The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-19

low that the American WOrKlngman can
not compete with it. The time has GER
tanly come, if not to stop, at least to
check, to sift and to restrict those immi-
grants.
Mr.. Lodge spoke for an hour and was
followed by Mr.. Pugh Dem.) of Ala
bama, in support of the silver amend
ment 10 the tariff bill.
Mr.. Pugh urged that the economic
troubles of the United States were caused
by an insufficient and cOngested currency.
The senator declared that the restriction
of our money to the single gold standard
was the root of our financial troubles.
He added that if the Democratic party
under the leadership of one man, forsakes
the, cardinal principle, of maintaining
both metals it will be the most remark
able revolution in political history. The
senator referred sarcastically to those
Democrats who had been converted to
gold in the cleveland infmary." No
two presidents were more widely apart
on finances than Andrew Jackson and
Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Pugh said he could name members
of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet who were
clamorous for free silver up to 1S93 and
who were now parading for gold.
At $3.50 p. m. Mr.. Pugh yielded the
floor to continue his financial speech to-
morrow.
Mr.. Sherman at once called up the Gu
ban resolutions and Mr.. Morgan Dem.)
of Alabama addressed the senate on it.
The senator said the American people had
expressed their views of Cuban bellig-
erancy and independence by great
deluge of petitions and memorials.
Mr.. Morgan read from many petitions
showing the wide public feeling in behalf
of Cuba. These came from city councils
Grand Army of the Republic, American
Protective Association bodies, ministerial
unions, normal schools, boards of trade,
citizens, labor and trades assemblies
Typographical unions, Federations OF
Labor, etc.
The individual petitions were also very
numcsous.
Mr. Sherman rose to state that he was
authorized to say that the house Of repre-
sentatives had received Cuban petitions,
filling large box
Mr.. Hale of Maine here precipitated
a controversy by saying that. senators
were familiar. with the methods en-
not know whether it was the case in
this matter, but he presumed they were
all on printed heads, sent out from one
source. They represented no sponta-
neous public sentiment from the coun-
try at large, but were the emanations
of agencies at New York and Washing
ton. 1t was doubtless part of n delib-
crate plan to influence sentiment.
Mr.. Morgan passed the petitions to Mr..
them and see if any fraud had been
committed.
Does my colleague (Hale) know of
remonstrance against Cuba" asked
Mr. Frye.
Mr.. Hale: "Yes, have hundreds of
letters from leading business men,"
Mr.. Frye: 81 am not talking about
letters" .....s-gs-,
Mr.. Hale: 81 regard letters as much
more important than petitions and they
give the views of the conservative bus
mess men,"
Mr.. Morgan referred contemptuously
to those business men" who were in the
habit of trying to defeat legislation by
private letters to senators.
The senator next referred to Minister
Dupuy de Lomes statement received
from Secretary Olney by the committee.
This was the signal for further sharp
questions from Mr.. Hale He said this
statement needed explanation, even at
this late day and he referred to the con-
hict between Mr.. Lodge and MIR. Sher-
man as to the minister's statement.
Mr.. Sherman interrupted to say that
Mr.. Hale was not correctly stating the
circumstances Of the receipt of the min
ister's statement and when Mr.. Hale
persisted, Mr.. Sherman added that he
would not be led into a ''wrangle."
Mr.. Morgan went on to say that the
Spanish minister's statement had been
drawn out by Spain's desire to delay
action in congress. Spain feared the
United States would get into a tantrum.
The Spanish minister, therefore, sent
30 to- NJ nd
the latter sent it to the senate commit
tee. He (Morgan) had sent to the Sec
retary requesting authority to make pub
lie the minister's statement.
Mr.. Olney added that ne had conferred
with the Spanish minister and the latter
had no objection to it's use.
Mr.. Morgan proceeded and read from
the Spanish minister's statement and
commented on it as he went along. The
statement said the insurgents had no
fixed place of organization, being driven
from place to place.
The senator asked what permanent
place our continental congress held dur
Ing the Revolution 1t was driven
about and when the president burned
Washington in 1914 the members of our
congress were refugees in Virginia and
yet this Spanish minister raised the
point that the struggling people must
have permanent capital.
AS a matter fact, the senator insisted,
the insurgents had a capital, as was
shown by reports from newspaper corre-
spondents.
Mr.. Hale interrupted to ask If Mr..
Morgan really credited the peregrination
of the correspondent who claimed to have
located this nebulous insurgent capital.
81 supposed" responded Mr.. Morgan,
warmly, "that / was to address the SEN
ate, but / find am here as sort of a
school child in kindergarten, to sub
nit to the questioning of the senator
from Maine"
1t is not my fault, proceeded Mr.. Hale,
that the senator is put in the position OF
a school child in Kindergarten.
Here Mr.. Morgan appealed to the chair,
and declared that If Mr.. Hale continued
his interruptions he (Morgan) would call
him to order.
Mr.. Chandler added to what Mr.. Nor
gan said as to the insurgent capital, that
it had an actual existence and the Span
ish troops had not been able to take 1t.
"No," said Mr.. Morgan, Gomez and
MaceO have come nearer taking Havana
than the Spanish have to taking the in
surgent capital"
Mr.. Morgan went on to read from the