Show ANNEXATION OF CUBA Joint Resolution Providing for Its Admission ELKINS INTRODUCES IT At Senators Suggestion the Matter Was Not Eofeircd to a Committee but Was Allowed to Lie on Senate Table He States That Texas Was Admitted Under Precisely the Same Terms as HIs Measure Provides Says It Would Settle the Tariff Difficulties Washington Tune JIPhe Nicaragua Nicara-gua canal bill was before the Senate 1 for a short time today Mr l Morgan of I Alabama continued his speech In support sup-port of the measure and In criticism of the Panama project The District of Columbia appropriation bill wos passed and a large number of private pension bills wore disposed of Mr l Klklny 1 hILt otltmctnd a Joint resolution resolu-tion providing for the annexation of Cuba and its admission as a State of tilt I rnlon The resolution Wlttl not ix ferrfd to a ronimillue I but was at Mr JClklnss suggestion allowed to lie on the table WHAT UI3SOM1T1ON PROVIDES The resolution grants the conKOtit of Congress to the erection of the TVpub iiI of Cuba as a State of the Union to be called the State of Cuba with a republican re-publican i form of I government a constitution con-stitution to be adopted by the people of said republic by deputies in convention con-vention assembled with the consent of the existing government t A condition Is I specified that time annexation an-nexation of tin proponed Stale Khali bo submitted to Congress not later t I than January 1 J901 There also In a provision pro-vision I that inc debts of Cuba tihall not i become a charco unon the General Government There I is nlpo an nHofna lIe provision giving ihs President authority au-thority l If he prefers to proceed in amore a-more direct way 101 Cubas admission as a Slate Tills provision permit I the admission under tlhe termy of the resolution reso-lution Itelf I Instead of proceeding to submit the n solution to Cuba as an overture on the part of the United States If this latter course is pursued It State Js to be formed out of the political politi-cal republic of Cuba with a republican republi-can form of government and with representatives rep-resentatives Jn Congress and be admitted ad-mitted into the Union by this act on an equal footing with the existing Slates as soon us the tennH and conditions con-ditions of buch admission shall be agreed upon by thc Governments of the Republic of Cuba and the United Stalest The resolution 1 provides for hen he-n of 100000 to carry its provision into effect J3LKINS EXPLAINS Senator Elkins speaking i of the resolution reso-lution said that Texas was admitted under precisely tho same terms as this resolution provided for Cuba lie said he preferred the admission of Cuba In preference to granting 0000000 a year on her account cut of the revenues without knowing where It would goBy go-By providing for the admission of Cuba Cu-ba there would be no moll dilUcultlcK In the Republican party on the subject of tariff relations with the Islond SURVEY ISTHMUS OF DARJI3N A joint resolution wta offered by Mr Scott of West Virginia providing for the detail of an engineer ofiicor of the army to direct a survey on the Isthmus of DarJen to verify surveys already made for an Interoceanic en mini at ho narrowest part of the isthmus The measure was ordered to lie on tho table 1 On motion of Mr Allison at the suggestion sug-gestion of Mr 1 Morgan the Senate dc Ided to meet at 11 oclock a m or next Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday At 4 p in the Senate listened lo eulogies eulo-gies on the laic Representative Stokes of South Carolina by Mr Tlllman and Mr ATcLaurln At 4 133 p in the Senile Sen-ile adjourned |