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ESTABLISHED 1887.
MAY NOT BE SEATED
Members of Congress Bringing South
Carolina Credentials.
J STARTLING RUMOR NOW AFLOAT
The Action Based on the State
Election.
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT
I
Ouarante?d by the Constitution is Charged
to Have Been Violated— A Lot
Os Rot.
Washington, Dec. 5. Although
there was talk before congress met that
the southern Republcans might try to
bring about congressional action on the
state constitutions of South Carolina
and Mississippi, which they claim are
designed to disfranchise their party,
there does not seem to be much likeli
hood that any effective steps in that di
rection will be taken. Some of the new
members have talked with, the house
veterans on the subject and have be
tome convinced that there is nothing
this congress can do, and that the only
practical way would be to bring the
questions involved into the supreme
court.
In the next congress, if it be a Repub
lican house, the status will be different.
Already there is talk among southern
Republicans that members who bring
credentials from South Carolina to the
next congress may be refused their seats
on the grounds that the state has not
the republican form of government
guaranteed by the constitution.
Murray of South Carolina, who was
the only negro member of the last con
gress, is back as a contestant for his old
seat, the certificate to which is held by
a Democrat. He claims to have been
counted cut and says ho has not the
Slightest doubt that he will be seated.
The Republicans of the state, he says,
notwithstanding the decision of the su
preme court, are preparing to bring the
question of the validity of the new con
stitution before the court in a form
which they think will require a re
version .
General opinion among the house
Republicans appears to be that this con
/ gross will be conservative in unseating
I the 32 members whose seats are con
tested. The Republican majority is so
large that there is no need to strain a
point, in unseating Democrats; so it is
pot likely to be done.
CONVENTION ADJOURNS.
South Carolinas Now Has a New Constitu
tion—Evans’ Speech.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. s.—After re
maining in session for three months,
less one week, the constitutional con
vention has at last completed the work
of framing a new constitution for the
state of South Carolina, and has ad
journed sine die. Seven members of the
convention voted against the final adop
tion of the new organic law. It has
taken a long time and no end of debate
to construct the new organic law, and
consequently many radical changes
from the old constitution have been
made, the five most radical being the
regulation of the suffrage, -with the
“understanding” feature, the increase
in the school tax, the imposition of the
graduated income tax, the putting in
of the dispensary laws regulations, and
the adoption of the anti-lynch law sec
tion, which is the only provision of the
kind in any state constitution. Then
there is the increase of the supreme
court to four justices and an endless
number of other important changes.
At two minutes of 9 o’clock the con
stitution was declared the organic law
of the state. The convention then went
into the committee of the whole with
Zlr. George Johnstone in the chair. Ap
propriate resolutions were adopted.
When President Evans again took the
chair, Mr. Bellinger, on behalf of the
delegates, presented him with a hand
some gold watch. President Evans then
delivered his farewell address, speaking
as follows:
There are times, gentlemen, places and
circumstances that bring the hearts of
men together. When the outside bicker
. ings, when dissensions, when animosities
are forgotten, and hearts that were di
vided become united and beat for one body,
I feel that this convention, representing
the sovereignty of South Carolina, now
rests in that condition. It has been the
cherished hope of the most of us that this
convention would be the means of framing
a law around which South Carolinians
could unite—around which a divided peo
ple could unite and bury past differences
and be brethren once more. I feel that
that has been accomplished. We came here
with some misgivings. We came here,
some of us, mistrusting one another. We
came here possibly thinking that some of
us in the heat of debates, in passion
would inflict wounds that would never be’
healed. I thank God that this has not
been the case. I thank God that this body
will adjourn; and I say it from my own
heart, and I Irelieve I but reflect the feel
ings and the sentiments of every delegate
upon this floor when I say that when we
leave here we leave it with no heart
burnings. We leave it a united people
■once more.
Gentlemen, you have honored me; my
people have honored me. You, represent
ing them in their sovereign capacity, have
honored me by putting me in this posi
tion. You have honored me with these
resolutions; you have nonored me with
this gift, which I shall cherish. And let
me assure you that as its hands mark the
fleeting moments of my life; as the years
pass by and the time draws nearer for my
departure from this world, I shall always
look at this and recall the memories of
this convention; the happy hours spent in
watching the people; watching the citi
zens with but one idea, making the law of
their state; with but one motive actuating
<tban>-?tba ha.nnuieM.of h.g' rvonla- and I
THE ROFIE TRIBUNE.
shall tuln Co tills aGCays with tlie happiest
of memories.
And now, gentlemen, in bidding you
goodby, in bidding you farewell, in ad
journing your deliberations, let me wish
you a happy Christmas, a happy New
Year, and may God cause His blessings to
shower upon you and upon the state for
which you have worked so hard. lam
satisfied that your work will live after
you. lam satisfied that an honest con
stituency will say, "Well done, good and
faithful servants.”
1 thank you, gentlemen, for these hon
ors. I have endeavored in youj- delibera
tions to be fair. I have endeavored to ex
hibit no passion. I realize fully the frail
ties of human nature and I realize fully
that I have not always conducted myselt
as I should have done: but I am satisfied
you will agree with me that it was an er
ror of the head and not of the heart.
And now, I bid you Godspeed, and ma’
Heaven bless our state as we go forth
hand in and, one heart and one people, in
vincible and prosperous. _____
STAMP THIEF CONFESSES.
A Negro Arrested Tn Washington Tells
How the Pilfering Was Done.
Washington, Deo 5. —William Wash
ington, a negro, has been arrested for
complicity ir.: the treasury cancelled
stamp steal, and has made a confession
which shows that the thefts had gone
on for months. The stamps, he says,
were not taken from the documents at
the treasury building, but the papers
were taken away in small quantities tc
different Jrouses where young girls, em
ployed at from 40 to 50 cents a day, re
moved such of the stamps and signa
tures as seemed valuable, and then
burned the papers.
It is estimated that Washington, and
' Edwards, who was arrested some days
ago, together have obtained from the
fileroom of the treasury about 25,000
old papers and destroyed a considerable
number of them after removing the
stamps. About 18,000 other stamps
have been recovered by the department.
A New Manufacturing Company.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. s.—The Bir
mingham Cotton Manufacturing com
pany with a capital stock of $150,000,
has filed articles of incorporation in the
probate office. The incorporators are
J. B. Cotton of Chester, Pa., and J. H.
Gray and James E. Webb of Birming
ham. The general purpose of the in
corporation is to manufacture cotton
and woollen goods, make cottonseed oil,
manufacture fertilizers and buy and
sell real estate and goods. Birming
’ ham is to be the principal place of busi
ness with branch places at Chester, Pa.,
and at different points in Alabama.
Want New Cruisers.
Washington, Dec s.—United States
Consul Monaghan, at Chemnitz, Ger
many, has supplied the state depart
ment with advance notes of an article
to be published by Admiral Wernei
upon the defenseless condition of Ger
man commerce in the event oi war.
The admiral cites figures to show the
vast magnitude of this commerce, foi
the protection of which the government
has made the insignificant provision of
four fast modern cruisers and argues
for an immediate allowance of 100,000,-
000 francs to build new cruisers.
An Indian Commits Murder.
Raleigh, Dec. s.—ln Robeson county,
Angus Archie Brayboy shot and killed
Mary Strong, his mistress. Both are
Croatan Indians. He suspected her of
being unfaithful and persuaded her to
accompany him a short distance from
the house late in the afternoon and shot
her in the temple. He told some of his
friends what he had done and immedi
ately left for South Carolina. He was
pursued and shot, but escaped. At last
accounts he had not been captured. The
coroner rendered a verdict charging
Brayboy with the crime.
Cubans Buying: Arms.
Hartford, Dec. s.—The Telegram
says: There is a very strong suspicion
that emissaries and agents of the Cuban
revolutionary party are here for the
purpose of buying arms of the Colt’s
Patent Firearms company and to see if
Pratt and Whitney’s people have any
machine guns that can be put together
on short notice. Several foreigners,
looking like Spanish or Cuban gentle
men, are said to have held a conference
in a hotel here, but'a search of the reg
isters of all the hotels failed to develop
any clue.
NOT A MARKED SUCCESS.
Tlie Government’s Scheme of Paying Ex
press Charges on Gold.
Washington, Dec. s.—The treasury
department has received a shipment of
SIOO,OOO in gold from the People’s Na
tional bank of Pittsburg, Pa., in ex
change for currency, and $5,000 from a
Washington, N. C., bank.
The government’s scheme of paying
express charges both on the gold and the
currency returned in exchange therefor
has thus far not been proven a marked
success.
Quite a large number of shipments of
gold on these terms have been received
since the promulgation of the new or
der 12 days ago, but the aggregate is not
as large as was hoped or expected by
the oflioials.
Senator Utops x*eacr.
Montreal, Dec. s.—Senator Murphy,
senior member of the firm of Froting
ham, Workman & Co., dropped dead on
the street here.
Stern Forfeits His Bond.
New York. Dec. s.—Private dispatch
es from Munich state that Louis Stern
of this city has forfeited 80,000 marks,
the amount of bail given for his appear
ance to undergo the penalty imposed
upon him for insulting Baron von Thu
engin. Mr. Stern’s respite expired on
Wednesday.
ROME. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER. 6, 1895.
CONFEDERATE DEAD
On the Chicamauga Batiltfieldf to Have
Monuments.
GEORGIA DOES THE RIGHT THING
Mr. Gray’s Bill Appropriating
$25,000 Passes. .
MR. BRANAN’S BILL IS PASSED
Making Fulton County Jailers Appointive
by the Commissioners—Other Work
in the Legislature.
Atlanta, Dec. s.—Mr. Brannan
called up his bill which places the man
agement and election of jailors in the
hands of the county commissioners of
roads and revenues, in the lower house
of the legislature this morning.
Tt was amended so as not to affect
counties which have local legislation on
this subject, and then passed. It ap
plies] to counties wherein there~"are
located cities of 64,000 inhabitants.
This is one of the most important
measures that have been introuded in
the house this season, affecting Fulton
county. It has been recommended by
three separate grand juries ia this
county within the last six years.
The bill by Mr. Gray, of Catoosa, to
make an appropriation of $25,000, SIO,OOO
next year and $15,000 the year fol
lowing, to the state memorial board to
mark by monuments and other suitable
memorials the positions occupied by the
Georgia troops that participated in the
battle of Chickamauga, in the Chicka
mauga National Military Park, was
brought up as asp cial order.
Representative s Gray, Lee, of Walker,
Boifeuillet, of Bibb, Howell, of Fulton,
and Jones, of Dougherty, speke en
thusiastically in favor of the bill and
paid glowing tributes to the Georgia
troops.
Mr. Branch, of Columbia, spoke
against the measure. He said it was a
painful duty, but he was conscientious
in his positi< n. He gave as his reasons
for opposing tnat it was unconstitutional
and that the time was inopportune.
He spoke of what he termed the liber
ality of the state to the widows of
soldiers and disabled veterans. He had
voted to grant these on every occasion.
The time would come when monuments
to the brave dead would mark the
country from Maine to Texas.
Mr. Boynton, of Calhoun, also op
posed the measure. His reasons were
summsd up in serious doubt as to its
constitutionality.
The committee of the whole arose, re
ported and went back into committee of
the whole. It arose again, and recom
mended to the house the passage of the
bill. The previous question was then
ordered, and at the close of the debate
by Messrs. Middlebrooks, of Newton,
and Hewett Hall, of Coweta, a vote was
take i, resulting in the passage of the
measure. Ayes, 90; nays, 42.
Prolonged applause followed the an
nouncement of the result by the speaker.
Mr. Boynton, of Calhoun, introduced
an important measure this morning to
amend paragraph vi. , of section 4 of
article iii. of the constitution so as to
prolong the session of the general as
sembly indefinitely and to pay the mem
bers salaries of S3OO each per session.
It provides a submission of the ques
tion to a vote of the people for final
judgment. The bill was ordered en
grossed and will be read a second time
tomorrow.
This afternoon the special order bill
to appropriate $50,000 for the Girls’
Normal and Industrial school at Mill
edgeville will come up for consideration.
On a resolution of Mr. Price, Hon.
Justus C. Adams, speaker of the house
of representatives of Indiana, was
invited to a seat in the house. He was
escorted to the speaker’s stand by Mr.
Price amid applause. Mr. Adams is
here to see the exposition.
IN THE SENATH.
It Was a Day of Debate and the Passage of
Unimportant Bills.
The session of the senate was occupied
some time this morning in a futile effort
to reconsider the bill lost yesterday to
prevent hunting and fishing on the
unenclosed lands of another.
All of the bills passed today were de
bated at length.
The first bill passed was the one
introduced by Senator Tatum to reduce
the fees of oil inspectors. It cuts off
the 5 per cent, allowed them in addition
to their salary of $1,500.
The populists are in the majority in
Jackson county, and there is a demo
cratic judge in charge of the county
court of that county. As the governor
appoints the judge, the populists con
cluded the bvst way to get rid of the ;
democratic judge was to abolish the i
court. The democrats in the county
are opposed to the abolishment. This
state of facts brought on quite a debate
this morning. Senator Johnson claim
ing that he represented the district, and
tnat senatorial courtesy, if nothing
else, ought to allow him to decide what
the people wanted. He was joined by
Senator McGregor in the fight for the
passage of the bill.
Senators Morton, Little, Brand, Whit
ley and Cuming opposed the bill. After ;
a brtezy and somewhat personal debate, •
the bill was lost, the five populists sena
tors voting for i r .
The senate pasted Senator Long’s bill
this morning to change the constitution
of the state so as to create tue office of I
lieutenant-governor. He is to preside I
over the senate, and have a salary of .
SSOO. and in the event of the death or
disability of the governor to exercise the I
powers of the governor.
SULTAN IS VERY SLY
He and His Advisers Are Pursuing a
Dilatory Policy.
WANTS THE POWERS TO DISAGREE
Frequent Cabinet Councils Held
Atthe Palace.
SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS HELD
The Ambassadors Do Not Deny that the Ac
. _ curd.of Europe'is Liable to l>9 .fl
Disturbed.
[Copyrighted, 1895, by Associated Press ]
Constantinople, Dec. 4, via Soafia,
Bulgaria, Dec. 5. the past 24
hours there have been frequent cabinet
councils at the palace, and several ex
changes of communications with the
representatives of the powers, but no
decision seems to have been arrived at
by the porte on the subject of the fir
mans demanded by the powers for the
passage of extra guardships through the
Dardanelles. The dilatory policy of the
palace people is continued, apparently
in the hope that some hitch will cccnr
which may put au end to the accord of
the powers. The ambassadors, do not
. ttempt to deny that the accord of
Europe is liable to be dist urbed at any
moment, and it is to attain this end
that the Turk is working assiduously,
night and day, with all the skill and
subtleness of eastern diplomacy.
Irritating rumors about the “real de
signs” of Great Britain are taken to the
Russian embassy by the agents of the
porte. and annoying insinuations con
cerning the “ultimate aims” of Russia
find their way, through the porte’s
agents, into the British embassy. Ir.
turn, the French ambassador hears sly
reports about the doings of the German
ambassador, and vice versa. So the
game continues, with the Turk still
ahead, in spite of the efforts of an appa
rently united Europe.
However, unless all signs are mis
leading, or the unexpected happens,
there will be a decided change in the
situation by Saturday.
The existence of a cabinet crisis here
has long been commented upon; but, as
a change of ministers is one of the old
est. aud most familiar moves of the sul
tan to obtain further delay, little or no
attention has been paid to the matter
beyond conveying to Abdul Hamid the
intimation that another change of min
istry would in no way alter the determ
ination of the powers to take any ac
tion they may think advisable under
the circumstances. All the Turkish
ministers are guarded and all are in fear
of their lives, not only dreading assas
sination at the hands of the Armenians,
but standing in great apprehension of
being summarily dealt with by the sul
tan, who is known to be irritated be
yond any previous degree at. everything
and everybody. Seeing the meshes of
the European net drawing closer and
closer around him every day, Abdul
Hamid is described as being frantic
with impotent rage and likely to wreak
vengeance upon any or all of his minis
ters, if he can only muster up courage
enough to do so.
There are more rumors than usual in
circulation regarding the massing of
Russian troops on the Turkish frontier
and the gathering of a Russian fleet
near the entrance to the Bosphorus. In
deed, it has been reported that several
Russian war vessels have been sighted
off the Black sea coast of Turkey and
nobody would be astonished to see Rus
sia’s extra guardship steam into the
Bosphorus from the east at about the
same time Great Britain's extra guard
ship passes the Dardenelles.
The United States ambassador, Mr.
Alexander W. Terrell, has received a
note from the porte to the effect that
new and more rigorous orders have been
sent to the Turkish officials in the dis
turbed districts to take every precaution
necessary to protect all foreigners and
their property and assuring him of the
safety of the American missionaries at
Caesarea, from where a disturbance was
recently reported.
It is reported here that Zia Pasha is
going to Berlin as Turkish ambassador
to Germany, in place of Tewfik Pasha,
who was recalled to be made minister
for foreign affairs.
A dispatch just received here from
Marash says that the American mis
sionaries there (the Rev. and Mrs. Lu
cius O. Lee, Miss Harriet A. Lovell,
Mrs. Etta D. Mardef and Miss Meda
Hess) are safe, and confirms the story
that the mission buildings were attack
ed by the Turkish troops.
The situation at Bitlis causes renewed
anxiety among the missionaries, as a
great many alarming reports of rioting
and bloodshed are in circulation. Ef
forts are being made to obtain accurate
information on the subject.
Russian Warships Io Readiness.
Berlin, Dec. 5. —The Cologne Ga
zette announced that a Russian squad
ron of seven battleships and nine torpe
do boats is anchored off Sebastopol un
der orders to hold itself in readiness to
sail at 24 hours’ notice. It is added that
the orders for assembling this squadron
were issued a month ago, when Russia
assumed that Great Britain might at
tempt to send war vessels through the
Dardenelles without the consent of the
sultan'of Turkey.
Not Regarded as Anything Nesr.
London. Dec. 5. —Referring to the
sensational statement of the Cologne
Gazette regarding the assembling of a
Russian off fiehas.toppl. it is
iwre oiLit for ye*.,*
past the Russian Black sea fleet ha
been under orders to be prepared for ac
tive service at any moment. Therefore,
it is added, there is nothing uew in the
situation.
Moreover, it is pointed out, a full un
derstanding has been established be
tween the powers in regard to the situ
ation in Turkey and no apprehension
exists of any one power taking inde
pendent action.
His Life In Danger.
Rome. Dec, 5. —A dispatch receive!
here from Constantinople, dated Dec. 5
says that Said Pasha, the president o’
the Turkish council of, state, and for
merly grand vizier, has taken refuge iu
the British embassy at Constantinople,
believing himself not only to be in dan
ger of arrest but fearing for his life.
GROVER AS ARBITRATOR.
The Claim of Italy Against Brazil Soon to
Be Submitted.
New York, Dec. ft—The Herald’s
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
sends word that the Italian minister to
Brazil and the minister of foreign af
fairs of the republic, have signed a drtlft
of a treaty submitting the claims of
Italy against Brazil to arbitration by
the president of the United States. The
treaty will probably be sanctioned by
the governments of both countries.
Tlje Italian claims against Brazil
arise from alleged outrages upon Italian,
subjects during the late revolution.
The Herald’s correspondent also tele
graphs that the government has decid
ed adversely in regard to the views pre
sented by France as the basis of arbitra
tion in the dispute over the territory of
Amalpa.
TERRIFIC GALE.
The British Channel Swept by Strong
Winds—Steamers Delayed.
Queenstown, Dec. 5.—A terrific gale
is raging in the British channel and the
White Star steamer Germanic, which
arrived from New York was obliged to
enter the harbor and anchor in order to
land her passengers and mails.
The departure of the White Star
steamer Majestic for New York is de
layed owing to the lateness of the ar
rival of the Holyhead mailboat at King
ston.
The British bark Royal Alice, Captain
Jones, from Rangoon, May 28, for Fal
mouth, is entering the harbor, partly
dismasted.
Will Retire Temporarily.
New York, Dec. 5. —A dispatch to
The Herald from Panama says: Presi
dent Caro will retire temporarily from
the presidency, General Rafael Royes,
minister of the interior, will act as pres
ident. The Herald’s correspondent in
Guayaquil, Ecuador, sends word that
the government forces, under command
of Colonels Moraes, Alfaro and Avella
mo, defeated the clerical troops near
Chapuy after two hours heavy fighting.
The rebels fled, taking refuge in Colom
bian territory. Many of them were
killed.
Plan Will Soon Be Published.
New York, Dec. 5. —Members of the
Olcott Reading reorganization commit
tee express the opinion that the publica
tion of the reorganization plan is immi
nent, but they decline to state whether
important modifications have been made
in the terms of the assessments upon
the junior securities. The committee
has been holding informal conferences
daily, but the first regular me eting has
been called for Friday.
Dynamite Guns Tested.
San Francisco, Dec. s.—The world’s
largest battery of dynamite guns was
given its official test here. The battery
is in the Presidio reservation on a high
hill, southeast 500 yards from Fort Win
field Scott. The trial was satisfactory
in all respects. The tests wete made
directly under the supervision of the
government board of officers, who have
the acceptance of the guns in their own
hands.
Foundered In Midocean.
Hamburg, Dec. 5. —Captain Patterson
of the British steamer Madura, from
Hamburg or Nov. 14 for Port Royal, S.
C., telegra- hs from Corunna, Spain,
that the Mi or . foundered in midocean
on Nov. 28. The Madura was a 3-
masted screw steamer of 1,470 tons net
and 2,324 tons gross register. She was
built at Stockton, England, in 1873 by
Richardson, Duck & Co. (limited.)
Suicided In the Presence of His Family.
Raleigh, Dec. s.—Police Officer Aus
tin of Durham committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with a
pistol. Death was instantaneous. The
deed was done at his home. Just after
he had eaten breakfast he drew a revol
ver and in the presence of his wife and
seven children took his life. The only
explanation of the suicide is that Aus
tin was temporarily insane.
Hundred Tlioutand Dollar Fire.
x Allegan, Mich., Dec. s.—The Chaffee
block, the largest business structure in
the town, was burned at an early hour.
Loss estimated at $100,000; partially in
sured. The first floor was occupied by
stores and the second and third by a
number of familes. Several persons
had narrow escapes but no one was se
riously hurt.
Fire on a British Bark.
Glasgow, Dec. 5. —The British bark
Arabia, from Calcutta on Oct. 22, has
arrived here damaged by a fire which
destroyed 500 bales of jute and several
hundred buqdles.of bides.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RESOLUTIONS GALORE
A Large Number Introduced In the Sen
ate During the Session.
ONE F R THE COINAGE OF SILVER
Petitions Presented For the
Recognition of Cuba,
ADJOURNED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
Corresponde-c**Relating to the Case of San
guilty Asked for-Mr. Ga linger Op
poses RetiringJGreenbacks.
Washington, Deo. s.—There was a
very good attendance when the senate
met at noon. The first bill introduced
was one by Mr. Mills (Dem., Tex.) for
the coinage of the silver in the treasury.
A bill introduced by Mr. Chandler
(Rep., N. H.) for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 15% to 1, the bill
to become operative when England,
Germany and France pass similar laws,
was listened to with great attention by
the members of the senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recog
nition of Cuba and from the legislature
of Montana against further issuance of
bonds were presented.
A fesolution offered by Mr. Call
(Dem., Fla.) was adopted calling upon
the secretary of state to send to the sen
ate the correspondence relating to the
case of General Sanguilly, an American
citizen sentenced to life imprisonment
for alleged complicity in the Cuban
revolution and directing him to procure
a copy of the record in the case if it is
not on file at the department.
Mr. Gallinger (Rep., N. H.) intro
duced a resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the senate that it was unwise
and inexpedient to retire the green
backs.
Mr. Mitchell (Rep., Or.) introduced a
resolution which was agreed to, calling
on the secretary of the treasury to in
form the senate why the construction of
the public building at Portland, Or., for
which an appropriation was made, by
the last congress, was not proceeded
with.
Mr. Call (Dem., Fla.) then addressed
the senate in advocacy of his resolution
for the recognition of the belligerency
of Cuban insurgents and for strict neu
trality by the United States in the war.
Mr. Call drew a graphic picture of the
ruin, misgovernment and barbarous cru
elty against which the Cubans were
contending and their long struggle for
freedom. He described the former rev
olutions and declared that the progress
against tyranny made by the native
Cubans who maintained, as we had
maintained in 1775, that just govern
ment must derrive its authority from
the consent of the governed, entitled
them to recognition as belligerents and
the neutrality of other nations.
He considered it an outrage that the
United States should not hold out an
encouraging hand to those who were
struggling for independence. But in
stead of speeding the Cubans on their
course, he insisted that this government
was actually retarding the revolution.
In fact, it was furnishing aid to the
Spanish tyrant.
“This government,” said he emphati
cally, “is responsible for many of the
outrages that have been committed. I
do not mean to say that the president
and his cabinet are responsible, but the
action of this government, negatively,
by not recognizing the insurgents as
belligerents in our ports and territory is
aiding the power of Spain on the island
of Cuba.”
In conclusion he described Cuba as
the Queen of the Antilles, the future
center of a confederate republic that
would include all the islands of the
West Indies and called upon the com
mittee on foreign affairs to consider his
resolution in the spirit of our forefath
ers and report it favorably at an early
day.
Then at 1:20 o’clock the senate went
into executive session and at 1:35 o’clock
adjourned until Monday.
The Republican senators met in cau
cus immediately after the adjournment
of the senate.
Senator Sherman, chairman of the,
caucus committee, announced the selec
tion of the following senators as a com
mittee to arrange the committees of the
senate: Mitchell of Oregon, Teller, Cul
lom. Quay, Platt, Chandler, Pettigrew,
Gear and Pritchard.
MR. SPOFFORD’S CASE.
The Report of the Treasury Auditor Has
Been Submitted to the President.
Washington, Dec. 5. —The report of
the treasury auditor on the shortages in.
the accounts of Mr. Spofford, the libra
rian of congress, has been completed,
and delivered to the president.
It is understood that Mr. Snofford has'
deposited from time to time the amounts
found to be due. with the exception of
a comparatively small amount as to
which there is some difference of opin
ion.
When questioned as to whether the
report disclosed any wrong doing on the
part of Mr. Spofford, beyond careless
ness and an extremely loose system of
keeping accounts, the treasury officials
declined to answer, saying that the
matter was entirely in the hands of the
president.
Carlisle'Will Report Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 5, —It is probable
that Secretary Carlisle’s annual report
will not be sent to congress before next
Tuesday. Various matters delayed its
preparation so that the secretary did
not begin writing it until the latter par t
of last week.