The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-25
WOULD SEIZE CUBA.
Senator NILS Belllgerent Attitude on
, the Cuban Question.

| WAsHiNC .,..,. ksaryh 25.--Although the
main Cuban resolutions have been COM
initted TO conference, the subject camc up
incidently yesterday on Mr.. Mills resolu.
tlon for tho forcible occupation OF the
island of Cuba by the United States, In
case the Spanish government shall refuse
To grant local sell-Soycrnmont 10 Cubans.
Mr. Mills spoke FOR two hours In support
OF the resolution. Ho was unsparing In
his arraignmcnt OF General Woyler as an
"atrocou, scoundrel and villain" and In
his recital of Spain's bloody record In the
Old and New Wurlds.
He would have voted, he said for all the
resolutions offered on the subject OF Cuba,
because they wcro steps-although short
steps lin the line Of march which 1t was
the duty OF the people OF the United States
TO take.
Tho island OF Cuba did not, Mr. Mills
declared, stand In the same relation to tho
people Of the United s,atcs us Hungary,
Po.and, Ireland or Armenia did. II it
did, the statesmanshp of the United
States had been at fault for 100 years.
Tho fathers had, for century, asserted
and maintained that the people of the
United States had rights in Cuba--had
rights to every foot OF soil In the Western
hemisphere.
The United States had never asserted
that IL had any rights in Ireland, Hun
gary, Poland or elsewhere in Europe; but
IL had asserted its rights in every solitary
acre OF land on the Western hemisphere.
lt had there the highest right--the right
OF sclfpreseryation. The Monroe doc
trine, ho declared, was as old as humanity,
and God Almighty was its author, for
when he made man he placed In him the
right TO preserve his life and liberty.
Mr.. Mills reviewed. on this point. the
declaration of President Jefferson In rela-
ton 10 the Louisiana purchase, when the
American minister to France was In
structcd To notify Napoleon that ii no
would not sell that territory TO the United
States, the United States would ally itself
10 Great Britain and sweep the French
fleets off the ocean, In order to maintain
tho right OF the United States to the
mouth of the Mississippi river-notwith.
standing that France had a perfect title
to IL.
Morgan Speaks.
Tho speech OF Senator Mills on his Cuban
resolution closed at about 2 o'clock, and
the unfinished business was formally laid
before the senate, but Mr.. Berry requested
unanimous consent that IL be laid aside
temporarily, SO rs To allow Mr.. Morgan 20
speak on the Cuban question.
Mr.. Hale was inclined to object, but de-
sisted IN consideration that as soon as
Mr.. Morgan had finished his speech. tho
debate on conference resolutions should
be regarded as closed, and the senate's do
cision To recominit should be put into
operation.
Mr.. Morgan then went on to discuss the
reason why Spain recognized the south
ern Confedcracy ut the time she did. He
said that Spain thought That the Con-
federacy would be able to separate Itself
from the Union. aud would then be %
valuable ally for herself in her attempt to
subduc Cuba.
The policy of Spain, he said, was always
to force back under her control by war
any colony which had once got away from
her. She had tried this, notably with
Mexico and San Domingo. She is, there
fore, anxious 10 make alliances wherever
she can, which may be Of use to her In
such efforts.
Mr.. Mills resolutions went to the cal
endar after tho speeches.
The rest of the day was given to the leg.
islative appropriation bill, which 10 not
yet completed.
Isouteiie Raised Objections.
Senator Hills bill to remove tho restric.
tions against tho appointment as officer,
of the army and navy OF persons who hci,
commissions in the regular army or nav,
before the rebellion, and who subsequently,
took part in the war on the side OF Ia,
Confederacy, which passed tho senate dur.
Ing the height of the excitement over til,
Venezuelan boundary question, passc,
the house after two hours debate, witt
but one dissenting vote--that of Mr.. Bou.
telle (Mc.).
The Democrats. except Mr.. Cumming.
IN. ", who spoke. as ho said, 'as one oi
the hundred thousand northern Dem.
ocrats who fought In the army" and MIR
Wilson Is. C). who was drawn into ia
ccbate by Mr.. Boutelle, refrained cn,ire1,
from participation. Mr.. Huh Tia }. chair
man OF the military committee, who ha
charge Of the bill, admitted that it won
subservc no practical purpose, ANA W.
largely sentimental.
Mr.. Boutelle, who led the oppositio,
single handed, thouyht it would furnish
bad object lesson for naval and miitar
cadets who were about entering on carecr
I'm tho service OF their country. and whei
ne got warmed mp 10 his subject calledau
tentien- to tho fact that n,l,iiy southern
men in congrass In the past hnd obstructcS
legislation in the interest OF Union sol.
dicrs, dwelling particularly on tho opposi-
tion To tho retirement OF General Grant
Mr. Grosvenor (O.) and Mr. Grow (Pa.)
however, supported the billardcntly as u
graceful and gracious tribute TO the van
uuishcd, and when the vote was taken Mr.
Boutellc alone voted against it,
The conferrecs on the Cuban resolutions
met yesterday. and adjourned at3:l5 with
put reaching nm agreement, and will meo.
again today nt2 o'clock.
The house committee on claims reported
favorably u bill granting S66,9J to John
G. Howe OF Massachusetts for tho in.
frinrcment his patent by the govern.
ment in the manufacture of cartridges.
Robbers Got Thousands.
CHlcAGu, March 25.-Chris. Schragc,
who Is 7j years old, and lives alone ut al