The herald., 1898-02-15
COINAGE
AND CUBA
Insist on Receiving Some
Attention
THE ALLEN AMENDMENT FAILS
UNDER ADVERSE REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE
THE ALLEN AMENDMENT FAILS
Nebraska's Senior Senator Talks Free
Coinage-The House Wants
Cuban Information
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Durine
the short open session of the senate two
phases of the Cuban question were ad
verted to briefly. The amendment Of
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill recog-
nizing the belligerency Of the Cuban in
surgents was reported adversely.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution calling upon
the president for the reports of United
States consuls in Cuba and for informa-
ton as to whether any agent of the
autonomous government in Cuba had
been accredited to this government ard
recognized by it was adopted without
dissent. feature of the session was
a speech in advocacy of the free coinage
of standard silver dollars by Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska.
During the remainder Of the after
noon the senate was in executive session.
Mr.. Bate of Tennessee, presented his
colleague, Mr.. Turley, and the oath OF
office was administered.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama reported ad-
versely from the Committee on Foreign
Relations an amendment to the Diplo-
matte and Consular Appropriation bill,
recognizing the belligerency of the Gu
ban insurgents. In connection with the
report, Mr.. Morgan said word Of ex-
PLANTATION was necessary. 1t had not
occurred during his membership of the
committee that it had been necessary to
place upon an appropriation bill mat
ter Of the kind suggested by the pro-
posed amendment. The report, said he,
makes no suggestion as to the merits
of the proposition contained in the
amendment. 1t does, however, regard
this as an inopportune manner of taking
up the subject. The effect Of the report
is to have the amendment lie on the
table and the Senator who offered it (Mr.
Allen) has the privilege of calling it up
at any time.
"I do not like" said Mr.. Morgan, "to
go further at this time into the matter,
which is likely to deeply stir the public
mind, when the subject shall again
come up"
In response to an inquiry by Mr.. Allen
as to the status of the amendment and
the effect upon it of the report, Mr.. Nor
gan said:
at is a favorable report as to the
merits of the amendment and an un-
favorable one as to the tacking it on
the appropriation bill"
A bill making deficiency appropriations
for expenses Of the United States Courts,
and for other purposes, was passed.
The bill carried 100000.
Mr.. Allen called up his resolution re-
lating to the free and unrestricted COIN
age of standard silver dollars without
delay, and without waiting for the con-
sent of foreign nations, and submitted
some remarks upon it,
Mr.. Allen reviewed at length the cur
rency legislation of the past and main
tanned that silver as the money of the
constitution, ought to be received at the
mints on an equality with gold.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks Mr.. Harris of Kansas introduced
phase of the Kansas Pacific sale. He
said in connection with the resolution
that the reason for it's presentation at
this time was that the attorney general
had informed him less than a week ago
that he proposed to redeem the first
mortgage bonds of the Kansas Pacific
and have a receiver appointed for the
road.
1--WE were surprised yesterday" said
Mr.. Harris. "to learn that the attorney
general had decided to abandon his
plan of redeeming the first
bonds of the Kansas Pacific
and having a receiver appointed for the
road. BY this deal, If it be true thatit
has been entered into the government
would lose $6,624,1 1O7 interest DUE"
The resolution. which had as pre-
amble the Associated Press dispatch
from st. Louis announcing the agree
ment reached by the government with
the reorganization committee, was as
follows:
Resolved, That the Encouragement
Is directed to inform the senate If he
has authoriz, ,d the abandonment of his
expressed intention to redeem the first
mortgage bonds issued by the Union
Pacific railroad company. eastern d.
vision, now the Kansas Pacific division
of the Union Pacific railway. and to ask
for a postponement of the sale thereof
and for the appointment of a receiver
therefor in the interests of the govern
ment of the United States. and also II
he has authorized an agreement by
which said property is to be sold for The
face value of the subsidy bonds result
ing in loss to the government of the
amount of $6,624. l01. and IL the govern
ment has agreed not to be bidder at
said sale
Mr.. Chandler asked that the preamble
be stricken out, as it was unusual to in
,lude such matter in resolution of in
luiry.
Mr.. Harris declined to eliminate the
press matter as it was explanatory Of
The resolution.
Mr. chandler than nhtectad N nroa