The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-06


day adopted a resolution offered some
time ago instructing the committee on
civil service and retrenchment to in
vestigate the case of the discharged
! employees from the bureau of animal
industry in South Omaha. Neb.. for
I mere political reasons and also one Of
/ fered today for a like investigation OF
| the dismissal of So coIored persons from
the bureau of engraving and printing
in Washington for no other cause than
that of color.
a bill was introduced by Mr.. Chand-
Ter (Rep-, n. h abOlishing competition
! in trade productions and authorizing
combinations to enable merchants
manufacturers and producers of COM
moditieS, subject TO interstate COM
merce, to maintain prices and make
profits. Notwithstanding business de-
preston. He claimed that he had no
idea of urging its passage unless in the
case of the passage of the bill TO allow
railroad pooling. 1t was characterized
by Mr.. Allen (POp-. Neb) as the
rankest kind of PoDulism." and Mr..
Allen added that In the palmiest days
of PoDulism no man was ever Wild
enough or long haired enough to intro
duce a, bill of that kind
Inc resolution was dDta2O0lZeU DY
Mr.. Hoar (Rep., Mass and Hale (Rep.,
Me) 1t was finally adopted by a unani-
nous vote. after it had been so modi-
fed as TO be less Objectionable in form.
The routine morning business having
been disposed of, the resolution offered
by Mr. Allen last Thursday for a pro-
test against the trial by drum head
court martial, and the execution of
General Ruis Rivera, a leader of the
(~Trlo Of ind = g
taken up and led to a debate in which
some hard things were said against
Spain by Senators Allen and Gallinger.
The war as conducted by Spain was
described by Mr.. Allen as a war of
rapine. rape, and devastation, murder
and assassination; and he declared,
passionately, that if he held the power
of landing American soldiers on the
island of Cuba and of putting the
American navy in Cuban waters, he
would grind Spain into millions of in
finitely small pieces
Mr.. Gallinger was no less bitter in
his denunciations, and he expressed his
profound conviction that when any
great nation -resorted to cruelty and
barbarity to subdue a people fighting
for liberty and independence, it was
the duty of the American republic to
take cognizance of it and to put an
end TO it at the shortest possible date
Mr. HoaP laid much stress upon a
proper understanding of the functions,
duty and dignity and authority of the
senate which was expected to be the
stay and resisting power against all
those passionate and fitful gusts of
public sentiment that had wrecked
every other republic which had ever
existed on the face of the earth. In
spite of the reviling of the domestic
press. and of the ignorance and sour
rilities of the London Times. the senate
was a great name and great au-
thOrity.
a motion bv Mr. Hail to report the
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations was defeated-yeas, 81; nays,
p, and then the resolution was modi-
fed and agreed to by a unanimous
vote. 1t was read, as follows:
Whereas, Information has come TO
the senate that General Ruis RivS-l. a
leader of the Cuban army of independ-
ence, recently captured by the Spanish
forces, is to be tried by drum-head
court martial and shot. Therefore,
Resolved, That in the judgment of
the senate it is the duty of the presi-
dent of the United States. if such in
formation be found to be true. to pro-
test to the Spanish government against
such violation of the rules of civilized
warfare
Mr.. Elkins Rep., W. Va-). made a
speech in advocacy of his bill to allow
4 rebate of 10 per cent of customs du-
lies on merchandise imported in Amer
can vessels, and Mr.. Lindsay made a
speech in explanation and advocacy of
he bankruptcy bill as reported from
he judiciary committee.
a joint resolution for the use of all
AVAILABLE supplies of tents. blankets,
ood and medicine, and for the pur-
;hase of such further supplies as may
De necessary for the relief of the suf-
erers by the Mississippi floods. was
Introduced by Mr.. Bate CDem., Tex,
md was passed unanimously, and at )
}. m, the senate adjourned.