| Show WILL BE TRIED IN CUBA Senate Passes Bill Providing for Extradition II I I I I f i SENDS NEELEY TO ISLAND ii j I i 1 I Measure as Ajucnded Provides that Alleged Criminal Shall be Pun wished Under the Laws of Cuba as Administered by Cuban Courts Last of tho Supply Bills the General Gen-eral Deficiency is Passed as Also tho Emergency River and Harbor Bill Philippine Bill Discussed I Washington June 2ftflr an ex tcnded debate the Senate today passed the 1111 providing for the extradition of persons who have committed certain crimes In Cubafrom tho United State to the Island As 1 amended the bill provides pro-vides that the alleged criminal shall be punished under the laws of Cuba as administered by Cuban courts The last of the appropriation general deficiency was passed as also was the emergency river and harbor Jill l providing for numerous surveys and for certain other public works Mr Clay and Mr Stewart addressed the Senate at length en the questions Involved Sn the government of our Insular In-sular possessions MESSAGES OF PRESIDENTS Soon after the Senate convened today a concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the printing of 16000 sets of messages and papers of the Presidents Presi-dents 10000 sets to be sold at the actual ac-tual cost of publication and COOO seta < to bo1 placed at the disposal of the Senate and House NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL Mr Morgan chairman of the Committee Com-mittee on Jnteroceanlc Canals made a reuest that the socalled Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill should be made the special order for consideration at 2 p in on Monday December 10th the J second Monday of the next session Mr Morgan said he realized the im posslblllty of obtaining consideration oof the bill at this session Ills request was agreed to GENERAL DEFICIENCY MEASURE When the morning business was concluded con-cluded the Senate concluded consideration E considera-tion of the deficiency bill An amendment amend-ment was offered by Mr Morgan and agreed to appropriating 13568 to reImburse re-imburse the Maritime Canal company of i Nicaragua for expenditures In aid of the commission used by act of Congress Con-gress known as thc Ludlow commission commis-sion for Inspection and survey ot the Nicaragua canal I EXTRA PAY FOR EMPLOYEES An amendment wa offered and after some discussion agreed to paying an extra months salary io the employees of the Senate and House of Repicenta tlves I After several minor amendments had been made to the bill it was reported tothe Senate the amendments agreed N to and the bill passed This Is the last of the general appropriation bills SIOUX PITY AND PACIFIC DEBT Mr Allison called up a bill authorizing authoriz-ing the Secretary of the Tieasury and the Secretary of the Interior and the AttorneyGeneral of the United States to make settlement and adjustment with the Sioux City Pacific Railroad company or Its indebtedness to the r United States I AMENDMENT REJECTED Mr Harris offered an amendment I prdvlding that the commission created by the bill should not accept less than the full claim of the United States principal and interest In support of his amendment Mr Harris contended that there was an effort being made to settle a debt of 1200000 due by the railroad to the United States Government Govern-ment for about 300000 The amendment amend-ment was rejected 16 to 32 BILL IS PASSED Mr Harris then offered another amendment providing that the commission com-mission created by the bill should repot re-pot to Congress In order that Its work r might be reviewed This amendment too was rejected IS to 37 The bill was passed as It came from the House TO EXTRADITE CRIMINALS The substitute proposed by the Senate Sen-ate Judiciary committee for the House bill i providing for the extradition of alleged al-leged criminals from the United States to Cuba was called up by Mr Fairbanks Fair-banks STEWARTS AMENDMENT Mr Stewart proposed to alrlko out tho provision of tho proposed law that the Judge shall be satisfied that proper provision exists for securing for the accused a speedy and fair trial for Much offense where he will be Informed oC the nature and cause of the accusation accusa-tion and be confronted with the witnesses I wit-nesses against him and have compulsory I compul-sory process for obtaining witnesses In his favor and have the assistance of counsel for his defense ANTAGONIZED BY HOAR Mr Hoar chairman of the Committee on Judiciary antagonized the amend niunt holding that every American had the rights assured to him In this cofin try as It was proposed by the provision quoted to give him In Cuba TELLER IS CAUSTIC In a somewhat caustic speech In favor fa-vor of striking out the provision Mr Toller maintained that the alleged criminal ought to be gatlafied to be tried by the courts now In existence In Cuba under the authority of the United States SHOULD TAKE CONSEQUENCES Mr Tlllman said It seemed to him that when an American accepted an appointment In Cuba and broke the law and brought disgrace upon his country al the same time he ought to taketho conscqrOnces as they might be meted out to him by the laws of the country where ho had committed his crime CRIMINALS MIGHT ESCAPE Mr IBuoon referred to the alleged conspiracy of Capt Carter with Gay nor and Green at Savannah Co whereby he said the Government was swindled out of about 52000000 He paid Gaynor and Green were the men who had committed offenses while Capt Carter was In prison A Federal Imlgo In New York had refuacd re ontly to extradite Gaynor and Green to Georgia for trial and they were free now He cited his Instances he said to Indicate a fear that a majority of criminals at which the pending bill was aimed might escape WILLING TO ACCEPT IT Mr Fairbanks said he wan willing to accept the amendment There had been a divergence of opinion In the Judiciary committee as to the provision but he had favored Its elimination from the bi from the beginning V SENATOR RAWLINS VIEW Mr Rawlins doubted the f desirability of 1 lied I11 eliminating that Mr Chandler It the provision Imld he was from satis tho 1 1 I ought not tobo In the J meMur I 1 11 illal < i opposed the ri in amendment I declaring we ought not to oxlradlto JU1 1 Amercan citizen to a counirv laws different hich had R system of from our own ISSUE AS HOAR SEES IT Mr Hoar said the plain issue was as to whether an American citizen presumably pre-sumably Innocent should be taken to Cuba and tried as Droyfus had been tried Yet as the session was nearing an end he was not dlsppsod to prevent the passage of tin bill with 01 without I the proviso The proviso was stricken outIG to Oand the bill passed without with-out division PHILIPPINE BILL DISCUSSED The Philippines bill was then taken Up and Mr Clay of Georgia made a speech on the tremendous growth of public expenditures I since early days MI Stewart then addressed the Senate Sen-ate on the Philippine question He argued ar-gued that the treaty of Paris was the law V of the land Every American citizen citi-zen Is bound by It To advocate a cause of Agulnaldo Is io oppose the law of this country Sympathizers with Agulnaldos cause cannot extenuate exten-uate their course by the employment of such terms as imperialism and militarism CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED The advocates ot Agulnaldo have I challenged the forces of the Admlnls trallon to a battle at the polls and that challenge hat been accepted The r result could not be doubtful rho American people will support the Administration I Ad-ministration I He said Cuba was the key to the Gulf of Mexico and should always be I controlled by the United Stales He I was inclined to the belief that Cuba I eventually would be annexed to the United State by the wish of the Cubans Cu-bans themselves IN MEMORY OF GREENE Mr Allen presented resolutions In memory of the late William L Greene a representative from Nebraska Eulogies Eu-logies were pronounced by Senators Allen Al-len Turner and Thurston Resolutions I expressive of the sorrow of the Senate were adopted and then as an additional addi-tional mark of respect the Senate at j4o p m adjourned until Monday at I 10 a in V |
