The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-20
STILL TALKING CUBA
Stewart FavOrs Passing Joint Res
oluton and Closing the Debate.
GIVE 1T ALL TO CLEVELAND
Gray Causes Amusement by Refer
ring to Hale as the "Senator
From Spain "-Caffery Says
There's No Evidence Of War.

Washington. March 1e.-In the senate
to-day Davis reported favorably a bill
to admit New Mexico to statehood.
Mills, who was entitled to the floor on
the Cuban debate. was sick and Stew
art was recognized in support of the
Cuban resolutions. He spoke of the
Intellectual effort of 125. 900 Spanish SOL
diers to put down the uprising. Cuba
was smaller In area than the state OF
Virginia. and yet Virginia had a debt
of less than $50. .ooo. 900 while $500. 900 900
of Spain's was secured by the customs
duty of Cuba. The greed OF Spanish
bondholders was at the bottom Of
Cuba's slavery to Spain. The Ameri-
can people thrilled with sympathy for
Cuba and yet senators stood here
quibbling over a report as to the facts.
Let us pass joint resolution" de-
clared Stewart. land throw the re-
sponsibilhty on the president for
thwarting the resolutions"
Gray said he regarded the original
senate resolutions as preferable and 1t
was consistent with the dignity of the
senate to insist upon the form which
had commanded such overwhelming
strength in the senate. There was no
reason why the senare should now
abandon it's position, thus contemptu-
ously sweeping aside an expression
first in point of time.
An objection arose when Gray as
serted that the present war was preci-
plated by Spain's failure to carry out
her promises to Cuba, made at the
close of the former rebellion.
Platt asked IL the committee on for
eign relations knew the assertion to be
true.
Hale insisted that Spain had carried
out every one of her promises. save
those of a minor character. Hale add
ed: II speak with some feeling be-
cause l am laboring under a sense of
indignation at the suppression OF
facts"
During his remarks. Gray caused
great amusement by the remark to Mr..
Hale: II call the attention of the SEN
ator from SPAIN" There was a round of
laughter in which Hale did not join
Gray referred to the Spanish bloody or
der in the last rebellion, declared to be
pirates anyone found in insurrection on
the high seas.
Chiffon followed Gray in support OF a
proper recognition of Cuban belliger-
ency, expressing his preference for a
l.
that the resolution should be In the
joint form. which would make II re-
sponsible in character. and IL should be
temperate in tone. He had no objec-
tion to the senate resolution. except
that IL was concurrent. And what he
asked, was TO be gained by a war with
Spain? He had no doubt that in the
event OF such war the United States
would. in the end, succeed, but IL would
be only after a prolonged strife. II we
want to go to war. why not make II on
Russia. i'm the interest OF exiles in ST.
IBERIA, or Turkey. in the interest of
Christian Armenia? The senator spoke
vigorously in closing In favor of giving
attention to our affairs at home before
starting on a crusade abroad.
Caffery opposed the resolutions on the
ground that no reliable evidence OF war
was at hand. Caffrey had not concluded
when the senate. at p. m. adjourned.