The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Senator Turpie Concludes His Speech
on Cuba.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BILL.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill Discussed
and Amendments Offered.
HOUSTON DEEP WATER SURVEY
Bill over the Presidents Veto.
Investigation of Indian Affairs.

n busy session today. Cuba, tho proposed
international monetary conference and The
Nicaragua canal, each came in for share
of attention.
| Mr. Turpie of Indiana closed his speech
on the Cuban resolutions urging that
Spain had utterly failed to quell the out
break and that the United States should
Intervene. The Wolcoti hill for an inter
national monetary conference was consid-
cred for the first time.
1t was made evident that the bill would
meet with little opposition beyond the ex-
precision of the senate that the bill would
accomplish nothing. Mir. Stewart offered
an amendment providing that in case the
conference failed the secretary of the
treasury shall, within thirty days, begin
the free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver. No final action on the bill
was taken.
| The Nicaragua canal debate was resum-
ed, Mr.. Daniel speaking against the meas
ure Mr.. Morgan submitted a letter from
President Hitchcock of the canal company
| replying to the recent letter OF Minister
| Rodriguez Mr.. Morgan also offered an
amendment designed to meet the objections
presented by Mr. Rodriguez.
| In presenting renlonstrancc against the
| bill said TO restore the practice OF fiogGing
on vessels Mr.. Frye tRep) of Maine, said
there was no measure pending which In
any way restored fioggng. On the con-
trary the bill referred to gave greater Sc
curity than ever before to sailors against
| brutality on ship board.
THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE
SENATE BILL FOR a SURVEY or A
| WATER ROUTE FROM THE MOUTH
/ OF THE JETfIES AT GALVESTON TO
! HOUSTON WE'RE AGREED TO AND THE
BILL FINALLY PASSED.
| Mr. Turple then resumed his speech on
the Cuban question. He spoke If The ps
pers recently sent TO the senate reciting
the claims of America against SPAN.
| These, ii allowed cnuli M be paid III gen
! eratlons from SPANS impoverished purse.
| Il would rather trust the resources of
Cuba declared the senator, than those OF
Spain, stripped as she will be OF the re-
sources of Cuba
| Mr.. Turpie then cited the past instances
in which speedy recognition had been gwen
by the United States 10 tho revolutionlsts
of South American republics against Spain
and also SPANS recognition of the Con-
| fedoracy.
| Two years after the Argentine outbreak,
! President Monroe urged recognition of bel
! liGerency and four years after the outbreak
There was no suggestion of autonomy
| home rule or restoring peace and yet This
| outbreak. said Mr.. Turpie, was brief COM
pared with the present one in Cuba. now
in. its twelfth year.
There was no fear of war with Spain,
said the senator There never had been
such a war and he hoped and believed
there never would be. Tho recognition of
| belllgerency was recognized to be not u
cause of war.
After Mr.. Turpie had referred to Mr..
Monroe's repelling European Intervention.
he added:
And now we hear 1t intimated that Eu-
ropean powers are to intervene in favor of
Spain. 1t would be an apt official reply
in that case that the United States viii
repel such Intervention. Yet all we bear
| is modification of The island. There is rot
an intimation that European Intervention
will be repealed, but If must ray 1t,
rather an anxiety that the revolution
shall fail"
Snain had utterly failed to make head
way against the rebellion with an over
whelming military and naval force: Spain
had not re- established her power in the
single state Of Pinar del Rio.
THE forces of Spain have been engaged"
said Mr. Turpie, mot in the suppression
OF the revolution. but In guarding the per-
son of General Weyler and the PROPERTY
| OF Spain al Havana
| MIR Turpe closed as follows:
| "If the Cuban patriots succeed We may
| then claim that we were friends of that
republic, friends In need. in tie hour and
IN the lay of danger II failure is before
them. which may God avert, our action
will still lose nothing Of its grace or gran
deur and We snail then keep faith with the
au, nchless FIRE of freedom, and in the
words of the great emaneipator wish that
all men. everywhere. might he free, "
The senate then turned 10 the Wolcott
I Z, III. TNt. In
| ,ary conference. Mr. White CDem) of
| California smoke of Mr. Wolcotts trip to
| Europe as the representative OF the inconl-
| inp administration in behalf of plmetll-
! lism.
Mr.. White said the senator from New
Hampshire (Chandler) in his leisure hours
! from the senate edited a newspaper which
| contained an article which Mr.. White had
| read at the desk with some amusement. IT
| smoke CT Senator Sherman as the great
| leader who would solve the problem Hf
bimetallism. Turning to Mr. sherman, MT.
| White asked the Ohio senator II he was
| ready to assume the task mapped out Tor
| him. There was no purpose SO far as ne
| knew he proceeded TO oppose this meas
ure as II was felt to be harmless while "
might satisfy its promoters who might
| feel that ii kept some OF their promises
Yet with this act they were doomed 10 GER
| tain failure.
| He doubted IL anyone would be appointed
| TO the commission unless some large emclu-
ment was attached 10 the places IL was a
| futile movement, declared the senator. and
| having relieved themselves of the imam
| oiaI question by this harmless device. its
promoters would then turn their attention
| to levylng more taxes.
Mr.. Cannon Of Utah urged an amendment
directing the president of the tniten staies
| 10 call the conference and reciting that
| tba puruose was toward securing a ratio
between * to and 10 to I. He SAID the
Wo'cott bill merely relieved Mr.. Mckinney
from eli responsibility
Mr.. Stewart Pop.) OF Nevada onered an
| amendment providing that In case the con :