Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
CuRa AND THE ACTIONS OF SEN
AToR SHERMAN.
The House Adopted the Metric sys-
tenn Bill and Then Recon
stdered Its vote.

grafton bill on the 18th inst.
A bill was passed granting a pension
of $50 monthly to the widow Of Major
General Charles II. Hamilton.
Senator Teller requested that the bill
requiring national banks to keep their
reserves in their own vaults be REFERRED
TO the committee on finance. Senator
Teller said there was a congestion of
money in large eastern cities growing
out of the fact that the law permits
bankers to keep their reserves in New
York city, drawing interest, thus taking
the funds from local use. He regarded
this as very detrimental. He was in
formed that rs per cent of these funds
were used In stock speculation, not in
legitimate business. He urged that the
finance committee devise some method
of reform.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts agreed
with Senator Teller that reform
was necessary. In his opinion the bank
ing law should be amended so as to
prevent the payment of interest on re-
serve deposits in all cases.
Senator Morrill, chairman of the
finance committee, said both senators
were mistaken, as banks of standing
did not pay interest on reserve depos-
it's.
Senator Hoar insisted that they did.
Boston banks, he said, paid per cent
on outside deposits. The bill went To
the finance committee.
Senator Turpe of Indiana was recog-
nized in support of the joint resolution
of Senator Call for sending a United
States fleet to Cuban waters to protect
Americans and prevent Spanish bar
barities. The resolution was the natural
outgrowth he said, of the inertia and
obstruction of the chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations (Sherman)
since he took refuge In the cry Of the
conference committee. Senator Tur-
pie severely criticised Senator Sher-
mans abnormal proceedings. The res
olutions offered by Senator Sherman
proposed intervention" but it was not
disclosed by this remarkable document
whether to intervene was to restore the
grasp of Spain in Cuba, or in behalf OF
Cuba to throw off that grasp when
the time comes for Intervention" eX
claimed Senator Turpie, II am for in
tervention on the side of Cuba to stake
of freedom and independence. and for
no other reason"
Here was a war raging for a year
and yet, in the 90 or so speeches by Sen
tor Sherman before he retired to the
cave of Abdallah. all that could be
learned was the calculations: There
is a war in Cuba" and Great Is the
Cuban question"
Senator Sherman sat across the aisle,
smiling at times, while Senator Turpie
proceeded with his vigorous arraign-
ment of what he considered the mis-
management of the Cuban resolutions.
Senator Turpie then proceeded to de-
scribe the condition of Cuba today
Two-thirds of the island was within the
embrace of the revolution, the other
third was debatable ground. where
skirmishes and fighting was going eli.
This. he said, had not even been
touched upon by Senator Sherman, 81
though vital consideration.
THAT senator has appeared as afraid
as General Weyler TO look into this
question; to go over the territory. He
has not even looked over the fence
CONDITION OF WAR
Senator Turpie took up in detail the
conditions existing in Cuba. lie con
coded that exact official information
was meager. Yet the minute men of
the press" and the mass Of general cor
respondence on the subject established
certain general and essential princi
pies showing fragrant condition of
war existing. The senator said he had
personally collected data. He had kept
tally of the raids by the Spaniards on
country stores until they ran into
scores. He had noted the raid involV-
ing attacks on women and children.
The existence of the country store
meant there We're no bandits and pi-
rates, as charged by the Spanish Off
Gals; no thieves and burglars; that the
debtor and creditor of the store were
present. in short, that the reign of JUS
tice, the first requisite to social organ
iZation, existed.
The senator referred to General Wey
ler's amnesty offered to priests. Gen
eral Weyler paused in his campaign
paused not as long as the chairman Of
the foreign relations committee (Sena-
tor Sherman), but he paused in this
campaign, conducted with the ferocity
of the Apache the Comanche-this
campaign of Malta and the thug; this
campaign repeating the infamy of the
duke of Alva--paused to extend amnes-
ty to the priests within the insurgent
lines who would yield obedience to
Spain. From this circumstance, Sena-
tor Turpie said, he established another
essential point. Where there were
priests, there were parishes where there
were people-men, women and children
In short, this proclamation of amnesty
from Weyler established that God
fearing people with their priests and
parishes existed within insurgent lines
At one point, speaking Of Weyler's
atrocities, the senator exclaimed:
Cuba is lost to Spain, and will never
be regained."
Senator Turpie created great amuse-
ment by a word picture Of Senator
Lodge as a warrior about to have
duel with the Spanish minister. The
Massachusetts senator had come into
the chamber and denied the assertion
of the Spanish minister and denounced
the minister's diplomatic indiscretion
II was about TO suggest the weapons"
proceeded Senator Turpie 1T seemed
only necessary TO select the weapons
and name the seconds. I was deeply
anxious that our champion should be
fully armed and not be mistaken for
mere harlequin with buckler of leath-
er and a sword of lath.
But" added Senator Turpie "a
friend near me said. There will be no
fight The senator's demonstration was
not really one threatening war. It all
came from his fondness for a certain
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