Evening star., 1896-03-17
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HsContinues His Speech on the Con-
ference Resolutions.
SENIOR DELOME'S STATEMENT CRITICISED
Senator Pugh Also Continues His
Speech on Silver.
IN THE HOC S E

The Senate galleries are beginning to as
sumo their normal condition, owing to the
delays and uncertainties on the Cuban res
olutiors. Minister Mendonca Of Br'lzil and
Mrs. John w. Foster, wife of the ex-Secre-
tary of State were among those in the
diplomatic gallery today.
Mr.. Elkins' resolution directing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to report on
the status of the Cuban war, went over
until tomorrow after a conference between
Mr.. Elkiiis and Mr.. Sherman.
There were numerous small measures
pressing for attention. which led Mr. Nit
chell (Oreg.), in charge of the pending Du
Pont case, to say that he had reluctantly
given way to the Cuban resolutions, but
no headway was being made. He was will
ing to yield further if the Cuban question
could be disposed of in any reasonable
time;. If not he must insist on going on
with the Du Pcnt case.
Mr.. Push ON Silver.
Mr.. Sherman responded that he saw no
reason why the Cuban question could not
be disposed of in a day or So But he did
not desire to cut off speeches. So far as
he was concerned he would insist on keep
ing the Cuban resolutions before the Sen
ate to the exclusion Of any other 81 bject,
yielding only to speeches. With this ex-
planation Mr.. Pugh of Alabama was rec
ogniZed for a continuance of his silver
speech begun yesterday.
He argued that the movement for an in
ternational monetary conference was fu-
tile, as England would not consent to it.
The Senator declared that if the friends
OF silver in the three political parties
elect President Ey an overwhelming ma
jority. But, unfortunately, the friends of
free silver were HShtin, each other in
separate political organizations. and this
ha a,,l t,a MI, H.,
stacle in the way of their success in the
next presidential election. 1t was utterly
unreasonable, said Mr.. Pugh, 10 expect free
coinage democr:l.s, who constitute fou1
ffths of the party, to so over to the pop
ulist party, male no OF mere fraction
of the friends of f-ee coinage. One man in
the White House blocked the way to free
silver coinage, SO that it was perfectly
could become law while Mr.. Cleveland
was President
MIR. Morgan on Cuba.
Mr.. Pugh concluded at Las pm. The
Cuban resolutions Were then taken up, and
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama proceeded with his
speech in support of the resolution. He
spoke of the supersensitiveness of Spain
caused he said, because she felt the send
slipping from under her feet, while the gem
OF the Antilles was passing out of her srra So
spain had sucked this orange wellnigh dry
until the sweetness was about exhausted.
4 Most Weak Effort.
Mr. Morgan said the Spanish minister's
statement, made public yesterday was a
most weak effort. 1t had been kept in Sc
cret doubtless because all it's prophecies of
subduihg the insurgents were disproved by
facts. The Spanish minister said that the
insurgents would not come out for an open
fight, for the etiquette and chivalry of
Spanish warfare. And yet the insurgents
free their prisoners being unable to feed
them, and they maintain no prisons such
as the Spanish have at Ceuta, Africa.
Spain's conduct of the war in Cuba ran
with blood. The Spanish minister's refer
ence to sugar, and our interests in sugar
was not sufficient, said Mr.. Morgan, to
sweeten the sentiment OF the committee and
lead it to close its eyes to the feeling Of
the American people.
The Senator said the Spanish minister, in
his statement, admitted a condition of war
existing in Cuba.
MIR. Morgan referred to Minister Dupuy
de Lome's celebrated diatribe "criticising
Senators and appealing over their heads to
the American people. Such an act by a
'supercilious foreign minister was most re-
markable, and it would be high time for the
can people ever listened to the appeal of a
foreigner, calling in question words used in
debate.
News From Cuba Questioned.
Mr.. Morgan had the clerks read the state
ment of the Spanish minister concerning
Senators. Tie Senator said it was remark
able how the Spanish minister questioned
the news from Cuba, when Spanish censors
controlled the sources of information and
doctored all d!spatc coming to this coun-
try 1t was presumptous act for the
spanish minister to misquote him (Morgan),
and he had lost respect for the minister as a
gentleman for adopting misquotation in
order to appeal to the American people,