Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-05-19

Washington, D. c., May 1T.-An I'M
dertOne of Cuban comment pervaded the
Senate when the session opened today
The anticipation of a Cuban message
and a Cuban debate drew large crowds
to the galleries. Among the senators the
Cuban question was uppermost and they
gathered in groups during the early rou-
tine business and discussed the outlook.
Among the early arrivals was Senator
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, who pre-
sided at the Cuban mass meeting last
night, and Senator Allen of Nebraska,
who made q speech there. Today's cal
endar showed that the Morgan Cuban
resolution had secured the parliamentary
status of unfinished business" giving it
the right of way at = o'clock
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Secretary Pruden of the white
house staff presented the Presidents
message on Cuba. 1t was taken to the
clerks desk and read with the closest
attention from senator's and spectators
Following the reading Of the message
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota chairman of the
committee on foreign relations favorably
reported with amendments the resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Gallinger last
Thursday apprOpriating $4,000 for the
relief Of destitute citizens of the United
amended is as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in
Congress assembled, that the sum OF $50 900
be and the same is hereby appropriated out
OF any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the relief of destitute citi-
zens of the United States in the island of
Cuba said money to be expended at the dis
erection and under the direction of the PreSi-
dent Of the United States in the purchase
and furnishing of food, clothing and medi-
cines to such citizens and for transporting
to the United States such of them as so de-
sire and who are without means to transport
themselves.
Mr.. Davis asked for immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the resolution and there was
no objection. The only speech made was
that of MIR. Gallinger, who spoke brief
ly. He said he had been impressed at
the mass meeting attended by 5000 per-
sons yesterday with the statement made
there by Il correspondent who travelled
through the stricken district of Cuba
This gentleman had stated there was
an abundance of food in Cuba and that
it was needless to give relief in that di-
recticn. The real trouble, he said, was
that the Cubans were herded in the
towns and prevented from going out to
get the food. The most effective relief.
Mr.. GallirgeT said, would be a demand
by the President and the government
that the Cubans be released from their
bondage III the towns and permitted to
go where they could secure food
The senator was ready to assume his
share of responsibility for such a step.
Still. if the resolution reported gave some
measure of relief ne would heartily sup
port IT without urging the other plan of
relief he had suggested.
The resolution was then put on its
passage and without division it passed
unanimously, there being no response to
the call for the nays. It had taken ex-
actly eighteen minutes for the reading
of the message, the presentation of the
committee report and the brief speech
and the final passage Of the resolution.