The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-11

of pair of scissors" If we wanted to
cut any knots, let US get both halves Of the
scissors. let congress act with the prssi.
dent and let the president act with con.
gress.
Mr.. Sherman again interrupted, but Mr..
Hoar waved him aside with emphasis, to
the great amusement OF senators and the
crowded galleries. Mr.. Hoar insisted on
making his explanation without Interrupt
ton. to the suggestions of the Ohio sena.
tor that an attack had been made on the
committee on foreign relations. A very
grave foreign question was before the sen.
ate. 1t was a question that was 80 grave
that the senator (Morgan) who reported
+, the Cuban resolutions, said he would lay
his sword before the senate and Spain W As
at liberty to take it up. Mr.. Hoar was in
terrupted from across the isle Dy Mr.. Nor
gan.
"wilI the senator yield? asked Mr.. Nor
gan.
~ will not" responded Mr.. Hoar, de.
cisive!y.
"But demand that you shall; you have
made an incorrect statement" insisted
Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Hoar said he would, Of course, yield
for a correction.
Mr.. Morgan pointed out that his state.
ment as to laying down his sword was the
conclusion of previous statement that if
became necessary, il war came, then he
would place his sword on the table of the
committee, and it Spain wished to take it
up she could do so.
Mr.. Hoar went on to urge the facts of
the Cuban question had been presented to
the senate. The letters transmitted by the
president had never been read in the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Sherman jocularly interrupted to
say that the Massachusetts senator was abb
sent for two weeks and did not know VIII 1t
had been done. de (Sherman) had read
to the senate from these letters.
Mr.. Hoar responded that everything the
Ohio senator read or spoke did not neces-
sarily become widely known.
He proceeded to argue that congress was
meddling to much in diplomacy and it was
meddling without any information as to
facts.
''How would you get Information from
the inaccessible quarters of Cuba?" asked
Mr.. Morgan.
"Will we act without information be-
cause we cannot get information" ques-
toned Mr.. Hear.
Mr.. Morgan raised another laugh by
asking Mr.. Hoar where he got his informa.
ton on which he argued such energetic &C.
ton as to Armenia.
MIR. Chandler added to the amusement
by reading Mr.. Hoar's dispatch to Score.
tary Olney as to Armenia, in which the
Massachusetts, senator said his voice and
vote could be depended on even to the ex.
tent of treating the opprsssors of Armenia
as pirates and enemies of the human race.
Mr.. Chandler sarcastically asked if Mr..
Hoar intended to add to this dispatch "pro-
vided no action is taken before April 81
Mr.. Hoar insisted that his course as to
Armenia was the result of investigation,
and he was ready to STAND on that investi-
CATION. That is what he asked the senate
to do, to investigate before acting.
he
nounced it was 2 o'clock, the close of the
morning business.
Mr.. Hoar again asked that the resolution
60 over without prejudice until tomorrow,
as his health was not such as to permit his
going on. Mr.. Sherman did not renew his
objection and the resolution went over.
The Dupont contest was then taken up
and Mr.. Turpie resumed his speech against
the claims of Mr.. Dupont to seat in the
senate. Mr.. Turpie had not concluded
when, at 4 :35, the senate went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.