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sr.x Fnvord RECOGNITION
=. cuban Government.

Am. April 19.-Comparatively
,,.ss was transacted by the senate
.he senator's being fatigued on
heir long vigil last night over
resolutions. Consideration OF
eiyll appropriation vas resumed
a. latitude OF debate permitted
niles Of the senate affordS d OPP
~ some explanations to be made
The action Of the senate on
b question.
tlrlI (Mo.} and Mr.. Bacon (Ga.)
he action Of the democrats ir
.,In,t the conference report in
hours OF the morning and the
that ensued between them and
u,licans were spicy and interest,"
rnning fire of debate was pre-
which was participated in by:
lie (Mont.), Mr.. Cannon tutah),s
(Mo.), Mr.. spooner (Wiso and
IA discussion lasting about three
ooenIng Of the session the ex-
,ues OF the past week had given
anne lethargy. The attendance on
and in the galleries was small.
\ .. M. a message was received
house announcing the signature
baker on the Cuban resolutions.
BIuu.es afterwards the vice prcsl'
ounced his signature to the Cuban
Sns.
,urdance with his announcement
stsrday that he proposed to insist
Independence of the Cuban re-
an, Allen (Neb.) offered the fol-
,psdution, which was referred &
nittee on foreign relations:
d the political independence OF
public Of Cuba, the capitol 10
h Cubitas, is hereby recognized
limited States of America as the
government of the island of
and that the United States here
dses to said republic its friendly
IN the adjustment of its finan
hairs, With the kingdom of Spain
holders of Spanish bonds or in
.uess issued against or made
able to Cuba, that so far as the
bcs Of the United States may be
hy exercised, 1t will insist that
epublic shall not be charged With
pnded or other Indebtedness OF
contracted during or prior to
lilies between the respective gov
hits Of Cuba and Spain.
knwart New said the resolution
y him Of the very ancient ana
plent scheme of rocking the door
horse is stolen.
|llen declared that he was quite
that under the present arrange
% island Of Cuba would pass into
ds Of financial cormorants and
buzzards" unless the United
khould at once take measures to
1.-The island and it's people.
>enate then resumed consideration
sundry civil bill.
titus (Ala.) offered an amendment
fg for the coaling OF ships Of war
barges at the wharves at Mobile,
ID providing for an appropriation
N, to be expended by the Sec
n war as he may decide.
Pettus urged that it was a war
and ought to be adopted.
orman Md urged Mr.. Pettus to
" the amendment, Other senators
fendments which they had been
press because it WAS not desirable
sundry civil bill should be a
dharbor bill measure.
'ettus then withdrew the amend
course Of a dry routine discussion
nor amendment to the pending bill,
fkrell lMo.) injected some life into
ne by throwing down the gauntlet
Hale for some utterances,.the lat
made during the Cuban debate.
fessed the desire that Mr.. Halls
se his great influence to get the
pans in line upon the pending
BENT.
ale expressed the hope that all re.
s would be found in solid
10 support Of their party.
y be pardoned. too, for expressing
said Mr.. Hale, that all dem
"a all members of other parties
found supporting not the presi-
ne but the country in all patriotic
saall welcome the day when men
atues may join with the president
M OF patriotic policies" declared
sleii, but II the president of the
Ales expects W. to be a tail to his
swing along to his coat tails he
himself greatly mistaken"
~Heil then launched into an ex-
speeeh. In which he sharply at
ns administration and congress
ACTON on the Cuban question Mr..
sasocated the purpose of the reso-
ssea carly this morning. intimat-
y would enable those so inclined
sayantage Of the Cuban patriots.
lelerred TO the a,tion of the SEN
.gusa o. congress late at yester-
Aon. Mr. Hale interrupted him
WY II was that the democrats
7la'e practically as body. voted
~ action for which they had
ng Tor months. Il can UNDER
a,d' tire senator from Missouri
unie sensitive over night"
az declared Mr.. Cockrell. Il
mora glad Of any vote ever
Wat CT yesterday in the early
~ morning. The votes cast were
ZION CT devotion to the princi-
,spneld by the Cuban patriots"
- men called attention to the
= rag made Inst Saturday night.
y elect that the democrats
M !, 10 nay action. He did not
~ ic'e'ast to be SO soon substan-
81, .'sil rr7lied the, when he quos-
I&s-.,,.. bffc-'e TIE senate II vas
@'.''er as 10 wt-ihor the
'''er''r".'c- n efe.il hn ir-
i NJ rcsnirtion~, That -r,1s-
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