Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-27
NO FLOGGIAG FOR 70. SAILORS
But on the Contrary, Better Pro-
tection, Said Frye
IN ANSWER TO A CHARGE
Made by Labor Organizations in Reference to
Bill Recently introduced.
PRESIDENTS VETO AGAIN IGNORED
Tarpie Concludes His Plea for Cuba-Dan-
iel Dubs the Nicaragua Canal Bill
as Being 7" In Fraud of
the Contract
RESIDENTS VETO AGAIN IGNORED

WdSHinSloH Jan. Zo.-ln the senate TO-
day very positive denial was given by
Mr.. Frye to the charge of labor assoca-
tions that the effect of one of the bills
recently reported from the committee on
commerce and passed by the senate,
would be the restoration of f1ogging in the
merchant marine. On the contrary, he
asserted that its effect would be to give
greater security to the sailor against the
brutality of any master or officer at sea.
Senator Turpie, (dem. Of Indiana) re-
sumed and brought to a conclusion the
speech began by him yesterday in favor
of the recognition of Cuban independence.
He did not, as was expected, attempt
to pillory Secretary Olney for denying
the right of congress to recognize a new
government or a new nation but con-
fined himself to the argument that Spain
had failed and would fail to suppress the
insurrection. and that 1t was the right
and duty of congress to recognize the
independence of the republic of Cuba.
Between the close of Mr.. Turpies
speech and the close of the morning hour
there was period of some forty minutes,
which was utilized by Mr. Chandler in
getting consideration for his bill for
commission to an international monetary
conference. Mr.. White made some jccu-
Wolcott's mission as an envoy to Eu--
rope, and intimated that If it were merely
an effort of the republican party to make
the people believe that it was anxious to
carry out the pledge made in the st.
Louis platform in favor of international
be no objection to the passage of the bill,
and that the fullest chance would be
given to redeem republican promises, but
that the attempt was doomed to certain
failure. The commission, he said, If ap-
pointed, would never come home, because
it would never go abroad, and the repub-
lican party feeling that its pledges as to
International bimetallism had been car
ried out, would proceed to relieve the
people by the addition of more taxes.
Mr.. Cannon, (rep. of Utah), said that he
would vote for the bill, although he re-
garded it as entirely too nebulous and
lamentably weak in leaving to the presi7
dents discretion a question concerning
which he had (before and during the
campaign) preserved the silence OF the
seven sleepers combined.
Notice was given by Mr.. Stewart (pop.,
New of an amendment to the bill, max
ing it the duty of the secretary OF the
treasury, one month after the failure and
adjournment of the commission. to coin
ali gold and silver brought to the mint
for the benefit of the depositors-the sill
yer into silver standard dollars and the
gold into coin
The bill went over, with notice from
Mr. Chandler that he would endeavor to
have speedy action on 1T.
The remainder of the days session was
occupied by Mr.. Daniel (dem., Va-) In
a speech against the Nicaraguan canal
bill, as being Gin fraud of the contract"
At the close of Mr.. Daniels speech the
senate went into executive session and
at 5:45 D. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Another presidential veto was repu-
dated by the house today. A bill to re-
store Jonathan Scott veteran of the
Fifth Iowa cavalry, to the pension roll
from which he was dropped by the bu-
reau in 1894, at the rate of $72 a month
for total blindness, failed to receive Mr..
Cleveland's approval. Upon recommen-
dation of the committee on invalid PEN
passed the bill over the veto.
bill was passed to pay $462 to John
McRae, deputy United States marshal
for expenses incurred by him in 1859, in
seizing and caring for thirty-six men,
bers of the cargo of Africans landed by
the ship Wanderer, near Savannah in an
effort to evade the anti-slave trade law,
the thirty-six being afterward returned
to Africa. ,s .s
Mr. Hit (rep., Ill) reported the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
which was placed on the calendar. The
rest of the day was spent In committee
of the whole in the consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill. There re-
mained thirty of the efghty-one pages of
the bill undisposed of when the commit
tee rose, and the house at $40 O'Clock
adjourned.