Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-14
HOAR ON CUBA.
the Senator Counsels Postpone
ment Of the Cuban Question.
THE POST OFFICE BILL PASSED.
Speeches for and Az INST Having Gsd IL
the Coustitution-Tho venezueian
boundary Dispute Likely Soon
to lie Settled.


to lie Settled.
WASHINGTON. March l2-The Cuban
debate in the senate has advanced to
tho stage OF one Of the great debates
Of the American congress, and the
speech yesterday Of Senator Hoar was
another eventful feature OF the dis
cussion. In this debate the senators
and the crowded galleries are kept at
nigh tension by such stirring themes
Ms war and patriotism and liberty. Mr..
Hoar's speech was notable In setting
forth the conservative view of the sub
ject and urging postponement Of ae.
ton until April g. This developed
many sharp controversies with Mr..
Sherman and other senators. In the
main the speech was plea for calm,
digniiied and judicial action, instead OF
the excitement and disorder of the mob
and the imprisoned speech OF orators
Mr.. Hoar characterized his colleague,
Mr.. Sher man, as one OF the great
statesmen OF the country, whose name
would 20 down in history along with
that of Lincoln, Grant, Seward, Fish,
and his illustrious brother, and he be-
sought the Ohio senator not to obliter.
ate this brilliant record by hasty and
unguardcd action on the Cuban ques-
ton. Mr.. Hoar did not confine himself
TO Cuba, Tut spoke against congress
sional mcddling in any foreign negoti-
atoms. In this connection he paid a
glowing tribute to Secretary Olncy,
and while differing with him politi-
cally, Mr.. Hoar said the secretary was
n clear.headed, old-fashioned Massa.
chusetts Yankee, who could be safely
trusted with our foreign negotiations.
The senator added like tribute to the
sincerity OF President Cleveland in
dealing with the Venezuelan question,
and declared that any action by con-
grcss attacking the presidents course
would be IN attack on Anne rica.
Mr.. Allen, OF Nebraska, offered the
first development rs to Cuba in the
form OF joint resolution authorizing
and requesting the president to make
thorough and rigid investigation into
the present state OF war in Cuba;
whether 1t is being conducted in nc.
cordance with the rules of civilized
warfare; whether extreme crueltics
are being practiced by either side, par.
ticularly toward non.com batants, and
nppropriating $4,000 for the purpose
Of the presidents investigation. Mr..
Allen did not press for immediate nc.
ton and without debate 1t went to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Iloar was then recognized on his
resolution postponing the entire Cuban
question until April 8, and directing
the committee on foreign relations TO
make an inquiry in the meantime. His
resolution for postponement lost its
parliamentary status ut two o'clock
and went TO the calendar, Mr.. Sher.
man announcing that from this time
forward he would press the privileged
questionable conference report accept
ing the house Cuban resolutions.
The house yesterday passed the post
Office appropriation bill, which has
been under consideration since last
Friday. The feature of the debate was
the attack on the "spy system" in con.
nection with letter carriers
ABOUT GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-Speeches
were listened to yesterday by the
house judiciary committee from large
delegations OF clergymen and others
who advocate and antagonize the bill
recently introduced by Representative
Morse, OF Massachusetts,, to place the
name OF God in the constitution Of the
United States The meeting was some.
what novel in its character, majority
OF the spectators being women. An
American nag was brought into the
committee room by the opponents Of
the bill, in which was tied great
bundle of protests and circumstances
forwarded by various organizations
THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
WASHINGTON, March l2-It is ru-
mored here that 1t Is not improbab BILE
that the dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela over the boundary ques.
ton will be settled by President Cleve-
land and Lord Salisbury without the
Intervention of the Venezuelan CON-
mission. II is also said the president
has been aware of this for several
days.
FUNDS FOR LOCATING TIE wYANDorTEs.
WASHINGTON, March l2. - Senator
Baker has introduced bill appropri-
ating sil, 900 to be used In locating the
Wyandotte Indians, of Wyandotte
county, Kan, on land in the Cherokee
nation.