The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-13
CUBA and Cash.
Two Subjects Of Debate in the
Silly Senate Air tight"
Information.

WASHINGTON, March 13. 1S96-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the Journal,
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass) called attention
to an Incidental statement made yester-
day by Senator Sherman as to a communi-
cation which he (Mr. Lodge was supposed
to have had with the Secretary of State,
and 10 private papers Wntcn ne was sup
posed to nave received concerning af-
Ialrs IN CUBA. Tne statement or the
Senator from Ohio was. Mr.. Lodge said.
an unintentlcnal error. lie had had no
communication with MIR OIney, and had
received from him no private papers. The
paper referred to was a fun Statement
from the Spanish Minister giving the
Spanish side of the question. anu which
was sent to the committee from the
full committee by one OF its members,
Mr.. Frye (hep., Maine) The reading ef
those papers, Mr.. Lodge said, had been
confidential, and had been mentioned by
vertence.
Mr.. Sherman now Recalled the fact that
the paper to which he had referred had
the request OF the comlnfttee,ana had
been fully read by the Senator from
Maine
Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass.) commented upon
these disclosures as presenting a re-
ma markaole condition of affairs; and asked
whether the papers referred TO ought not
to be laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Sherman.
IAN right" said Mr.. Hoar, .iet the sena-
tor from Ohio move an executive ses-
Mr., Wolcott (Rep., Col.) suggested that
the Senate found itself in an unusual
aliemma. # it We're essential Che did
act on the question of CUBAN lb NJ beiIiger- aiieau
ency, the Senate was confronted with
the position of having to vote on ques-
tisa tiohS OF Iaet; on testimony reposing in
me arl7h of ~,
mlttee on Foreign Relations aione-tes-
Tn ttiimony which they could not divulge to
ecutiye session. Then the resolution had
10 go to the House, where there was
no executive session and where the facts
hatobnv fSata ngver ne ahoWn The members Of
edge OF style one of the facts which
the Committee on Foreign Relations had
to vote. for, or against be,ligerency. He
would be glad to have explained to him
Whetiner lile or not Senators were expected
science and to follow the opinion Gn-
telligently formed no doubt) OF the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations based upon
information which could not be diyuleed
Mr. Hale (Rep., Me.) called for the reg.
ular order of business.
Mr Hawley Rep., Comm expressed a
eign Relations in which ali Senator's
could f,5a1 Join wit with satisfaction; and he said
tifdt ne WOuIu DIT the proper time move
to insist upon the Senate's disagreement
to the House substitute for the Cuban
resolution and ask for a further confera
ence.
The House bill providing for a tempo
rary increase. of the revenue was taken
up in order to give Mr.. Cockrell Dem.
Mo) an opportunity to address the SEN
ate He commenced by giving the condi-
ton of the Treasury on the Sd of March
last as follows:-
United States bonds outstanding, over
$4,000 0O0-of which 262 100000 had been
issued since January, 1894, in a time Of
profound peace; There were in the Treas
1iy 1niry over ~. 000 600 in gold coin and bull
lion; over 24.000.000 in standard silver dol
lars; over 900 of silver bullion
coinage value)-on which the seigniorage
was over 5s,OoO.00o; 106. Oe0O0O in United
States notes and greenbacks; 100000 in
subsidiary silver coin, and over 10000, ,00e
of United. states Treasury notes under
the act of July Il. 1880. There had been
he said, over 423. 100000 of standard silver
dollars, coined from 1873 to 1896. He
argued that all the bonds were payable
IN either gold or silver coin under the
Stanley Matthews joint resolution.