The herald., 1897-02-14

ing administration wall do what this has
| failed to do, and that there will be some-
thing after March besides talk OF au-
| tonomy."
What has become of the resolution
We passed expressing the sentiment. oi
Congress?" asked Mr.. Grosvenor.
Il do not KNOW" responded De Ar
| mond, but I do know there is enough
patriotism in this body rising above
party to pass any measure that may pe
submitted to 1t which will advance Gu
ba's cause"
In speaking of the libel OF the Three
Friends as a pirate, as strange act III
the closing days of the nineteenth CEN
tury, he said "Tyrants banded them
selves together to drive back those VINO
attempted to escape the yoke, but Tor
this country to become party to such
doctrine was shameful"
He referred to the report that two
ladies had been stripped and searched
on board an American vessel by Spanish
officials as barbarity and an outrage
that had not been paralleled in the most
infamous pages of history. 1t might be
only newspaper report, but he placed
more reliance in the reports of news
paper men who risked their lives to get
at the truth than 1.-THE poor, miserable
palaver called diplomacy"
''Why does this government do what
yOQ TeJtCI dS pGOple ~ treaty WulCH
permitted such an indignity to ladies
should be instantly abolished by the
smooth methods of the law or the keen
edge of the sword, 1t mattered little
which,"
At $40 p. m. the house adjourned.
MURRAY'S BILL.
Representative Murray, colored, Re
publican member of South Carolina has
introduced resolution citing that the
electoral vote of that state was irreg-
ular, and authorizing the speaker to ap-
point special committee of five men,
bers of the present house who will
serve also in the next house to investi-
gate the alleged irregularities.
The Murray resolution recites that
whereas, large number of citizens Of
South Carolina have memorialized con-
gress to reject the electoral vote of that
state on the ground that it is not an eX-
preston of the will of the electors who
have been debarred from exercising
their constitutional rights; that a Re-
publican form of government does not
exist in South Carolina, and where it is
the paramount duty of congress to see
that a republican form of government
is to be observed in South Carolina and
other states; therefore it is resolved
that the speaker appoint a committee
OF five members Of this congress who will
examine into the alleged complaints, and
TO recommend by bill or otherwise what
may be necessary to remove the
wrongs.
The committee is authorized to sit
during the recess of congress, either in
Washington or South Carolina, and to
send for persons, papers, etc. The ex-
penseS of the investigate ton are to be
limited to $780,
Mr. Murray is the member vbo
caused some agitation recently by pro-
posing to object to the South Carolina
vote during the count OF the electora!
vote by the joint houses of congress.
He was persuaded to abandon that pur-
pose, and adopt the plan of investiga-
ton.
A CUBAN CASE.
Representative Cummings Of New
York has introduced resolution re-
questing the secretary of state to give
the house of representatives any infor-
nation he may have concerning the in
cident of the stripping of three lady
prisoners on board the United States
mail steamer Olivette in the harbor of
Havana by Spanish soldiers and detec-
tives. The resolution recited that the
alleged occurrence was described in
New York paper.
The resolution was referred to the for
eign affairs committee, and a report is
expected next week. Mr. Cummings
said as to the resolution: "If an Eng
lish woman on an English vessel had
benn stripped by Spanish officials, as it
has been alleged that an American
woman was stripped, within forty-eigh
hours Moro Castle would come down or
some apology would be made for it,
II doubt even If Japan would have
stood it.. Furthermore, if the American
government stands it in my opinion it
indicates total loss of manhood and
the sympathy with savage inhumanity."