Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-08
SENATE.

Warrington, req. S.-Mr. Bate of
Tennessee. presented the credentials of
Thomas b. Turley to the Senate today
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of the late Senator Isham c. Harris. az
Tennessee. Some criticism was made of
Governor Taylor's certificate as being
too verbose and while harmless, of I'M
necessary length.
Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska, said in pre-
senting a Cuban amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill that since the opening of hostili-
ties In Cuba more than 300, 900 pacificos
had died of starvation, Or of disease,
directly traceable to insufficient food
or lack of proper sanitary conditions
He said that he had been informed that
1t was the custom of the Spanish gov
eminent to herd hundreds of families
together and starve them until they
been more than decimated by disease
He expressed the hope that the COM
mlttee on foreign relations would act
promptly upon the amendment SO that
the Senate could have an opportunity
to vote upon it. The amendment Is as
follows:
THAT n condition OF public war ex-
lists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and
FOR sometime maintained by force of
arms by the people of Cuba, and the
United States of America shall main
tain strict neutrality between the con-
tending parties and accord the rights
of belligerency in the ports and terri
tories OF the United States"
Mr.. Allen said that he desired to have
the amendment mnde part of the dip
lomatic bill so that the House of Rep
resentatives might have an opportu-
nifty to vote on It and not be stifed by
the committee on foreign affairs of that
body or other influences. Mr. Hale said
the amendment proposed was subject
to point of order even though II
should be reported by the foreign rela-
tions committee as 1t was general leg
islation.
"Do you know of any appropriation
bill passed in the last few years. in
quired Mr.. Allen, that has not car
ried with 1t general legislation"
MIR. Hale replied that such matter
was put into appropriation bills by
unanimous consent that would be sub
ject to point of order under the rules
of the Senate, and under those of the
House-which were very strict-general
legislation does not belong upon appro-
priation bills.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah then offered the
resolution given above, which he asked
to lay over until tomorrow, when he
would submit some remarks upon 1t.
Mr.. Mason. of Illinois kept the Cuban
hall rolling by Offering another resolu-
ton, giving notice that he would to-
morrow. at the conclusion of Mr.. Can
mons remarks, address the Senate. Mr..
Mason's resolution is given above.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
postmaster general to send to the Sem
ate the cost of handling certain classes
OF mail matter.
Bills were passed ratiS ing the agree
ment between the Dawes commission
and the Seminole nation of Indians,
and to amend an act declaring a GER
tain bridges across the Tallahatchie
river in Mississippi lawful structure.
In accordance with notice previously
given, Mr.. Chandler called up the reso-
luton in regard to the Corhett case,
and made speech In favor seating the
claimant as senator from Oregon.
At 3:0s pm. the Senate went into
executive session.