Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-18
HORRORS RECITED
Morgan Reads Chapters Of Gu.
ban lnsurgent History,
TELLING OF TERRIBLE ATROCITIES

Committed. - Alleged. by the spanIasd,
On Helpless victims-Hsie Declines d
Relieve the Stories Of the Junss without
Proof and says They Are FIgmssss oI
the Brain-sfinister he Lsms Agala
Handled without Gloves
wAsHfSeToS, March is.-Ths Cuban
debate In the senate Is drawing to Gloss
and the expectation IL that n final vote
will bo taken within n day or two, pcssi
bly, today. sherman is keeping the ques
'ion before tho senate continuously, &c
that the speeches are not likely to last
much longer Mills 81 Texas and Plat,
Of Connecticut arc yet TO be heard, but
their remarks will not bo lengthy. Nor.
gan % Alabama occupied almost tho en-.
tire session yesterday, speaking until
nearly 8 o'clock last night in support OF
the resolutions. Tho senator severely mr.
ra'gnod Minister Dupuy de LONE for i'm.
pfoSriety In criticising senator's. Nor.
gan said he feared that tho fanatacism Of
spain would lead her to take up the
gage of war. no matter how 'mild and
b''f's WV eotAsS oA tAr CohkEtSs
might be.
PuEh Closes Ills silver speech.
Tho interest In tho debate was no,
great, and what did develop was the re.
suit Of occasional Interruptions by Hale,
who seems to bc the only man In the
chamber who Is inclined to say q pallia-
tive word for Spain. Tho days debate
was begun by pugh In continuation and
conclusion CT his speech on silver. lie
argued that tho new movement for an
international monetary conference was
futile, rs England will not consent to 1t.
and declared that IL tho friends Of silver
In the three political parties could bc uni.
ted ON one man they could elect a prcsi-
dent by an overwhelming majority, but
unfortunately the friends Of free silver
were fighting each other In separate po.
litieal organizations, and this fact was
the greatest and only obstacle In the way
of their success In the next presidential
election. IL was utterly unreasonable
said Mr.. Pugh, TO expect free coinage
Democrats. who constitute four-flfth of
the party. to go over to the Populist par.
ty, made up OF mere fraction Of the
friends Of free coinage.
Morgan sncers mt Dg Lome.
When Pugh had concluded Morgan
took the floo- to end his two-days' speech
against the Spanish minister. lie referred
10 Minister ID, Lume's 'cclebratcd dia-
tribe" criticising the senator's and appeal
Ing over their heads to the American pco-
Pile. such nm act by "sup.rcilious for.
cign minister was most remarkable. and
IL would be- Ligl, timc for the American
congress to retire II tho American people
over listened To the appeal Of foreigner
calling In question words used In debate.
Morgan said he totally disscntcd To the
Wow that n foreign minister had any right
to appeal to the press "a to any pending
question of legislation. The Spanish
minister as member OF the diplomats
corps, was fire. from prosecution for de-
flaming senators, and for this reason his
lips were closed.
Hale Takes . Hand In the Talk.
After citinG. buchanan, while secretary
Of state, as supporting his view Morgan
read letter by Secretary Fish saying
that public criticism by foreign min.
lister warranted his dismissal. II have
not asked for the dismissal of this Spanish
minister" procccdcd Morgan. Lot him
stay here II he wants "a. But have tho
constitutional right Of protection agains,
assaults from u man holding n commits
sion from u foreign government"
Hale called attention TO n statement
made by sherman that the Spanish min
lister hnd right to defend his country he
fore the people. Morgan responded that
Hale was always ready to find ample au.
thority for differing or agreeing with
sherman ~ circumstances might war
rant. Yesterday Hale intimatcd that tho
Ohio senator had suppressed documents.
Toslay Hale quoted the Ohio senator mp.
provingiy IN opposition to him (Morgan). }.
1irinzs In . Junts statement.
Morgan then had the clork rad the ~
ply of Gonzales Qucsada, secretary of the
Cuhon Junta, to the Spanish minister &
letter. IL related such shocking details rs
Co indignities ON naked Cuban women by
Spanish troops that Chandler urged that
the statement tc printed but not read.
Morgan asscntcd, but Hale insisted that
the statement be rad in full, In order, as
he said, that its crcdibility might he
Judged. Morgan said he did not vouch
for the truth os S,nor Quesadas state
ments. but he asserted that Qucsada's
character was quite as good as that Of
Minister do Lone.