The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
FIRING AT SHERMAN
Turpis Takes a Whirl at Spain and
the 0hioan.
THE CONDITIONS IN CUBA
At Times the Sen stor Becomes
Funny and Refers to Lodge In a
Sarcastic train WeyIer's
Amnesty Referred to.

, Washington, April S-The bill grant.
: ing pension OF $50 per month to the
widow of Major General c. S. Hamil-
, ton passed. Teller requested that the
Dill requiring that national banks keep
their reserve in their own vaults be re-
ferred TO the committee on finance. He
said there was congestion of funds in
large eastern cities from the fact that
the law permits bankers TO keep their
reserves In New York. The bill went
10 the finance committee.
Turpie was recognized in support OF
the joint resolution of Call for sending
a United states fleet to Cuban waters
to prevent Spanish barbarities. Turpie
severely criticised Shermans proceed
ings-the resolutions offered by Sher-
man proposed Intervention" but IT
was not disclosed by the remarkable
document whether we were TO intervene
TO restore the grasp Of Spain in Cuba
or in behalf of Cuba to throw off that
grasp. Here was "A war raging for a
year. and yet, i'm the 20 or 80 speeches
by Mr.. Lodge and a like number by Mr.
sherman, before he retired to the cave
OF Abdallah. all that could be learned
was the ejaculation, There is a war I'm
Cuba" and Great is the Cuban ques-
tion.'
Mr.. Sherman sat across the aisle.
smiling at times while Turpie proceed
ed with his vigorous arraignment OF
Nhdb iC or
the Cuban resolutions. Turpie then
proceeded to describe the condition of
Cuba to-day. Two-thirds OF the island
was within the embrace of the revolu-
tion, the other third was debatable
ground, where slSirmishes and fighting
was going on. This, he said, had not
even been touched upon by Sherman
although vital consideration. That
senator has appeared as afraid as Cen
eral Weyler to look into this question,
TO go over the territory. He has not
even looked over the fence"
Turpie took up I'm detail the condi-
lions existing in Cuba. lie conceded
that exact official information was mea-
ger. Yet the minute men Of the press"
and the mass of general correspondence
on the subject established certain gen.
eral and essential principles showing a
fragrant condition of war existing. The
senator said he had personally collected
data. He had kept tally of the raids by
Spaniards on country stores until they
'Aran into scores. He had noted the raids
involving attacks on women and child
rem. The existence of the country
stores meant that there were no ban
dts and pirates, as charged by Spanish
officials. no thieves and burglars: that
the debtor and creditor OF the store was
present, i'm short, that the reign OF jus
tice the first requisite to social organi-
"a ton, existed.
The senator referred TO General wey- /
lers amnesty offered 10 priests. Gen
eral Weyler paused I'm his campaign
paused not as long as the chairman OF
the foreign relations committee (Mr.
Sherman), but he paused in this cam
paign. conducted with the ferocity OF
the Apache, the Comanche. this cam
paign of the Maia and the thug: this
campaign repeating the infamy of the /
Duke of Alva; paused 10 extend am
gent lines who would yield obedience
to Spain. From this circumstance,
Turpie said, he established another es-
sential point. Where there were priests
there were parishes. where were people
men, women and children. In short,
this proclamation OF amnesty from
Weyler established that a God-fearing
people with their priests and parishes
existed within the insurgent lines. Al
one point. In speaking OF Weyler's
atrocities, the senator exclaimed. ecu
ba is lost to Spain and will never be
regained."
Turpie created great amusement by
a word picture of Mr.. Lodge as a war
rior about to have a duel with the
Spanish minister. The Massachusetts
senator had come into the chamber
and denied the assertion of the Span
ish minister and denounced the minis
ter's diplomatic indlscretion. II was
ceeded Turpie 1T seemed only neces-
sary TO select weapons and name sec
onds. ! was deeply anxious that our
champion should be fully armed and I
not be mistaken for a mere harlequin
with a buckIer Of leather and a sword
Of lath. But" added Turpie "a friend
near me said: There will be no fight /
The senator's demonstration was not
really one threatening war. IL all came
from his fondness for a certain con-
fectionery-puffs-not tutti frutti nor !
ces, but puffs. plain puffs." Amid I
laughter of the senators.
rurpie told of the danger threatening
Mr. Lodge from too many puffs.
Next ne turned his attention to Min
ster Dupuy de Lomes diplomatic in {
discretion In criticising through the G
press the senator from Massachusetts, [
LODGE, who was "a post graduate OF q
he jingo school of omniscience" The 7
lenator closed with a rong word pic I
ure of the future OF Cuba. I
Sherman at once moved an executive
ession and at O'Clock the doors were
losed. The executive session was
,rief n
When the open session was resumed 4
bill was passed making santa Bar 0
ara, Cal, a SUPPORT OF entry. The h
ndian appropriation bill was then u
AIKEN up. When the provision was b
cached for a commission 20 negotiate
With the Yakima Indians in Washing
on. Mr.. Hoar moved 10 strike out the
roviso. that not more than two Of n
rhom shall be OF the same political q
arty." He urged the inconsistency OF Il
skiing the president. in naming the G
indian commissioners. 10 consider the |
Olitics OF the members. lie also sug-
ested that this would disqualify many
.tizsns who belonged 10 no political | b
arty. Daniel urged that there should / s
e equal recognition OF the established / =
Olltical parties. :,
Pettigrew. in ciarge or the bill said ! "A
be Yakima Indians were divided in / =
heir politics, and Z was only fair that I X
9th parties should Be- represented in a 1 4
egotiation wt.h them. This provision | A
nally went over. <,