Evening journal., 1896-03-12
CUBA IN THE SENATE.
Senator Honr Delivers an Address Against
So Called Congressional Meddliug.

Senator Honr Delivers an Address Against
So Called Congressional Meddliug.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Cuban
debate in the senate advanced to the stage
of one of the great debates Of the Ameri-
can congress- and the speech OF Senator
Hoar, the venerable senator from Massa-
ohusetts, was another oventful feature of
tho discussion. The senators and the
crowded galleries are kept at high tension
by such stirring themes as war and patriot
ism and liberty. Mr.. Hoar's speech was
notable in setting forth the conservative
view of the subject and urging postpone
ment Of action until April 8. This devel-
oped many sharp controversies with Mr..
Sherman and other senators.
In the main the speech was a plea for
calm, dignfied and judicial action instead
Of the excitement and disorder of tho mob
and the impassioned speech of orators.
Mr.. Hoar characterized his colleague, Mr..
Sherman, as one of the great statesmen
of the country, whose name would go
down in history along with those of Lin
coin, Grant, Seward, Fish and his illus
trious brother, and he besought the Ohio
senator not to obliterate this brilliant rec
ord by hasty and unguardcd action on the
Cuban question.
Mr.. Hoar did not conflno himself to Gu
ba, but spoke against congressional med
ding in any foreign negotiation. In this
connection he paid a glowing tribute to
Secretary Olney, and, while differing with
him politically, Mr.. Hoar said the secre-
tary of state was a clearheaded, old fash
ioned Massachusetts, Yankee, who could
be safely trusted with our foreign negotia-
tions.
The senator added like tribute to the
sincerity of President Cleveland in deal
ing with the Venezuelan question and de-
clared that any action by congress attack
ing the presidents course would be an at
tack on America. Mr.. Hoars resolution
for postponoment lost its parliamentary
status at o'clock and went to the calen-
dar, Mr.. Sherman announcing that from
this time forward he would press the priv
ileged questionable conference report ac-
cepting the house Cuban resolutions.
Mr. Turpie closed his speech in opposi-
tion to the claim Of Mr. Dupont for a seat
in the senate, and Mr.. Pritchard Of North
Carolina secured the floor for a speech to-
day in support Of the claim of Mr.. Dupont.
The house passed the postoilice appro-
priation bill, which has been under con-
sideration since last Friday. The feature
of the debate was the attack on tho spy
system in connection with letter carriers.
The salaries of the special inspectors have
been paid under the current law out of a
fund at the disposal Of the first assistant
postmaster general. This fund was cut
off by the present bill, but provision was
made for the employment Of 30 additional
regular inspectors under the fourth assist
ant postmaster general, increasing the ap-
preparation from sl76,O00 to S212, 600.
Mr.. Quigg of New York led the fight
against this increase, and after protract-
ed debate his amendment to reduce the
appropriation to $4,000 prevailed by a
vote of 20 to o..
After the bill was reported to the house
Mr. Bromwell of Ohio offered an amond-
mont to strike out tho appropriation Of
s196, 600 for special mail facilities from
Boston TO New Orleans, which was retain
cd in the bill after a hard struggle the
previous day. But his motion was defeat
ed on yea and nay vote-11l to l34.