The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-14
COMMITTEE HAD PAPERS.
Cuban Resolutions Drawn Up With
knowledge Of the Case.
C0CKRELL MADE A SILVER SPEECH
Aud Cuba Was sidetrscked Again-House
Uuseated Alabama Democrat aud
Put In Republican.

Washington. March lathe excitement
in the senate over the Cuba debate gave
way today to Mr. Cockrelis elaborate
speech. occupying four hours, on the man.
cal question.
There was a spirited reference to Cuba
early in the day. when It developed during
an explanation by Nv. Lodge that the
committee on foreign relations had re-
celved from Secretary Olney statement
by Senior Dupuy de LONE. tho Spanish
minister, giving the Spanish view Of the
case. This brought out very animated sug-
gesuons from Mr.. Hosr and Mir. Wolcott
that tho senate be put into possession OF
this important testimony.
Mr.. Cockrels speech was an elaborate
presentation OF the financial question from
the silver standpoint--so much 40 that Mr.
Hoar in the course of a conversation stated
that 1t was the ablest silver speech re had
syer listened to.
Mr.. Cockrell occasionally left his nrgu.
ment for very sharp personal criticisms of
Secretary Carlisle.
BY coincidence STR Julian Pauncefote
was in the gallery when Mr.. Cockren
closed his speech with the statement that,
II We were 10 be subservient TO the Eng
lish money interests. we should mani
town Old Glory. raise the gold standard,
and cry aloud, Long live the queen Ct
Great Britain and the empress of ludi5. 80"
There was d brief furry over cuba as
soon as the journal had been read In the
senate today.
MT Lodge stated that Mr. Sherman had
maJe ar inadvertent error in saying yes
'einay that he lodge had seen Secretary
| olney and had secured from him pri ynte
papers and information as to Cuba These
papers came to the committee on foreip,
! relations from the state department and
included full statement fron, the Spanish
minister. Dupuy dc Lone This and other
| papers were OF such confldeatial charac-
ter that they could not be quoted or made
/ public.
MT Sherman assented to Mr.. Lodges
statement, saying he recalled thai the
/ papers came from the state department at
| IN" request OF the committee ard thar the
| statement Of the Spanish minister had besr
ma aloud to the commlttee by Senator
Ihia brought Mr.. Hoar to his feet With
! e, s", Ptlsed inquiry as TO whether the SEN
| ",o nl9uid not have the beuedt u this
'tttt"Inent OF the Spanish case.
III Wound be proper TO lay it before the
SW5i XII IN executive session" responded
| Mr Hoar suggested such a session. ana
| AZ Nolcott added In decisive tones that
| srN examinations Just given placed the SEN
| ule IN most Unusual dilemma
| senators are asked " said MIR Woicott
| 10 vote on question of fact ON testi'
Hluily reposins in the breast of the mem
| ~ OF me committee on foreign rela-
| t,3D,, on the testimony that can M, Ia
disclosed to the public or to us eycent i'm
Executive session, and these resolutIons
tliN 10 GO TO another chamber which has
~ .NeeutiVe session and can not have
| IHsssasloh oil this testimony. | would be
Slad to know whether we are to yicld our
| guts'n'i'l ana our conscience to the com
! mittee on foreign relatons?"
| Mt Aawley (Rep., Comm rose to state
| DI'I.y mat ne hoped some DECLARE ton on
| cGud could be offered on which all would
asree. re added that at the proper time
| he would insist on further conferences
on TINS particular declaration.
Mr Cockrcll was then recognized for a
! speech IN support of the silver amend
| neht 70 jhe tariff bill, which measure had
/ neeh he!l IN ancyanco since the refusal Of
| the senate TO adopt Mr.. Morrilrs motion
! 10 consider H., Mr.. CoCkrcil called attcn-
/ tion TO tho balance in the treasury. in
c!uding over SOB 90, 90 gold coin and butt
! ION, over t2i 900 0On standard silver dollars
d NlfL 100000 of silver bullion coinage value),
/ on which the profit of seiSnorage had
/ been S53 001 900. si4 600 900 subsidiary silver
| coin. tl06, 900 of greenbacks and $50. 600 %
/ 90 of treasury notes Of 1870. Our bonds.
! the senator maintained, can be paid as
] wen III SltNef as IN god ana he called at
/ tention 10 the fact that Secretary Carlisle
aud Secretary Herbert had voted while In
1 the mouse OF representa- tiVes for the Stan
4 lcN-MattheWs resolution declaring bonds
D payable III either coin.
Th. senator referred also to Sena tor
sherman as the distinguished "gold mono
| metallist -bimetallist" and read from Mr..
! Shermans uttoranCes in 1873, when he wa $
/ secretary Of the treasury, that tho gov
/ eminent reserved the legal right to re-
/ deem government obligations in silver. II
. ulaL "A
I would have been no raids on the treasury.
/ Exclusive gold payments were II voluntary
assumption on the part Of tho secretary
| Of the treasury. There had been no gold
! raids prior TO 1891, because the silver dol
lar up TO that time was the watchdog OF
| the treasury"
/ And it was a moro potent watchdog
! than any Of the ltothschildS or the Rel
I monis." added Mr.. Cookrell. Tho PROPOSE
| ton of the president 10 issue 90 year bonds
! 10 retire notes he said, was undemocrauc.
/ II was the worst financial proposition
| mat had ever emanated from an executive
| officer. and n adopted II would cost the
people many millions
| Secretary Carlisle had recently, IN a
| speech proclaimed himself for gold. There
was no further effort to disguise tho issue
! being sound money which meant alb
| golute gold monomct0liism.
! At . o'clock the regular order was laid
! aside In order 10 permit Mr. Corkrel a.
proceed The galleries had woaried wait.
ing for the Cuban debate and the crowd
gradually thiuued out.
MIR. CoclSrcll spoke OF the tmidty OF
gold as money and referred TO the agita-
ten caused by President Cleveland's
Venezuelan message with string tied TO
II. THAT message made the whole coun-
try trcmble like Jelly and the press OF
New York declared that sl1,co0ooo had
been lost IN consequence. The senator de-
clarcd that tho democratic party could
not hr divided by the silver question. II
VAS the pillar OF cloud by day and the
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