The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
ARGUING CUBA QUESTION
Interesting Speeches Made In the
United States Senate.
SENATOR HALE is EXCITED
lie Flatly Contradicts statements Made
by Mr.. Shermsn-SenatOr Caffery
Does Not Desire Cuban Territory.
Other Congressional Topics.

character to maintain the intense pup
lie interest In that question. 1t was u
have been opened by Mr.. Mills (Dem''
Tex.) but that senator was too Ill 10 pe
present. and the debate was opened Dy
Mr.. Stewart Pop, New He declared
himself anxious for action; sara ina,
the facts were too notorious 10 neeu
further statement; favored the adop,
ton of the conference report, ana said
that n a concurrent resolution did not
produce the desired result. congress
ought to pass joint resolution ana
place the responsibility on the presi-
dent of the United States.
Mr.. Gray (Dem.. DELI member OF
the committee on foreign relations, rose
in order, as he explained 1t, to explain
briefly the reasons which compelled
him to withhold his assent from the
conference report; but he was subjected
to so many Interruptions that his briei
statement occupied over an hour. II
closed with an expression of the hope
that Spain. without rupture of friendly
relations: shall cit down with us at
the council board of nations and con-
slider whether there may not be some
other issue of this sorry controversy
than the determination OF a whole peo-
pie fighting for their liberties"
Mr.. Gray was interrupted all through
his speech by Mr.. Hale (Rep, Me.) In
the course of which Mr.. Hale natiy
Contradicted a statement repeatedly
made by Mr.. Sherman tRep.. Ohio)
chairman of the foreign relations com.
mittee az to Spain having violated all
the promises and reforms stipulated in
the capitulation of 1878 when the In
surgents of that day laid down their
arms. Mr.. Sherman had said. among
other things, that although representa-
tion in the Spanish cOrteS was then
promised. the Cubans had only one del
egate there; but Mr. Hale affirmed that
he had list OF forty-five members In
the house of deputies and fourteen or
fifteen members in the senate from the
two Islands of Cuba and Porto Rica.
MIR. HALE INDIGNANT
Mr.. Hale declared with wramth that
ne was laboring under u sense Of indig-
nation at the suppression of the facts
of the case by the committee on FOR
eign relations. Mr.. Gray made mock
apology to Mr.. Hale for interrupting
his speech so much and spoke of him,
by an intentional slip of the tongue,
as the senator from Spain" The jun
ior senator from Texas, Mr.. chiffon,
advocated the passage of joint reso-
luton rather than of concurrent one,
and declared his belief that interVen-
ton by the United States meant the
ultimate annexation Of Cuba-to when
he was opposed.
The last speech Of the day was made
by Mr.. Caffery (Dem., La.) and was
against the entrme proposition, as haV-
ing no better basis than stories In the
Arabian Nights. The United states
he declared was bound by international
law not to intermeddN In the affairs of
Cuba. II the United States did not
cling to that law 1t would be outlawed
from the circle Of civilized nations.
Mr.. Caffery had not finished his speech
when the senate at 4 y. m. adjourned
until tomorrow.
WARM DEBATE IN HOUSE.
The debate on the Bayard resolutions
was continued In the house today and
toward the close of the session descend
ed in an exchange of personalities be-
tween Messrs. SulZer Dem, N. W and
Gibson (Rep., TENN The display Of
circular letter by Mr.. Gibson to his con-
stituents by Mr.. 'Sulzer sand the charge
that 1t was being circulated under
frank elected an angry outburst from
the Tennesseean. who denied that he
was using frank upon the document,
and that the person who said so was
the author of vile slander. Later Mr..
Sulzer withdrew the assertion and also
apologized to the gentleman for any
thing he had said which might have
given him offense, but that did not
wholly satisfy Mr. Gibson. who, in the
course of personal explanation, said
the circular had been stolen, being still,
SO far as he knew. In the hands Of the
printer. and asserted that II there were
no receivers. there would be no thieves.
t..ly la,
its close the house adjourned.
The speakers today were Messrs.
Tucker Dem.. Va) and Cooper Dem.,
Fla.) against the resolutions OF sencure
and Messrs. Taft and Wilson tRep., o.,
Pearson tRep., N. O., Mccall and Bar
rett (Rep.. Mass in favor of them.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., o. defended the
reputation of General Schenick from
the inference arising from the state
ments made yesterday by Mr. Nc
Creary 'Dem. ky) about his connec
tion with the Emma mine and the
publication of his rules Of poker while
he was minister to England. Just be-
fore adjournment an agreement was
reached to take a vote on the resolu-
tions at 2 o'clock tomorrow
Mr.. Taylor CRep.. o. reported the
resolution of the committee on cleo
tions No. 9. declaring the seat vacant
now occupied by Mr.. Boatner (Dem.,
la.) ana gave notice that 1t would be
called w. tomorrow after the pending
resolutions nave been disposed OF, and
De voted on without debate.
AN IMMIGRATION RIIL.
Mr.. Corliss. Of Michigan. offered In
the mouse today a Dill to protect Amer
lean labor by the establishment of ad-
ditional safeguards concerning immi-
grafton to this country. The measure
makes 1t unlawful for any alien who
eesides or retains his home In foreign
country to enter the United States for
the purpose Of engaging i'm any me-
chanical trade or labor while he retains
q home In foreign country. II is also
made unlawful for persons, firms, or