The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-09
SOME TALK ON CUBA
BY THE POPULIST SENATOR, MIR.
ALLEN, OF NEBRASKA.
EUL0GY ON SENATOR GEORGE
Ihe Pension Appropriation Bill to be Con-
sidered first of All Others The House
in Session Only Fifteen
Minutes.
Minutes.

Washington. IL. c., Dec. S.-The ses-
sion of the House to-day lasted only hf-
teeu minutes. Mr.. w. \. Stone Ire,
publican, Pennsylvania reported the
pension appropriation bill. the first of
the APPROXIMATION bills, and gave notice
that he would call it up immediately
after the reading of the journal to-mor-
row. The Committee on Elections and
the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency were given leave to sit during the
sessions of the House. The house at
12:15 adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. S.-To-day's
session of the Senate occupied less than
IN hour, the time principally being con-
sumed by tie members in the presenta-
6On of memorials, resolutions and bills.
In his invocation at the beginning of
The Senate, Rev. w. H. Mlburn, the
chaplain, delivered a brief but touching
sulogy Of the late Senator George, of
Mississippi. He deplored the death of
enc who was endeared to all who knew
Aim by his kindly and gracious traits
Of character.
Mr. Davis (Minnesotal reported from
the Committee on Foreign Relations a
bill prohibiting the killing of fur seals
IN the North [ acifc ocean. He asked
immediate consideration for the bill, but
Mr.. Hale (Maine) objected on the
ground of the Importance of the meas
ure, ard asked that the bill be printed.
Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) presented a res
olution declaring it to be the sense Of
the Senate that Congress should with
oil due and convenient speed acknOwl-
edge by appropriate act, the political in
dependence of Cuba. Mr.. Allen said
that he had long urged the United States
to recognize the independence of the
Cuban insurgents. He would not be
content with the recognition of BEL
ligeFency, but would insist upon the
acknowledgment of absolute political lib
erty. He was satisfied that the people
would not be content with the course
advised by the administration. Inas-
much as the Cubans for more than two
years. on many battle-fields. had demon
strated their yalor and love for liberty,
he felt that they had earned a recog-
milton of their political liberty and that
Il ought to be accorded to them without
further temporizing If necessary, this
recognition should be backed by fleet
Of American vessels in Cuban waters.
He expressed a belief that the owners
Of Spanish bonds in this country, Amer
lean citizens holding property in Cuba,
which had been injured or destroyed by
the insurgents and the carrying trade
of the country, which might be affected
by such step, had joined to prevent
the recognition of Cuba's political in
denendence.
Mr.. Allen expressed the belief that
President McKinley's statement in his
message, that the recognition of the
belligerency of the Cuban insurgents
is now unwise, and therefore unadmis-
sible, would be a great disappointment
10 the members of the Republican party
throughout the United States. The
National Convention of that party had
declared in favor of the independence
of Cuba, going farther than the simple
recognition Of belligerency. He thought
that the President was under oblga-
tions to carry out the pledge which his
party had made--a pledge which had
been made to 100000 of people The
President, Mr.. Allen thought, had been
iuned to sleep by the declaration of
Spain that she would give Cuba a semi
political existence. He expressed the
belief that the Presidents neglect to
take such action as would insure the po-
ktical independence Of Cuba was an ex-
hibition of frank hypocrisy, and fla
grant neglect of public duty, which
would be corrected by the All-Ruling
Power in His own good time"
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks, Mr. Hoar Massachusetts pre-
scented a resolution expressing the re-
greet Of the Senate at the news Of the
death Of Representative Ashley Il.
Wright, Of Massachusetts, and proyid-
ing for an adjournment as further
mark OF respect. At 1:25 the resolu-
tion was adopted and the Senate adj
journed.