The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-06
MR.. CLEVELAND is ASSAILED
A Montana Republican DenOunceS His
Home Missions Speech.
CALLS 1T "UNFOUNDED ISLANDER"
The Senate Conferrees Agree to the House
Cuban Resolutions But Action is Post
poned Until Monday on Account
of the Slim Attendance.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-For long time
yesterday afternoon it looked as though
the Cuban question would be finally dis
posed of in the senate by agreeing TO the
conference report accepting the house
resolutions. At the conclusion Of Mr..
Mitchells 5 elaborate argument on the Du-
pont case Mr.. Sherman presented the re-
port of the conterrees and asked for i'm
mediate action. Representatives Hit and
Adams, two of the house conferrees, were
present at the time as it was expected
that the report would be adopted. But as
it was then o'clock not more than
dozen senators were in the chamber, and
Mr.. Hale of Maine suggested that it was
undesirable to crowd through resolution
of this magnitude at late hour and with
an empty senate.
This brought on considerable sharp de-
bate. Mr. Chandler, who had not been
heard on Cuba, declared himself in favor
not only of recognizing, but of maintain
ing the independence of Cuba, even if 1t
resulted in war with Spain, Mr. Hawley
expressed sympathy with the public feel
ing against Spain, yet he feared the
| earnestness and eagerness of the United
States would involve us in war not only
with Spain, but other European countries.
Mr.. Sherman concluded to let the subject
go over until Monday
The early part of the day was given to
the Dupont case, Mr.. Mitchell continuing
and concluding his plea for Mr.. Dupont.
Mr.. Turpie will reply ON Monday.
The house wrangled for four hours over
the salaries of United States marshals and
the other features of the amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill to abolish
the fee system in the cases of United States
attorneys and marshals. The salaries as
finally agreed to are identical with those
of the district attorneys, as fixed on We'd
nesday, except in a few districts, among
them: New Jersey, $500; northern dis
trict of New York $1,000, Under the fee
system both district attorneys. mar
shals were allowed fees, not to exceed
$4,000 and mileage, which in some cases
swelled the compensation to as high as
| 5000 and $4,000 They are now to be al
! lowed actual travelling expenses only.
/ Interest in the debate was completely
| overshadowed by n sensational attack
| made upon President Cleveland by Mr..
/ Hartman, Montana Republican, who felt
/ himself personally aggrieved by Mr..
/ Clevelands S utterances at the Presbyterian
Home Mission meeting in New York on
| Tuesday, and who seized the opportunity
allowed by the latitude of debate on ap-
preparation bills to repel the idea that the
western states were the homes of evil in.
/ fluences. He charged the president with
| insulting the citizens of those states, and
/ termed Mr.. Cleveland's remarks IAN un-
| founded slander" and gross improprie-
| ty," and insinuated that his purpose was
to create sentiment against the admis-
sion of the territories because they differed
| with him on the money question. Mr..
! Powers of Vermont first tried to call Mr..
! Hartman to order for rejecting on a co-or-
dinate branch of the government and was
seconded by Mr.. Miles of Maryland and
/ Mr.. Sulzer of New York, but Mr.. Hep
burn, who was in the chair, overruled the
points of order, and Mr.. Hartman was
enabled to complete his arraignment OF
the chief executive.