Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-18
ABA IN SENATE and HOUSE.
rs Houses Devote Their Entire
Sessions to the Subject.

Sessions 10 Jne OuQJVtI'
-, The Senate, the Measure Pro-
~,-inr Relief for Americans In
rraa Was Passed Without Di-
-,-i7n--he Morgan Resolution
Then Came Up and the Remain
F- of the Day Was Given Up to
ereschmak g-In the House, the
solution Was Laid Over Be
c,uss Chairman Dingley Object
sito Including the Morgan Res
5u.iOu.
Washington. May 17.-An undertone
.-.bau comment pervaded the Senate
.r the session opened to-day. The
nation Of a Cuban message and
r.rau debate drew large crowds to
aueries. Among the Senators the
-- question was uppermost and
.r gathered in groups during the
.r routine business and discussed
. outlook. Among the early arrlv-
we're Senator Gallinger, who pre-
f ar the Cuban mass meeting last
--. and Senator Allen. who made a
.l there. The days calendar
slowed that the Morgan Cuban resolu-
had secured the parliamentary
Of unfinished business, giving
the right of way at o'clock.
Immediately after the reading of the
sl Secretary Pruden. of the
.rs House stan, presented the Pres
--s message on Cuba. 1t was taken
. --. clerks desk and read with the
- attention from Senators and
SPECTATORS
-.rowing the reading Of the message
~ Davis. chairman of the committee
Foreign Relations, favorable re-
--ed with amendments the resolution
uduced by Mr.. Gallinger last
thursday appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of the destitute citizens OF the
r.-ad States i'm Cuba. The resolution
smended is as follows;
Resolved by the Senate and House
rfEapresentatiye of the United States,
Congress assembled, that the sum OF
e-1 be and the same is hereby ap-
..--ared out of the money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated for
.r. relief of destitute citizens of the
Tinted states i'm the island Of Cuba,
.H money 10 be expended at the dis
e-ar-- and under the direction OF the
President Of the United States in the
rr.r.sa and furnishing of food, cloth
f-e and medicines TO such citizens and
for transportation TO the United States
sr.r of them as So desire and who are
without means % transport them
srS
1 Davis asked for immediate con-
sa-at'00 Of the resolution and there
was r- objection. The only speech
made was that of Mr.. Gallinger, who
sr..e briefly He said he had been
7d at the great mass meeting
e--.rIs5 by 5000 persons Yesterday
with the statement made there by a
or-es0erdent who had travelled through
t stricken district Of Cuba.
This gentleman had stated that there
was an abundance of food in Cuba and
Thar ft was needless TO give relief IN
direction The real trouble. he
said was that the CubanS were herded
the towns and prevented from going
.-- r1 get the food. The most effect
r relief. Mr.. Gallinger said, would
Ie demand by the President and the
rument. that the Cubans be re-
leased from their bondage in the towns
end permitted 10 so where they could
sra food. The Senator was ready
CD assume his share of responsibility
tr such q step. sun, if the resolution
reported gave some measures or
relief he would heartily support II
without urging the other plan OF relief
-. had suggested.
.H. resolution was then put on ITS
zee and without division 1t passed
mously. there being no response
.Hs eal for the nays. II had taken
exactly eighteen minutes for the read
-- % the message. the presentation or
4 "e .1mmittee report and the brief
.. and the final passage Of the res
oro1.
Promptly az , o'clock the Morgan
Cuban resolution was taken up. At
-r time the galleries were filled 70
ur10wiug. as the crowds awaited
hing I'm addition 10 the RELIEF res
."u passed 40 the outset.
Tn. Morgan resolution declares that
condition of public war exists IN CuOa
that strict neutrality shall be MAIN
- ly The United States.
'- Morgan stated that unless some
.- desired 10 speak he would ask a
raw vote on the pending motion
1Nr Sale to refer the resolution to the
u-se on foreigu relations.
Hale suggested the absence of a
e and a CALL after some delay
t-.- 4s Senators. just a quorum. 10
Sr,-s.
vote was about TO he taken when
Hsreton. CRep.. Md. arose for his
.ech. which proved 10 be vigor-
-o.-st against the resolution and a
n- IT'S reference TO the committee on
t -.ruous. Re said that while the
.or Of beIigerency might nos be seri-
Senate should pause 1ud consider
-.s results that might follow such
aHon. A new administration had
~ ,ntc power. he said. Back OF II
four years Of depression ana
Capital had been in hiding or
H.od it's principle as we'll as its
The Republican party had come
Ws- ON certain propositions. First
was The question Of an adequate
Hs believed The first duty Of
was 90 the American people
r To- the Cubars and Greeks.
policy pursued by the late admin
and 10y Grover Cleveland meets