PASSED THE SENATE.!
THE IMMIGRATION MEASURE
GOES THROUGH.
Illiterate* llarreil Om | oliiile* lor- '
clgner* (Iter III Whit Cnniiot Head and
" r!ti- Some I amcnaue The lllll Mow j
• in Conference Cnlian* I'lcelng
I rum spitm Ksrnipteil.
Immigration lllll r»«*eil.
Id ARIiinoton. Dec. ’(». The nennt(i
yesterday pnssed the immigration bill,
known as the Lodge bill, with a new
section, providing that the exclusion
shall not apply to persons arriving
from t uba during the continuance of
tlie present disorders there. The
siren.’ !h of tin* trill was greater than
had been expected, the final vote be
ing Vi to lo.
As pnssed, the bill amends the immi
gration laws so as to exolude from tul
mi’ mod to the I’nlted States all per
so over Pi years of age. who cannot
ren I ami write the language of their
n.it ..Hint ry or some other language.
but mi admissible immigrant, over the
ago of Hi. may tiring in with him. or
send for. his wife or parent or grand
parent or minor children or grand
child notwithstanding their inability
to lead and write.
For tlie purpose of testing the abil
ity of the immigrant to read and write,
as rerjuired by the foregoing section,
t he inspection officer shall lie furnished
copies of the constitution of the I niteil
States, printed on numbered uniform
pasthoard slips, ouch containing live
Jim ' of Hi • constitution, printed m the
i mous languages of t lie immigrants in
double small plea type. These slips
'hall lie kept in boxes made for that.
___ 1,111 ltiis.il -lllll ■*.< I 1 -i 11 I. t I’ 11 f • t I•< I its t < I I'HII
ptfial the slips from view, encll box to
B>--' contain slips of lint one language, and
* < he immigrant may designate the lan
gunge in which he prefers the test to
In made Kuril Immigrant shall he
iTi|iiircd to draw one of these slips
from the box and read, and afterward
write out in full view of the immigra
tion ollieers. the five lilies printed
thereon. Kueli slip shall he returned
to the box immediately after the test is
finished, and t lie contents of the box
sliall be taken up by an inspector lie
fore another drawing is made.
No immigrant failing to read and
write out the slip thus drawn by him
.••ball lie admitted: b it he shall be re
turned to the country whence he came
at the expense of the steamship or rail
roa 1 company which brought him. as
now p nvideii by law. The inspection
olHi • t hall keep in each box at all
times a full number of these printed
past.- o.ird slips, and in the ease of
BB, ea I ' eluded immigrant, shulI keep a
certified memorandum of the number
of tin-slip which the immigrant failed
to read or copy out in writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the action shall not
apply to persons arriving in the I 'nited
States from any port or place in the
island of Cuba during the continuance
■of tin- present disorders there, pro
vided that such persons have hereto
fore been inhabitants of that island,
^n amendment by Mr, Klkins pro
posing a ®lo a head tax mi immigrants
coming in other than American ships.
occasioned considerable debate, and
was finally tabled, as were several
other amendments.
The immigrant measure now goes
.nto conference, the bill passed .venter
day being a sub•titute for the Corliss
McCall bil1 .1 b Hi - Mouse.
i ‘ ' *
■COV. D n A K £ SURPRISED.
UaOfflitfr of Iowan NorrHy
Married Nearly Two Month* A|fo.
Ills Moinks, Iowa, Dec. Ill Miss
Mary l.ord Drake, daughter of the gov
ernor of Iowa, and ticorge Sturdivant
of Centerville were secretly married at
Denver October :.’•» and the governor
did not learn of it until lie went to
Denver about ten days ago to rest a
little and to visit with his daughter,
expecting to bring her and his niece.
r .Miss Wiry i nrpcuier. nomc ivivu unu
after the summer and fall sojourn at
the Colorado resorts, lie was first met
by Mis. Carpenter, who proceeded as
gently as possible to break the news of
his daughter's marriage lie would
Ik not believe it until he huil been shown
wfe ' the certificate of marriage, duly
.signed.
flk “LIL'S” PLOTTING.
Hltnwahaiis Net IVorryh.k About ibe K\
ihio-nl American Trio.
S\x I'mNt'OM'O. lire. I'.i. According
steamship advices from Honolulu.
^BlufTiiiportanie was attaelieil there to
^■tlw visit of ex Queen I.Hluokulani to
Vtlie t nitetl Mates. She went, it was
■ declared, simply for a change, hoping
to letter her health and her dual ties
BB tiuatiou was Kurulie
|B It was rc|Hirted that l.llluokalaiii
would go to Washington to meet her
, niece. Kaiulani, amt that Isith would
seek an audience with President t leve
if land. but. in view of the ex .|ueet. x
| a M leal Ion amt Kalulani* acceptance
I of a pension from the republican gov
I ernmeut of Hawaii, the announcement
w as discredited.
I,..u.|.rr. *.»aoeral»o
t ts.tsXAII t'hto. l»ee If President
1 Samuel Horn pars was given inmphrte
1
agaotsl him hi t he 1 e.U . at ,..n of Labor
last night some of the Ihpubiuan j
d*legates t»a»l charged that be p '*
luted kb. o«te* hi he.ng aeltte >•
llrvan » behalf doling Ih . ampui* ><
After au invest gate*** *•»' **''** rt
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FOR CU3AN INDEPENDENCE
Senate Foreign Committee Aria— Kadlra
I'oaltlon Taken.
WAaiilXfiTW. Dee. Ml. \|| of the
members of tlieSonutc committee on
foreign relations except Mtssrs. liruv
nnd Daniel were present when the
eoimnittee met this morning for the
express purpose of continuing the dis
cussion of tile policy on the Cuban
question to be commended by the oniti
luittee. Secretary Olnc\ was present
for the purpose of giving advice and
placing before the committee informa
tion in bis possession bearing ii|«>n the
question. The meeting was strictly
private. Mr. Olney being the only per
son not a member of the committee
who attended the conference. It was
early understood, however. Hint, the
secretary's advice was against preeloi
tate action by thc rommittcc.
Soon after Mr. Olney bad left the
room the committee, without division,
agreed to report the Cameron Cuban
resolution iin follows, lifter amending
its title to read: "A joint resolution
acknowledging the independence of
tin! republic of Cuba:
ft 1,1, KKCOOMTIOX l oll I'I'lt.t.
“Resolved, lly the Senate and House
of Representatives of the I'lilted
States of America, in Congress assem
bled, that the Independence of the re
public of Cuba lie and the same is
hereby acknowledged by the I Tilted
States of America.
“Section 3. That the I Tilted States
will use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to close the war
between Spain and Culm.
The only division was as to the time
the resolution should be reported to
the Senate. Mr. Cameron moved Its
report Monday and Mr. Sherman sitg
4 ...1 41. ..4 .. ~l.,.„l,l ..,.4 I...
put ill until lifter the holidays. When
Die question was put to the committoc
tin' Cameron motion prrvulied hy n
large majority. •
Secretory Olney, it is claimed hy the
members of the committee who fa
vored action on Cuha did not have any
new information to present, and they
my tin: committee knew as much
iihoiit the condition of affair* in Cuba
is was known by the state department.
Mr. Olney urged tlint no action he
taken ut present mid pointed out
I hut there whs no real government to
recognize. He confined himself iniiin
y to u stilt* merit of facts in possession
if tin state department regarding the
ondition in the island and wlmt tills
government hud done. These Included
nformation furnished try the Amerlcun
•onsills and agents, also information
furnished by the Spanish authorities.
Mil. OIAI.V I’lll till I Kl> vv s it.
Members of the committee are very
reticent as to wlmt Secretary Olney
*aid or wlmt advice lie gave, hut it is
very certain that lie advised against
iny action, e ;« chilly such as that con
templated, as no doubt was expressed
that sueli action would involve war
with Spain.
One member of the committee said:
"Of course Spain will fight. The Span
iards do not, know any I letter. Hut
there is no danger of other countries
getting in our way. No other Euro
pean nation wants to tight us, and we
would wind up a war with Spain in
short order."
The opinion was also expressed that
President Cleveland would veto the
Joint resolution when it should come
to him, which is taken to mean that
Secretary Oinev toujt emphatic grounds
against Action ny congress. A mem
ber of the committee said he believed
in ease the President should veto the
resolution that it would pass over the
veto, as he believed there were more
than two-thirds of both Senate and
House in favor of it. Some point was
undoubtedly made that the present
administration did not feel like leaving
<> it'tiii Imrupv in flu* iiwominir adminin
tration, but this point was not made
prominent.
Senator Cameron's report will deal
at length with the question of prece
dents in the matter of the recognition
of the republic and intervention of
whatever nature by the I'idled States,
beginning with the tireek revolution
and coining down to the present time.
Senators who heard the report say it
is very thorough iu this respect and
goes over the entire ground.
ONLY BRYAN MEN WANTED
bovernnr-Klert H.eplicns Declare* Him
self »• to Ills A|i|tuintmeuti.
si. I,oils. Mo.. Dee. IW. (iovernor
eleet lain V. Stephens, accompanied
by his wife, arrived tins morning from
Hot Springs. IDs purpose here is to
hulk over the local political situation
with a view to making Ids St. Louis
ap|Hiintiuents With him is Kd Drear.
•■My time 'aid Mr. Stevens, ••will
be ims'upied hi advising w itli men iu
St. lands, who I think will be able to
help me in making appointments. My
desire with reference to this city is to
up|>oiitt men who will advance the iu
tcrest of the party. This will l»e my
,-loef aiiu I am a Democrat abo.e all
rise, but I shall also re member that I
am a business man. and iu maklug **•
lections will keep in view the wishes
of the business men of the roinmnnily.
tine thing, however. I wish distinctly
understood, amt Dial is Dial I will ap
}Miii.t no man to other whodUl not vote
the IVmis-ratte ticket strulglil from
ltr.au mi down
Ur .an tMtW> *ot4
Uusn.u N • Ik* lb \ntl«m»
.iMUst.S'k. manager of the Me Ike
lit. an Ivclur. combination stated *h«i
Dir ..mlract with Mr tb.au bad taref
«.ld I*. Mr M. Ik. a» ah advance «
• •, tasi Mi Mdk. rstnod either l.
r.miWh o» den. the s«..r. I he n«r
chassis are sakt to be an M aula »>*»
% fci *»•* .♦ * I4>
t,M>t I'* U-c D» *«*hn h, Mam
fo. merit i*u»rat fre.ght »apa.
lutvcdeut of lb- t.ne railway
' to ...qua >*•« a* Itudalo alb mpted I
ijmm i It |,#||v '*li**#V
I It Wi 1*1* I* *‘™
V ttmm IV lfcN
l«« s.. fc 4 • * •«•
i »i»»i |ml • v 1,1
TAI.K I Mi (IN TAiJFF.I
i dingley bill dead beyond
RESURRECTION.
| It Is Inbl ny Ityihr Mfimte — Ob«#M|ule«
\tti iHliMl by til#* Most I xrttiiiK Mini
Kv^ntful I rrrnionl#*N In r.lthrr lloust*
In » Long TIiiim dilator \ «*»t Mart#
tli#* Hull Kolllng With w t ImriirterUt b
Spctili
Th#* lituiclcy Hill Demi.
WasiiixoioX, Dee, 18. Yesterday's
session of tlte senate developed the
most eventful and exciting debate that
either branch of congress has heard In
a long time. It brought forward the
recognized leaders of the various
parties and elements, ineluding Much
collsplcmius figures ns Messrs. Sher
man. Krvc, Teller, l.orman, Vest,
Aldrich, I’lntt, Mitchell of Oregon,
• 'handler, Hale and Allen in notable
statements on the leading questions
which have engaged the attention of
congress and the country of lute. Not
only were the lines luid down on tariff
and linuncc, but the debate partook of
all the pent up feeling resulting from
the recent nalionul contest Often it
was dramatic in its intensity, and at
all times absorbingly interesting to
the crowded galleries and intent laxly
of senators l’olitieal ditlieullics came
in for a fair share of attention, and
the names of Mr. McKinley and Mr.
liryan often were heard. I’eesident
Cleveland also came in for a share of
attention. Mr. Allen declaring that
the I’resident was a Republican who
rejoiced with Republicans over the
recent mutual victory.
The debate came unexpectedly when
Mr Vest called up the Allen resolution
for consideration of the Dingley bill,
( V* ,>M/lo» #<> kf 111,1. I t I II I* If 1. II (Will
it. Mr. Vest wax in his usiiiiI caustic
vein. ■<11<l his speech teemed with those
graceful mid I’ntehy phrase* for wliieli
lie In noted. It severely arraigned tlie
doctrine of protection and derided the
promises of prosperity held out, lie
said, by Mr. McKinley, which could
not lie fulfilled hy levying more taxes
on tlie people. There were frequent
sharp ami amusing crossfires between
Mr. Vest and Messrs. Aldrich, chand
ler and I''rye.
The dehate advanced to a more acute
state when Mr. Alien, with his usual
Iduutliess. begun to question Mr.
Chandler as to the future of the Dlng
ley bill. He asserted tlmt the Itepub
lieulls had no need to fear opposition
from the President, who had "gone
over' body and soul to tlie liepuhliean
party. This brought forward Mr.
.Sherman and Mr. Teller. The Ohio
senator spoke with deep earnestness,
declaring that It was a crime for con
gress not to give the government
ample revenue for needful expendi
tures. He characterized the silver
substitute to the Dingle,V bill as a.
1 monstrosity designed to cripple legis
lation ami obstruct the operation-, of
the government. He approved Mr.
Cleveland's course in issuing bonds to
maintain the gold reserve.
Mr. Teller followed, pointing out tlie
futility of urging tlie Diugley bill. As
to future tariff legislation lie reserved
ids judgment on it until the measure
was presented and its merits consid
ered. Mr. Dorman pointed out the
uselessness of urging the Diugley bill,
conceding, however, that after March
4 next the Republican senators would
be in sufficient strength to pass a taiiff
bill. As to the course on the Demo
cratic side he said he anticipated no
obstruction to silt'll a measure beyond
an insistence on reasonable debate.
Throughout the debate, the senti
ment had prevailed tliut the Dingle.y
bill was dead, and to give this limit
and apparently otlieial sanction. Mr.
Platt of the iinanee committee an
nounced that no effort would be made
to urge the bill to passage. Mr. Sher
man promptly arose and said, in view
of what had been said, he acquiesced
in tlie general sentiment that no fur
ther effort should Is" made on the
Pingley bill. This was regarded as
the final disposition of tlie bill.
The discussion drifted into technical
. . • .. t .I . I_I .. t ..
Hill !**, » niivu imif; • **« ” ...
prices lit various times, etc. There
was u burst of laughter at one point
when Mr. A Ulrich referred to the po
sition of Mr. Vest and his grcut leader.
Mr. Cleveland.
•• My former lender." interposed Mr.
Vest, ‘with such vigor on the •former '
us to make senators mill galleries roar.
“While 1 limy be subjected to the
charge of being a lunatic, an anarchist
and a repudiutor." declared Mr. Vest,
••I assert that the only relief for tin
people into give them more motley. If
we are lunaties and anarchists because
we ask for the opening of the mints to
the feee coinage of silver, then over
I'l.UUd.lMMi American freemen who voted
for William J. Ilryan are lunatics, and
■na v t it si help the republic. Hut it isa
vile slander. The men who supported
that great leader, William J. Ilryan.
are us loyal and us intelligent u lusty
of men us any In this eountrv The
gold stumlurd at the r«uil of this < vil is
the vilest inonupoly ever tuni'rlveil in
the mind of mortal mun
Tlie senator a|uike of the recent elec
j tinn us u parody on free institutions
lh- nil. mix Ions lit see v. hat ts'cume of
1 the iiitrstigulioii proposed hv the sen
ator from Nebraska i \llea1 lie whs
i inclined to ladieve ttiut the senator
from New llii mi*sblre it handler' was
right when he •leelaml tlial the x!
lands ism vent km was tome.vc. nutted
with fraud, and that tin- delegates
there had lieen l>argainrtl lor and
luiugltt I'o a *|Ui stiovi lii Mr \Idrieh
a« tu aht It was that the wvndcu in
ilnslii and all other balwxhirs were
usk'tig for Metre prxileelhto Vli Vest
an*weird that of comsc ll» t wanted
I more pi otei I inn l.the a ' lo* of < »•'
olrs greed, and famished thev j
aw alien tm*ee tmit 1111 I to ' would j
coo With tin plea I apbaerthed. I
voted l«i VI. hinlev i want more pro I
I teetk-i
A vtusuariau 't sS.s a I Oil* Vtuarr
t cMitisg tnvarre totss
t ant nvital M«« |v l» « K j
lv m.ll whorwMHt h*r»> tweedy from I
i| Allah) radii hi. wife last eight to j
! ||.4.d Wtest.m .«f »amdltam l»> *t v I
• Mrs. Ixitnd bus a ttlttevr veil |
i I M »* |*i **W*W|£' l i
j ft!*** If«** I t* |
I *\ ' tl iL HI « fri-iftt ***** •** ;
• |flA Ml **5»*#-c lit xfHI « • * * I
■ X ..n
RECRUITING NOT ALLOWED
Ml. I.mil* mill Hall** Ofllelal* Hive Warn
ing* Kan**n* (traily for Service.
Sr. Loris. Mo.. Dee. It. Honor Un
inou AqnaU'llo, who hail been getting
up a c ncert to aid the cause of Cuba
lilire. received n note yesterday fr"v
Assistant United Stales Circuit Attor
ney Anthony culling his attention to
the section of the United States neu
trality net providing a penalty of u
fine of Sil.uoo nnd three .years' impris
onment for breaking it. Under tills
auction tin- audience and the perform
ers. us well us the niunagcrs. would lie
guilty. The concert Is olf for the
present, but will lie given Inter, prob
ably to raise u hospital fund for the
wounded Mild ersnf Cubu. Meanwhile
a muss in--i t mg has been called by such
nieii ns l.h r.i-iiuiit tiovrrnor OMi-ura,
City Tre.isiii- r Scudder, City Comp
troller Sturgeon, li. N. McDonald, A.
N. Milner und Colonel ilolin U. Cahill
for Saturday night to memorialize Con
gress to recognize (Ini Cuban insur
ge nts.
DaCi.as, Te\.. Dee. 17. Hearing
that the local Cuban organization con
templated equipping men for Culm.
United States Marshal Love Went to
tin- headquarter* yesterday and In
formed tin- iiHtccra that stu-li action
was a violation of the law. There
upon tin- otileers of the club Issued ail
open letter declaring that their pur
pose was to give mural aid to the Cu
bans through congress, and that un
der no circumstances could any move
ment looking to the recruiting of a
company lie tolerated.
Lawiu.nck, Kiiii., Dee, 17. John
Mathias of Itosi-dale. president of tlit*
senior class of the School of I’hurmney,
is^working among Hie students to get
up a company to go to Cuba in Ilu
near future Mailiias is u promising
I,oil ..f ... t—.I
determination.
Haiidkx Citv, Kim,, Dee. 17. tieorge
Mallonre, ii veteran of the rclsdlion.
Ims offered In furnish himself ami
seven of Ills sons to light for Cuba's
inili'iii’inleiie i If iteeileil.
M'KIN LEY IN CHICAGO.
Tlie I'rrslilent'Klvet Oreetsd liy Man
ilri’iU im III* Arrlvsl t<* lies!.
Clin Aim, Dee. IH I’resiilent elect
McKinley, C. <1. Dawes, Aimer McKin
ley, < ic orgi' It. Freuse of Canton. Ohio,
and Cupful ii llelstand of tlie United
Mutes unny urrlved here iliis morning
from Canton, and took dinner in their
private ear.
Mr McKinley's first question to La
fayette McWilliams, when the latter
entered the ear was: "How is Ida'.’”
Assured that Ids wife was well, noth
ing seemed to mar t In- full content
ment of the rest he is now starting in
upon tlie llrst ill tempt at a vacation
for nearly a year.
"I will remain until the llrst of tlie
week, cnplain.” said the. major, when
pressed to resolve at the start to spend
the holidays here. "I will want to be
home for Christinas dinner with
mother.'’
In tlie train sheds at Chicago the
president-elect returned the saluta
tions of hundreds of Chicagoans gath
ered along tlie Canal street paru|>ct,
mid as lie left, tlie train and passed
through the station at tlie Canal street
entranee a crowd of several hundred
cheering people rushed after him. He.
quickly stepped into Captain McWill
iams' carriage and immediately started
for the McWilliams home. A drive
through the boulevards of the Hontli
side was on the program for the after
noon and Major McKinley expects to
spend a day during his Chicago visit
with Charles (•. Dawes of Kvanston,
where Judge ami Mrs. Day of Canton,
personal friends of the McKinleys, will
also be entertained.
FIFTY SHOTS EXCHANGED.
Iilfl.-cr* find Crooks Have a I'llclinl
Untile Near Fort Heott.
Four Scott, Kan.. Doc. in. Chief of
l'olice Roberson anil two patrolmen of
this city engaged in a pitched battle
with six desperate men. supposed to
he crooks from Kansas City, last even
ing. The men were camped near this
city and had stolen goods In their pos
session.
\bout fifty shots were exchanged,
two of tIn* fellows were captured and
the other four escaped, hut it is
thought one is shot ill the hip. The
police went out to arrest ttie men. who
our tied tire on them from behind tree*.
The oft leer* returned the tire amt the
battle continued until every officer
had exhausted his ammunition.
\\ ith two captives ami a part of the
robbers' clothing the pollen retreated
and hurried to town after more efl’eet
ive weapons. They were reinforced
lyothci police and railroad detectives
armed with Winchester rifles. The
robbers fled fro u the recruits and
were pursued for a mile, when they
escaped in a thick thalier just at dark.
I rU|* *«»«'« t»y HU **«»•».
All % \ 1 A, !!*♦•. I A. A apart*
flection licit! yesterday in the Third
etfUtpvN'donal 4Uitrl«t toll ii ih* vimnijf
cans* «i l»\ tin* death of 4 harle* I*. t ris|*
resulted in the elrvttou »f 4 harlt** K*
4 risji eldest miii of tlic nisiiiaifiilshed
c\ *|«*al%er \ otiii^f Mr- l rU|», In r«
s|Mt|i-si« to m It lr/mtH from the Vllnttta
.1 mi rout uitvd that |M|irr "I urn in
favor »«f the iv*««*riiltUi*i of 4 ulut h% t!o«
I hitn) Mutes,**
**M *««' ttuuwilM IIUs«l
I.lwolV Nrli, lire In. 1‘he Mil*
premr «s»urt has decided that the |*a>
ill* ll* l'i M il« Veil.tor Mimm' of ||(i,*
M44‘ it* *%arrant* f»*r sutfar Isionii** to
the 4i%aar%l tmo|*tiiv 1% illegal I Hr
Mitiniui written o% * «> m in t%% toner I r*
%ia? v* as handed iinan yastvrda* af
tr uoMfi I her* *%as no dUatolittif
««l*oi!»in Mind l he o}Mt*U*4* v*as ti«%*nl
on a in iiHUftiili v*)t«h the lt>fi%iilum
>s iV»I* ti to Will * I \
l**iit« N«iidi44« |i«Imii* Hia4>
\V ohivmIuv IV l A I Ha llmnan
eoHimit I#*- uti ruli Has ilv«*y*d tu f itf
tht radroad %mutaitfas* tha
iHo «$** i whirl* 4 H* ftnan lVm««r*
H«* * **iii *i t**r to *W ta*Mr tio Mill, after
IHa K*iiM*v iv^A'Ns iit’l the 4a Ini la aii(
h 4m >(« Uk
V. ^ i4 tha I f H
■art *4 *i Van*, I i , ihb« »*. <« «,*«'
, MONEY IN ELECTIONS.
■ NEBRASKA’S SENIOR SENATOR
CALLS FOR INQUIRY.
Tl»# l.at# rrr»l<lrnfItil ('timpMlgn tit# ftolt*
Jrrt of ii lt«*4ohitloit *#nator Mnnfwn
of .Unbuiim I alia for Ai’tloti In Ciibun
Mrtitna Mut# Dcpurt ilt#ut t illiil On
for InforioatIon.
I'rurrrillrifi of lb# ll#9i»t#.
WtnitMifiiN, Dee. 111. Tho l!ev. T.
DcWltt Tnltnujfe delivered llio prayer
at the opening of tho senate to-day,
and, in the ahscenco of the vice presi
dent, Mr. Frye occupied tho chair.
The house resolution for a reees*
from next Tuesday to January ft was
reported favorably and agreed to.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska offered a
resolution for a committee of nine
senators “on the use of money in elec
tions." The resolution directs that the
committee shall “thoroughly Investi
gate the extent to which money, if
any, was used in connection with the
recent presidential elcetio i, either in
promoting the nomination* or in in
fluencing hi any manner the choice of
presidential electors, and to inquire
whether any such expenditures were
excessive, illlgltimstc, corrupt or
unlawful, es|N-eiall,v to inquire and
ascertain to wliut extent, for
such purposes, the owners of silver
mines, gold mines, the hunker*, the
manufacturer*, the ruilroadsor other
corporations and millionaire* of all
classes made contribution* and what
contribution*, if any, were made by
foreign persons or corporations."
Mr. Allen made no remarks on the
resolution, but sent to the clerk's desk
and had read several newspaper elip
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Ity So ei>nucctlot* with tlm reel-tit
election.
The rcsnltitlnn was then referred to
the eoiniulttee oil riintlllgellt expenses,
Mr. Allen remarking that lie earnestly
desired a. speedy report to tlm senate.
The hill vulidiiting eertain New
Mexico bonds was taken up. this house
amendment . agreed to. and (lie senate
amendments disagreed to. so that tlm
hill now glass to the I'r -blent.
Mr. I’lilmerof Illinois called up one
of the p. iishm lulls, heretofore vetoed
by the President, hut yielded to Mr.
Morgan for u speech on Cuba.
Mr. Morgan siiid: "I will confine
m.v remarks to eoiniudttts upon the
fuels stated In tIn- recent, annual intis
sage of the President and the report of
the secretary of state. I am notable
to discover that the President, has
made any specific I'ucoinmcndutIntis or
indication a- to any in tion lie deems it
proper or expedient for Congress to
take with reference to Spain or Cuba,
nor that In- has indicated any course,
except ii -.till patient waiting, that tlm
executive proposes to take. Congress,
thus left to il , own initiative, must us
Mime its own responsibility In a matter
of the most serious gravity. Congress
must give to the statements of the
President unhesitating aeeeptaneo as
to matters that were committed by the
con stlt lit Ion In Ids especial charge.
When In- undertakes to state the facts
that ulTcct our relations with other
powers we must accept those fuels
unless tin- disproof of them is over*
powering.
"This message Is therefore of the
most impressive Importance, us a state
ment of the lending facts and con
clusions that hear upon our duties in
respect to the conflict of arms which,
has riiged for over two years in tlm
island of Culm, and it has tlm support
of nearly all American belief. 1 have
not heard that Spuiii controverts any
statement of the president In his mes
sage. The evidence that comes from
private sources relative to tlm condition
of Cuba and the horrors of persecution,
rapine and extermination visited upon
the people of < uha. admits of no doubt
U i ivr I i > i » i iMiiMiii). i vw iv j/i «• m uvn
pictures mi incredibly inhuman and so
disgraceful to the civilization of this
age Unit it stuns the mind into disbelief
that, such tilings can be true.
“if war with the United States is
neeessary to reconcile the Spanish peo
ple to-tlic loss iif Cuba by foreign con
quest. said Vie. .Morgan, “we shall Im
compelled to meet Unit emergency. If
tlic destruction of Cuba is enough to
satisfy the popular sentiment of re
venge, we cun avoid a war witJi Spain
by remaining inactive while our ow n
people are being ruined or slaughtered
along with the Cubans. If w«e menu, to
tabu uu.v action towards stopping this
war of annihilation and extermination,
we have no time to lose ”
Mr. Morgan spoke of the resolution
of Congress at tlie last session which
he suid gave to the president the choice
of concurring' with tin- policy of Con
gress or delaying. The president
cliose delay. The war had coatinucd,
he »< iiI on. until it had reached the
dual ami desperate stage of a war of
devastation and e itcrusiiiatlou, with
tin- people of Cuba ns a prey to those
who ba*l M-t aside the usual honorable
usages of warfare, and hail become)
“roldsrrs, eut-throats, assassins, rsv
Uhers ami pirates
Mr. Morgan closed his Cnlutu s|werh
at f:l«oeloek ami the Senate agreed
to his resolution railing for informa
tion on the Colonelitor and other eases.
Harsh In %)aj«*r I Irujeata.
M mull*. Ih-c. Ik the report that
tupi.on l.eneral VWyler haa ordered
proeerd’ngs to tie taken against Major
I iriijriiu Is-, a us** the major, after the
death of \ntnUio Mans*- Wetlt to lla
vaua w tl.itut Ii*t fs i iiiissi-iii of tils
superior nittiers, Is causing d*sc**ttt* nt
iieir. owing to the i opulartt* **f
t truj* da ttlhoigh ill- ministers
I maintain reserve «ai the subject it is
| slated that the cabin**! toav consider
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CONSULATE UNDER GUARD.
Illtter Keeling In llavAnrii* Agnlnit I'nclm
Um.
TTAVAXA, Dee. lrt. — The United
States consulate general in this city is
under a special guard of armed police
men. This precaution is taken by the
Spanish authorities owing to the fear
that the indignation expressed by the
Spanish sympathizer* against the
United Stutes would find vent in an at
tack upon the consulate. There have
been fresh sign* of the hostile feeling
nguinst the United Stales in view of
the news from thereof the ardent sym
pathy fdt with the insurgents over the
death of Antonio Marco, and the alle
gations there of the manner in which
lie was killed. In the absence of Con
sul General Fit/.hugh lion the consulate
is In charge of Vice Consul General Jo*
espli A. Springer.
Nkw York. Dee. 10, From all parts
of tlie United Stutes, from Mexico and
from I’urls, telegram* were reec i ted
yesterday by the Cuban junta and by
prominent Cuban* In New York, in
which the correspondents expressed
their sympathy for free Cuba and
offered financial assistance to the men
who are making the tight for liberty.
One of the most ardent writer* woe
Herbert \V. Wolcott, chairman of the
Cuban American League, of Cleveland,
and brother of United States Senator
Wolcott. In Ids communication to
Fidel G. I’ierrcrti. Mr. Wolcott sold
the American horn clt.l/ens of Cleve
land were Intensely ciitliiiMiastio
and reprobated the murder of Mueeo
and Ills stuff. Money, Mr. Wolcott
said, was coming In faster than at any
time since the war begun and if men
were wanted there would bo no trouble
hi recruiting more than one regiment.
So fervent Istlm svinnuthv for Cuba
tlmt the Junta would not be ashed to
expend a dollar of Its funds for equip
ment or transportation, Mr. Wolcott
said, lie wrote tlmt members of tb«
11 r:u id Army of the Republic in Cleve
land, who were oflleers in the civil
war, bad volunteered to go with the
I'liiistwd men and assume command of
them in i ttIks.
In Florida, Louisiana, (leorgln and
the other (inlf states, the feeling seems
strong against Spain us evidenced by
communications received here. It is
slated by prominent ('uhutis that If
vessels can he got out of 1 his country,
It will he only a few days before many
thousands of arms and many chests of
u'lirmmition will lie lauded within tha
insurgent lines.
in tills city funds have been pouring
In to aid the Culmii cause and inuuy
inquiries are being made of the Culian
ntliehils as to the best way to transmit
funds ami supplies to the ui''ii who lira
lighting.
A LUMBER TARIFF WANTED.
Prul-rs <>r Twenty-seven Males I'iiim
Together at Olnelnlisll,
Cptitts vri, Ohio, Dee. Id. Pursuant
to n call issued by J, C. Dcfcbaugh,
publisher of the Tlmbermnn, and W.
li. ,lud*on, publisher of the Lumber
mun, 1.70 delegates representing twen
ty-seven states assembled here this
morning to taltu action for the better
protection of in hi Is* r interests. Mont
of the Southern delegates have beru
free traders, but all insisted that if
there was to be a protective tariff lum
ber should uot lie discriminated against
and that they would do all they could
to secure a tariff on lumber. They
stated that alt other articles used in
connection with lumber in all sorts of
construction were protected and that
the In in tier trade was now so de
pressed as t o require relief.
A temporary organization win per
fected with .1. A. Freeman as chair
man and, J. C. Dcfcbaugh mid W. IL
virMiertii nvi n uti ik v.
.Mi-. I i-cetiiun mailt) a vigorous speech
figuimd. t.hs-tariff of 18U4 at discrimi
natiug against lumber ami urged the
convention to take such action mi
would secure just treatment to tha
lumber interests in the tariff bill to bo
unacted by the coming Congress. Sew
retary I Vfchnugh read many letters
from the lumbermen who could not be
present, but win* pledged their oo-op
e rat inn in any action the convention
might take to secure a tariff on lum
ber.
The usual committees were appoint
rd hy the chairman and a division of
the work for the session of two days
was cure fully made. While the pros
-•nt purpose is to secure a tariff on lum
ber, yet a permanent organization ut
being perfected for the general inter
ests of the lumbermen in the future.
Oregon l.snit .Iran. Forfeited.
WashinuTON, I tec. 10. Chief Justice
fuller announced the opinion of tha
court in the ease of the i'nlted States
vs. the Oregon ,t < alifornia Railway
and the Oregon Centra! Railway com
iianirs. involving tit it-* to valuuhkt
lauds near Portland, Ore., naeersing
the dc-lsioB of the circuit court of ap
peal* for the Niutb circuit and sustain
ing the eonteutUm of the goeeruiucut.
I nry|tf» In l«ll MltutfA
W*«llltiVHM, I tee, tu. Post master
liciieral W ilson has issued an order an*
tending the bruise to house collecting
aud delivery system so aa to provide
for the sale of |>oslagv ami sja-eial de
livery stamps through outers to letter
carrier* »n »lii*s ..-mailed in a uiiiih*
official stump s-*tling mvclopa to ba
furnished by the Postal Itnpioveaiaat
company
I ease I* are I ■WritHilless
W tMiMfUt. I Vs. if T *M r«l»
vkara i-oiitritoiP.-as weea received
by tin- treasury of Ihf I Hilt4 Mil«l
It* |U) - |N*tN rtM# Mill IMwtoi
Alt.I n*i tM*. tMUli«tt ItltilUr
tuui!t*|M> tu tit til w h> «*r wlutt III*
t% m u’Ul- IN*# VMM
of ♦ t M tt't.l IN# ulb#r ul |V*t lb.14
were in btlia
ta I sag.See farm* a* **•-»
M %*otsoi--*, lira. It it- pivsaaia
tin. I rel-ai. of Miaamtri. baa lull el need
a raaJutse lo lawsd tha asi.lU*iiM
so a* to lengthen the term* of sir* »f
th- preside a I amt senators to eight
year* and of repreaentntlrea to but
> cam
tis--s| is <t* I* bn
\ as . s s. s. tin, ttaa , lies it -a
IVufnar Jam-’* lltgbv-iwar ->f tKn
."it., is organising a company of • -.-nag
men to g-> to . nba and >da the in«ar*
gvut*. Mr. It ght. >.*r has had nil*
- i I-.unlay *ud at nnu lime »st •
r«a'-tent of t a- a
