Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-11
DE LONE DISCUSSED.
Wis Criticism Of Remarks Eada BY
Senator's Resented.
Els COURSE NOT ArrnovEp'
rs Compared to His Disadvantage
with General Diplomatic ts"se-
s,mpnthy Expressed for the Cuban
Insurgents.
Insurgents.

.ssilfying. through the public press
,.,,.,ts made IN the Senate on the
Root Of the war in Cuba, and pafueu-
i,. ON the subject OF GenesM Weylers
....,ses and character. was to-day made
,es Groundwork OF a question OF person
=. privilege by Senator Lodge (Repubh-
IN Of Massachusetts. II was brought
-. ,,,mediately after the reading OF the
journal. and occupied most OF the time
lilo given 10 the business Of the
morning hour.
Tho Galleries were thronged with spec
,.,or. when the days session opened.
a.. som as the Journal OF yesterday
.,s road Mr. Lodge rose to a question
A. personal privilege in relation to the
,,,t,,oent Of the Spanish Minister
n,r,.rb the newspaper press. That
statement accused him CMr. Lodge OF
,ovine read TO the Senate a report which
,s5 been imposed upon him, and which
no Minister had said was a malicious
and fraudulent Misrepresentation. lie
nod I'm his hand a copy Of FL Liberal
~ Madrid. IN which the interview with
General Weylcr was published; and he
would have the article printed In the
Record I'm Spanish. so that IT. might be
seen that tho translation which he had
made Of II was correct. The Spanish
word "limpiar' meant TO clean, to clean
ONT. and he had given it the translation
Of "exterminate." That was what the
soanish Minister complained Of. lie
Cir. Lodge could understand the sensl-
t,veness OF the Spanish people-a people
who had. in 800 years. dissipated great
empire But he did not think there was
any excuse for the diplomatic representa-
tive Of Spain taking the course when ne
had taken.
that Minister had been referred TO IN
the debate yesterday as a historian: out
his statements were eX-parte. IL was
very wel-establshed custom, in fact,
ma debates I'm the Senate and House
were domestic matters, with which no
foreign nation had any concern. The pro-
rer channel for a diplomatic representa-
live 10 make representations on any sub
sect was through the State Department,
not through the newspapers. II an Anne
rican diplomat were to criticise in Eu-
ropean country. the debates of the repre-
sentative body Of that country, in the
reWsparera. he would be sent home. He
protested against having a diplomatic re-
rresertative using as a channel for com
i
States to criticise language uttered in de-
bate IA the Senate OF the United States.
The Constitution protected every Senator
and REPRESENTATIVE for language uttered
I'm debate. That was one Of the earliest
safeguards of the freedom of the English
speaking race
He protested against any criticism on
Che part Of a foreign minister. He knew
very well what any other country In the
world would do under similar circum-
stances.
QUARREL UPON POINT-NO-POINT
Mr.. Gray regretted that the Senate
ara not pursue the even tenor Of its way.
undisturbed "by emeutes' in Madrid, or
I'm other Spanish cities. Why, he asked.
should the Senate lay aside its business
10 discuss the Interpretation or trsnsla-
ton Of % newspaper article In Spanish,
between the Senator from Massachusetts
and the Minister from Spain? II was a
quarrel upon point-no-point
Mr. Teller said that IL had been the
unbroken rule in diplomatic affairs that
the agent Of a foreign government shah
not interfere with domestic affairs.
There should be no comment made by
any foreign minister on parliamentary
proceedings I'm the country to which he
e. accredited. Twice in the history OF
the United States the ministers OF great
countries had been sent home-one 20
France and one to Great Britain-for
a much less offence than the Spanish
Minister had been guilty Of. He would
rot say that n he were President he
would send the Spanish Minister home.
Under the circumstances and considering
the friction which had arisen in Spain.
ne should have not sent him home; but
he should have suggested. very kindly,
10 him. through the Secretary of State,
that a rendition would necessltate his
leaving the country.
Mr. H0ar remarked that Spain would
have no right to regard concurrent reso-
ftlons as binding the American people.
The declaration of the Senate OF the
V'rtoi States was like the declaration
q individual senator's. and had no quality
Of authority
Mr. Teller said as to that. that he did
not suppose that the Spanish people or
tho Spanish Government. would consider
the question They would treat the pas
sage OF the concurrent resolutions as
declaration Of the American people. ana
they had a right to so treat It, And they
had a right 10 take offence at It, But
they had no right to 80 10 war on ac-
count Of IL. lie went on to say that he
was an ardent sympathizer with the
Cuhans In their fight
lie should be delighted to hear
today that Habana was in the
hands Of the insurgents. lie should |
be delighted to know that the
Cubans had run the Spanish forces into |
the sea. But he had not the slightest |
feeling against the Spanish Government. |
lie had not the slightest feeling ot i'm |
patience because OF the condition OF ir-
responsible Spanish students. But, II he /
were President and II the Spanish Min |
Nier repeated his offence, he would give |
Inn his walking papers and send him |
home
CNBECCM1NG IN DE LONE.
Mr. Chandler Republican). of New |
Hampshire, said that the matter com
pained OF BY Mr.. Lodge was entirely |
unbecoming in minister from Spain TO
he United States; that communication /
ought not to have been written. He asked /
whether, II Minister Bayard had address
90 communication TO the London Times,
eIucising remarks OF Lord Salisbury. Mr.. |
chamberlain. and others In the British |
fefl~ment. he would not think that a
WY improper proceeding.
Dit Gray explained his view TO be that
tae Spanish Minister had been guilty OF
technical violation OF diplomatic usage
os' That great allowance should be made
"'." ne iMr. gray felt that mag
s,u,hi'y and forbearance on the part
y, we american citizens and the people
me American Government towards
e'tin would be becoming. and would
sushstnen the attitude OF those who
i.'Ny felt that Cuba ought to be free. |
",t VINO hoped that she would be free.
ar Frye Republican). Of Maine, called
sWehuon 10 an incident where a foreign
yer pursued a course exactly the
,,p|Si'e OF that which the Spanish Minis.
s'i had pursued In this matter. II was
sese where the Senate Committee on
,bo''ss s'ee hsa before y a bin which he