The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-13


gents" said Mr.. iiill.
certainly" replied Mr.. Hoar.
They can do 80 now" intcrposed Mr..
| Morgan and Mr.. Vest together.
II think not" returned MIR Hoar.
| Morgan
resolutions would not change the law OF
| The land one particleg" asked MIR. HILL
~ do" replied Mr.. Hoar.
and l." continued MIR, Hill. agree with
| legal effect. IL Is from that standpoint
| mat now desire TO argue the propr.ety OF
their passage.
~ should have hcsitatcd, Mr. Prcsi-
| dent. said Mr.. ilill ITO have voted for a
Joint resolution which would have required
| ,ne presidents action within ten days. But
| thcSe resolutions are safe, because they
| merely express our opinion and bind no
one but ourselves. although they will bc
,,n, with respect by the executive and
| WI have moral effect through the coun-
| ttN anu the world. They nrc IN accord
| Hnce with precedent, and In my opinion
congress should go thus far. but no fur
Mr. I'M expressed the opinion thnt fru-
| ropcan countries had very properly rec
99gniged tho Confectionery az a beiiigcrcnt
| Ihe tUhans now held thrcc-fourihs of tho
| iSland, Prisoners OF war should be ex-
changed. Were we TO stand by and SEQ
enem guillotined. garroted, shot or exc
| cutod IN any other way? The resolutions
| could give mo offcnsc to Spain. II could
20 no harm IN this instance and might
lend TO stay this cruel warfare. In Wow OF
the conditions on that unfortunate island
ana the end we all anticipate. shall we
| ilot rid them OF all that As degrading and
nii TINS brutality That liz an these rcso-
| iuuons intend TO do. except the last
| We must place our actions on hrh
| GROUND, he continued. while our general
| policy IL ono OF non-intcrvention as one
| OF the greatest States of tho world and
| greatest OF republics. our institutions aud
| example must produce their effect anon
civiiilauon throughout both homisphcres
and an, when any people, imhucd with the
| spirit Of liberty, desire TO found a re-
pubic aud break their shacklcs. shall we
| refusc to give them u helping handg shall
we crush thedr hopes with coolnossg TX
| " not better fur VA to encourage and
| clccr IN every way permissible under the
| wise rules OF International law those who
are strugelins 70 be free from the burdcns
| OF opnrcss on? We set the example we ar,
| Responsible for tho lessons we taught
| Who Is there 40 craven that he would
| abandon the ideas undor which we un-
| intied the flag OF freedom to the worldr
| cuba Is today resisting taxation with
| out representation. IL IL tho story of the
| American revolution over again There
| were tories then az now whose symrathios
| were with aristocracy and monarchy, aud
| now as then they viii be crushed ly lhs
| force OF an enlightened people determined
| 10 be free. Tho conflict between rcpub-
| licanism and mouarchlsm ~ irrepr, ssihlc
| and Will So on. God grant that Cuba may
succeed. " she docs not. lot MS have the
| consciousness that we have done our
| duty.
senator nm concluded Ivy quoting the
| y cmorahle words OF Daniel Webster. dc.
| llNofed In 1923 In favor of the recognit ion
! or 6reolan independence. when he said:
| our place is always on the side of freq
| Institutions"
| At tho conclusion OF Mr.. Hnrs speech
| the Dupont case was laid before the sem
ate, but was laid aside in order to allow
! MIR. Sherman TO sneak ON tho Cuban trFo
luticn.
Mr.. sherman said he was reluctant to
not have done 80 had It not hccu for The
recent changes and the "cxpion'' of The
! senator from Massachusetts, UIoar1 Mr.
! sherman said no had n rrent resnect for
| his friend but mo resolution To uostpore
! tho subject until April 4 WINS "A most re-.
markabe move and naturally excited
! sorie heat
! Mr. sherman eaid he was usuallv n cool,
man and hopcd TO continue no on this
| question cousldprinp II in n cool plntn
| wv ia nrunonln3,.,d ia tc ~, ~, r,,.n
| which Nrr jtoor h,d naih ~ ht m,,,Is
| s.ryl"e lie aaid he fel, th,, ~ vn,e 'r mo-.
| finn he morItrj Swn,ncly. nb,i,nsstnn
1 ht,1so,c "a N,r iroo, ~, u - 49,,
/ he knew thev Womb continuc ,o al, hosian
/ na oh otbcr ~, ,hn ios, ", ,c,, W. nv n''''''
NJ ebn,,nn, ,nc,, de,a Ill a p'o ,.,,,,o,.
| ~ 10 ,rtn,,,, oi,,t wv.
! 81 ~, N",'o"H tu9ulu i' ~ t"ui'"Ia Oh
| a,, ,,a, Wv ',''hSp 1919, s', IN, ~, .urtner
| lie contrevert"d IA" n,s,iion of Mr. iinar
| - 49, i,,,i ~, i' ,I " shi ii',t,'
| ~ hiT 1'n,',r """ u" io'N" OF W.
| IVY Lille to.uu,Iemt' ..,
| ionp uo,,roS,u,Hy otoutrcu az 10
| W.eth,i III IuSolutio hS N .holr pre~ht
| luiln mao pv.n even aglccn 10 ny INC
| seuhW .oinhilIec on ioielgh felAtiohs
M, ir' IurP's ass,rted lhat these rcso,u.
! eous N1rc INC Niihr M 'ues'e ollcIcd ny
| NJ bouse' Whlcn ma" ucrn neieated IN
| lho aehale coHinltt'c receiving onlN one
| vote, ana YET lheY were brought before
| thc senbie hrter relrciion ny the COM
| inatiee.
Proceeding WIN ne main question, Mr..
! sherman snid JOINT resolution could
! IIne uuiuprLeu hcllph hy 'he prcslurn'
| within ten days. This was not desirable
| TOR tho moral onoct OF IN" resolution was
| the thing most desired.
| iNie ~, SUNNI" turheu hAlaww for
| tribute TO President Cleveland. The sen
| ator said there were differences OF pollti-
| cal opinion between himself ana Mr
| Cleveland. but he added, no one doubts
| his courage; no one doubts the fidelity TO
| the nag of our country no ono doubts
| that
| Tho senator referred TO his characteri-
| 2auon of General Weyicr as the butch-
| cr.' the Spanish minister hhd. win lusti-
! fication. sought 70 explain that the book
| from which he tShermnn) had quoted did
| not contain VIEWERS name. But II APP
| peared with details In the paper IRON
| which the statement had been taken.
| Wcylcr himself did not deny or Object 10
| WnS tnut ne ilau pDfIfu p'liE