Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-12
POSTPONED.
The Cuban Resolution Goes to
the Calendar.
hoar of Massachusetts and Sherman
of0hio Do Talking.
After a Long Discussion the Dupont Case Is
Taken Up.
POSTPONED.


morning business In the Senate, the joint
resolution introduced by Allen, Pop, of
Nebraska, was referred to the committee
q on foreign relations, requesting the Presl
dent to cause q thorough and rigid inves
tiRation into the manner in which the
war between Spain and the beligerents
in Cuba is being conducted; whether in
accordance with the established rules of
civilized warfare; whether unusual and
exceptional atrocities are and have been
perpetrated by either party toward the
other, particularly toward non-combat-
ants. The joint resolution appropriates
SO, 600 for the expenses Of the inquiry.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Chandler, Rep, of New Hampshire, for
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 calendar.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Hoar Rep, of Massach usetts, to postpone
until April 6, the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions, was laid before the
Senate, and Hoar addressed the Senate
in support of it. He said the question of
belligercncy WAS a question of fact, and
1t was reasonable that tina usual precau-
have before it the finding of facts by n
proper committee charged with its inyes
tigation. The subject was discussed in a
committee for several days and was
brought into the Senate without Il report
and accompanied by speech from
Senator Morgan, who declared his belief
In the power of Congress, without the
President, to grant hclligerent rights.
The other speech of sherman contained
quotations from "a work that was re-
pudiated. Upon these statements, with
out any presentation Of facts, Congress
was asked to act.
Morgan interrupted Hoar to say that
the committee on Judiciary, of which
Hoar was chairman, had before it qucs-
ton determining the nature of the con-
current resolution and involving the
status of the Cuban resolutions them
selves There had been an unusual delay
there. The committee on foreign relations
waited patiently but in vain for light
from that committee.
Hoar accused the committee of basing
its resolutions upon a statement con
tanned in a letter from an agent OF the
Cuban junta. Sherman took exception
to this statement, declaring that the letter
came from the state department. itself.
Hoar was complaining of the lack of
Information before the Senate on the
Cuban question, when Sherman called his
attention to printed document of 200
pages, containing q message from the
President and all correspondence con-
Quoted by the state department.. This
document has been before the Senate
more than two weeks. 1t was open to the
Senate all the time, " said Sherman, some
what petulantly
II don't believe anybody ever read It, "
retOrted Hoar.
II quoted from that document in my
speech literally" said Morgan. THAT
speech was In the nature of a report from
the committee.
"Then, said Hoar, with apparent glee,
"you spoke for the committee when you
laid your sword on the table and asked
Spain to take it up. Did you not speak
for the committee when you said there
had been $4,000 prisoners executed in
Cuba?''
Morgan said he did not speak for the
committee with the regard to the execu-
ton of prisoners, and added that the
record had been deliberately misquotod
He gave that as n quotation from d
printed work, not as a statement of his
own.
Hoar said he did not believe the alleged
facts before the Senate were sufficient to
override the great American authorities on
international Law. The Senate was asked
to put the seal of its condemnation on the
doctrine of Lincoln and Seward and later
the doctrine of Grant.
Hoar said the recent activity on the
part Of the somewhat sleepy committee
on foreign relations was circumstantial
evidence, not that war was approaching
but that election was approaching. He
opposed the idea that Congress could act
alone In granting belligerency. and said
the belief that 1t could only exist in the
minds of certain very estimable gentle
man in the Senate chamber, just nov in
very excitable frame of mind. He said
he did not agree with Secretary Olney
politically, but was not afraid to trust
him IN the diplomatic affairs of this gov
eminent.
At 2, there were other senators who de-
sired to speak, objection was made to the
resolution maintaining its place, and it
went to the calendar, under the rules
Speeches may be made on the oonsidera-
ton Of the conference report Sherman.
although yielding to Turpie Dem, of
Indiana, to conclude his romafk5 on the
Dupont case, said he should be compelled
to insist upon consideration of the CON
ference report, which the rules permitted
to be called up at any time.
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