The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-13


no would be active. energetic. and honest
an his dealings with foreign powers, ana
in case Of war. actuatcd by a strohS
American sentiment. ,.
From all that was before the commit
tee. that body was convinced tnat 'n'
test,mopv was ample to Justify the reso-
lutions brought IN by the committee.
WAR Is HE'LL.
"If there IS no state OF war In Cupa'
exclaimed Mr. Sherman. passioha''ly,
.whero in the name Of hell does WIZ
exist. for war Is hell ~,
MIR. Sherman contendcd that the us
patches from cuba and all the tesuihohs
before the committee showed that state
OF war existed in the Island, ana 'i'a'
the Spanish government mad beeh una"le
10 queil the insurgents. The natives Mt'e
lighting for freedom ard liberty. ana the
blood Of every American should leap ~
sympathy for taose TOW ecsieaVoflnS
10 throw off the Spanish yoke.
The material resolution before tle Senate
was the one that simply granted belllgs-
rencv rights. and Nlr. sherman said ne
could not understand bow any man could
enter am objection 10 this resolution.
which was solely in the interest OF hu-
manity.
Congress had done nothing IL ought not
"a do in this question, but 10 was slow III
doing what ought 10 be done. The war
in cuba, SAID Mr.. Sherman, ought 20 be
continued untii the Cubans gained their
freedom. then all America would be iree'
IN thr HOUSE
WASHINGTON. March l2.-The House
to-day spent al of its time considering
contested election cases. one OF them
that OF n. Dudley Coleman Ns. Charles
q
trict-was disposed OF without debate by
the adoutOn of the resolutions unaniinous~
" reported by Elections Committee No.
?. that Coleman (Hepublicanl. was not
elected. aud that Buck ODemocraO had
been and was entitled 10 his seat. De-
bato on the othor-W William J.. Aldrich vs..
Castor A. Robbins. from the Fourth Aia-
bamn district, was begun and continued
for several hours.
Mr.. Daniels. of New York, stated that
Il had becn agreed to devote seven hours
10 the discussion of the report. the TINE
10 be- equally divided. There were three
reports I'm this case. two from The majority
which did ret agree in ;hc details upon
which tho Same conclusion WIS reached,
viz: That Aldrich was entitled 10 his
seat Messrs Daniels and Cooke. OF illi-
n.is. find that the apparent majority 't
1895 for Robbins should hc changed 10 one
OF 6oi for Aldrich. They go into the re-
turns in detail. and show that in twenty
precincts the vote as returned was not
the vote east. and make this comment;
Election FRATDS DENOUNCED.
ct ls "a caus. OF iust establishment that
men who are mentioned so often as in-
telllgont and reputable persons In their
communities will So far voluntarily de-
Crude and criminafe Themselves as io
descend to the political trickery and knaN-
cry so abundantly proved against them.
These elections are q blot on the lair face
and integrity Of the country and are
dssnotism as complete and iHtolcrant as
can Boz found m amy of the arbitrary sys-
toms of the old world. And the people
can only vindicate themselves against the
wrong by frownlne down and denwlncins
tho abuse of law and public authorl,y.'
A report made hy Mr. ROyse Qicpuhl-
cam OF Indiana. and the other members OF
the majority of the committee find that
the majority for Robbins should be- 2s6.
bat THAI this apparent maioriiy was ol-
talned 10y fraud.
They. therefore recommend the seating
OF the decentralization.
The minority of the committee, through
Mr.. Dinsmcre CDom), of Arkansas. find
I'm their report that Robbins minority
was $50. and recommend that he De per-
mittcd 10 retain his seat.
The majority recommendation was sup-
ported by Messrs. Moody Massachusetts.
Linney. North Carolina. and koyse. M
diana. and the minority by Mr.. Bartlett.
Georgia.
AT 5I5 the House Adjourned until to-
morrow