New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.

| rhero was no time lost IN getting At the CONFER
ence report on the Cuban resolutions In the Srn''e
| this morning The reading OF yesterdays Journal
| was dspenyed with and there was little or no
| r,or,ing business 10 be disposed Of Mr. Sherman
| cRep ohio promptly moved that the conference
report be taken up. but as soon AS that motion was
agreed TO and the report lad before the senate '
| Allen pop NebD requested that ne nIBht a"u''S'
the Senate for half an hour on the Dupont '."'.'"
| case Mr.. sherman. recognizing. as he SAID th''
rho Dupon; case was a privileged question. yielded
| the nont gracefully and Mr.. Allen addressed the
Senate In opposition 10 the claim or MI Dupo"' 10
| a scat IN the Senate from the State OF Delaware
At the close of MI Aliens speech motion to ad-
| journ over until Monday was made by Mr German
Dem. Md. end was. In the absence OF Mf. Sh'r-
| man objected to by Mr. Lodge 0icp.. Mass). VINO
| desired 10 have action the Cuban resolutions
call OF the Senate had IN order to give I'm" TOT
Mr. Sherman TO return 10 the CHAMBER ana Sixty
| Senators responded. In the mean time MT She'-
| man returned and expressed the hope that Inc
motion TO adjourn would no; be agreed 10 uii-
less AN agreement first reached as 10 time for
taking the vote on the Cuban resolutions 10 mat
| proposition a strong objection was made by MT.
Hale (Rep Me-, the ground mat two-'hrus Oh
| the time consumed In the Cuban discussion had
been occupied By the members OF the Committee on
| Foreign Relations or By those who sympathzed
with their report and that there were many Sena-
| tors who desired to be heard the other side OF
the question
The vote was taken on Mr. Germans motion. and
| II was agreed to-yeas. ~; nays. o. as follows:
Bntler Caffery cannon. Carter Chilton cockrel.
Davis Dubois. Faulkner. Gibson, German, Gray
Martin ' Mitchell iwisj. Morrill, Pasco. PETER,
Platt Pugh. Roach sewell smith Stewart. Teller.
Thurston. Turpie Villas wal'ha'' "e'"ore' """e
Nays ~Messrs; Baker. Blanchard Brown. Call'
Lodge. Minis Mitchell (orej Morgan. Nelson Per;
kins Proctor. Sherman. shoup. Tliman' vest ana
Wilson-0
RECOGNITION AN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION.
The conference report on the Cuban resolutions
was then taken up. and Mr.. Caffery Dem. La
continued the speech begun by him Yesterday In
opposition to the report. and contending that the
exercise Of the power OF recognizing belligcrent
rights was exclusively In the Executive branch OF
| the Government
To a whispered remark from Mr.. Plat Hep,
| Comm, who him. Mr. Caffery said: Il am
asked whether we ought to be denounclng on the
floor Of the Senate the manner In which foreign ma
! lions conduct their affairs ] say emphatcaIly
no. and | protest against attacks made here on the
| character OF a foreign country. protest against
those epithes that have been hurled right and left
at Spain during the debate In this chamber. ! take
no part or lot In such denunciation. and charac-
terlze them as entirely out OF Place and not be-
fitting the dignity OF the Senate Of the United
States"
lie went on to argue that the resolutions were
grdtuOuS Insult 10 spain, ana amounted Almost 10
war. Why he asked. Spanish history rakei
up, from the days OF Torquemada, to show the
sanguinary character Of Spanards II 1t was not to
iniame the warlke passions OF the American peo-
pie and to ernbroil the United States In with
friendly State? II was for that reason that he OBJ
jected to considering the question OF delinquency on
any other grounds and from any other point OF view
than that sanctioned by international law. IL the
Senate were pass any judgment at all the
question i ought to do 80 Deliberately and con.
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ment. Should the Senate he asked be compelled to
papers-to those blood curding statements which
we're incredible on their face and to those narra-
Ye e e afs c sS that II the
Of the United States were to be extended Cuba
and the South American countries. 1t must be ON
the wings OF peace. not on the plnons OF war. The
very moment that an aggressive war was made
the Powers holding provinces to the north and the
south and In the Caribbean Sea- spirit OF ant
do away with all the benehcent and benign effects
Of Republican institutions making their way By the
Mr.. Mills dem. Tex said that he had intended
70 address the ssnat1 on me Cuban question to-
advocates CT the resolution had had more than
their share In the debate he would withhold his
remarks for the present.
NO INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS MIR. CALL.
Mr.. Call Dem. Fla) spoke Of the opponents OF
the resolutions advocates of imperialism this
continent" and criticised he argument OF Mr.. CAT
ferry Mr.. Call relied outrages on American
citizens In Cuba as reason for taking into con-
sheraton the recognition OF belligerency or OF In
dependence In lhat island. As to what was called
international law" he asserted that there was
really no such thing: II was only something that
from the actions OF nations from time TO time
M. Plat Hep.. Comm .aid that he agreed with
WONDERFUL FACTS.