The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-13
SENATOR HILL ON CUBA
God Grant That She May Be Free" Said
the Eloquent New York Gentleman.
LET US Be FRANK WITH SPAIN SAID He
VIC Established The Doctrine Tint the
Exists. who SO Craven Now
Wants To Abandon Et'-Senotor
Sherman's Passionate Exclamation

Washington. March 12--House-The
Rouse to-day spent. all Of its time con.
sidering contested election cases One
OF them-that of =. Dudley Coleman VS.
Charles +. Buck, from the Second Uou.
iSiana) District, was disposed of without
debate by the adoption of the resolu.
tions unanimously reported by Elec.
tions Committee No. 9 that Coleman
CRep) was not elected and that Buck
(Dem.) had been and was entitled TO
his SCAT. Debate upon other-Williun
IT, Aldrich vs.. CASTOR \. Robbins, from
the Fourth (Alabama) District, was be-
bun and continued for several hours
M!. Daniels, of New York. stated that
ii had been asrcs d to devote seven hours
TO the discussion of the report. the time
TO be equally divided. There were three
reports in this case, two from the ma
1ority, which did not agree in the details
upon which the same conclusion was
reached. viz that Aldrich was entitled
to his seat. Messrs. Daniels and Cooke.
OF Illinois, find that the apparent ma ajor-
lty OF 3,'36 for Robbins should be chang
Cd TO one of G0l for Aldrich. They so
into the returns In detail and show that
in twenty precincts the vote as returned.
was not the vote cast. and make this
cotiment: TT is q cause Of Just as
toniS!imcr. that men who are mentioned
so often us Intelligent and reputnb bic
persons in their communities will so
iar voluntarily degrade and criminatc
themselves as TO descend TO the pniti-
cal trickcry and knavcry so abundantly
rroTed against them. These elections
arc a blot on the integrity of the coun-
try and are II QcSpO:iSm as complete and
intc!erant as can BE found In any Of
the arbitrary systems Of the old world.
And the people can only vindicatc them
selves against the wrong by frownnS
down and dcnouncing the abuse OF law
and pu'blic autnority.'
\ report made by Mr.. Rovsc UcpD. az
lndiana. ana the other members of the
ajority ind that the majority for
Robbins should he 28s. but that this
apparent majority was obtained by
fraud.
They recommended the seating of the
contestant Aldrich
The minority OF the committee.
through MI Dinsmore NDem). OF Ar
Kansas iintl that Robbins majority was
$50 and recommended that he be per-
mittcd 10 retain his seat
The majority recommendation was
supported by Messrs. Moody, Of AIassa
chusetts; Linney, OF North Carolina.
and Royse. of Indiana and the minor
ity's by Mr. Bartlett Of Georgia.
AT 5:l5 the IIous, adjourned until
tomorrow.
(Senatc.) )-rhc conference report on the
Cuban bclligercncv resolutions was
again taken up IN the Senate to-day and
two speeches We're made upon il. The
first was by Mr.. Hill announcing his
purpose of voting against the conference
report, and stating his reasons which
induced him TO take that position, after
having voted for the resolution that
passed the Senate. His opposition was
to the third clause of the conference re-
port. which procaimS the purpose of the
United States to be prepared to intervene
In order to protect the legitimate inter
..pt.. ne E,,s, L
that resolution as being likely To mis!n-
depreciation, and as being unnecessary.
and therefore unWise lie thought Il
was too much like threat, too much like
buncombe, and that II was putting inter-
vention on too low ground. He could
not vote for It, and as n conference re-
port Is not amenable. he would have
to vote against the report.
The action of the Committee on For
cisn Relations and of The Senate con-
ferees was defended by Mr. Sherman,
and then the matter went over till TO-
morrow-Mr. Morgan having the floor.
1t was subsequently stated that MIR
Sherman would ask to-morrowifor unani-
nous consent To take up the conference
report, displacing temporarily the Della
ware election case, and that IL objection
were made, he would move to take 1t up.
so that the matter would be decided by
q majority vote.
support OF Mr.. Duponts claim TO a seat
In the Senate from the State of Della
ware. number of bills were taken from
the calendar and passed and the Senate
at $40 adjourned until Tomorrow
at the opening of the session House
joint resolution for the adjustment of
certain claims OF the United States
against the State Of Tennessee. and OF
certain claims of Tennessee against the
United States, was, at the request of
Mr.. Harris, taken from the calendar and
passed. The claims and counter-cIaims
arise out of railroads seized and used
by the United states during the rebel
lion.
The debate on the Cuban resolutions
began at o'clock, and Mr.. Hill took the
floor.
He stated In the outset that he should
vote against concurring in the report
OF the conference committee and that
his remarks were intended more as ex-
planatory of his vote than any elaborate
argument on the question involved
lie wished TO call attention to the parla-
mentary situation of the conference
report. lthad to be accepted In its en-
tirety, or be rejected. 1t could not be
amended. 1t could not be changed. He
objected to the third resolution. and no
read 1t with criticisms upon its language
1t declares that the United States had
not interviewed In struggles between any