New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13

tee from the criticisms evelled 1t Yesterday by
far hGa the h rssouon Of Mr looking
the establishment OF Cuban independence, he had
%Ss dsa aid ha Not he GO ney oPRa a far
Of it. and yet without notice 10 MN NJ
SAT almost side by SIDE that Senator had offered
resolution taking the matter Rsa Up 81 He
admitted that that action did excite him TO some
heat He was generally regarded AS COO k WnaT %
went beyond his silence. But. after the high com n
plment which his honorable friend had paid 10 nm
we'e entirely reconced and that they ca, by each
Others side with m shermsn sne speech
amusement to the Senate and TO the iarBe
He then went on to defend n ae,a 'ne rd Of the
the Committee on Foreign helauo"s anu "a '"e
M T"rp Dem Ta ssReS Mr. 's ssefan
whether he had said that that committee had ap-
proved the House resolutions. ,,u.or,.
Mr. Sherman explained at some length the hstor!
of the transaction. ,.,s ..s
Mr.. Turpie declared that those resou,o Fsrd mao
never been considered by the Committee on roreigh
Mr. Hoar asked whether it was not true rue that that
orce rejected By the Committee on Foreign Re;a-
tions-Mr. Camerons resolution the House resoiu-
Mr. sherman made further explanation on this
point and then cutting adrt ron 'na' GO
ence report-naturaily going largely over the same
ground which he had covered in his first speech
WHAT BELIIGERENCy MEANS.
In reply to Mr. HIS argument to-day. Mr.. sher-
man said that he did not propose TO discuss ques-
tons of grammar syntax or prosody. The third
resolution attacked by Mr.. Hill seemed TO be fair
one although he (Mr Sherman did not like It's ref
erence to the Interests OF property. 1t was the duty
of Congress he said. to declare. respectfully but In
diference OF construction. that there was a war
prevailing in Cuba--a terrible. desolating war-and
that the United states wond the h
same privileges with the Spaniards to buy guns and
munitions OF war in HIS eounry ha' %a Sd T, na
believe that there would be war between Spain and
the United States growing out Of me matter Ihere
occasion for war The United states had
done nothing that IT ought not TO have done; but II
had been too slow in doing what it ought to have
Cuban cause without violating international law;
but il had refused to do it, He had respect for the
Spanish people They were proud and noble peo-
pie ard their history was worthy OF considerations
Four centuries ago they were the most d pow ,b
old peninsula of Spain, but also large part of
Holland.
But In all their controversies and wars they had
exhibited n degree of violence which could never be
recognized as proper They had fought win IN n'
therefore lost their high station among the nations
of Europe. He trusted, however that the time was va
front in that old country; and when Spain would
become the SECOND REPUBLIC n Of Enrope The iSn
way There were signs that there was,a large BODY
Of people in Span eoed the en war IN
MOI to end until the Cubans maintained their free
dom against Spain and were ape 10 make laws Ioi
themselves Then al America would be republican,
FOR Canada was as much republican to-day as the
United States of Amerca-held only by It's ties 10
the cd country
There was some applause when Mr.. Sherman re-
sumed his seat. A., 49,
mittee on Foreign Relations. took the moor, ana VII.
be the first Senator 10 make speech to-morro"
when the conference report Is taken up.
The programme to the action on the CUBAN
conference report brought up later by state
mant from MI GRAY Dem DELI. that it was the
desire of the Committee on Foreign Relations 10 Sc
In the absence OF Mr.. Sherman. chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations, MI Frye tRep.
Me said that Mr. Sherman had told him tnat ne
wo1Id Tomorrow at the close OF speech by MT
Cockre Dem. Mo- on the financial situation. ask
unanimous consent TO take up the conference report
and thai IL objection were made. he would move TO
take II up (he success Of which motion would DC 70
displace The Dupont election case as uhi'hsneu ous'-
ness) ,. an, a. .,orro,.