The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-10
SENATOR HALE ON CUBA
he Asked SanaiOTstO Contrast Cuban IRSur-
rectlOn With the American Civil War.
MERE FIGHTING DON'T CONSTITUTE WAR
There Must He Military Forces Act.
Ing Under Military Rules and Laws
-Gcnerai Grants Messnge Touch.
Ing Heligercncy Was sound prnc.
ticni Sense Said the Speaker.


Washington, March 9.-Housc-
Among the bills passed to-day under
unanimous consent in the House were
the following:
Limiting TO 10 cents per copy the maxi
mum price for copies of patent specii-
cations.
To print 10000 copies of the book on
agriculture by the Department of Ag-
riculture.
Mr.. Hendricls tDcm). of Kentucky,
was assigned TO the banking and Cur
cnecy Committee i'll place of MIR. Cowen
Den) of Maryland.
Chairman Daniels. OF tho Election
committee No. ., gave notice that he
woui1 on Wednesday call up the con-
tested election case of Aldrich VS. Rob-
bins, from the Fourth District of Ala
bama.
Under tho rules District of Columbia
business was then taken M ana the fol-
lowing disposed of:
Fixing the price of gas at 81 per 900
fec, in Washington city and sl25 In
GeoI oIgetown
'hholishing days OF grace on promis-
sorry notes. etc
Incorporating the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese OF Washington.
To establish Il free public library, the
expense Of which shall be borne hy the
district alone: to establish an asylum for
the cure and care OF int!nriates.
The rest of the session was devoted to
the further consideration. in committee
OF the whole, Of the postotiie apprnpria-
ifon bill. Without disposrg of ii the
committee rose and at 5:l5 y. III. the
House adjourned.
THE WORK OF THE SENATE.
The Cuban helligerency resolutions as
reported from the conference committee
did not have the plain sailing In the
Senate to-day which the resolutions of
the same general import had when they
wsrr reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations. = that time there
was practically no obstacle interposed
to them; hut to-day when the conference
report was taken up. 1t VAS attacked
by Mr.. Hale. Of Maine, In two hours
speech of great force and earnestness,
and then 1t had to give way 10 the report
nf the Committee on Privileges and
Elections 10 the effect that Mr.. Dupont
is entitled 10 the vacant seat from the
State Of Delaware.
The negative OF that proposition was
asserted to-day IN speech by Mir. Tur-
pie (DcmD, of Indiana. one of the mi
Eortty Of the Committee on Privileges
ana ElcctionS-hiS contention being tina [
MIR. Watson, while acting Governor of
Delaware, was STILL in law and I'm fact
Senator in the State Legislature, and
had right To vote In the General AS
Sembly. and that his vote being counted
MIR. Dupont had not ma iority of the
votes cast.
The question may come up to-mor-
row whether report of Il conference
committee is not matter of higher pri-
vilege than the claim 10 II seat In the
Senate. Mr.. Sherman. II is understood.
holds that IL Is.
There were large crowds I'm the gal
leries al he opening of the session this
morning In anticipation OF action and
discussion on the Cuban resolutions
The Chapla!n's prayer was terse and
comprehensive. II was comprised in
single sentence. and was an Invocation
to the Divinity TO stretch out thy right
hand TO be n defense against all our
enemies"
Numerous petitions were presented
from The States of Delaware. South Da-
kUta. Kentucky, and Arkansas In favor
Of recognizing God i'm the Constitution of
the United States.
A bin for the punishment of offcnses on
the high seas Tevot. mutiny. assault,
and rioO was reported from the judi
ciary Committee and was. after some op-
position OH the part OF Mr.. Call. passed
At lilo p. Iii. Mr. Sherman called up
the conference report upon the Cuban
resolutions.
Thcrcupon Mr. Hoar offered rcgolu-
tion, which went over under the rules
that the consideration of the conference
report relating to Cuba be postponed
until Monday. April 9Th. and that the
Committee OH Foreign Relations be di-
rccted 10 report the fact which in its
optlaon Justify the adoption of such
resolutions, with the evidence therefor
MIR. Iioar also offered resolution
which was agreed to, requesting the
president 10 communicate to the Senat e
all the facts i'm his possession relating
10 the existing conflict in the Island of
Cuba and especially such as affect the
interests and duty OF the United States
In the premises.
The conference report on the Cuba n
concurrent resolutions having been laid
before the Senate, Mr. Hale spoke in on
position to II. He was one Of the few
Senator's, he said. who had voted
against the concurrent resolutions and
he had seen no reason since to regret
his action; he should vote against the
conference report. He did not feel tha /
on SO important n matter. closely In
volving relations with hitherto friend
ly power the SeEate possessed informa-
tion 10 justify a recognition of belligrr-
ency against friendly government and
In favor of the Insurgents on the Island
OF Cubn. He had not believed then that
the iniianGr1tory appeals that were
made by Senators. Eased on alleged
statements of atrocities and horrors on
the Island of Cuba were sufficiently