The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-09

Washington, Feb. S.-Three PROPOSE
tons, differing materially as to meth
DDS. were presented to the senate TODAY
for the relief of the Cuban insurgents.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska said, in present.
ing Cuban amendment to the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
that since the opening of hostilities in
Cuba more than 800 pacifios had died of
starvation, or of disease directly trace
/ able to insufficient food or lack of
proper sanitary conditions. He said
| that he had been informed that ii was
| the custom of the Spanish government
| to herd hundreds of families together
and starving them until they have been
more or less decimated by disease. He
expressed the hope that the committee
j on foreign relations would act prompt
| ly upon the amendment, so that the
| senate could have an opportunity to
vote upon it. The amendment is as
I follows:
ALIENS AMENDMENT.
That a condition of public war ex-
/ lists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and
some time maintained by force of arms
/ by the people of Cuba, and the United
neutrality between the contending par
ties and accord the rights of belliger-
ency in the ports and territories Of the
| United States
Mr.. Allen said that he desired to have
the amendment made a part of the dip
lOmatic bill. so that the house of rep
reSentatlVeS might have an oppOrtu-
nifty to vote on it. and not be stifed
| by the committee on foreign affairs or
other influences.
HALE'S POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Hale said the amendment nro-
posed was subject to a point Of order.
even though it should be reported by
the foreign relations committee, as it
was general legislation
DO you know Of any appropriation
Dill passed in the last few years" in
qulred Mr.. Allen. that has not carried
with it general legislation"
Mr.. Hale replied that unless such
matter was put into appropriation bills
by unanimous consent il would be sub
ject to point of order under the rules
OF the senate, and under those of the
house-whlch are very strict General
legislation does not belong upon appro-
priation bills.
CANNON'S RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah then offered the
following resolution, which he asked to
lie over until tomorrow, when he would
submit some remarks upon it:
Whereas. The people of the republic
Of Cuba are and of right ought to be
free and independent; ana,
Whereas. The continuance of the
barbarous warfare of Spain in her at
tempt to subjugate the patriots of that
republic is in violation of the law of
humanity, IS a menace to the freedom
and progress OF the peoples OF the west
ern hemisphere, and is full Justification
for a demand by the government of
the United States that Spain shall
withdraw her land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters, and shall
leave the republic and her people TO
the enjoyment of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; therefore. be it
Resolved, By the senate, that the
president of the United States is urged
tc notify the kingdom of Spain that if
Spain shall fail to recognize the indie
Dendence of the republic of Cuba on
or before the 18th day of March. 1898. the
government Of the United States will,
on that date. recognize the belligerency
OF the Cuban patriots, and viii, with
in so days thereafter, assert the indie
pendence of the republic of Cuba
BALL ROLLING.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois kept the Cuban
ball rolling by Offering another resoIu-
ton, giving notice that he would to-
morrow. at the conclusion of Mr.. Can
mons remarks. address the senate.
The resolution was preceded by a
preamble reciting that the war between
Spain and the insurgents has continued
until all ChristendOm is shocked by it's
bGrbarities. Included in the preamble
is the Cuban plank in the Republican
platform adopted at st. Louis. The
resolution follows:
MASON'S RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the president of the
United States is authorized. and is
hereby requested to notify Spain and
the insurgents of Cuba that the war
(sO-called) must at once cease and be
discontinued. and that the United
States OF America hereby declare and
VIII maintain peace on the island of
Cuba"
Mr. Stewart of Nevada secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
postmaster general to send to the sem
ate the cost of handling the various
classes of mail matter.
a bill was passed ratifying the agree
ment between the Dawes commission
and the Seminole nation of Indians.
CORBETTS CASE.
In accordance with notice previously
given, Mr.. Chandler called up the res
Olution in regard to the Corbett case.
and made a speech in favor of seating
the claimant as senator from Oregon.
Mr.. Chandler said he went to the
ex IRENE limit by maintaining that the
plain and unequivOcal meaning of the
statute was that in no possible circum-
starces. except where the Legislature
was actually in session at the time the
appointment was made, was It right for
the senate TO refuse to seat an aD-
rci2tee of a governor of a state.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Chambers
remarks the senate adjourned.