The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
Morgan EnIightens the Senate on
Brutality Of the Spanish.
ARE WORSE THAN INDIANS
Murders Are Frequent and other
Shocking Crimes Are of Al
most Daily Occurrence.

Washington, March T.--Senator FL
kins' resolution asking the foreign af-
fairs committee to report the status of
the Cuban warfare went over until to-
morrow.
Senator Sherman said he would in
sist on keeping the Cuban question be-
fore the senate, yielding only for
speeches.
Senator Pugh was recognized for
continuance of his silver speech. He
declared that if the friends of silver in
the three political parties could be
united they would elect the president by
an overwhelming majority, but unfort-
unately the friends of free silver are
fighting each other in separate political
organizations and this was the great
est obstacle in the way of success at
the next presidential election. 1t was
utterly unreasonable to expect the free
coinage democrats, who constitute four
fifths of the party, to go over to the
populist party, made up of mere frac-
ton of the friends of free coinage.
At LAS p. m. the Cuban resolution was
taken up and Senator Morgan proceed
ed in his speech in support of the res
olution. He spoke of supersensitiveness
of Spain because she felt the sand slip
ping from under her feet, while the gem
of the Antilles was passing out of her
grasp. Spain had sucked this orange
well nigh dry until the sweetness was
about exhausted.
Senator Morgan said the Spanish
minister's statement, made public yes
terday was a most weak effort. 1t had
been kept in secret, doubtless because
all of it's prophesies Of subduing the in
surgents were disproved by facts The
Spanish minister pleaded that the in
surgents would not come out for an
open fight and for the etiquette and
chivalry of Spanish warfare. And yet
the insurgents free their prisoners, be-
ing unable TO feed them, and they main
tain 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 SUI
gar and our interests in sugar was not
sufficient to sweeten the sentiment OF
the committee and lead it to close its
eyes to the feeling of the American peo
pie.
Senator Morgan referred to Minister
Dupuy de Lome's celebrated diatribe'
criticizing senators and appealing ovel
their heads to the American people
Such an act by a 'supercilliOus foreign
minister was most remarkable and i
would be high time for the American
congress to retire if the American PEG
pie ever listened to the appeal of a for
eigner calling in question words use'
in debate.
Senator Morgan said he totally dis
scented to the view that a foreign min
lister had any right to appeal to tn
press as to any pending question o
legislation.
After reading Buchanan's letter Will
secretary of state to foreign minister
declaring that the government woui
not entertain inquiries as TO subject
treated in a presidents message. Sen
ator Morgan said:
would to God we had someone nov
who had some comprehension of tn
rights of the different departments C
the government"
The senator read another letter b
Secretary Fish. saying that a publ
criticism by a foreign minister wal
ranted his dismissal.
II have not asked for the dismiss5
of the Spanish minister" proceede
Senator Morgan. Let him stay heI
if he wants. But 1 have the cOnstitl
tional right of protesting against a
saults from a man holding a commits
sion from a foreign government"
RebU<ed Hale.
Senator Hale called attention to
statement made by Senator Sherma
that the Spanish minister had a Iigl
to defend his country before the peOpl
Senator Morgan responded that Sem
tor Hale was always ready to find an
pie authority for differing or agreer
with Senator Sherman as circumStanc
might warrant. Yesterday Senator Ha
intimated that the Ohio senator (She
mani had suppressed documents. I
day Senator Hale quoted the Ohio Sc
ator approvingly to him (Mr. Morgan
But" added Senator Morgan, "Se
ator Sherman's view on this question
propriety concerning the course of
foreign minister did not govern him. "
Senator Morgan went on to say that
was essential that foreign ministers
reprimanded, and, If need be, dismiss
for assaults on senators for words us
in debate. II was the duty of the G
ecutive authorities to extend this pl
lection. If an attack was made on /
floor of the senate on the president
the United States it would quickly bri
him (Morgan) to his feet in protest.
The senator then had the clerk re
the reply of Gonzales Quesada, sec
tary of the Cuban junta, to the Spani
minister's letter. 1t related such shoe
ing details as to indignities on max
Cuban women by Spanish troops Il
Senator Chandler urged that the sta
ment be printed, but not read.
Senator Morgan assented, but s.