The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-09
TOR PRESENTS A RADICAL
CUBAN RESOLUTION.
RECOGNIZES INDEPENDENCE.
IF NECESSARY 1T is TO ne BACK
ED UP BY A SQUAD
RON.
ANT1-PELAGIo SEALING MEASURE.
Bill Prepared by the Foreign Relic
lions Committee introduced by
Mr.. Davis-HOuse Session.

w ASHlNGION, Dec S-IOQ2yS SeS-
sion of the senate occupied less than
an hour, the time being principally
consumed by the members in the pre-
sentation of memorials, resolutions and
bills. A resolution presented by Mr..
Allen pop, Neb), declaring it to be
the sense of the senate that the United
States should recognize the political
independence of Cuba, was- made the
subject of some remarks by the Me-
braska senator, in the course of which
he criticised the president for not car
rying into effect the pledge of the Re-
publican party made in it's last nation
al platform to recognize the independ-
ence OF the Cubans. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Aliens speech, the senate, on
motion of Mr.. Hoar, adjourned as a
further mark of respect to the late
Representative Ashley b. Wright.
In his invocation at the opening Of
the senate today Rev. w. H. Milburn,
the chaplain. delivered a brief but
touching eulogy of the late Senator
George, of Mississippi.
Mr.. Davis (Minu) reported from the
committee on foreign relations a bill
prohibiting the killing of fur seals in
the north Pacific ocean. He asked i'm
mediate consideration for the bill, but
Mr. Hale (Me) objected on the ground
of the Importance of the measure and
asked that the bill be printed.
The bill provides that no citizen of
the United States nor person owing
duty or obedience TO the laws of the
United States. nor any person belong
ing or on board a vessel of the United
States, shall kill, capture or hunt at
any time or in any manner whatever
any fur seal in the waters of the Pa
cific ocean north of the 35th degree of
north latitude and including Boring
sea and the sea of Okhotsk. The bill
also prohibits any citizen of the United
States from equipping, using or en-
ploying or furnishing supplies to any
vessel engaged in XII ling CT hunting fur
seals and declares that no United
States vessel shall be employed in this
work. The penalty for violating the
proposed law is imprisonment for not
more than six months or a fine Of not
less than 5000 nor more than $4,000 or
both and the forfeiture of vessels so
engaged.
Representative Hit, of Illinois, chair
man Of the committee on foreign af-
fairs of the house, introduced a similar
bill in the house. This measure sup
plements the diplomatic negotiations
which have been going on for some
time between the United States, Great
Britain. Russia and Japan.
Mr. Allen (NebD presented a resolu-
ton declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that congress should, with al
due and convenient speed, acknowl-
edge, by appropriate act, the political
independence of Cuba. Mr.. Allen saiC
that he had long urged the United
States to recognize the independence
of the Cuban insurgents. He would
not be content with the recognition OF
belligerency, but would insist upon tbs
acknowledgment of absolute political
liberty He was satisfied that the peo-
pie would not be content with the
course advised by the administration
Inasmuch as the Cubans for more
than two years, on many DattleneIds
had demonstrated their Valor and love
for liberty he felt that they had earned
a recognition of their political liberty
and that it ought to be accorded then
without further temporiZing. IL
necessary this recognition should bC
backed by a feet of American vessel:
in Cuban waters. He expressed be
lief that the owners of Spanish bond!
in this country, American citizens
holding property In Cuba which haC
been injured or destroyed by the in
SurReQtS ana the carr ing Ciddt VI tiA'
country which might be affected 10y
such a step had joined to prevent th'
recognition of Cuba's political indie
pendence.
Mr.. Allen expressed the belief tina
President McKinley's statement in hi
message that the recognition OF th'
belligerency of the Cuban insurgent
is now unwise and therefore inadmis
sjble would be great disappointment
to the members Of the Republican par.
throughout the United States. The
national convention of that party haC
declared in favor Of the independence
of Cuba. going farther than the Simple
recognition of belligerency. He though
that the president was under obiga
lions to carry out the pledge which
his party had made-a pledge which
had been made to seventy-three mil
lions of people. The president, Mr.. AL
len thought, had been lulled to sleel
by the declaration Of Spain that sh
would give Cuba a semi-poiitical exist
ence. He expressed the belief that tn
presidents neglect to take action q
would insure the political indepen@erc
I of Cuba was an exhibition Of RAM
hypocrisy" and a fragrant neglect o
public duty" which would be correcte
| by the All Ruling Power in His Owl
| good time.
| At the conclusion Of Mr.. Aliens r.
! marks, Mr.. Hoar CMass) presented
resolution expressing the regret of tn
senate at the news Of the death o
| Representative Ashley B. Wright. o
Massachusetts, and providing for al
/ adjournment as a further mark of re
! spect. At 1855 o'clock, the resolution
was adopted, and the senate adjourn
| ed.