Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-19

DANIEL SEEKS INFORMATION
,porT SEAMAN ErPs's DEATH.
CuBAN HEARING IN THE HOUSE.
c.cot Excitement Caused by Propo-
.t,ion 10 Recognize the Insurgents
49, ncIliecrcnts-Rcpub stir
red Up No Littlc.

ASWINGTON. II. c., January IS
,-...1ay's open session OF the Senate was
,r.ef Practically the only business ac-
.,mpnshcd aside from the routine pro-
l..5ines. was the passage OF the general
l,Gc.cncy appropriation bill. The mea-
..rc. as finally passed by the Senate. car
ros N9i3Sio.
Thc Teller resolution. providing that
i.,nls of the United states may be paid
g., standard silver dollars. was favorably
escorted 10y majority of the Finance
committee. and notice given that It would
ne called mp an early date.
An effort was made TO fix a time for
the final vote on The pending census bill,
INF IL was abandoned until tomorrow.
NJ. Daniel, OF Virginia. secured the
.frotion 90 a resolution directing the
Secretary of state TO supply the Senate
,...n any information his department has
,,.rceing the killing Of Frank Epps. q
..uor OF the United States ship Olympia.
fr Japanese subjects. IN the harbor Of
NaeasaM. Japan. i'm December. 1887, and
IN inform the Senate Il any steps have
been taken looking to PREPARATION.
The resolution presented to the Senate
Yesterday calling upon the Secretary OF
... Treasury for the reasons why the
r.m OF Sl1. 10000. interest due the United
States from the Pacific railroads had
le.n dropped from his statement. which
went over under objection, was agreed
TO-
Arr. Allen. Of Nebraska, called up his
-,.alution calling for an investigation by
fhy Pension Committee as 10 the author
jay Of the Commissioner Of Pensions to
uromulgate an order that no cOns!dera-
lion should be given 10 applications for
Increase of pensions within twelve months
after the last application had been made.
Air. Gallnger. chairman of the Pension
Committee announced that he believed
OBJ, resolution 20 be entirely proper, and
30 was agreed 10.
The Senate. at 40. went into executive
session. and nj 4.i5 adjourned.
CUBAN HEARING.
cuba had a hearing in the House to-
day.. and for a time 10 looked as If par
lamcntary precedents would be set aside
and the Senate resolution recognizing the
insurgents as belligerents would be at
tached as q rider TO the diplomatic ana
consular appropriation bill
AIR. DE Almond, a Missouri Democrat,
precipitared the issue by offering the
resolution as an amendment. but point
Of order against it was sustained.
The army bin was passed.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bin was called up by Mr.. Hit. chair
man of the committee on Foreign RelaS
tons. The sum of Sl.72SOOS is carried by
the bill, an increase of $500 over the
law for the current year. II was decided
81 the conclusion of MI Hits explana-
ton 10 postpone the general debate until
the bin had been read by paragraphs.
AS soon as the enacting clause mad
been read. Mr.. DE Almond Democrat.
OF Missouri. omered an amendment TO
recognize the Cuban insurgents as belii-
rerents Mr.. Hit raised the point Of or
Ter that the amendment was new legisia-
ion. and obnoxious TO the rules OF the
ouse
Mr.. De Almond. speaking 10 the point
u order, said he fully understood the
rules Of the House. which were designed
10 suppress, when desired. the will OF
he House. The chairman Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee might. he said, feel
constrained TO raise, this point of order.
but he reminded the House that there
.til resided i'm its jurisdiction the power.
no any time TO place I'm any bin what |
Doe House believed should be there. For |
months. he declared. those In control Of
he House had declined 20 allow the /
Iouse 10 consider what the people of the !
.luntry. without regard to party, de-
red-namely, that Congress should con-
der and act upon this question Of recog- |
|iZing the bellgerency Of the struggling |
PATRIOTS in Cuba. When the people Of |
he country felt as they did, it was the |
luty Of members 10 override these petty |
title rules. which had been used to sup /
press action. The newspapers were filled |
,4Iy with narrowing tales of starvation |
.ni cruelty in Cuba Should we emulate |
the example Of Nero, who hddled while |
Rome burned, and sit supiney and in |
differently by, when men, almost within /
leht Of our shores, were fighting valor- |
lsly for principles as holy as patriots /
.yer espOused or heroes ever defended?
REPUBLICAN SUBSERVIENCY.
He tainted the Republicans with being |
lubservient 70 those who desired 10 pre- |
vent action on this question. Further in /
,ctOn he insisted. was a disgrace 10 /
american manhood. The autonomy Of |
cred by Spain, he declared, was re- |
'Ollng mockery, a sham. and delusion.
BIZ warned the other side that the ques- /
ion could not be evaded or lodged; that /
With this opportunity before them, they /
.0uld not go back 10 their constituents
.nd plead the rules as an excuse. for non
.cf.on.
He was proceeding 20 den0unce the adj
for following the example OF
ts predecessor in sending out the United
States navy 10 hunt down sympathizers
with the struggling Cubans, when Mr.
Steele (Republcan). Of Indiana, and Mr.
HIT both called the attention Of the
Chair TO the fact that Mr.. De Almond
was not noticing the point Of order
Mr. De Almond said he well understood
mis-. but he would not finch from his
purpose He would say no more but If
he point Of order was sustained he de-
,ared that il was his purpose TO appear
from the decision OF the Chair ana give
ne House the opportunity to determine
hs question for itself He felt con-
strained 10 do this, ne said, out Of
sense Of public duty.
BAILEY REINFORCES DE ARMOND.
Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, re-
nforced the views Of Mr.. De Almond in
. f0rclblo speech. arguing that q propo-
iition TO recognize a state Of war IN
'uha was certainly germane TO THIS Dill
n had been his purpose. he said, TO have
l0ered the Senate Cuban belligcrency
.es0luuon as an amendment. The climax
)f his specch came when he dramatically
inered TO withdraw the amendment II
Mr. Hit the chairman Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee, would give assurance
hat the Senate resolution would receive
within a reasonable time.
rhe Democrats applauded this challenge
10 tho Chair ne proposed 10 wait MT.