The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-18
SENATOR MORGAN'S DEFENCE
His Reply 10 Various Attacks Oh The
Foreign Relations Committee.
SENIOR DE- LONE RbEED OYER The GOALS
The Statements of ouesada, the Cuban
Representative in Washington, Placed
Against Those Of the spanish Min
ister-Pugh on silver.


Morgan closed his defence Of the action OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations in re-
porting the Cuban resolutions.
Mr.. Figh attacked the national bank
system. declaring that the banks we're
known TO be the natural enemies of me-
talllc money. The silver craze" he said,
was nothing compared with the insanity
OF the gold Spectators in trying TO es-
tablish a despotism Of money, 10 which
the people would never submit unless they
were really crazcd. IL WAS not within
the scope Of human power to place the
United States on a gold basis, or to
keep 1t Cn silver basis.
"IF!"
II the ends OF free coinage in the three
political organizations could be united on
one man they would elect a President by
an overwhelming majority, for IL could
not be honestly questioned that an over
wheIming majority OF the whole voting
population OF the United States favored
the independent restoration Of silver com
age on equal sterms with gold. But uh-
fortunately the friends Of free SILVER COM
age were fighting each other IN separate
political Organizations, and this fact was
the greatest and only obstacle in the
way OF their success in the next presl-
dental election, and was the main reii-
ancc OF the advocates OF gold plutocracy.
But il was utterly unreasonable TO eN-
pect free-coinage Democrats, VINO con-
stitutel four-nfths Of the party, 10 go
over to the Populist party, which male
I'D a mere fraction of the frienos OF
free coinage. -,
one man I'm the White House blocked
the way To free silver coinage SO that
II was perfectly clear that no ieslsia-
ton friendly 10 silver could become
law while MIR. Cleveland was president.
Mr.. Pugh concluded his speech at l'f'
i. NJ, and then the conference report ."
the Cuban beiiigerency resolutions was
taken up.
MIR. MORGAN'S DEFENCE.
Mr.. Morgan. a member Of the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations, continued
the speech begun by him yesterday III
favor Of the resolutions. lie began py
speaking OF the super-sensitlNehess Oh
snain becaue she felt the SAND Siding
- ,,,d.r ber feet while THE gem ~ the
Antilles" was passing out OF her hia9p'
snoin had sucked the orange well-msh
arv until its swectness was about an gone
Ur Morgan spoke Of the "furtNe anu
elon 10 sugar" in the paper OF the span
ia1 minister made public yesieruas' ","
said that il Was intended To s"feieh 'ile
'rvocatlon for American sympathy a.n
aid TO crush the rebellion lie s'i' 10 ,ii'
clerks desk and had read what NJ oail'.
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the Senate and senators. o.. .,,-
lie smoke of Senior De Lone as n su-
rcrcuiors foreign minister AMI SAN ti."I
fnu
senate to close their doors asalns' '',"
....rnts 70 influence them. TINS was
,re frsf time he said. when the loteiEn ID
,.r,r.. tentative Of monar conlu ,'"
q, question the members of those hodi'7
Cor words uttered in debate. SrHoi ~,
lanes statement 10 the press haFl"S "'
road bv the Clerk, Mr. Morgan reaui,'
his epoccn. He spoke OF tNe
80 tho rabl. between cuba anu an
~, tho Spanish authoritl' ana Tain &c s
eo far as the mails Wet cr.bo-
,ad been Informed yest,rdhy py q and
,tlo,t,-, who knew Wei bOth SPAN "l,
n' pr ,,o nails between Cuba ana
the United States were constants
ed and their contents e>""ii''
MsQUOTED.
. nerfactlv well known. Mr.. Nor
,.an .dded that all the telegrapnlc ni-
s.',iar ~. from cuba was doctored unless
:. hannened 10 be favorable 70 the span
,sb cause He had lost respect lot
...t,,,ster who undertook 10 mlsPuo'e
eenator as the Spanish minister ilau r n'is
Quoted him. and he read from the IN
.t.,,siopsl Record the statement Wnlch h'
~ Norean had made In the senate,
and which he said the Spanish miiils'e'
had misquoted. ~. ,ror,,a,,
THE facts cited by him (Mr. Morsanl'
I'm that speech stood confessed by SPAN
,broueh the lips OF her own minister, VINO
having the opportunity 70 hahY ",t,"' ,
evaded the statements ana leit theH
D'ii,l'9 We dissented entirely from the opinion
expresed i'm the Senate that foreign
minister I'm this country had the ils"t
IN resort 10 the press for the purpose OF
affecting any matter pending III con-
eress or In respect 10 any policy or the
United States which he might consider
10 be offensive or injurious 10 ms couh-
try He characterizes De LONE state
ment TO the press as "a flasrant abuse OF
privilege
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Mr.. Morgan then discussed the point
Of the constitutional suarar zee against
senators or Representatives being held 10
account for words spoken 81 debate. lie
niate any citizen OF the United states.
having some connection with public affairs
without being accountable for libel.
Mr.. GRAY asked Mr. Morgan whether
the citizen IN question would not have the
same freedom Of speech.
Mr.. Morgan admitted that he would
but il turned out in this case. he said.
that the minister from Spain was not
citizen Of the United Staes. lie was en-
tirelv protected by the law of nations
against any proceeding TO hold him ac-
countable for libel. either crlminally or
civilly There was where the rule came
in which sealed ministers lips.
Mr. Morgan read the historical incident
Of the interview between jefferson and
the French Minister Sevet. and exclaimed
passiOnately.
Would 10 God that we had somebody
here now who had just conception OF the
constitutional rights Of the different parts
OF this government
MIR. sHERMAN's OPINION.
Mr.. Hale called attention 20 the fact
that the chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations (Mr. sherman did not
share Mr. Morgans opinion az 10 the
Spanish minister's statement, and read
an extract from Mr.. sherman's last
speech IN the Senate TO the effect thai
Mr.. 1De LONE had Il perfect right 10 de-
fend his government and peCr.e ovcrv-
whert.
Mr. Morgan ~aii that he had not nro-
posed 10 notice that position Of Mr.. Sher-
mans. but now that 1t had been brought
fcrwsio be would say that he aid not
agree with Mr. sherman on that subject
lie would now place against Mr.. De
Iofnes statement that OF Mr. Ouesada