The Portland daily press., 1896-03-06
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the Delaware senatorial case. Mr..
Mitchell, Republican of Oregon, chair
man of the committee on privileges, fin
ished his argument in support Of the
claim of Henry A. Dupont to seat in
the Senate. The matter went owe runtil
Monday.
Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, presented the
conference report on the Cuban concur
rent resolutions. The report was that
the Senate recede from its disagreement
to an amendment Of the House and
agree to the sans Mr.. Hale inquired
whether it was Mr. Shernan's purpose
to have immediate action on the report.
On being informed that it was Mr..
having the matter forced or crowded
though the Senate without giving the
Senators an opportunity to discuss the
question
Mr.. Sherman admitted the force of the
objection and suggested that the report
of the conference committee be made a
special order for Monday.
Mr.. HaWley expressed satisfaction at
Mr.. Sherman's consenting to the delay.
The committee on conference. be said,
might have given the matter very careful
consideration and that was what the
rest of the Senators ought to be able to
do. He voted for the Sc nate resolution,
but now he reserved his Judgment.
| Mr. Chandler said he could understand
the request of Mr.. Hale to be a very
reasonable one, but he regretted that the
| Senator had not spoken on the subj ect
when the resolutions were before the
| Senate. He thought that the Senator
| refrained from doing so because he want
ed that important subject speedily dis
posed of not only in the interests of
| Cuba, but for the United States. He him
self refrained from speaking although he
was not satisfied with the Senate reso-
lutions. In his judgment they were not
| strong enough. If he had his way he
| would have such action by Congress and
the President as in his mind was re-
quired by the interests of humanity and
by the enlightened interests of the Unit
| ed States. He would have this country
recognize and maintain at the risk of
war with Spain the independence of
Cuba. France did that in the American
revolution and it was the undying glory
in that nations crown of honor. He
thought that when the indepe ndence of
Cuba was achieved, as he hoped and be-
lieved it would be at no very distant day,
| that it should be attached to the United
States by ties of undying gratitude
growing out of the fact that the United
| States declared and maintained at the
risk of war with Spain or any other
nation the independence Of Cuba.
Mr. Platt Republican of Connecticut,
asked Mr.. Chandler's meaning as to at
taching Cuba to the United States. Did
he mean annexation?
ATTACHED by sentiments of gratitude
for our timely and hopeful action" Mr..
Chandler replied.
Mr.. Hawley declared that he synpa-
thized very warmly with the popular
feeling on the Cuban question. He
Thought the conduct Of the war against
feelings of humanity and that the con-
duct of the Spanish government was
| such as to deserve the severest condemna-
ton. There We're conditions, however,
that should make the Senate stop and
think occasionally before voting The
United States was giving offense, not
considerable on earth, but to several other
powers in Europe until the United
States exposed itself to unfriendly criti-
cism. He did not want to prophesy, but
it was within the limits of possibility
that the United States would find itself
involved in a war, not with one nation
but more than one. That was really pos
Sible. He had no respect for the Judgment
of those men who talked about the enor-
nous physical power of the nation and
about five or ten millions of freemen
soldiers. "What would they do" Mr..
Hawley exclaimed in passionate tone, S
without coast defencesP March down to
the sandy beach of New Jersey and offer
themselves as food for the enemy's can
non? Nothing else. l take it for grant
ed that those gentlemen who are so ready
to talk loudly and eloquently of war,
and give otfense so rapidly, will vote
for the bill making appropriations for
coast defences and also for the very large
| increase of the navy"
Mr.. Sherman's proposition to agr ee to
the conference was made the spe cial or
der of Monday.
The Senate passed about a5 bills includ-
ing the Senate bill to pay s4s, s5s to the
heirs of the late John Roach for labor