Evening star., 1896-04-08
TALKING FOR CUBA
Senator Turpie's Speech on Mr..
Calls Joint Resolution.
WOULD Send 4 NAVAL FLEET THERE
He Criticses the Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

Mr.. Gallinger (N. H) read to the Senate
today petition signed by the mayor and
aicermen and many citizens of Portsmouth,
n. H., urging that the atrocities against
Christians in Turkey had reached such q
stage that the United States should effect
an alliance with Great Britain and other
Christian countries. that the fleet of the
combined powers be dispatched to Turkish
waters with view of establishing a pro-
tectorate of Christian powers over Ar
menfa, and IL need be to take Constanti-
nople. The petition also deprecated the agi-
tatlon between the United States and Great
brltaln and Venezuela, and urged a speedy
settlement.
MIR. Lodge G1ass) gave notice that he
would take up the immigration bill on the
10th instant. and Mr.. Nelson tAiinn) said
ne would submit some remarks on that
subject
The bill was passed granting a pension Of
40 monthly to the widow of Major General
Charles s. Hamilton.
Debate on Ranking.
Something of a debate on banking came
Up on Mr.. Teller's request that a bin re-
curing national banks to keep their re-
serves in their own vaults be referred to
the committee on finance. Mr. Teller said
there was a congestion of money in the
that the law permits bankers TO keep their
reserves in New York city, drawing interest
and thus taking the funds from local use
He regarded this as very detrimental. Last
september $2o0,ooo,OV0 of this out side money
was tied up I'm New York. 1t tended to in
crease speculation. He was informed that
I5 per cent of these funds were used In
stock SPECULATION and not in legitimate bus
mess. He urged the finance committee to
devise some method of reform.
Mir. Hoar CMassD agreed with Mr.. Teller
that reform was necessary. Since the
rational bank law went into force the prac-
tice had grown up of having outside banks
deposit their reserve funds in the large
cities in order to get the interest II pre-
vented the former reciprocity OF interest be-
tween the local borrowers and the local
banks. The borrowers now dealt through
brokers who dealt with the large cities.
Gradually, said Mr. Hoar, We were building
up two huge binations-one the money
borrowers ani the other the money lenders.
In case Of panic the whole structure would
tremble as though a nerve had been touch
ed. In his opinion, the banking law should
be amended so as to prevent the payment
OF interest on reserve deposits in all cases.
Mr.. Morrill,. chairman of the finance COM
mttee, said both the Senators were mis-
taken, as banks Of standing did not pay
interest on reserve deposits.
Mr.. Hoar IL gisted that they did, and
cited the Boston banks, which. he said,
paid per cert on outside deposits. The
bill went to the france committee
Bills were passed authorizing bridge
across the Chattahoochee river at or near
Columbia, Ala; for the improvement Of the
roads at Gettysburg National Park.
To Send n Fleet to Cuba.
Mr.. Turpie Qnd) was then recognized in
support Of the joint resolution of Mr.. Call
for the sending of a United States fleet TO
Cuban waters to protect Americans and to
prevent Spanish barbarities. Mr.. Turpie
said this resolution was full of meaning.
considering the remarkable change of front
of the chairman of the committee on for
eign relations CSherman) and the Senator
from Massachusetts, UIoaO in their conduct
of the Cuban campaign. This resolution
proposed to send a United States naval
force to Cuba During the Chilean trou-
BILE our fleet was sent to Chile and exer-
cised most salutary influence. And now, on
the same errand and with the same pur-
pose. United States fleet should proceed
to Havana.
Tkis resolution was the natural out
growth of the inertia, inaction and obstruc-
ton of the chairman of the committee on
foreign relations (Sherman) since he took
refuge in the crypt of conference commit
tee. Mr.. Turpie severely criticised Mr..
Shermar's abnormal proceedings" in ham
ding the Cuban resolution. He also refer
red to the lingo jargon' of Mr.. Lodge-a
gentleman who was able to clothe ex-
citing question with all the Gullness Of
commonplace.
Kind Of Intervention He, Wants.
Mr. Turpie ridiculed the resolutions offer
ed by Mr.. Sherman. These had proposed
Intervention but the honorable chair
man did not say on which side We would
intervene. 1t was not disclosed by this re-
markable document whether We were to
intervene to restore the grasp Of Spain on
Cuba, or in behalf Of Cuba to throw of
that grasp.
when the time comes for Intervention"
exclaimed Mr. Turpie, Il am for interven-
ton on the side of Cuba, for the sake OF
s,,5- ,1.1pa s5, rrr1
reason" The Senator said that the great
ness of a question was often obscure9 by
the indifference of its presentation.
Here was a war raging for year, ard yet
in the twenty or thirty speeches by Mr.
Lodge and a like number by Mr.. Sherman
before he retired to the cave of Abdalla, all
that could be learned were the CALCULATIONS:
There is war in Cuba and Great Is the
Cuban question:.
Mr.. Sherman sat across the aisle. smiling
at times, while Mr.. Turpie proceeded with
his vigorous arraignment of the misman-
agement Of the Cuban resolutions.
The Condition Today.
Mr.. Turpiss proceeded to describe the con-
dition of Cuba today. Two-thirds of the
| island was within the embrace of the revo-
luton; the other third was debatable
ground, where skirmishes and fighting was
going on, and he showed in much detail the
status of affairs. This he said, had not
even been touched upon by Mr.. Sherman,
although of vital considerable.
THAT Senator has appeared as afraid as
Gen. Weyler to look into this question, TO
go over the territory. He has not even
looked over the fence
Mr. Turp!e took up in detail the condi-
tiors existing in Cuba. He conceded that
exact official informa ton was measer. Yet
the minute men of the press and the
mass of general correspondence on the SUBJ
ject established certain general essential
principles showing fragrant condition OF
war existing. The Senator said he had per-
scnally collected data. He had kept tally
of raids by the Spaniards on country stores
until they ran into scores. He had noted
the raids involving attacks on women and
children. From this data, he said, he drew
the first essential conclusion. that the coun-
try store, that type Of civilization, was
widely established throughout the territory
occupied by the insurgents. The existence
of the country store meant that there were
no bandits and pirates, as charged by Span.
ish officials, nor thieves and burglars; that
the debtor and creditor of the store was
crescent; in short, that the reign of justice
the first requisite to social organization,
existed.
Gen. Wey1er's Amnesty.