The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
THE CUBAN QUESTION IN CONGRESS
Two New Phases of the Subject
in the Senate Yesterday.
The Question of Adopting tho House Reuo-
buttons Was Not Reached, But the
Debate Oentered on tho Spanish Minis
tors Course and Postponement OF the
HouHe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Appro-
priation Bill in the House. .-s.e'-S-

WARRINGTON, March 10.-The crowds
which filled the Senate to-day in an
ticipstlon Of An exciting Cuban debate
were not disappointed. 1t ia q theme
which seems to gather force and fire as
10 proceeds. To. day two new phases OF
the subject made their appearance, and
each Afforded dramatic debate. which
aroused Senators and spectators to a
high Stage Of interest and Excitement.
Them ain question. on the adoption of
the House Cuban resolutions, was not
reached or mentioned, as the new phases
occupied all the time up to o'clock.
Mr., Lodge, OF Massachusetts, arose to a
questtp OF personal privilege, and in
vigorous words rebuked the Spanish
minister, Dupuy de LONE, for his|recent
criticisms of Senators.
Senator Teller added his opinion that
repetition OF the minister's action
ehonld be followed by his dismissal.
-SenatoSH Gray and Hale maintained that
Ssnstofinl privileges and prerogatives
should pot be strained to close the mouth
OF the Spanish minister. Mr.. Lodge did
not prees for any definite action.
The Incident was hardly closed when
the subject came up in another form.
MIR. Hoer had asked that his resolution
postpoHing the enJire Cuban subject un-
til April go over until tomorrow. This
arouaea br. Sherman to an energetic
and feeling protest. He declared that
MI. Hose's resolution was o reflection
on the committee on foreign relations
and was an effort to shelve the Cuban
resolutions. The two venerable Sens.
tors, Sherman and Hoar, engaged In
vigorous colloquy.
Mr. Morgan and other Senators we're
drawn into the personal conflict, and for
halt an hour It ragged, sometimes with
deep earnestness. but more often with
amusement, caused by the energy OF the
white haired participants.
MIR. Sherman finally withdrew his
objection. and Mr.. Hoar's went over
until to morrow, but not before Mr..
Hoar had made brief but telliog speech
against what he termed the meddling
policy Of Congress in foreign questions.
The latter part OF the day was given
to . continuance of Mr.. Turpies speech
In opposition to the claim Of Mr.. Dupont
to q seat in the Senate from Delaware.
Rouse Proceedings.
WASHINGTON March 1O.-The House
to-day witnessnd she perennial attempt
to cut off the appropriation for special
mail facilities between Boston via New
York and Washington to Atlanta and
New Orleans. This appropriation has
been carried in the postoffice bill since
1873. This year 1t amounted to SI95, 900
and coupled with 1t were appropriat lions
for special facilities between Kansas
City and Newton, Kas., and Chicago
and Council Bluffs, Ia.
The latter items, however, went down
before points of order. An attempts was
made to rule out the Southern subsidy
also on point of order but Mr. Payne,
OF New York. overruled the point. Dur
Ing the debate the statement was re-.
peatedly made that three postmaster
generals had condemned this appropria
tion, but this was parted by the cita-
ton OF the proviso which empowered
the postmaster general to withhold the
appropriation unless 1t was deemed
necessary to promote the interests of
the postal service.
The motion to strike out the appro.
priation was defeated o, to 116. The
postoffice bill WAS not disposed of to-
dav.
During tho morning hour q bill was
passed making years continuous res.
idence" In territory prerequisite to
obtaining divorce in ouch territory.