The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-14
Cuban Question Laid ABIDE for a Day
After Brief Remarks by Senators
Lodge and sherman.
AN ALBANIAN UNSEATED
ALDRICH MADE A MEMBER OF THE
HOUSE IN PLACE OF ROBBINS.
Over 100 Warrants Issued for Repre-
sentatives Who Failed to Attend
the Friday Night Session.

WASHINGTON. March 13--The excite
ment of the Cuban debate gave way in
the Senate to-day to Mr.. Cockrels elaborate
speech occupying four hours on the financial
question. There was a spirited reference to
Cuba early In the day. when it developed.
during an explanation by Mr. Lodge, that
the committee on foreign relations had
ceived from Secretary Olney a statement
by Senor Dupuy de Lone, the Spanish min
ister, giving the Spanish view OF the case.
This brought out very animated suggestions
from Mr. Hoar and Mr.. Wolcott that the
Senate be put into possession of this i'm
portant testimony. Mr.. CoclreIls speech
was an elaborate presentation OF the finan-
ciaI question from the silver standpoint. so
much so that Mr.. Hoar. In the course Of an
inquiry, stated that it was the ablest silver
speech he had ever listened TO. Mr.. Cock
reii occasionally left his arguments for very
sharp personal criticisms on Secretary Car
lisle BY coincidence, also. Sir Julian
Pauncefote was in the gallery when Mr..
Coclrel closed his speech with the state
ment that IL we were to be subservient 10
the English money interests we should
Haul down Old Glory. raise the gold
standard and cry aloud long live the Queen
of Great Britain and the Empress Of In
dia.'"
As soon as the journal had been read
Mr.. Lodge, OF Massachusetts. stated that
Mr.. Sherman had made an inadvertent
error in saying yesterday that he Q]odge)
had seen Secretary Olney and had secured
from him private papers and Information
as TO Cuba. The papers came 10 the COM
mittee on foreign relations from the State
Department and included a fun statement
from the Spanish minister. Dupuy de Lone
This and other papers were OF such a con-
fdential character that they could not be
quoted or made public.
Mr. Sherman assented TO Mr.. Lodges state-
ment saying he recalled that the papers
came from the State Department al the
request of the committee and that the state
ment of the Spanish minister had been
read aloud 10 the committee by senator
Frye.
This brought Mr.. Hoar to his feet with q
surprised inquiry as to whether the Senate
should not have the benefit of this statement
OF the Spanish case.
1T would be proper to lay it before the
Senate in executive session." responded Mr.
Mr. Hoar suggested such session. and
Mr.. Wolcott added. in decisive tones, that
ate in a most unusual dilemma Senators
are asked" said Mr.. Wolcott, TO vote on
a question OF fact on testimony reposng IN
the breast OF members OF the committed on
foreign relations: on testimony that cannot
be disclosed 10 the public or 10 US except
in executive session. And these res rssolutions -
executive session and cannot have posses-
sion OF this testimony. 1 would be glad TO
and our conscience to the committee on
foreign relations"
Mr.. Hawley rose to state briefly that he
hoped soma declaration on Cuba could be
offered on which all would agree. He added
that at the proper time he would insist on
further conference on this particular
declaration.
Mr.. cOcKRELLS SPEECH.
Mr. Cockrell was then recognized for his
speech In support OF the silver amendment
to the tariff BILL which measure has been
in abeyance since the refusal OF the Senate
to adopt Mr.. Morrill, S motion 10 consider IL.
Mr. Cockrell called attention TO the bal
ances in the treasury. including over sl25.-
100000 gold coin and bullion. over $33.ooo.oo9
standard silver dollars. SI77.ooo.oo0 OF silver
bullion coinage value) on which the proht
of seignorage had been $5s.oD.0oc Sf,0o0.6oo
subsidiary silver coin. 100000 OF greenbacks
and $3o00o,0oo Of treasury notes of 1850. Our
bonds, the Senator maintained. can be paid
as well in silver as in gold. and he called
attention TO the fact that secretary Car,
Isle and Secretary Herbert hac voted
while in the House OF Representatives Tor
the Stanley Matthews resolution. declaring
bonds payable In either coin The senator
distinguished gold t-bimetal-
list" and read from Mr.. Sherman's utter
ances in ls1s. when ne was , Sssrs.sry rsssys5 Ol
the legal right to redeem governme M OBJ
legations I'm silver. IL this policy had bes'n
raids on the treasury. Exclusive gold pay
ments was voluntary assumption on tne
part of the Secretary, or the Treasury;
because the silver dollar. up &c that time,
was the watch dog OF the treasury" And
it was "a more potent "s,sn ,hs tssnsonss sHs ,nsa
added Mr.. Cockrell. The proposition OF tne
President TO issue hfty-year bonds 10 re-
was The worst finance proposition that he
had ever emanated from an executive OF
hcer and IL adopted II VIII cost tne people
IN. in a speech. proclaimei himself for
gold There was no further effort 10 dis
guIse the issue behind sound money money "nic7
At . o'clock the regular order was laid
aside in order TO permit Mr- tockreii 10
proceed. The galleries had wearied waiting
For the Cuban debate and the crowd gradual
ly thinned out Mr. Cockrel spoke OF the
tirnidity OF gold money ana refsrred
TO the agitation caused by President tlcSe-
lands Venezuelan message with string
tfsl TO IL. That message made the wrole
country tremble Ike Jelly ana ,a s'n ,ne ~ pres
heen lost In consequence. The senator de-
ciared that the Democratic party could not
s pe asISse psissr OF cloud by day and the pillar
OF fire by night, the great constitutional
beacon Of the Democratic party, the one on
which ali its victories had been won. and
those who opposed II would siousn on from
the uarty but would not divide ~.
Mr.. Cocl<reli was particularly severe on
what ne termed the ''fiimsy pretexts ana
stun which Secretary Carlisle otered IN
his speeches in support OF the gold standard.
The Senator compared Mr.. carlisle's recent
views with those expressed "betoro ne
WAS dinei and winei by the hotnscnii1s
and Pelmonts and the bond brokers' or
Wall street and Lombard street Refer
ring 10 an International monetary confer
e.lce- Mr.. Cockrel said IL was a degrading
and humIliating proposition: Every self
respecting nation has established us own
financiaI system and this country was
The only one which trsilsd behind oreas