The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
ON TIE CUBAN QUESTION
SENdTOB ALIEN INTRODUCED 4
 JOINT RESOLUTION.

After That There Was . Lively Debate
 There Were Also Some Hot Words Ex-
 changed in the II ouse of Representatives
 Civil Service Resolution Reported Fa-
 vorably.
 Washington, March 11.-Mr. Pritch- ard, rep.., Of North Carolina, was ap- pointed on the committee on pensions in place of MT. Hawley, rep, of Con- necticut, relieved at his own request.
 During the morning business a joint resolution was introduced by MT. AL len, pop, of Nebraska, and was referred to the committee on foreign relations, authorizing and requesting the presi- dent of the United States to cause a thorough and rigid investigation to be made into the manner in which war between Spain and the belligerents in Cuba is being conducted; whether in accordance with the established rules Of civilized warfare; and whether un- usual and exceptional cruelties, bar barities and atrocities are and have been perpetrated by either party to- ward the other, and particularly toward non-combatants. The joint resolution appropriates $10,o00 for the expenses of the inquiry.
 The resolution heretofore offered by MT. Chandler, rep. of New Hampshire, for an inquiry by the committee on civil service into the expenses, of the senate for the past year, was reported back fayorably and placed on the cal endar.
 The resolution heretofore offered by MT. Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, to postpone until Monday, April G. the con- ference report on the Cuban resolution was laid before the senate and MT. Hoar addressed the senate in support of it. He said that the question of belliger- ency was a question of fact and it was reasonable that the usual precautions should be taken. The senate should have before it the finding of facts by the proper committee charged with it's investigation. This subject was dis cussed In the committee for several days and was then brought into the senate without any report, but accom- panied by a speech from Senator Mor- gan, who laid his sword on the table and asked Spain to take it up and de- clared his belief In the power of con- gress, without the president, to grant belligerent rights The other speech, that of MT. Sherman, contained quota tions from a work that was repudiated. Upon these statements, and without any presentation of facts congress was asked to act.
 MT. Morgan interrupted MT. Hoar to say that he was entitled to his own opinion as to the authority to grant belligerent rights and would express them whenever he saw fit. As mat ter of fact, MT Morgan said, the com nittee on judiciary of which MT. Hoar was chairman, had before it the ques- tion determining the nature of q con current resolution and involving the status of the Cuban resolutions them selves. There had been unusual delay there and the committee on foreign re- lations waited patiently but in vain for the light from that committee.
 MT. Hoar accused the committee of passing it's resolutions upon a statement contained in letter from the agent of the Cuban junta. MT. Sherman took exception to this statement, declaring that the letter came from the state de- partment itself.
 MT. Hoar was complaining of lack of information before the senate on the Cuban question when MT. Sherman call ed his attention to a printed document of 200 pages, containing message from the president and all the correspond- ence conducted by the state depart ment This document has been before the senate for more than two weeks and was open to the senate at all time, Il said MT. sherman, somewhat petu- lantly.
 q don't believe anybody ever read it. T retorted MT. Hoar.
 q quoted from that document in my speech literally" said MT. Morgan. 'and that speech was in the nature of re. port from the committee"
 Then" said MT Hoar. with apparent glee, you spoke for the committed when you laid the sword on the table and asked Spain to take it up. Is not that so, and did you not speak for the committee when you said there had beer 45,0 900 prisoners executed in Cuba?'
 MT. Morgan said he did rot speak fo1 the committee with regard to the exc. cution of prisoners, and added that the record had been deliberately misquoted He gave that as a quotation from g printed work and not as statement oi his own.
 MT. Hoar, quoting from one of the letters of MT. Seward on the subject ot belligerency to be read in the ear o1 Great Britain by the United States minister during our civil war laid par. ticular emphasis upon the word "de. liberate," and turning towards Mir Sherman, he said with touch of sar. casm in his voice, I'm afraid that word deliberate" is new to my honorable friend from Ohio and my honorabI, friend from Alabama. (NTr Morgan.)
 MT. Hoar said he did not believe the alleged facts before the senate were suf. ficient to overrule the great American authorities on international law. The senate was asked to put the seal of its condemnation on the doctrine of Lin. coin and Seward, and later the doctrine of Grant.
 Speaking of MT. Sherman MT Hoai said ''my honorable friend stand: worthily and will worthily go down ir history by the side of the great men ot the days of the rebellion. He stand. by Lincoln, Grant and Seward, and hi. own llustriouS brother to whom Cor