New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
MIR. ELKINS ALSO CURIOUS.
HE WANTS TO KNOW ALL ABOUT THE
WAR IN CUBA.

Mr.. HAI.E's oUEsTIoNS-THE SPAN
IsH MINISTER'S STATEMENT
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE]
Washington. March 1s-Hostility to the Cuban
policy of the Foreign Relations Committee OF
the Senate developed to-day in an unexpected
and highly significant quarter. Mr. Hoars reso-
luton postponing action the pending con-
ference report and requiring full and COM
plete statement Of facts from the committee In
justification Of its decision that the Cuban IN
surgents are entitled to belligerent rights wnich
went to the calendar last Friday was renewed
this morning in more stringent ana searching
form by Mr.. Elkns. Of West Virginia The new
resolution directs the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations to report before vote shall be taken all
the material facts and findings in the case
stating specifically whether state OF war no"
exists In Cuba how long II has been In existence
how many are engaged on the Respective
sides whether the insurgents have adopted
| constitution and organized government, ana
at what place the seat of government was carried
on what places and ports are occupied by the
| insurgents. what rights the pending resolutions
would confer on the insurgents, and to what ex-
tent they would affect this country's relations
| with Spain.
Senator Sherman objected to the immediate
considern ton Of the resolution. and 1t went over
| til Tomorrow Senator Elklns's entry into the
! Cuban discussion in practical and decided a
| way has naturally created much interest ana
seriously alarmed the members OF the Foreign
| Relations Committee. who have seen the'< pohcy
| attacked with increasing force and holiness
| during the last eight days. Mr. Elklns has al
| ready become potent influence In the SENATE
and II he presses his resolution tomorrow a
! warm debate may be expected nor Will IL De sur
prising II the committee is forced In the end TO
/ Weld Its position and confde to the Senate ana
! the public the facts and arguments wnicn IN
| duced II to adopt its original resolutions Of Feb
| ruary %.
Mr.. Call Dem. Fla) offered resolution which
! was agreed to- directing the Secretary OF the
| Treasury to inform the Senate what orders have
been issued from the Treasury Department to
| seize United States vessels loaded with arms
| and munitions of war, and with passengers on
| board suspected to be destined for Cuba. and by
what authority such seizures and arrests have
been made.
MR. MORGAN TO THE FRONT AGAIN
Mr. Morgan Dem. Ala.). a member of the
| Committee on Foreign Relations addressed the
Senate In favor Of the adoption OF the con-
ference report He spoke of the numerous petit
tons that had been referred to the Committee
/ on Foreign Relations for recognition of Cuban
belligorency or Independence They included.
he said the action Of the Legislatures of Mis-
slssIppi and New-York. The sCommittee on
| Foreign Relations had not gone anywhere near
] to the extent to which the Legislature or Mis-
sisslppi had gone. The action OF the New-York
| LEGISLATURE favored the recognition OF Cuban
| independence.
/ Mr.. Hill Dem. y. " called attention TO
the fact that the resolutions read by Mr.. Nor
hat
/ the Senate OF the State OF New-York did not
appear to have concurred In them.
Mr. Morgan--Very good. The members OF the
House Of Assembly are the direct representa-
/ tives OF tho people.
Mr. Hill--Ycs. both elected al the same time
Mr. Morgan went through and gave a brief
resume from a pile OF petitions and memorials
from all parts OF the country In favor Of the
,ndependence OF Cuba. They came, he said.
from almost every county In the United States.
and represented a wide-reachins range Of petit
| TONERS
Mr. Sherman Rep. Ohio). chairman Of the
| Committee on Foreign Relations. added that
large boxes OF petitions in the name line had
| been presented In the House Of Representa-
! tives
Mr. Hale (Rep.. Me) remarked that all sena-
tors were familiar with the methods by which
most OF the petitions presented to Congress
were got up. He did not know whether II
was so In this case; but he presumed that all
those petitions were under a printed heading,
| sent out from single source. The spontahsity
| OF petitions came. not from the country bu'
from New-York and Washington.
Mr.. Morgan-I will hand the Senator this
package of petitions (sending them over by a
page. and let him examine them for himself
Mr. Ron Mo colleague
whether he had ever heard OF circumstances
to Congress against the recognition of Cuban
independence
Il have had hundreds OF letters from busi-
ness all the country, MT Haze re-
piled.
Il am nat talking about letters" Mr. Frye
| broke in.
more force and effect than these cut-and-dred
petitions That Is the best form OF remonstrance
! that can be brought before Congress-the ear
nestly expressed opinion OF business ana con-
| servativc men all over the country.
NO USE FOR BUSINESS MEN.
Mr. Morgan made some deprecatory remarks
about business conservative. property-owning
men who wanted to prevent any legislation that
might cost them a little money or cause little
disturbance Of business relations. He went on
10 say that the Committee Foreign Relations
had not supposed that II was dealing Improperly
with that great mass OF petitions his op)ect
was. he said. to show the amount OF pressure
that had been brought 70 bear on the Committee
on Foreign Relations. to show how conservative
| and careful that committee had been III had
not been either inconsiderate or hasty. or too
slow II had acted as dutifuly as 1t was pos
, sible for a committee to do.
Mr. Hale made nm inquiry about the paper
from the Spanish Minister to which MT sherman
| had unwarily referred the other day. ana he
| asked why the Committee on Foreign Relations
had not reported the fact OF that paper 10 the
| Senate
Mr. Morgan explained that the paper had been
| communicated by the Spanish Minister to Mr..
| Olncy and that Mr.. Olney had concluded II TO
be- his duty TO send II TO the Committee on For
| cign Relations. II had not been sent In any or
fetal form II was the original paper that had
| been gent and Il returned to the Secretary