Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1896 — CUBANS UPHELD. [ARTICLE]

CUBANS UPHELD.

Recognition c/t the Insurgents Is Ffivorod by Gkmgress. ■he lAdff BMI Defeated la the SenateImportant Mtauares Considered la Cbe Hearn Dally Summary, at Vrniiesrttnga Washington, Feb. 25. —A bill granting a pension of SIOO a month to the widow of the late Walter Q. Gresham was passed in the senate yesterday. Senator Morgan spoke in favor of recog uUiTtg Cuban belligerency. Washington, Feb. 2G. —Senator Mor ■HI offered a resolution in the senate yesterday to take ftp the tariff bill, but it was defeated by a vote of 33 to 22. After the announcement of the vote Senator Morrill stated that he would make no further attempt to get up the bill; that it was hopelessly defeated, and it was perfectly obvious that the republican party was in a minority in the senate. Senator Sherman said the bill did not belong to any party. ’ Its on(y merit was to furnish $40,000,003 additional to the revenues of the government. It was a bill to provide for on occasion. He declared that it was a disgrace to the country and to civilization that the government of the United States was now spending $30,000,000 e year beyond its income. The Cuban question was taken up, and Senators Morgan, Lodge, Stewart and Call spoke m favor of recognising Cuban belligerency. Washington, Feb. 27.—1 n the senate yesterday Senator Allen (Neb.) offered a substitute? for the pending Cuban resolution. It authorizes and requests the president to issue a proclamation recognising the independence of the republic of Cuba. Senator Carter (Mont.) in speaking on the tariff bill charged the republicans in the senate and house with deserting the republican national platform on both the tariff and money questions, and with taking their orders from the white house, where a democratic president is in command. He said he believed that the protection of American industries was necessary to American prosperity, but the free coinage of silver

was equally Msetrtial and -the two would hereafter go hand in hand. Washington, Feb. 28. —The cause of Cuban independence had strong advocacy and . support in the senate yesterday in a speech delivered by Senator Vest (dem., Mo.). He spoke of Spain aa a toothless old wolf, sitting at the door of the cava of the despotism and grinning at the procession of free republics; denounced the declaration of l Capt. Gen. Weyler, and asked whether the senate should sit silent and dumb while the Cubans were butchered into subjection to the Spanish queen. “If we do,” he exclaimed, “God will curse us." The army appropriation bill, carrying, $23,279,000, was passed. Washington, Feb. 29. —By a vote ot 64 to 6 the senate yesterday put on record its viewsand policy in relation to the existing revolution in Cuba by passing the ' following resolutions: "Resolved. By the senate (the house of representatives concurring), that In the opinion of congress a condition of public war exists between the government of Spain and the government proclaimed and for some time maintained by force of arms by the people of Cuba, and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers, according to each all the rights of belligerents in th* ports and territories of the United States. , “Resolved,' further. That the friendly offices of the United States should be offered by the president to the Spanish government for the recognition of independence of Cuba." After agreeing to the conference re. port on the pension appropriation bill the senate adjourned until Monday. THE HOUSE. Bill* Introduced and Petitions and Resolutions Presented. Washington, Feb. 25. —In the house yesterday it was decided by a vote of 93 to 64 that none of the appropriations in the Indian appropriation bill for Indian schools should go for sectarian schools. A bill was introduced to take from the free list of the tariff bill silver bullion, silver coins and silver ores, and making them dutiable at 50 per cent, ad valorem. Washington, Feb. 26. —The Indian appropriation bill was passed in the house yesterday and resolutions were reported from the foreign affairs committee censuring Ambassador Bayard for por„p«ehes he dcitveTed in- England.

Washington, Feb. 27. —In the house yesterday a bill was introduced for the erection of a national mint at Chicago. The Van Horn-Tarsney contested election case from the Kansas City (Mo.) district occupied most of the session. Washington, Feb. 28.—Resolutions were presented in the house yesterday declaring it to be the sense of congress that a state of war exists in Cuba; that the insurgents be given the right of belligerents, and that it is the sense of congress that the government of the United States use its influence to stop the war, if necessary, by intervention, and pledging the support of congress. After debate the vote on the resolutions was postponed one day. John C. Tarsney (dem.), from the Fifth Missouri district, was unseated, and his opponent, Robert T.- Van Horn (rep.), was seated. Washington,- F-eb..-20. The conference report on the general pension appropriation bill was presented and passed in the house yesterday. It was decided tp act upon the Cuban resolution on Monday. The legislative ap propriation bill was considered. The speaker presented the president’s veto of the bill to lease certain lands in Arizona for educational purposes." - Washington, March 2.—ln th<* house on Saturday the bill authorizing the governor and local officers of Arizona to lease the educational lands of the territory, for school purposes, which was t etoed by the president, was passed over the veto by a vote of 193 to 38. Most of the day was consumed in the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill.

This nitmsoge direcuxl thutipaunr* >u>aister to inform the United State, gov-, eviuneut that Spain wits exerting all her power io amply protect the United btates legation and consulates, and that he could give assurances that they would be protected from auy harm. Also that Americans visiting ar, residing in Spain would be made safe fromthe attacks of mobs and other riotous assemblages. The communication from the Spanish minister is eouebed in pleasant and friendly terms, ami reiterates on his own behalf assurances of his government that no outrages should be perpetrated on Americans in Spain.