, 1897-04-06
FUN IN THE SENATE.
A BILL INTRODUCED BY CHAND-
LER ABOLISHING TRADE
COMPETITION.
Allen Says Nothing Like 1t Was Seen
In the Palmiest Days OF Populism-
Allen Calls Upon Uncle Sam to Stop
the Savage Butchery in the Island
OF Cuba.

duced a bill "abOlishing competition in
trade and production, and authorizing
combinations TO enable merchants, man
ufacturers and producers of commodities
subject to interstate to main
tain prices and profits. nothwithstand-
ing. business depression" Mr.. Allen
said nothing like this bill had been seen
in the palmiest days OF populism. Mr..
Chandler announced n serious intention
to press the bill as an amendment to the
railroad pooling bill in case that meas
ure were brought forward.
The Cuban question was then debated.
the Allen resolution protesting against
the trial Of Ruiz Rivera by drum head
court-martial forming the basis OF de-
bate.
Mr.. Allen made an emphatic speech.
calling on the United States as q Chris
tian nation to stop the Spanish savagery
and outrages.
Mr.. Hoar OF Massachusetts opposed
the resolution and favored a calm, de-
liberate course
Senator Gallinger Of New Hampshire
made a very vehement speech in favor
Of Cuba. He said that he and every 9TH
err senator, he believed, were getting let
ters d%enouncing them for their position
to Cuba. They came. he added, from the
money changers in the east. His was
from a money changer in New England
who denounced him and said that the
senators who were speaking for Cuba
were speaking to the galleries.
Mr.. Gallinger thanked God that there
was a patriotic sentiment In this coun-
try in favor of freedom and in favor OF
the down-trodden.
A motion to refer the Rivera Cuban
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations was defeated. The vote was
then taken on the resolution, which was
adopted-44 to 9.
The resolution was as follows:
Whereas, Information has come tc
the senate that Gen. Ruiz Rivera, a lead.
or OF the Cuban army Of independence.
recently captured by the Spanish forces,
is to be tried by drumhead court martial
and shot; therefore,
Resolved, That in the judgment, OF
the senate it is the duty Of the president
OF the United States, II such information
is found to be true, to protest to the
Spanish government against such a vic,
lation Of the rules OF civilized warfare
The vote on the motion to refer the
Rivera resolution was as follows: Yeas
Bate, Burrows. Caffery, Cullom, Chill
ton. Davis, Elkins, Fairbanks, Gray.
Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, McMillin,
Mitchell, Perkins. Pettus, Sewall. Tur-
pie, Wellington and Wetmore-21.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Baker. Berry.
Butler, Cannon. Carter, Chandler. Clark.
Cockrell, Gallinger, Harris Of Kansas,
Hcitfeldt, Kyle, Mantle. Martin, Mason,
Morgan. P%ettigrew. Pritchard, Rawlins,
Roach. Stewart, Thurston, Tillman,
Vest, Warren-27.
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