The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-18

but il TUNED o,rt In this case he said.
tha' the Minister f; ON Spain was rot a
citizen of the United states. lie was
entirely protacted by the law of nations
against any proceedings 10 hold him ac-
countable for libel either crminally or
civilly. There was wh:re he rule camc
in which scaled Minister'S lips
Air. Morgan read the historical Incl
dent Of the Interview between Jefferson
and the French Minister Savet. and cx-
claimed passionntely: Would to God
that we had somehody here now who
had Il just conception OF The constitu-
tionai rights of the differen, parts of
this Government"
Mr. Hale called attention to the fact
that the chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. MIR. Sherman. did
not share Air. Morgan's opinion as to
the Spanish Minister'S statement. and
rad an cXirnct from Mr.. Shcman's
last specch in the Senate to the effect
that Air. De LONE had II perfect right
to defend his Government and people
eveGywherc.
MIR. Morgan said that he had no, pro
posed 10 notice that position OF AIR.
Sherman. but now thn. It had Is en-
brought forward he would say that he
did not agree with MIR. Sherman on tina [
subject He would now place against
Mr.. De Lomc's statement tina; of Mr.
Qu:sada, the representative of the
Cuban Republic to Washington. who
stnt the case i'm behalf of Cuba to the
State Observation-Disclosures statement the
Secretary OF State sent To the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. Strip MIR
De LONE" Mr.. Morgan said. "Of his
royal commission aad put him on his
Spanish blood, on his Spanish character
ana his history (of which know moth
inC). then bring Mr.. Quesada here on
the history and Spanish blood and
character tof which | know nothing).
ana confront them as they are con-
fronted through the newspapers and
let them both speak"
at Mr.. Morgan sent TO the Clerks desk
and had read Quesdn's letter to n Wash
mGton paper describing several horri-
BILE atrocities alleged to be perpetrnte ed
In Cuba during the last rebellion, in
which General Weyler is reported as
having had ladies stripped naked. whip
ped and given up TO the lust of his
troops.
The reading was Interrupted by Mr..
Chandler. on the ground that the state
mentS were too indecent for public re-
hcarsal, but MIR. Hale insisted that the
reading should be proceeded with, In
order To show how utterly unworthy of
credit its statements were.
Mr.. Morgan read other coinmunica- :
lions charging barbarIties by the Span
ish troops during the last rebellion;
Sickles, who WAS at that time United
States Minister to SpaIn-recently pub
lishcd in the New York Sun, and which
Mr.. Morgan said had been politely sent
To him by General Sickles.
Mr.. Morgan said that he might have
rested the whole case on that Interview
with General Sicklcs. He did not choose
to cucumber the Record with more of
these statements further than To show
that state of open, horiid war exists
In tuba--a war involving the property,
rights, liberty and lives Of American
citizens who happen to be there. The
line of action for Congress 10 take was
TO declare that open war exists in Cuba
ana that the laws of war shall apply to
tunity 10 answer some of the fings
thrown at the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations by the Senators from Massa-
chusettS and Maine (Hoar and Ilalc).
but the occasion was one of too Grca
sulemnity and too great Importance to
permit him To thrust himself into the
debate either personally or rs a mem
ber of the committee. The committee
had faithfully, attcntivcly. carefully cx-
nmincd into tho great mass uf pcti-
tons referred to it and had undertaken
Ia conform its opinion TO that expressed
by the grca; body of American citizens
In winding up his speech Mr.. Morgan
Nsi' WY S'N'i' Dti american eml1ipS
in the great cities of Europe" who own
cd or controlled newspapers In London.
Paris and New York. and who fIarcd IN
when the Senate uttered word of sym
pathy with Cuba and he referred con
'cmptnously 10 The recent fasco' Of
publishing an alleged dispatch from tho
Spanish Premier. He would commend
10 the Spanish Premier the nrnvcrh
about the tlcas which torment those who
would consOrt with the canine race.
The Senate. nj $40 O'Clock, adjourned
NiouscD The House observed 81
Patrick's day Ivy devotinic its session on
tircly 10 the consideration OF The bin
reported last week from the Committee
ON Ways and Means, providing rcvi-
SION OF the customs administrative act
of juno 10, 1890. by making changes 10
sections 10 u, inclusive. ana 10. of tho
law The bill makes the following prIn-
cipal changes
Abolishng the 10 per cent. limit of
undcrvalnatiOn In invoices and ,raI,iu,,
the additional duties Imposed for under
valuation run with any Increase OF tho
appraisement: permitting appeals from
the findings of the general arprnjscrs
only on questions OF law. and n,ovinin,.
that protests of importers against no
anrfaisement Of thc collector shall u.
accompanied by fee of 81 No s,h-
Staniia! amendment was 10 the bill and
aiicr five hours consideration i'm com
mittee of the who'c. il was rerort.a tn
the House and passed without a diyi-
sion.