The Portland daily press., 1897-01-26
SENATOR TURPIE ON CUBA.
Claims Spain Has Already Recognized
Belligerency.

What Effect of Such Recognition ny
limited States Would Be-Euloeies on
Ex-speaker Crisp.
Washington, January 2b.-In tue sen
ate today MIR. Burrows, RepupIcan "a
Michigan, presented petitions on the sup-
ject of the senatorial election IN Doi"
ware, and MIR. Chandler gave notlce onA'
1t was his purpose to suggest to phe ooh-
ate whether some method cannot DC
established to prevent the wholesale laf-
ceny of senntorships in various staUes'
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill whlch
was referred to phe judiciary comml'oee,
providing that NO person shall DC ufie"
| In courts Of the United States for aoos IN
aid of the Republic Of Cuba.
Mr.. Turpie addressed the Sanate IN
regard to Cuban matters. MIR. iurpie
read from a 4oluminous typewritteh
manuscript. He said shat he had not
originally approved the form Oh osnaVor
Came1on's resolution although he ap-
proved the purpose of it, thinking it not
| sufficiently defereptial to the executive.
bnt inasmuon as this consideration
eeemed to have been forgotten py tne
executive he thought it m1gh5 Dc over
looked on the other side, ana ne oneLo
fore favored the passage Oh tne ie'o. aa
ond part of his speech on the relations OF
the President to Congress in regard 10
| the recoen milton of the Cuban repuOIl9.
| TO prevent the capture of the city OF aa-
vana by the forces of the CUBAN rep up-
lie. He denounced Weyler as oin!ln.
utive reptile who used his swofo agalhs'
women and children and fought tne en-
emv with naper bullets, and said Wey-
ler's apology for Zertucha's betrayal OF
Maceo in the statement that Maceo EEL
in ssIeeal battle" was recognition OF
belligereney and an acknowledgment
of the existing condition OF war.
Speaking Of the effect OF the recog-
milton of the belligerency OF the Copans
by the United States ne SAID ID WouIu
enahle them to issue letters of marque
and drive the Spanish commerce from une
ocean and would lead eventually to d
recognition of The new nationality.
IT. being 5 o. clock, after receiving the
Presidents message giving the !lst o.
persons claimed to be American cluizehi
arrested in Cuba), the Senate SUSPENDED
business to listen to eulogies ''on the late
Sneaker Crisp. The eulogies wers de,
1iyered by Senators Gordon, Democrat OF
g eorgia, !; Gallinger, Republican OF New
Hamnshire; GorIDaD, Democrat OF Mary
land: Berry, Democrat of Arkansas
Mills. Democrat of Texas; Carter, he
lpublican of Montana; Daniels, DemooIa'
of Virginia; and Bacon, Democrats o.
Georgia, the Senate then adjourned until
tomorrow.
In THE HOUSE.
In the House today MIR. Danf0rth, Re
publican of Ohio gave notice that Wed
nesday next he would call up tn
conference report on the immigration
bill. After disposing of several privat
bills and two District of Columbia bills
the House went into com mittes OF tn
whole to consider the Indian approprla
ton bill. The bill carries 81, 525, 1872, a
excess of 1886, 295 over the appropriation
for the current year. The amount Sc
apart for the support of Indian school
is 50, 564, 4eO, of which 81, 200, 600 was in
lump sum to be expended by the com
missioner in accordance with the declare
policy of the government contained j
the Indian appropriation bill for tn
current year. General debate was Unite
to one hour. ana half of this was ocoH
pied by. Mr.. johnson, kepunllcan OF LII LII
diana in presenting his views upon To
necessity for a revision OF the bankln
and currency laws.
The provisions in the bill for super
inteldent of irrigation at SALARY G
$4,000, with $4,000 for travelling expense
and employ of assistants, and $4,000 fo
pay of additional emf loyes in the Cro'
reservation, we're stricken out on poin
for order.
After having passed 81 pages on tn
bill (Which contains so pages), the CON
mittee rose and the House adjourned.