Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-08
RECOGNITION FOR CUBA The Subject of a Joint Resolution
 by MT. Mills. SEVERAL OTHERS OFFERED Homestead Laws for Lands Acquired in the
 Indian Territory GO OVER WITHOUT ACTION Call Reads Paper on the sanguilly Case Pacific Railroad Indebtedness Oc-
 cupies the Entire Time
 of the House.
OVER WITHOUT ACTION

Washington, Jan. 7-SeVeral memorials were presented by Mr. Cullom rep. IlL) in favor of the recognition of Cuban in- dependence, and one, from the Conner cial club, of Chicago, indorsing the policy of the administration regarding Cuba.
 This was followed by the introduction of joint resolution by MT. Mills, of Texas, declaring that 'the expediency Of recognizing the independence of for eign government belongs to congress; and when congress shall so determine, the ex- ecutive shall act in harmony with the legislative department of the government.
 Second, that the independence of the republic of Cuba ought to be and hereby is recognized; and the sum of $1O.00O IS hereby appropriated for salary and ex- penses of a minister to that government whenever such minister shall be appoint ed by the President"
 MT. Mills gave notice that he would ad- dress the senate tomorrow in support of the joint resolution. Meanwhile, it lies on the table.
 Later in the session, the senate resolved 10 adjourn from today until Monday and MT. Mills changed the notice of his Gu ban speech from tomorrow to Monday.
 Some half dozen bills were taken from the calendar and passed, including one to pay Samuel c. Reed, Jr., son of Capt. Reed, of the famous prvateer General Armstrong, $16,396, being the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $70,739 made in 1884, as indemnity for the de- struction of the privateer by the British in the neutral harbor of Fayal, in 1915.
 An effort was made by MT. Sherman to have consideration of the senate bill fix ing uniform standard of classified ton and grading of wheat, corn, oats, bar ley and rice. Much opposition was de- veloped to 1t, and the bill was not taken up.
 The house bill for the appointment of non-partisan commission to collect in- formation and. to consider and recom- mend legislation to meet the problems presented by labor, agriculture and capi- tai, was reached on the calendar, and was antagonized by MT. Aldrfch rep., R. I) as "the most chimerical idea ever presented to the American congress" The morning hour expired without action being taken on it, and the bill remains on the calendar.
 Then the unfinished business-being the bill extending the principle of the home stead laws to all the lands acquired from Indian Territory districts-Was taken up and opposed in long speech by MT. P1att (rep. Conn.) It as advocated by MT. Stewart (pop. Nev.), who character ized the opposition to it as "pitiful hig gling." The bill went over without ac- tion.
 A resolution was offered by Mr. Mor- gan (dem. Ala.) and agreed to, direct ing the committee on expenditures in the executive department to inquire into the circumstances of the abstraction of cer- tain papers as to Pacific railroad matters from the files in the treasury department, as mentioned in communication from that department last Tuesday.
 A substitute was passed for the house bill of last session to amend the laws re- lating to navigation; substitute for an other house bill to amend the laws relat- ing to American seamen, was discussed up to adjournment.
 The Loud bill, in refernece to second class mail matter, was received from the house and was referred to the postoffice committed
 One of the papers referred to yesterday by MT. Gala statement as to the facts in the Sanguilly case in Cuba-was pre- sented by. MT. Call, read in full and or dered printed in the Record. It was signed, he said, by Edward E. Robbins, a republican member of the next con- gress. e=
 At 5:3O o'clock the senate adjourned until Monday next.