Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-19
MORE CUBAN TALK
The Conference Resolutions Further
Debated in the Senate.
THE BAYARD, CENS[IRE RESOLUTIONS
The American Ambassadors Action
Severely Criticised.
OTHER CONGRESSIONAL ACTS

In the Senate TODAY Mr.. Davis (Minn.),
chairman of the committee on territories,
reported favorably the bill to admit New
Mexico to statehood.
resolution authorizing the use of the
unexpended balance of the appropriation
for canal and locks on Columbia river, Ore
gon, amounting to $4,000. was passed.
Several changes in the names of Senate
committees were made on motion of Mr..
Aldrich Of the committee on rules. The
committee on epidemic diseases will here
after be known as the committee on public
health and national quarantine. Other
standing committees will be known as the
committee on forestry reservation and pro-
lection of game, committee on the uniVer-
S1ty of the United States and committee on
corporations in the District Of Columbia.
Ine bill was passed authorizing the build
ing OF bridge across the Tennessee river
at Knoxville, Tenn.
The Cuban RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Sherman insisted at 1890 ON going on
with the Cuban question, resisting the i'm
portunities of several Senators to take up
minor bills. Mr.. Sherman stated that Mr.
Mills (Tex.), who was entitled to the floor
on the Cuban debate, was sick in bed.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev0 was then rec ognized
in support of the Cuban resolutions.
He spoke Of the Intellectual effort Of 49,,
Oco Spanish soldiers to put down the up
rising. Cuba was smaller in area than
the state Of Virginia and yet Virginia had
debt of less than thirty millions, while
$500 HW0,HO of Spain's debt was secured by
the customs duties of Cuba. 1t was an
extersfc to this hemisphere of Great Brit
aims course in placing Egypt under the
lash in order to meet the Egyptian debt
The greed of Spanish bondholders was at
the bottom of Cuba's slavery to Spain.
Ia hill lf.1 ~.
pathy for Cuba, said he. and yet SEMI
tors stood here quibbling over a report as
to the facts.
Let us pass joint resolution" declared
SIR Stewart, land throw the responsibility
on the President for t1warting the resolu-
tons.
Mr.. Gray's Position.
Mr.. Gray Del) said that as a mem
Der of the committee on foreign relations
ne had withheld his assent from the con-
terence report, accepting the House reso-
lutions. He regarded the original Senate
resolutions as preferable, and it was con-
sistert with the dignity of the Senate to
INSIST upon the form which had command
ed such overwhelming strength in the Sen
ate. The Senator spoke of the widespread
sentiment in this country in behalf of Gu
ba. 1t was a sentiment for which Spain
nad 70 right in interna tional law to find
1ault The Senate resolutions expressed
thls sentiment and opinion OF the Ameri-
can people, dong so without unnecessary
oftensiveness.
There was 70 reason why the Senate
should now abandon its position, thus con-
tenptuously sweeping aside an eXpressi On
first in point of time.
Mr. Stewart interrupted to ask if II was
not true, outside of all matters of phrase
oiogy, that the pending resolutions accom-
pfshed every desired result and carried
the question 70 the President.
Mr. Gray conceded that this was true.
yet III question OF this gravity and deli
cacy words and phrases meant much He
proceeded to say that he abated nothing in
his support of the original resolutions He
pointed cut that the authorized statement
OF Premier Canovas del Castillo of Spain
to New York paper had specifically
spoken of this conflict as civil war" 1t
was self-evideEt war, with 12OOU Span-
ish soldiers in the field.
spain and Her Provinces.
A controversy arose when Mr.. Gray as
serted that the present war vas precipitat-
ed by Spain's failure to carry out her
promises to Cuba, made at the close Of the
former rebellion.
tion was frequently made, but no evidence
was given, and he asked if the committee
on foreign relations knew the assertion to
be true.
Mr.. Hale also asked If the committee did
not know that Gen. Campos, who is so
lauded In contradistinction to Gen. Weyler,
had stated that Spain had carried out in
detail all material promises, and was pro-
ceedinS to- enlarge the conditions of au-
tonon1y and home rule in Cuba when this
struggle broke out Mr.. Hale said he had
the documents to show this.
Mr.. Hoar also took a hand in upholding
this view. He said Mr.. Sherman had de-
clared that Spain had broken all her prom
ises except in the abolition Of slavery. One
OF these promises was said to be for Cuban
representation in the Spanish cortes. Mr.
a hn
Ohio was totally mistaken on this point.
Did the committee stand by Mr. Sher-
man IN this mistake. did they not?'' asked
Mr. Hoar
We're based on letter written by General
Campos July q, 1879, at Madrid, a year
after the close of the war, stating. that
Spain had not fulfilled her promises. that
abuses of all kinds existed, that natives
were excluded from all participation in gov
ernment.
Mr.. Hale responded that he had the record
showing the actual number of Cubans in
the Spanish cortes. Every man of them
was now against the revolt. The Senator
insisted that Spain had carried out every
character. Mr.. Hale added: II speak with
some feeling, because l am laboring under
a sense of Indignation at the suppression of
facts. The committee has kept the facts
from the country"
Does the Senator know" questioned Mr..
Gallinger, sharply, that the Cubans can
not hold meeting without having 1t SUM-
pressed by some Spanish funct.onary?'
Mr.. Hale answered that this was a gen.
eral condition on which he was not in
formed. and not pertinent to this question.
During his remarks Mr.. Gray caused great
amusement by the remark to Mr. Hale: II
call the attention of the Senator from
Spain" There was round of laughter in
which Mr. Hale did not join, and Mr.. Gray
quickly corrected the apparent inadvertence
by adding: II should say, the Senator from
Maine"
Mr.. Gray frequently repeated his refer
ence to tho Senator from Spain," each
| time quickly correcting it amid suppressed
laughter. He referred to the bloody Span
ish order in the last Cuban rebellion de-
claring to be pirates any one found in in
surrection on the high seas.
did not the federal government seek to
do this in 1902" asked Mr. Hale.
God forbid that that be true," answered
Mr.. Gray.
Mr.. Hale said the federal order was not
carried out.
why was It not carried out ?' asked Mr..
Morgan, rising quickly.
1T could not be-" answered Mr. Hale.
mo, you did not dare to attempt it." said
Mr.. Morgan.
Mr. Chiffon Wants q Joint Resolution.
Mr.. Chiffon Texas) followed Mr.. Gray in
support of q propet recognition Of Cuban