The record-union., 1896-03-12
SENATOR HOAR Tn BAD HUMOR
His Resolution to Postpone the Cuban
Matter Sent to the Calendar,
From Which It VIII Probably Never
be Resurrected.
The PostofTice Appropriation Bill
Finally Disposed of in the House
and Sent to the Senate-SeveraI
Members Vigorously Attack What
is Known as the ''Spy'' System.

anu SenU TO the Senate-SeVeral
Members Vigorously Attack What
is Known as the s'Spy'' system.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Senator
Hoars resolution to postpone the con-
ference report on the Cuban concurrent
resolutions until Monday, the 9th of
April, was taken up early in the morn
ing hour to-day, and after a speech by
Hoar in support of it, lost its place in
the morning hour and went to the cal
endar, from which there will probably
be no effort to resurrect it. But the de-
bate in the Senate will go on all the
same tomorrow and until the subject is
disposed OF, as the conference report is
a privileged question until o'clock to-
morrow, when it comes into conflict
with the resolution for seating Dupont
as Senator from the State of Delaware
question of still higher privilege.
Hoar's speech was largely an arraign-
ment of the Committee on Foreign Re
lations for reporting the concurrent res
olution without having any facts to JUS
tify such action. He appealed to Sena-
tor Sherman, whom he placed on the
Fish, Seward and his own illustrious
brother, General Sherman, to recede
from the position which he had taken,
and the cnly reason for which was, he
intimated, because a Presidential cleo
ton was at hand.
Hoar said some very severe things
about the action of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and said w; en- it
wrote the word Concurrent AZ the
head of the resolution it meant it is to
be distinctly understood that this is a
Pickwickian resolution. Hoar depIored
the idea of rushing matters through
Congress that properly belonged to the
functions of the State Department He
cid not agree with Secretary Olney po-
litically, but he knew him we'll. He was
generous, square, honest, old-fash-
Toned Massachusetts Yankee, and Hoar
said he was not afraid to trust him in
the diplomatic affairs of this Govern
ment
He then related a story of one of the
old Emperors who was walking along a.
narrow path accompanied by fine lady
Of his court, when they met laborer
carrying 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 Hoar said the
people and the press, in criticising the
President and the Administration in the
Venezuelan and Spanish questions.
should respect the burden that rested
upon them and the responsibilities that
belonged to the Executive alone
Hoar spoke in that connection of
Spain as the ally and friend of the
American colonies in the war of Ameri-
can independence, and as having exer-
cised a potent influence in preventing
armed intervention by France and
Great Britain in the late civil war
The Senate, Hoar declared must do
its duty with courage and firmness.
Whatever the Senate did should be done
in a calm, quiet, dignif1ed spirit, as be-
fitted the action of a great people. 1t
ought to initiate not the excitement of
mobs; it ought to indulge not in the
impassioned eloquence of orators. and
not in the stimulant appeals or love of
liberty, or to any other public passion,
good or bad. This was a time and an
occasion for the judicial faculty.
AT various points in the speech Sem
ators Sherman and Morgan were
goaded into rather angry responses, but
on the whole the debate went on with
but small manifestations of asperity.
At 2 o'clock there We're other Senators
who desired to speak, but objection was
made to the resolution. maintaining it's
place, and it went to the calendar under
the rule. Speeches may, however, be
made on the consideration of the con-
ference report, and Sherman, although
yielding to Turpie Dem) of Indiana to
conclude his remarks on the Dupont
case, said that he should be compelled
to insist upon the consideration of the
conference report, which the rules per-
mitted to be called up at at any time
During the morning business a joint
resolution was introduced by Allen
Pop) Of Nebraska, and was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
authorizing and requesting the Pres
ident of the United States to cause a
thorough and rigid investigation to be
made into the manner in which war be-
tween Spain and the belligerents in
Cuba is being conducted; whether in ac-
cordanee with the established rules OF
civilized warfare, and whether unusual
and exceptional cruelties, barbarities
and atrocities are and have been per-
petrated by either party toward the
other, and particularly toward non
combatants. The joint resolution ap-
propriates $4,000 for the expenses of
the inquiry.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
Postoffice appropriation bill was finally
disposed of to-day and sent to the Sen
ate.. The session was chiefly devoted
to a consideration of the spy system
in the Postofffce Department, as es-
pionage upon letter carriers in the past
two years has been called, and it was
very vigorously attacked by several
members.
Upon an amendment offered by Quigg
(Rep) Of New York to strike out the in
crease of appropriation made in the
bin for the payment of Postoffice In
spectors, the principal speeches were
made by Quigg, Cummings (Dem.) OF
New York and Belknap (Rep.) of Illi-
nois in favor of the. amendment, and
Loud (Rep.) of California, in charge of
the bill, Mcmillan (Dem) of Tennessee,
Bingham (Rep.) of Pennsylvania and
Kyle (Den1.) of Mississippi in opposi-
tion.
The amendment was agreed to-162
to 63. After the bill had been reported
to the House, BromweI (Rep.) of Ohio
moved to strike out the appropriation
Of $196, 900 for special facilities on the
trunk lines from Boston to New Or
leans, which was the subject of yester-
days debate. The motion failed-lll
yeas to 134 nays Members from the
East and South generally supported