The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
n0AR'S PLEA FOR SPAIN
An Arrangement Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
APPEAL TO SENATOR SHERMAN
The Statesman Is Earnestly Urged TO
Rsesds from His Position-The Ex.
element Of Mobs Should Not 10
Initiated In This Instance.

H0ar S resolution TO postpone the con-
ference report on the Cuban concurrent
resolutions till Monday, the sixth OF
April was taken up early in the morn
Ing hour today, and after q speech by
Mr.. Hoar in support of it, lost its place
In the morning hour and went to the
calendar, from which there will prob
ably be no effort to resurrect it. But
the debate in the senate will go on. all
the same tomorrow, and until the sub
ject Is disposed of. as the conference
report of q privileged question, at least
until o'clock every day when 1t comes
In conflict with the resolution for seat
ing Mr. Dupont as senator from the
state of Delaware-a question Uf still
higher privilege.
Mr.. Hoar's speech was largely an
nrraignment of the committee Oh for
eign relations for reporting the concur
rent resolutions without having any
facts to justify such action. He APP
pealed to Senator Sherman, who he
placed on the same pedestal with Lin
coin. Grant. Fish. Seward and his own
illustrlous brother, General Sherman.
to recede from the position which he
had taken: and the only reason for
which was, he intimated. because Il
presidential election was ut hand. Mr..
Hoar said some very severe things
about the action of the committee on
foreign relations and said that when 1t
wrote the word concurrent" at the
head of the resolution, 1t meant ''it Is
to be distinctly understood that this Is
q pickwickian resolution"
Mr.. Hoar denlored the idea of rush
ing matters through congress that
properly belonged to the functions OF
the state department. He did not agree
with Secretary Olney politically. but
he knew him well: he was u generous.
square. honest. old fashioned Massa-
chusetts Yankee and Nj. Hoar said he
was not afraid to trust him In the dip
lomatic affairs of this government. lie
then related a story of one Of the old
emperors who was walking along u mar
row path accompanied by fine lady Of
his court, when they met laborer car
rying u heavy burden. The lady re-
fused to step aside when the emperor
commanded her to respect the burden
the man was carrying. Applying this
to existing conditions. Mr. Hoar said
the people and the press i'm criticising
the president and the administration in
the Venezuelan and Spanish question
should respect the burden that rested
upon them and the responsibilities that
belonged to the executive alone.
CAUSE FOR LAMENT.
1t was to be lamented. Mr.. Hoar said.
that the youth of the Spanish universi-
ties had been 80 excited as to offer
indignites to the American flag and
that the minister from Spain, Il gentle
man of great accomplishments and the
representative Of n friendly power. was
stung into breaking over diplomatic
prOpriety and making an appeal. in an
irregular way to the people of the
United States
Mr.. Hoar spoke, in that connection, of
Gnoin al nd rria ,r
American colonies I'm the war of inde-
pendence, and as having exercised a
potent influence In preventing armed
intervention by France and Great Brit
ian In the late civil war. The senate
Mr. Hoar declared, must do it's duty
with courage and flrmness. Whatever
the senate did should be done in a
calm. quiet. dignifled spirit. as befit-
ted the action of a great people. 1t
ought to initiate not the excitement of
mobs, 1t ought to indulge. not in the
impaSsiOned elOQuence of orators; and
not in the stimulant appeals to love
of liberty or to any other public pas
sion, good or bad. This was time and
an occasion for the judicial faculty.
At various points In the speech Sem
ators Sherman and Morgan were gOad-
ed into rather angry responses: but on
the whole the debate went on with
but small manifestations of asperity.
Mr. Turpie Oem., Ind) concluded his
three days speech against the claim
of Mr.. Dupont to a seat in the senate
from the state of Delaware, and the
senate at y. m. adjourned until to-
morrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
finally disposed of in the house today,
and sent to the senate. The session
was chiefly devoted to a consideration
Of the "spy" system in the postoffice
as espionage upon letter carriers In the
past year has been called, and it was
very vigorously attacked by several
members. Upon an amendment offered
by Mr.. Quigg (Rep., N. W to strike out
the increase Of appropriation made in
the bill for the payment Of postofiice in.
spectors, the principal speeches were
made by Messrs. Quigg. Cummings
(Dem.. N. ". and Belknap (Rep., Ill)
In favor of the amendment, and by
Messrs. Loud (Rep.. Cal) in charge OF
the bill. McNfillen CDem.. Tenn.), Bing-
ham (Rep., Penna.) and Kyle Dem.
Miss) In opposition. The amendment
was agreed tO-l62 to GO. After the bill
had been reported to the house, Mr..
Bromwell (Rep.. o. moved to strike out
the appropriation of $l95, 900 for special
facilities on the trunk lines from Bos-
ton via New York and Washington to
Atlanta and New Orleans, which was
the subject of yesterdays debate. The
motion failed. Ill yeas to 1874 nays. |
Members from the east and south gen.
orally supported the appropriat ton and
western members opposed it.
Before adjournment Mr.. Daniels |
(Rep.. N. " gave notice that he would |
move tomorrow to proceed with the |
consideration of the contested election |
case of Aldrich VS.. Robbins, from the |