The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-11
SOME SENATORIAL SNARLS
Cuban Resolutions Again Arouse Harsh
Feelings.
HOAR'S EFFORT TO SHELVE THEM
The Massachusetts, Senator Denounces the
Meddling Policy of Congress in Foreign
Questions-A Bill Making 'Territor-
ial Divorces" Less Easy

WAsH1NGTON March 1.-THE crowds
which filled the senate galleries yesterday
In anticipation of an exciting Cuban de-
bate were not disappointed. Two new
phases of the subject made their appear
ance, and each offered a debate which
aroused senators and spectators TO a high
stage of interest and excitement. The
main question-on the adoption of the
house Cuban resolutions--was not reached
or mentioned, as the new phases occupied
all the time up to o'clock Mr.. Lodge,
of Massachusetts, arose to n question of
personal privilege, and in vigorous words
rebuked the Spanish minister, Senior Du-
puy de LONE, for his recent criticisms of
senators. Senator Teller added his opin-
ion that a repetition of the minister's ac.
tion should be followed by his dismissal.
Senators Gray and Hale maintained that
senatorial privilege and prcrogatives
should not be strained TO close the mouth
of the Spanish minister. Mr. Lodge did
not press for any definite action.
The incident was hardly closed when the
subject came up in another form. Mr..
Hoar had asked that his resolution post
poning the entire Cuban subject until
April 6 go over until today. This aroused
Mr.. sherman to an energetic and feeling
protest He declared that Mr. Hoar's reso-
luton was a reelection on the committee
on foreign relations, and was an effort to
shelye the Cuban resolutions after weeks
of discussion and overwhelming votes in
both houses The two venerable senators,
Sherman and Hoar, engaged in a vigorous
colloquy.
Mr. Morgan and other senators were
drawn into the personal conflict and for
an hour it ragged, sometimes with deep
earnestness. but more often with amuse-
ment, caused by the energy of the white
haired participants
Mr. Sherman finally withdrew his OBJ
lection and Mr.. Hoar's resolution went
over, but not before Mr. Hoar had made u
brief but telling speech against what he
termed the meddling policy of congress in
foreign questions
The latter part of the day was given to
a continuance of Mr.. Turpie's speech in
opposition to the claim of Mr. Dupont.
The house witnessed the perennial at
tempt TO cut off the appropriation for
special mail facilities between Boston. via
| New York and Washington, to Atlanta
and New Orleans. This appropriation has
been carried in the postoflice bill since
1873 This year it amounted to $195 600,
and connected with it were appropriations
for facilities between Kansas City and
Newton, Kan, and Chicago and Council
Bluffs, Ia The latter items, however,
went down before the points Of order. An
attempt was made to rule out the south
ern subsidy also on point of order, but
Mr.. Payne, of New York, overruled the
point. During the debate the statement
was repeatedly made that three postmas-
ter generals had condemned this appro-
priation, but it was carried by the cita-
tion of the proviso which empowered the
postmaster general to withhold the appro
priation unless it was deemed necessary
to promote 'the interests of the postal SER
vice" The motion to strike out the ap-
preparation was defeated by vote of 90 to
116. A bill was passed making a years
continuous residence in a territory
prerequisite to obtaining II divorce in such
territory.