The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-12
AWAITING SENATE ACTION
Expectant Spectators in the
Chambers Galleries.
WANT CUBA TO BE FREED
Senator Hale Resumes Debate Upon
the Deficiency BIIl-Mr. Chandler
Speaks Upon the Question OF FRA
waite Claims-Nice President Sus-
taius the Maine Mans Point.

Everybody who looks downintOthe Senate
nit these days knows that the Committee
ON Foreign Relations has before it some of
The gravest matters tina . can interest any
country People who crowd the galleries
every day do not go there 10 listen "
the process Of plugging UP holes IN the
Treasury. nor did the faithful and patnotfc
congregate in the galleries on steamlng
hot DAYS 10 listen 10 the transcendenJalstufr
about differentials, pola riscOpes, SPECIFIC
duties or ad valorem rates. 1t was IN
doultedly the expectation that something
would lie said or would happen in relation
20 Cpla, aud latteIly also in reference 10
the proposed Pacific star for the flag.
Everybody in the crowd of spectators to-
DAY was undoubtedly looking for SoEietbing
CD the subject of the three matters Of
special importance before the Foreign Re
lations Committee-tbe Hawaiian treaty,
the Morgan hin, TO put that treaty in re-
sDcctable and constitutional shape, and the
resolution OF Senator Berry of Arkansas
demanding the immediate release OF
Correspondent Mellon.
Very curloGSly, after the presentation,
some news, somehow or somewhere in
spired, came TO the effect that the Mellon
case would be taken up immediately. This
Is interesting, inasmUch as tie Mellon
case is a year and four months old
There has also been published within the
past few days the report that other in
demnity claims Will be taken up. This
carries with il, OF course, the implication
that Spain is anxious even to 20 ahead
promptly with the ca ses, for which Mr..
Lodge practically asked the intervention Of
the American Army ard Navy. II is pos
sible that these rumors OF the kindly dis
position of Spain may satisfy the Senate,
but il won't satisfy the galleries. There is
very little left now OF the extra session,
ond il will require only little more delay
and transparent diplomacy for Cuba and
Hawaii to disappear with the coming
adjournment.
If the American prisoners are alive In
December the Senate may meet and pass
some more resolutions. IL they are dead,
o day can be set apart in Senate and House
foI eulogies. These probably were the
reflections OF the people in the galleries
tits noon when the Senate met.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent in a
tabulated statement of the expenses OF
TIE expenses for the sale Of bonds.
The bills introduced were largely pen
sion bills of minOI note.
Mr. Butler called up his resolution asking
that a circular letter be sent To consular
representatives asking them TO furnish all
information possible to this Government
relating - the working of postal telegraph
systems.
Mr.. Hale resumed consideration OF the
deficiency bin. The debate was suspend
ed on Friday when Mr. Hale objected to
the placing OF private claims on the bill
MT. Hale made the point Of order against
the several hundred introduced that they
were not permitted 10 be considered by
rule 16.
Mr.. Chandler addressed the Senate on the
subject or private claims. He said that he
had several himself. hut after looking over
the great batch OF those 10 be presen ted.
and feeling them TO be essentially private
matters, he would not urge those ne hsd in
hand himself.
MIR. Turner took issue with Mr.. Chandler
on his Interpretation OF what is a private
claim. Mr. Turner did not think that any
claim arising under "existing law" or
which had judgment lien against the
Government could he regarded as private
In the ordinary sense Of the word Mr..
Turner argued that the claim introduced
by Mr.. Foraker on Friday was not in any
sense a private claim.
The Vice President sustained Mfr. Hale,s
point Ct order, and announced that all of
the claims would he Considered at the
next session including all just claims.