The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-25
CUBAN MATTERS ACAIN
Senate IaKes Action Regarding Amer
leans In Spanish Prisons.
Senator Pettigrew Arouses
Senator H0ar.
william ]. Bryan Cordially Greeted In
Lower House.

| question Is once more alive III cOnBTesS
end in form more acute than wher
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions was recommending the recognition
OF Cuban independence.
Mr. Morgan, who reported the resolu-
| ton, will endeavor to secure action on II
today. Another resolution, by Mr.. AL
len (Neb). calls on the president to ef-
| fectively protect American citizens in
| Cuba. and for that purpose to send bat
1 tleships to Cuban waters This resolu-
| tion also comes up today. A third reso-
luton, by Mr.. Hill IN. YD, was agreed
| to, requesting the secretary of state for
| all correspondence with Consul General
| Lee relating to Americans imprisoned in
| Cuba. Mr. Morrill, (Vt) withdrew the
notice he had given Of a speech today
| opposing the Cameron resolution on Gu
ba. owing to the prospects that some of
the belated appropriation bills will fail
to pass.
The question now has taken the form
of q demand for the protection of Ameri-
can citizens, who have been subject to
,naltreatment by Spanish authorities in
the war-racked island. 1t Is said that
the state department files are crammed
with cases of American citizens who
have appealed to the United States gov
ernment for protection, but to whom the
administration has not yet been able
to afford relief. Where release should
have been demanded peremptorily. the
department has contented itself with
diplomatic correspondence. in which
the chief purpose seems to have been &c
avoid giving the slightest offense to
Spain.
Little progress was made on tire In
dian bill, and Mr.. Allison warned the
senate that the status of appropriation
bills was most dangerous. Beginning
today. the senate will sit until noon.
sensational episode occurred late
In the day. during the consideration OF
the Indian bill. Several OF the New
England senators criticised various
items. This aroused Mr.. Pettigrew Is
d., in charge Of the bill, to some caus-
tic recitals OF barbarities practiced
against Indians in Massachusetts, In the
early days. Mr.. Hoar of Massachusett.
defended his state. and amid impres.
sive silence. arraigned Mr.. Pettigrew, a
New Englander by birth, for "befouI-
ing the nest in which he was born" Mr.
Hoar added bitterness to his words by
referring to Mr.. Pettigrew not as the
senator from South Dakota, but as "the
Person" who had made the remarks.
The status of the great appropriation
bills is as follows: Passed and signed
by the president. the pension bill. the
urgent deficiency bill, the military
academy bill and the legislative appro.
priation bill; in the hands of the presi.
dent. the diplomatic and consular an.
preparation bill; In conference, the army
bill and the agricultural bill: under con,
sideration in the senate, the Indian biil.
on the senate calendar. the postoffice ap.
preparation bill; before the senate com.
rlitteee on appropriations, the sundry
civil bill. the fortification bill. the Dis.
trict Of Columbia bllI, the naval bill and
the deficiency bill.
The leading feature OF the house wa.
the appearance of William Jennings
Bryan, late Democratic candidate for
president, on the floor. He had come
to the city to attend a dinner given
In his honor by John X. Mclean of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and, as an ex.
member, was entitled to the privilege OF
the floor. He came into the hall with
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee, Mr. Ma
Euire of California, Mr.. SulZer of New
York and ex-Congressman George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts. He was
Immediately escorted to the cloak room.
where he divested himself of his over
coat, his entrance not having been gen.
orally observed. His presence soon be.
came noised about, however The Dem
"crats deserted their seats and hurried
back to greet him. A few minutes late,
he emerged and walked calmly down the
aicle to his old seat. near the centre aisle.
The Democrats gave him a hearty
round Of applause. the people in the gal
laries craned their necks and took ur
the demonstration. There were several
wild shouts. He was surrounded on al,
sides. Many OF the Republicans Joined
in the welcome to their old colleague.
The first was Judge Strobe of Nebras.
ka. his successor in congress- Among
the others were Messers HIT of Illinois.
w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania. DaIzell of
Pennsylvania and Dolliver OF Iowa. The
confusion became so great that Speaker
Reed was forced to call the house To
order. After a few minutes, Mr.. Bry-
an made his way back of the rail which
divides the seats from the lobby around
the speakers rostrum where he shook
hands with the speaker. The galleries
again joined In the demonstration which
occurred at this juncture. Mr.. Bryan
soon after left the house Most Of the
day was devoted to District of Columbia
business. The conference report on the
bill to define the rights of the purchasers
Of the Atlantic and Pacific railroads un-
der the foreclosure sale was adopted.
Dispute Over Contract.
Wooonsoket. n. l., Feb. 25.-An at
tachment has been placed on all the real
estate of the WoOnsocket Electric Ma.
chine and Power company by Deputy
Sheriff Samuel T.. Gardner OF Provi-
cence. The suit In brought by the EIec-
trio Storage Battery company Of Phila-
deIphia. and in for $4,000. The electric
light company some months ago con-
tracted with the battery company for
a storage battery to be placed I'm the
Main street building. at an expense of
about $4,000. There In a difference Of
opinion as to the correct reading OF the
contract. and. in order to settle the mat
ter the suit has been brought. IL will
no, affect the light company's business.