The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
CUBA'S CAUSE DEFENDED.
SENATOR MORGAN AGAIN. PLEADS
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60 he = Mere Petition for Deiay-Anothe,
Obstruetion ne soIutisn H Introduces
WAsBINoToN. March 16.-The Cuban question
secured the right of way again IT. the Senate TO.
: day. but only for a little while and Just at ths
= tail end Of the session. No headway was made
toward disposing OF It but Senator. Morgan sue.
ceeded In delivering the first portion OF his
speech In behalf of the adoption Of tho confer.
ence report, and Senator Elkins put In another
obstruction resolution. which was referred to
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations. The whole
day might have been given to Cuba but for the
: intervention of that all-powetful obstacle,
" senatorial courtesy
Senator Lodge desired to address the Senate
on the subject Of his bill restricting immigra-
ton. and Senator Pugh desired TO read an essay
on the subject Of silver, which he had been at
much pains to prepare. Neither silver nor i'm
migration was before the Senate in any form,
but when n Senator desires to make a speech on
any subject, at any time, or NJ any length, he
does 90 regardless Of the order of business. So
Senator Lodge to-day spoke his little piece and
had q good-sized audience. because he spoke
early In the day, but Senator Pugh addressed
= vacant chairs and empty galleries. There we're
only four Senators in the chamber while he was
speaking. and two Of them were engaged in
earnest conversation. The rain beat down upon
the glass roof In torrents. and the darkness re-
auired the turning on of the lights.
Before the dulness of the afternoon had set-
tied upon the Senate, however. Senator Elkins,
one Of the numerous "favorlte sons" now en-
tered Ia the Presidential race, gave a new turn
70 the situation with regard to the Cuban cues
ton BY introducing q resolution providing that
tha E0rei0n Relationa Corpittaa ahau Ia, h..
fore the Senate. before the vote shall be taken
on tho pending conference report, all the facts
regarding the situation In Cuba, to be set forth
fully and In detail. The Senators in charge Of
tho Cuban resolutions have already stated to
the Senate that they have presented In their
speeches all the facts which 1t would be proper
70 make public, and that they have been fur
, nished. for private use only. all the infor nation
on file in the department. The effort of the
West Virginia Senator, therefore, calling for
moro facts appears to be for the purpose of
postpoping the taking of a vote upon the con-
ference report and delaying the expression of
the sentiment OF Congress for n few weeks. in
accordance with the desires of the Administra-
ton and others who oppose recognition of
Cuban belligerency by Congress or the Execu-
tive.
This Is not the first time in the present session
that Senator ElkiDs has thrown himself into
u oreacn' ae IL were' Just al crisis IN the con-
sideration OF some important question. A few
weeks ago, when the Administrations was about
to Issue a sale OF bonds and when the final ques-
tlon was being debated In the Senate. Mr.. Ell
kins, just In the nick of time, introduced a reso-
luton reciting as the sense of the Senate that
no bonds should be issued until the public had
first had @ chance to buy them. The SEN
.tor and his friends think tho introdrc,ior
~. ~ No io' NINA 'no Ah.fouue'ioh
or Inns resolution was an inspired stroke, and
are convinced that It had more to do with
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tended popular subscription than any other one
cause, Having made a popular stroke Mt that
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"n'' e' no III e""'o h'A'i' mas nnaue All
other bid FOR popular endorsement by putting
obstacles in the way of the prompt dispositlon |
=, IN. c,ho, ,,..,i., a, .h.c.,.,. IL.
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luton has been referred to the on
Foreign Relations, and may be reported back
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tomorrow. us ADOPTION can accomplish little
II any good. because the Senate has already
adopted n similar resolution. calling upon the
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Cuban question In his possession. and the Secre-
larry of State 10 now printing 1t for transmits
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president Will write a special message on the