The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-14
Senator Hoay Wants Cuban Res
oIutions Pigeonholed.
He is FOND OF Mr.. oLNsy
A Leyel-Headed Yankee From Mass
achusetts Is the Description
Of the Secretary.

Washington, March ia downpour
Of sleet did not deter the crowds from
coming to the capitol today and taking
possession of the senate galleries.
Senator Allen offered the first devel-
opment as to Cuba in the form of 4
joint resolution authorizing and re
Questing the president to make a thor
ough and rigid investigation into the
present state Of war in Cuba, whether
it is being conducted in accordance with
the rules of civilized warfare, whether
extreme cruelties are being practiced by
either side, particularly toward non
combatants, and appropriating $4,000
for the purpose Of the presidents inves-
tigation.
Senator Allen did not press for imme-
diate action, and without debate il
went to the committee on foreign rela-
tons.
Senator Hoar was then recognized on
his resolution postponing the entire Gu
ban question until April 6, and directing
the committee on foreign relations to
make an inquiry in the meantime.
The senator said his course was taken
with every feeling OF respect for the
chairman Of foreign relations (Sher-
many.
Turning to the latter, Senator Hoar
added: II regard him as the most illus
triOus public character on the public
stage on this continent today. some
times differ with him, but always with
profound respect for him."
Senator Hoar spoke Of the serious
feeling prevailing in Spain, which had
given the United States minister at
Madrid feeling Of insecurity for him
self and his family. The condition OF
public irritation had stung the minister
at Washington to the violation of Gus
tomary proprieties. 1t indicated the
excited condition of feeling prevailing.
1t was contrary to that calmness and
dignity with which great subjects
should be dealt. This was not the time
for initiating the clamor Of mobs, but
for the exercise of the judicial faculty
Senator Hoar spoke of the entire alb
sence Of facts and information on the
Cuban question. The committee on for
eign relations had considered it, and it
had brought in resolutions without any
report of facts.
The committee had cited document IS
which inquiry proved to be statement
of an agent in this country of the Gu
bans.
Senator Sherman protested against
this broad characteristic ton Of the COM
mittee' and insisted that there was much
information which Senator Hoar pre-.
vented his seeing.
Amid much laughter Senator Hoa1
besought his respected friend to let
him proceed without interruption
II am not prepared said he, ironically
ito go to war on the authority Of IN
historian the senator from Maine did
not know and whose name the SEN
ator from Alabama CMorgan), who
knows more than all Of us put togeth.
er, had forgotten, an article in the en-
cyclopedia by Clarence King. If the
committee on foreign relations had ex-
amined. considered and weighed these
alleged facts and affirmed that they
found any Of them true, fail to recall
It,"
Senator Sherman interposed to pro-
test that Senator Hoar was not stat
Ing the case fairly, calling his attention
to the official consular correspondence
from the state department, which was
comprised in volume Of $50 pages.
Senator Hoar responded somewhat
testify that what he complained Of was
the fact that the committee on foreign
relations had made no Investigation
It was not able to report what was true
and what was not true. He warned the
senators that the adoption of the res
olutions meant the denial Of the rule OF
international law which we insisted on
SO strenuously during the rebellion and
to which the United States committed