The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-11

Congress in Foreign Questions.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The
crowds which filled the senate galleries
today in anticipation of an exciting
Cuban debate were not disappointed.
Today two new phases of the subject
made their appearance and each af-
forded a debate which aroused sena-
tors and spectators to a high state OF
interest and excitement.
Mr.. Lodge Rep., Mass) arose to a
question of personal privilege, and in
vigorous words rebuked the Spanish
minister, Senior Dupuy de Lone, for
his recent criticisms of senators.
Senator Teller added his opinion that
a repetition of the minister's action
should be followed by his dismissal
Senators Gray and Hale maintained
that senatorial privilege and preroga-
| tive should not be strained to close the
mouth of the Spanish minister
Mr.. Lodge did not press for any def
mite action.
The incident had hardly closed when
the subject came up in another form
Mr.. Hoar had asked that his resolu-
ton. postponing the entire Cuban sub
iect until April 6, go over until to-
morrow.
This aroused Mr., Sherman to an en-
ergetic and feeling protest. He de-
clared that Mr.. Hoar's resolution was
a reflection or the committee on for
eign relations and was an effort to
shelve the Cuban resolutions after
weeks of discussion and overwhelming
votes in both houses
The two venerable senator's, Sherman
and Hoar, engaged in a vigorous coll
loquy. --....o.
drawn into the personal conflict, and
! for half an hour it waged, sometimes
with deep earnestness. but more often
with amusement caused by the energy
of the white-haired participants MI.
Sherman finally withdrew his ooJectlon
/ and Mr.. Hoars resolution went over
until tomorrow, but not before MT.
Hoar had made a brief but telling
sneech against what he termed the
meddling policy of congress in foreign
questions.
The latter part of the day was given
IN a continuance of Mr.. Turpie's speech
! in opposition. to the claim of Mr.. Du-
pont.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. March las soon
as the senate journal had been read Mr.
Lodge (Mass) rose to question Oh
personal privilege. He sent to the desk
and had read the Spanish minister S
reference in an interview to Lodge
11tterances, calling in question the
translation of the statement attrlbuted
to General Weyler, in which the latter
declared he would "extermlnate the
insurgents. Lodge said the literal read
| ing of Weylers language would be that
he would Clean out" the large insur-
gent bands and 'eXterminate" the
! small ones. Lodge said he did not Won
der at the extreme sensitiVeness OF the
Spanish people, but he did not think
this offered an excuse for the Spanish
minister in adopting the course he mad.
1t was pretty we'll established that the
! debates in the senate and house were
! purely domestic matters and it was not
nroner for the representative of a for
eign country to communicate except
through the state department. If an
! American minister in Europe discussed
political affairs there, he would be sent
! home. Lodge read from a letter of
! Daniel Webster, when secretary of
state, protesting against the statement
by the Austrian minister as to domestic
matters The senator added most
emphatic protest against public COM
Inent by any diplomatic representative
on the debates of congress. The con-
stitution protected the senators for Ian
guage used in the debate. 1t was one
of the safeguards of free speech.
NO SIDE ISSUES.
Mr.. Gray (Dem.) said the United
States should proceed according to the
! Judgment OF a selfrespecting nation, I'M
moved by the ennities at Valencia or
Madrid and without being turned
aside to discuss the question of trans
| lation between q senator and a minis
! ter.
! Mr.. Gray said he would be quick %
resent an attack on the privileges of a
senator But in all fairness he thought
] it hardly worth while to stretch sena-
/ torial prerogatives and privileges in or
| der to question a gentleman who had
no power to reply in behalf of Spain.
There should be some concession to the
stress of the situation.
! Mr.. Teller of Colorado. said the rule
was unvarying against communication
! by foreign minister except through
the state department. Twice had for
eign ministers been sent home for.
! statements of less Importance than
this.
But considering the circumstan-
ces," added Teller, had I been in au-
thority. I would not have sent him
home for this offense. but I would have
had the secretary of state, in a most
kindly way suggest that repetition of
| the offense would lead to his going
home"
| OUR RIGHTS.
There was no probability that Spain
would dissent in an offensive way to
the passage of the pending resolutions,
| Teller said. Spain knew we had the
right to recognize belligerents. Spain
would naturally show some feeling, but
she would not go to war.
There was ripple of applause which
the vice president checked, when Tel
Ter referred to his sympathy with the
Cubans 81 would be delighted" said
he, ito hear that Havana had passed
into the hands of the insurgents.
| would be delighted to hear that the in