The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-26
CUBAN BILL ]. IN SENSE
  Carmack Make sne First
 SpceAl. HE ROASTs THE PRESIDENT Ridicules ROOsevelt's Reasons
 for Reciprocity. Morgan and Pettus Each Made a Chairman of c Committee in the Senate, Mir. Bate Be-
 ing Deposed.

Washington. Nov. 25.-The Senate to- day completed the appointment of com mittses for the Fffty-eighth Congress. adopted the motion providing for the re- consideration of the vote by which the New1ands joint resolution for the annex ation of Cuba was referred to committee and made the Cuban reciprocity bin the unfinished business.
 The first speech on the merits of the Cuban bill was made by Mr. Carmaclx Dem., Tenn.). who opposed the bill and said that nothing less than urgent tarinr revision would give the necessary relief. There was further debate between Mir. Hale CRep.. Maine). MT. Teller, Dem, Cof). and MT. Newlands. on the New lands resolution. in which MT. NewIands further outlined his views and Mir. Hale deprecated all agitation on the subject. Mir. Teller declared that Cuba was in no sense a dependency of the United States. The Senate adjourned until Frl- day.
 At the beginning of to-day's session the Senate adopted the resolution offered by Mir. Hale on Monday. last, for the appointment of senators as members of committees.
 Two Alabama Chairmen.
 The list was amended by substituting the name of MT. Morgan. of Alabama. for that of Mir. Bate as chairman of the committee on quarantine and public health and by selecting a new commit tee of three to dispose of useless papers in the departments of which Mfr. Pettus. Democrat, of Alabama. was made chair man, and Messrs. Bate, Democrat, of Tennessee, and Long. Republican, of Kansas, members.
 Mir. Hale (Maine). then called up his motion for reconsideration of the vote by which MT. Newlands' joint resolution providing for the annexation of Cuba was referred to the committee on reia- tions with Cuba and asked that a vote upon the motion be taken forthwith, with the understanding that the resolution. It. self should lie upon the table for fu- ture diacussion.a There was no objection and the motion was adopted without di- vision. Sta ss
 1t was the intention of MT. Spooner to speak to-day on the motion, but his ad- dress was deferred and he will speak on the resolution itself in few days.
 At the instance of MT. Cullom, the Cuban reciprocity bill was read at length and made the unfinished business with the understanding that any senator who may desire to do so may speak on the measure at any time that the Senate is in session.
 Sardonic Carmack.
 MT. Carmack immediately took the floor and addressed the Senate in oppo- sition to the Cuban bill. He began by saying in his message the President had urged the ratification of the Cuban treaty for reasons which appeal to diverse mo- tives in the human heart.
 He told us," the senator went on, afthaf rafEfv fn ns1r honor and help our trade. It was an opportunity to worship God and get your money back; to be diligent in business while serving God. He presented the Cuban treaty in the double aspect of a bargain counter and a missionary box. You put a nickel in the slot for sweet charity's sake and get more than your moneys worth of chewing gum and cigars Happy is the Republican admin istration that was driven by a selfish movement to a righteous deed and could perform Christian duty without exer- cising any of the Christian views. It is another story when honor and selfshness come in conflict"
 The Ne-Slands Resolution.
 When Mir. Carmack concluded, Mir. Newlands (Nev) made a defense of his resolution recently introduced for Cuban statehood. He said that Cuba was to be Invited to become State of the Ameri- can republic on terms of equality with other States and that the matter was to be decided by the people of Cuba by pop ular vote He suggested the question of statehood or becoming a military depen- dency or an independent sovereign gov- ernment could be submitted to the people. Concerning the financial arrangements for the island which could be made if Cuba entered the republic as State. MT. Newlands said the proposed bond issue of $35, ,0oo,0O0 for payment of Cuban army of freedom should be reduced in interess from 5 to , per cent and guaranteed by the United States.
 This plan would enable the sale of the bonds at par, thus saving the proposed discount of 10 per cent. aGgregating three millions and a half of dollars and a sav- ing in interest of seven hundred thou sand dollars annually, amounting in forty years the life of the bonds, to twenty eight million dollars. Mir. NeWlands stat cd that union would mean free trade, without the payment of American duty now paid. on Cuban sugar and Cuba would annually receive $35. .00O.000 more for her sugar than at present.
 Would Mean Prosperity.
 Ali this, he claimed, would mean uuex- ampled prosperity for Cuba, as well as the unparalleled dignity and liberty of g State.
 As for Porto Rico. Mir. NewIands said his proposition involved no action with out her consent. She was too small in territory for a State and could be admit ted to the American Union only as a County or part of the State of Cuba Her willingness could be tested by popular vote. If she preferred her present posi- tion of dependency without constitutional privileges or rights, she should signify by popular vote and thus the doctrine of con sent of the governed would be Vindicated.
 Nr. Teller. in answer to MT. NewIands. said that while he was not prepared to enter Into debate as to the merits of the resolution he wanted to protest against the statement that Cuba is in any man. ner dependency of this government and declared that such contention would be set down by any international lawyer as the height of absurdity; that the passage of the Platt amendment could not in any way interfere with the. sovereignty of Cuba. He said Cuba can today make a treaty with Great Britain against the in-