investigate the issue of patents for
lands to the Pacific railroads and to the
California and Oregon railroad.
Mr.. Gear, chairman of the Pacific rail-
roads committee, moved to refer the reso-
luton to his committee.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that reference
to the Pacific railroads committee would
commit the resolution to its graveyard.
Mr.. Morgan said the regular committee
should make the investigation as it had
been reconstructed and was anxious to
make the proposed investigation. His
motion to that effect was carried and
the resolution adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Butler of North
Carolina, was agreed to, requesting the
President for information as to the au-
thority by which a sale of the Union Pa
ciic railroad had been agreed upon by
the executive and any combination of
purchasers.
Bills were passed as follows.
Appropriating 100000 for public
building at Salt Lake City, Utah; au-
thorizing the settlement of mutual ac-
counts between the United States and
Florida; comforting jurisdiction on the
court of claims in the case of book
agents of the NJ. E. church south, against
the United States.
At 2 O'Clock the Morgan Cuban reso-
luton was taken up. The Morgan reso-
luton declares that condition of public
war exists in Cuba and that strict neu-
trality shall be maintained by the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Morgan stated that unless some
senator desired to speak he would ask a
yea and nay vote on the pending motion
of Mr.. Hale to refer the resolution to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Hale, observing the meagre atten-
dance on the floor, suggested the impor-
tance of the question was such as to make
a quorum desirable This necessitated
call for quorum which, after some
delay brought 46 senators, just quorum,
to the Senate.
The vote was about to be taken when
Mr.. Wellington, Republican of Maryland
arose for his maiden speech, which proved
TO be a vigorous protest against the reso-
luton and plea for its reference to the
committee OH foreign relations. -.
The first thing the Senate should do is
to pass tariff bill. The American peo-
pie, 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 said, the Republican party stood
for a good sound currency. On these
foreign questions, urged Mr.. Wellington,
we should not go forth as bombastic
furiose, or, as Don Quixote, or as the
man with defiance to tread on the tail
of his coat. There should be conserve
tis1n. Instead of arraigning the United
States against every country of Europe
we shou1ds' invite their support and their
confidence.
:" The policy pursued by the late admin
1stratlon and by Grover Cleveland, meets
my approval" declared Mr.. Wellington
''and as Republican, am prepared to