The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-12

WASHINGTON, March ia down
pour of sleet did not deter the crowds
from coming to the capitol today and TAX
ing possession of the senate galleries.
Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb) offered the first
| development as to Cuba, in the form of
joint resolution, authorizing and re-
questing the president to make a thor
ough and rigid investigation into the
present state of war in Cuba, whether it
is being conducted in accordance with the
rules of civilized warfare; whether ex-
IRENE cruelties are being practiced by
either side, particularly toward non-com-
! batants and appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose of the presidents investigation.
Mr.. Allen did not press for immediate ac-
ton and without debate it went to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Hoar was then recognized on his
resolution postponing the
ENTIRE CUBAN QUESTION
until April 6, and directing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to make an
inquiry in the meantime.
The senator said his course was taken
with every feeling of respect for the
chairman of foreign relations (Sherman).
Turning to the latter, Mr.. Hoar added:
81 regard him as che most Industrious
this continent today. 1 sometimes differ
with him but always with profound
respect for him.
Mr.. Hoar spoke of the serious feeling
prevailing in Spain, which had given the
United States minister at Madrid feel
ing of insecurity for himself and family.
The same condition of public irritation
had
STUNG THE SPANISH MINISTER
at Washington to a violation of the
customary diplomatic prophecies. 1t indi-
Gated the excited condition of feeling pre-
vailing. 1t was contrary to that calmness
and dignity with which great subjects
should be dealt. This was not a time for
| initiating the clamor of the mobs, but for
the exercise of the judicial faculty.
Mr.. Hoar spoke of the entire absence of
facts and information on the Cuban ques-
ton. The committee on foreign relations
had considered it and it had brought in a
resolution without any report of facts.
The committee had cited a document
which. on inquiry, proved to be the state
ment of the agent in this country of the
Mr.. Sherman protested against this
BROAD CHARACTERIzATION
of the committee and insisted that there
was much information which Mr.. Hoar
prevented his seeing.
Amid much laughter, Mr.. Hoar be-
sought his respected friend to let him
proceed without interruption.
Il am not prepared said he ironically,
"to go to war on the authority of an his
torian whose name the senator from Ala
bama (Morgan). who knows more than all
of us put together, had forgotten, and an
article in the encyclopedia by Clarence
King.
IF the committee of foreign relations
have examined, considered and weighed
these alleged facts and affirmed that they
found any of them true, fail to recall
it."
Mr.. Sherman interposed to protest that
Mr. Hoar was not stating the case fairly,
calling his attention to the
OFFICIAL CONSULAR CORRESPoN-
DENCE
from the state department which was
comprised in volume of $50 pages.
Mr.. Hoar responded somewhat testify
that what he complained of was the fact
that the committee on foreign relations
had made no investigation. 1t was not