The record-union., 1898-03-31
IN THE SENATE.
But Little Reference Made to the
Cuban Question.

Cuban Question.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Permis-
sion was granted by the Senate to-day
for the Foreign Relations Committee
to sit during the sessions of the Sen
ate. Following this action, the resolu-
ton providing for the recognition Of
the independence of Cuba, introduced
yesterday by Allen OF Nebraska, was
at the request Of Frye of Maine, re-
ferred to the Foreign Relations Com
mittee without debate. Beyond these
two points no reference was made by
the Senate TO the Cuban question.
Caffery of Louisiana concluded his
speech on the national quarantine bill
after which the measure making fur
ther provision for a civil government
of Alaska was passed.
Again to-day the galleries of the Sem
ate were crowded to the doors, and the
corridors We're packed with disappont-
ed hundreds who vainly sought seats
from which they might listen to the
proceedings.
Rev. John K. Mclean of the Pacific
Theological Seminary of Oakland, Cal,
offered the invocation.
Davis. Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, asked that the
committee be permitted to sit during
the sessions of the Senate from day
to day, and the request was granted
Frye of Maine reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations the
Senate resolution:
THAT the President be requested, if
not Incompatible with the public inter
est, to transmit to the Senate all Of the
consular correspondence relating to the
conduct of war in the Island of Cuba,
the condition of the people and other
matters relating thereto"
Frye asked that the resolution lie on
the table until tomorrow, when he
would ask for it's consideration.
Hawley of Connecticut of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee reported joint
resolution providing that in any case
of emergency in which the immediate
erection of any fort or fortification is,
in the opinion of the Secretary of War,
deemed necessary and urgent, where
the Legislature of the State is not in
session, so much of the existing law as
prohibits the erection of such fortifica-
ton until the consent of the United
States has been obtained shall be sus-
pended, and to authorize the construc-
written consent of the owner of the
land
HaWley asked for immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the resolution, but Pascoe of
Florida, desiring to examine it, object
ed, and it went over.
Frye of Maine inquired of Allen of
Nebraska if he had any objection to
the reference of his resolution offered
7 yrnC low TO tln
Committee, that committee now having
under consideration resolutions of that
character.
Allen consented to the reference of
the resolution, saying he was satisfied
that the committee would promptly
take action upon the subject matter.
A bill authorizing cities and towns
in the Indian Territory to secure. by
condemnation or otherwise, lands
necessary to public improvements, was
passed
Allison of Iowa reported the sundry
civil bill, and announced that he would
call it UP for consideration to-mor-
row.
Consideration was then resumed OF
the measure making further provision
for a civil government of Alaska, the
pending question being upon a substi-
tute offered by Hansbrough of North
Dakota for a part of an amendment
offered by Perkins of California
At this point the floor was yielded to
Wolcott of Colorado, Chairman of the
Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads, as he desired TO make a state
ment He made a remarkably caustic
arraignment of the Secretary of the
Treasury, on account of the Secretary's
f1ippant treatment of a request made by
Wolcott's committee. Wolcott said that
on March 10th the Committee OH Post
offices and Post Roads had asked the
Secretary Of the Treasury for his opin-
ion on q postal savings bank system
A similar communication had been sent
to the Postmaster General, and a cour-
teous and extended reply in due time
had been received. The views Of the
Secretary of the Treasury upon the
question We're particularly desired by
the committee, as it was expected that
some opinions OF value would De pre-
sented.
After waiting for an unusual time,
the committee, Wolcott said, had re-
ceived the Secretary's reply. Il have
to report to the Senate said he, that
the reply was of such a nature that j
! have been unanimously instructed by
the committee to respectfully return it.
Before it was sent to the committee it
was given to the newspapers 1t was
not of a character in consonance with
the Importance OF the subject The
whole circumstances of the case are
most remarkable. I will not ask here
to have the letter OF the Secretary
read. 1t was fippant and impertinent,
and has no place on the records Of this
body
Wolcott then asked that the entire
correspondence on the subject be print
ed, and it was so ordered.
At this point Caffery of Louisiana
was recognized, and concluded his
speech on the national quarantine
measure.
After Caffery had finished Perkins
withdrew his amendment to the Alas
kan bill, and the measure was passed.
At 3:32 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session, and soon afterward
adjourned.
Death of Newspaper Man.
SAN DIEGO, March 30.-James Ed
ward Friend, a well-known newspaper
man of ability. formerly of Birmng-
ham, Ala. and later of Ell Paso, Tex,
n soldier of the Confederate Army in