Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-09
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
SENATE.

In anticipation of speeches to be de-
livered on the relations of the United
States aud Spain concerning the Cuban
war, the galleries Of the Senate were
crowded at an early hour to-day. In
deed the public galleries were filled be
fore the Senate convened, at II o'clock,
ard the reserved galleries filed soon
after noon. The interest was quite ev-
identity not confined to the people in
the galleries. When the Vice.Presi-
dents gavel fell, opening the session, a
noticeably larger number of Senators
was present than is usual so early in
the day. The notice given yesterday
by both Senator Cannon and Senator
Mason that they would address the SEN
ate upon resolutions they had intro
duced served az the magnet to draw
Senators from their committee rooms
early in the days session.
Rev. DR.. F. B. Meyer, of London,
Eng, opened the session with prayer.
MIR. Butler presented an amendment
to the constitution enabling Congress TO
lay and collect an income tax.
Mr.. Allen presented and secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
committee on judiciary to investigate
and report to the Senate whether the
order placing the employees ofthe gov
eminent printing office in the classified
service is proper.
Mr.. Morrill, called up his joint reso-
luton authorizing the gliding of the
statue of Liberty on the dome of the
Capitol. Mr.. Stewart said that in or.
binary circumstances he would not
object, but he maintained that we are
Informed by history that the ancients
worshipped gods OF gold and it seemed
appropriate at this time that the god
dess of liberty should be covered with
gold, ss gold now seemed to be the god
that was most generally worshipped.
MIR. Chandler facetiously suggested
that the goddess of liberty statue ought
to be striped with silver. Although he
would vote for the resolution to gid
the statue, he very much preferred e
bimetallic goddess of liberty. The res
olution appropriates S., 900 for the pro-
posed work and on its passage Mr..
Hawley demanded the yeas and nays.
The resolution was adopted, 30-22.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Can.
non yesterday urging the President to
notify Spain that if it fail to recognize
the independence of Cuba before March
4 next, this government would then
recognize the belligerent rights of the
Cubans and 80 days thereafter assert
the independence of the Cuban repub-
| l;o than lo;d hafora bo ta nd
Mr.. Cannon spoke in favor OF it's adop-
ton.
He did not, he said, desire to reflect
unnecessarily upon the policy of the
President; but there was phase of the
question which ought to be considered.
by what authority" he asked, "did
any public journal assert that nothing
more substantial and effective than
talk would result from the discussion of
the Cuban question in Congress?
HAS some concerted plan been ar
ranged, by the carrying into effect
OF which the will of the people of this
country is to be undone?
II want to say, that something
more harmful than talk will result
from the discussion of the Cuban CUES
! ton by Congress"
| Spain, he thought, had not the courage
to pursue it's operations against the pa
triots in the field. The government Of
Madrid was bankrupt, her greatest
statesman had passed away, and in the
conduct of the Cuban war she had
adopted policy to subdue her enemies
by bribery and starvation. II charge
now that the purpose of the admins
tration is in consonance with the
wishes of the Spanish bondholders and
before peace is secured in Cuba security
for the payment of that tremendous
debt must be given by the bloodstain
ed island. That, say, appears to be
the wish Of the administration and |
may say of Spain. The Presidents sig
nature to document would not set
that people free. What il it that stays
the hand of Mckinley? We have wait
ed long, but our waiting has been in
| vain and our cup Of waiting is now
full.n
Mr.. Hale, following Mr.. Cannon, de-
clared that the various resolutions were
all for the purpose of driving the adj
ministration into a position different
from its policy and involving the corn-
try in serious difficulties.
Mr.. Mason, who followed, spoke in
favor of recognizing the independence
of Cuba.
HOUSE.
The House to-day resumed consider
alton OF the Aldrich- Plowman contest,
ed elected case from the 4th Alabama
district with the understanding that
vote should be taken at 4:30 p. m. to-
day. Previous to the reopening of the
debate a special deficiency appropria
ton bill was passed carrying 100000
for the payment of jurors fees in United
States courts and $175, 900 for witnesses
fees. Mr.. Sulzer attempted to secure
recognition for the introduction in open
House of resolution which, after re-
citing the contents of a letter alleged to
have been written by Senior Dupuy De
LONE, the Spanish minister, to Don
Jose Canalejas, editor of the Madrid Ell
Heraldo (Which letter was published
this morning) and after alleging that
said letter was an insult to this country
declared it to be the sense of the House
that the Spanish minister "be given his
passports and sent home in disgrace"
He was cut off by q demand for the
regular order.
Mr.. Settle, who was speaking when
the House adjourned yesterday, re-
sumed the thread of his argument in
favor of sustaining the views of the mi