The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-18

declaring that tho government would not
entertain INQUIRIES a. TO subjects treated
IN a presidents message. AIR Morgan
said. Would TO God we had some one
now who had some comprehension Of the
rights OF Tho. different departments OF the
government"
The senator read another letter by Sec
70 tary Fish saying that II public criticism
by n foreign minister warranted his dis
mlssai.
81 havo not asked for tho dismissal OF
this spanish minister" proceeded Mr.
Morgan. Let him stay here " hu wants
to- hut | have the constitutional right OF
| protection against assaults f., N a man
I ornment"
M Hale called attention TO statement
made BY Mr.. sherman that the spanish
minister had right to defend his coun-
| try before the pct pie
MIR. Morgan responded that Mr. Halo
| was alwaNs ready TO ind ample authority
| Tor diftorlu'' or agreeing with Mir. Sher-
| man, AZ circumstances might warrant
Yesterday Mr. atlie ntimatod lint the
| ONO scuuiCr mi suppressed documents,
| To-day Mr.. Hale quoted the Onto senator
approvinsly iu opposition TO him CMor-
| gam
But, added Mr. Morgan. Mr.. sherman's
view on this question Of proprlety con-
corning the course of a foreign minister
did not govern MIN.
Mr. Morgan won't on 20 say that ~ was
| essential that foreign ministers 10 rcpil-
manded and, II need he. dismissed for
assaults on scuatDrs for words used in
authorities to extend Ills protection. II
an attack was pade on the h0or of the
senate OF the president Of tae United
States, II would quickly bring him Nor
gam to his feet in protest
The senator then had the clerk read the
reply OF Gon2nles Quesada, secretary Of
the Cuban junta, to the spanish ministers
letter. 1t related to such shocking in
dgnities on naked women of Cuba by
Spanish troops that Mr. Chandler urged
that the statement be printed. but not
read,
Mr.. Morgan n.sen,od but Mr.. Hale in
sisted that the statement be read In fun
In order as he said that its credlhlity
might be Judged.
MI Morgan said he did not vouch for
the truth Of Senior Quesada's statements.
but he assorted that Qucsada's character
was quite as good as that OF Minister de
Lomo.
The reading of the Quesada statement
proceeded giving details of alleged afro
cities by General Woyler; the branding OF
women on their breasts. the assaultlng
of defcnscless women. etc.
At the close Of the statement Mr.. Hale
rose to state that he bad this horrible
recital read in fun In ordor to show that
such awful atrocities would not be ae-
ccptcd as true unless accompanied by cyl
dence, They would not be believed on
the mere promise OF giving facts at a
subsequent day. Mr. Hale added that he
did not believe these statements OF tho
Spanish generals horrible atrocities. They
were mere dgments Of the brain,
Mr., Morgan read further cYldences OF
'
to the massacre of seven young men VINO
were stood against n wall ana SHOT to
pieces by reslmsn,i, OF , ,or hat s,a,o.
ment?' asked Mr.. Hale. ia any name
signed TO that recital?'
Mr.. Morgan said IT WAS taken from the
recital of on eye witness, given IN Ntw
York paper The massacre OF stud .ntS
vas Historically established beyond
question II Mr. Hale insisted on HAVING
witnesses Il would he necessary TO hrins
Minister Dupuy de LONE and 3onzaleh
Quosada to tho har OF the senate
MIR. Morgan went on. TO read some pr
sonai letters received by him, giving the
experience OF men In Cuba. The letters
told Of violation Of girls and the in'tnsalrf
OF women and cmldren;; SIX men gasnsi,
stuffed down their throats MS joke a
Cuban general was stripped OF ms cio,nss
and exhibited before erow1h OF wol,, tla'
4 henutif,jl Young girl was torn from nor
mother ana carried on by Sbhnish oin
Ger. These atroclues WI Ny.srsnnai
observations OF the writer's Gf tho letters.
Sir. Morgan said the writer was q grai-
uate OF the virginia ,n,','I TX nsnelnhisn
who recounted atrocities Witn,esseu uy n,ii,.
and from General Daniel siekies formerly
limited states minister to spain.
Mr. Morgan said the letters disclosed
the existence OF "a bloody war ana y
was the duty OF congress 20 recognize that
condition Of war as existing.
The senator said he had received pos
tai cards from the North bidding him TO
leave the country and console with the
negro Mscco. But n could not be d.
verted by these Insults or by the attack
OF some newspapers which asserted he
was seeking a war with Spain IN ordsr
10 bring about the restoration OF shVer
coinage.
II would rather be In cabinet with
Gomez and Maceo than with Balmaceda
aud Weyler." declared 3r. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan said he believed the presi- |
dat would approve the course OF con-
gress but II he did not congress would
Il.ontinIIed on E,fllIrfh LPaRal