Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-10

W. sHiNu1ON, March iO.-As soon
~ tue beuate Journal hHd been read,
Lo IKE (AiAs-,l rose 10 aquestion Ut
personal pftvmcgo. II cent 10 tue
Jesk and mai read the Spanish minis.
iet's reference In al interview ~
l. dgt's uttefaucus, calling In question
tbs TRANSLATION VI tho statement, attn.
bulod l. Gen. Woylor, m winch the
latter declared hu would "exloimi.
nate" the Insurgents. Lodge said the
literal rendering Of Weyitt's Language
would he that he would "clean uuW
tue large insufgont bAnds and "extvf.
inmate" tue small ones. Lodge Hald
he Jill not wonder nj tho extreme sen.
sltivsntss Of tue Spanish people, but he
diJ MT think this Jfirtel an excuse
tor the Spanish minister In adopting
the coutss he had. IL was pretty we'll
established that tue DEBATES In tue Sen
ale anu House were purely domestic
matters anu II was not proper Tor the
representative Of n foreign country 10
communicate except through the state
department. Han American minister
a. Europe discussed political al Irs
Ihefu, he would be sent home. LOdse
read from letter OF Daniel Webster,
when secfr'nry OF state, protesting
against tho statement by the Austrian
min sterIaz to domestic m tics. The
senator ad led mUtI emphatic protest
against public COmmeut by any diplO-
matte fep1vs, nlatIVe on the debates Of
CsngTres. Tue Constitution protected
the senators tor language used IN the
debate. IL Wa, one VI tue taivg yards
VI Tree speu h.
Gray tDsm.) said the UnIod States
ahould proceed according 10 the ludg.
meut OF . li.trspt Cuug naluu, uu-
moved by the enmiliei al Naloncls or
Madrid, auu without being turned
aside TO discuss the question " trans.
lalion between n senator aud minis.
ter.
Gray said he would be- quick 10 10.
sent IN attack on tue privileges VI n
senator. But In nil iaiintdi he
thought II hardly worth while 10
stretch senatorial prerJga,iyrs aud
privileges In order 10 question gem
lleman VINO had no power 10 reply In
behalf Of Spaiu. There should be
some concession ~ the stress Of the
situation.
Teller, (Coloraio), said tho rulo was
unyafyIng against communication by
y foreign minisleT except through the
state department. Twice had foreign
ministers been sent home Tor slate
meuts OF less Importance tnan this.
"But, considering the clfcumstan-
ces," added Teller, "had been Ia au-
thOfity, | would not have sent him
home Tor this Oiiense, but wound have
nAd the secretary oil slate, IN n most
Kindly way suggest thst repetition Of
the Oiisnso would lead TO his going
| home"
There was no probability that Spain
would dissent In an offensive way 10
the passage Of the pending resolutions,
Teller saiJ. Spain knew We had the
right to recognizes beliigetenls. Spain
Won i naturally show some feeling, but
shs would not 20 10 war
There was ripple Of applause which
the Wee President checked, when
Teller referred TO his sympathy with
the CubAns. 81 would be- uolig hteJ, -
said he, "lo hear that Havana had
passed into the hands OF the insuTg.
snts. | would be delighted TO hear
that the insurgents had run the Span.
ish soldiers into the sea," but, the seu-
ator added, "he irlt no Irritation over
thelstudeut ebullitOns Ia Spain"
In conclusion Teller vigorously A..
serted that the American people would
not tolerate say dIutatiun Or criticism
from the foreign representatives ac-
credited here.
The Cuban discussion ended and
Turpie TOOK the Il or on the Dupont
case. HOAT's resolution, introduced
yesterday, providing that The Cubar
question 20 over until Aprll o, wenl
over until tomorrow. HOar said h,
was In poor health and unable to speal
today.