The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-22
The F|FTy-FIFTH CONGRESS
ORGANS CUBAN RESOLUTION Dis
CUssED IN THE SENATE
YESTERDAY.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED.
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cams resolution declaring that state OF
war exists in Cuba was discussed briehy
in the senate today, and then went over
for a week, owing to the absence OF Sen
ator Hale of Maine, who has been actlVe
in opposition. Mr.. Morgan again urged
the need of speedy action by ms couh-
try to stay the devastation going on III
Cuba. He had just listened, he SAID, 10
the testimony of a witness before the
committee on foreign relations, Whlch
presented a shocking condition of affairs
in Pinar del Rio. 1t was morally I'M
possible that the people of the United
States should close their eyes to these
horrors much longer We are, he said,
aroused over Greece, and Crete, and
Armenia, but the stencil of these horrors
is under our nose. He wanted Americans
protected and scenes worse than those
in the bloody days Of the Netherlands
brought to an end.
If the senate passed this resolution, as
he believed it would, human lives would
be saved.
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mated that the president was about to
send commissioner to Cuba. Would
it not be desirable to await the report
from this commissioner before taking
action?
There was no need of awaiting further
reports, answered Mr.. Morgan. The
country had been deluged with reports
and unimpeachable evidence for the last
two years. 4, Mr.. Morgan went on to
say that he expected when this commits
sioner came back from Cuba another one
would go. In the meantime devasta-
ton, ruin, cruelty and determination
were going on in Cuba. =
Mr.. Mason (rep.) of Illinois introduced
resolution directing the committee on
rules to report n rule providing for lin
itatiOn of debate and for ordering the
previous question. The resolution went
over
The agricultural appropriation bill was
At lao the senate went into exexcu-
tive session.
At 2 p. IN. the senate resumed open
session and the bankruptcy bill was
formally laid before the senate. In the
course of the debate Mr.. Allen (pop.) of
Nebraska announced that he would OBJ
struct in every way possible any bank
ruptcy bill which included involuntary
bankruptcy.
Mr.. Nelson (rep) of Minnesota amend
ed his substitute bill so as to overcome
criticisms heretofore made.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he would
seek to secure a test on the pending Mel
son substitute by moving, at p. III. to-
morrow, to lay the substitute on the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Turner (dem.) of Georgia submit
ted numerous amendments modifying
the stringency of the original bill as APP
plicable to debtors. A resolution by
Mr.. Hoar (rep.) of Massachusetts was
agreed to requesting the secretary of
state for comprehensive information as
to the machinery of the government of
all foreign nations with which we have
relations, the taxes or excuses
and methods of collection, imports and
exports, method of aiding the merchant
maraine, discrimination against Ameri-
can vessels, public Indebtedness, etc.
Another resolution by Mr.. CullOm
(rep) of Illinois requested the secretary
of the treasury for information as to the
effect of present international revenue
tax on the honest production of distilled
spirits, to what extent illicit distillation
had occurred, and all further informa
ton that will aid in protecting the gov
eminent against frauds. In this connec-
ton Mr.. Cullom stated that he under
stood one-third of the high wines pro-
duced in this country came from illicit
distilation. The resolution went over
after a brief discussion.
The senate adjourned ut 4:1O.