The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-18

icism of Spain would lead her to take
up the guage of war, no matter how
mild and proper the course of congress
might be-
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The Cuban resolutions were taken up
in the senate today.
Mr.. Morgan continued his speech in
support of the resolutions.
Mr. Elkins' resolution directing the
committee on foreign relations to re-
port thu status of the Cuban war, went
oyer until tomorrow, after a conference
between Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Mitchell (Oregom complained
that the Cuban resolutions were max
ing no Roadway and said if the Cuban
question could not be disposed of in q
reasona BILE time. he must insist on go
ing on with the Dupont election con-
test.
Mr.. Sherman responded that he saw
no reason why the Cuban question
could not be disposed of in day or so,
but he did not desire to cut off
speeches. He would insist on keeping
the Cuban resolutions before the sem
ate to the exclusion of any other sub
ject, yielding only to speeches.
PUGH AND SILVER.
Mr.. Pugh (Ala.) was recognized for
continuance of his silver speech begun
Yesterday. He argued that the move
ment for an international monetary
conference was futile, as England
would not consent to it.
Senator Pugh declared that if the
friends of silver in the three political
parties could be united on one man
they would elect a president by An
overwhelming majority. But, unfortu-
nately. the friends of silver were fight
ing each other in separate political or
CARNATIONS. and this was the greatest
and che only obstacle in the way OF
their success in the next presidential
election. Ii was utterly unreasonable,
said Mr. Pugh. to expect free coinage
Democrats. who constitute four-f1ftns
of the party. to go over TO the Popu-
list party. made up of a mere frac-
ton of the friends of free coinage. Mr..
Pug-h concluded at las p. m.
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
were then taken up, and Mr. Morgan
of Alabama proceeded with his speech
in support of the resolutions. He spoke
of the uper-sensitiveness of Spain,
caused he said, because she felt the
lana slipping from under her feet,
while the gem Of the Antilles was pass
ing 0ut of her grasp. Spain had
sucked .'hiS orange well nigh dry until
the sweetness was about exhausted.
Mr.. Morgan said the Spanish minis
ter's statement made public yesterday
was a. most weak effort 1t had been
kept in secret doubtless because all its
prophecies of subduing the insurgents
were disproved by facts. The Span
ish minister Pleaded that the insur-
gents would not come out for an opsn
fight. for the etiquette and chivalry of
Spanish warfare.
And yet the insurgents free their
prisoners. being unable to feed them.
and they maintain NO prisons such as
the Spanish have at Ceuta, Africa.
SPANS conduct of the war in Cuba
RAN WITH BLOOD
The Spanish minister's reference to
sugar. and our interests in sugar. was
not sufficient said Mr. Morgan, to
sweeten The sentiment of the committee
and lead it to close its eyes to the
feelings of the American people. The
senator said the Spanish minister, in
his ste tement. admitted a condition of
war existing in Cuba.
Mr.. Morgan referred to Minister Du-
puy de Lome's celebrated diatribe."
crfticising senators and appealing over
their hsads TO the American people
OUCH du tCl- py d SupGiCillOuS ltTelSil
minister" was most remarkable, and
it would be high time for the Ameri-
can congress to retire if the American
people ever listened to the appeal of a
foreigner. calling in question words
used in debate.
Mr. Morgan said he totally dtssented
to the view that a foreign minister had
any right to appeal to the press as to
any pending question of legislation. In
view of the Spanish minister's
FLAGRANT OFFENSE
against this rule the senator said he
would refer to authorities. 1t was
time to stop this uproar into which our
( legislation and cur state department
was thrown by cablegrams from prime
ministers to the press. and by appeals
from foreign ministers. The Spanish
minister. as a member of the diplo-
matte corps, was free for the prosecu-
ton for OBTAINING senators, and for this
reason his lips were closed. After read
| ing Buchanan's letter, while secretary
of state, TO a foreign minister declar-
I irg that the government would not en-
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