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speech occupying four hours on the
financial question. There was q spiT.
tied reference to Cuba early In The day
when 1t developed during an explana-
ton by Mr.. Lodge that the commit
tee OH foreign relations had received
from Mr.. Olney statement by Senior
Du Puy de Lone. the Spanish minis
ter, giving the Spanish view Of the
case. This brought out very animated
suggestions from Mr.. Hoar and MIR.
WOlcOtt that the senate be put into
possession of this important testimony.
Mr.. Cockrell's speech was an elaborate
presentation of the financial question
from the silver standpoint, so much
so that Mr.. Hoar. in the course of an
inquiry, stated that it was the ablest
speech lie had ever listened to. Mr..
CockHll occasionally left his argument
for very sharp personal criticisms OH
Secretary Carlisle. BY coincidence
Sir Julian Panncefote was in the gal
lery when Mr.. Cockrell closed his
speech with the statement that if we
were to he sulpscrvient to the English
money interests. we should "haul
down old glory. raise the gold stand
ard and cry aloud. Long live the
queen of Great Britain and the En-
press of India.'"
After two days debate the house.
by n vote of 173 to 50, unseatcd G. A.
Robbins from the Fourth Alabama
district. and decided that his Repub.
lican opponent. w. Il. Aldrich. was
elected and entitled to the seat. All
the Republicans. with the exception of
Mr.. White Of Illinois. ana the Popu-
lists and three Democrats - Messrs
Cobb, DOckcry and Dearmond of Mis-
souri,. voted for the majority report.
| The 80 votes against the report were
cast by Democrats. with one excep-
tiOn. The case furnished the Repub-
licans ample material for airing their
| views on Southern election methods,
it being admitted by the minority that
fraudulent ballots to the extent Of
| over 5000 were cast for the contestee
in Dallas county.
Washington, March 18.-The senate
had an hour of. spirited Cuban debate
after the early part of the day had
been given to several speeches by Mr..
Lodge on immigration and Mr.. Pugh
on silver. The Cuban discussion was
mainly important in bringing out the
full reading of statement Of the
Spanish side Of the case by Senor Du
Puy dc LONE, the Spanish minister.
| This had been referred to some days
ago, but could not be made public. To-
day, however. Mr.. Morgan read let
ter from Secretary Olney saying the
Spanish minister had his permission
for the public use of the statement.
1t cltimcd to detail the insurgent
methods of guerilla warfare, the burn
Ing of caneiields and the disOrganized
character Of the insurgent bands. MIR.
| Morgan commented severely OH the
minister's statement. The senator
had several sharp controversies with
Mr.. Hale over various phases of tho
Cuban question. During the day Mr..
Elkins offered n resolution directing
the committee on foreign affairs to
report as to tho status of war in Cuba
before a vote was taken in the senate.
| This was suspension day in the
house and several bills We're passed.
The most important was the Oklaho-
ma homestead bill which relieves
homesteaders in Oklahoma of the
payment of the purchase price of their
at the request of Mr.. Hit, chairman
Of the committee on foreign affairs, to
consider the resolutions cenSuring Am
bassador Bayard.
Washington. March 19.-The Cuban
debate in the senate is drawing to q
close and the expectation is that q
final vote will be taken within a day
or two. possibly tomorrow. Mr.. Sher-
man is keeping the question before the
senate continuously. so that the
speeches are not likely to last much
longer. Mr.. Mills of Texas and Mr..
Platt of Connecticut are yet to be
heard hut their remarks will not be
lengthy. Mr.. Morgan of Alabama oc-
| cupied almost the entire session to-day
In support Of the resolutions. 1t was
mainly an argument without dramatic
interest. The senator severely ar
raigned Minister Dupuy de LONE of
Spain for impropriety in criticislng
senators. He also recited many evil
dences of the atrocities with which
Spain was prosecuting the war.
The house devoted the day to the bill
to amend the administrative tariff act
of 1890 and passed it without substan-
tial amendment. The purpose of the
bill is to strengthen the act Of 1890,
some weak spots having been dcvel-
oped during the six years it has been
in operation. The bill was drawn aft
er extensive hearings and the advice
and assistance of the treasury depart
ment the board of general appraisers
importers and others will practical
experience on the subject