New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

During the morning business a joint resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Alien pop. Neb). and re-
ferred TO the Committee Foreign Relations, au-
thorizng and requesting the President OF the
United States 10 cause thorough and rigid inVes-
tiga ton to be made into the manner IN which war
between Spain and the insurgents In CuDa Is peiiS
conducted; whether In accordance win the es'dD-
ushed rules of civilized warfare, and whether IN
usual and exceptional cruelties. barbarties and
atrocities are and have been perTetrated by either
party toward the other. and particularly toward
non-comba.ants. The joint resolution appropria'es
10 oCo for tho expenses of the inquiry
The resolution heretofore offered by MI Chandlcr
Hep.. n HI for inquiry by the Committee on
civil Service into the expenses OF the Senate for
the last year reported back favoraoly ana
placed on the calendar.
Mr. Pritchard Rep. n. c. was appointed on the
Committee on Pensions, in place OF Mr. Hawley
H2ep Comm, relieved at his own request.
The resolution offered by Mr. Hoar f'ep. Mass)
70 postpone until Monday April 8. the conference
report on the Cuban resolutions was Lard pe'ore mo
senate and Mr. Hoar addressed the Senate IN sup
port OF IT, He did not suppose. he said tha' al ms
time OF life IL necessary for him 10 prociii'h
h.s svmpathy for any people struggling against
oppression He had authorized his colleague some
weeks ago TO pair him in favor or senator Am
eron's resolution asking the President 10 use MS
GOOD Offices with Spain for the recognition OF CUBAN
independence. For that resolution ne s'oou w.
dav and was prepared 10 defend II II necessary
He described tho evil influence OF lhterheuu'''s
champions OF various countries ana causes' ~
whom hostile feelings were exclteo ps'"een -
ples against each other. and he charac'erlzen 'e'
.,ineo" talk as querulous. s:rident. grasshoppe'
cb,rn,nrs Such utterances. he said. dio nothlhs
hut mischief. He did not mean 10 apply '"es'
observations TO the chairman OF the Commute ""
Foreign Relations He meant no disrespect 10 'i'o
Senator from Ohio or his committee lie sometimes
rar.d from that Senator, but always with respect
lie had satd Yesterday that the Senator from ONO
mus, have been experimenting with tho rays
when he undertook TO penetrate MS 'Mr' ho"i -
brain and declare his motive oeiore no naa oe
c,,red II himself He must have peen rsh' IA
,ha, for he understood that X rays had grea.
tendency to Increase "ai''' " ~
the head Q1aughter) A.. A..
I, was to be lamented MI Hoar saio' 'ha' INC
ror,b ~ the Spanish universities had peen 50 eA-
c,,ed as 10 offer indgnites TO the American NAB.
sna that the Minister from Spain, gentleman OF
gr.a, accou,plishments and the representative Oh
a ,r,endly Power, was etung into Dreaming o'o
a,,,nrra,,c nroprtety and making an appeal IN an
irregular way 10 the people OF the Cnited states
Mr. Hoar spoke Of Spain as the ally ana fr'eho Oh
tho American colonies in the War OF lndependehce'
and az having exercised a potent influence IN pre-
venting armed Intervention ny ''"0o "'N
Britain In the late Civil war
r,p,,Nrss AND COURAGE NEEDED.
The Senate. Mr.. Hoar said. must DO It's DUTY WIN
courage and frrnness. Whatever the senate oio
.ho,,d ha done In q calm quiet. dignined spirit as
bentted the action Of a great people ~ oush' ~
,m,tate not the excitement Of mobs 1t ought 10
indulge not In the impassoned eioquehce Oh o'".
tors. and not In the stimulating Appeals 70 love u
liberty mr. 10 any other public passion, good or PAD
This was a time and an occasion for the ,uociai
Mr. Hoar turned to criticise senators be Cuban
and Morgan for their utterances on INC Su 10,
Question and particularly to point OUT ,he i'o.
that the Committee Foreign hea.ons n 1u sci
facts before it-nothing but the bref OF Gun he
for the Cuban insurgents; and saia thar Il, lie
was pleading for was a little gravity anu c ~
deberation At various points In the speeon n.ta
tors Sherman and Morgan were goau'eu ~ ~ debate
angry responses: but on the whoie .ne u
went on with little manifestation OF pSnyrents
Iioar was extremely sarcastic about the uo1 @
on which the Committee on Foreign t r.t 20 The
lied for Its report-particuariy inc or' ranorts a
Cuban agent counsel some Consular Iep S hcen
statement by some Spanish writer VINO Ma nau Ijosr
quoted by Mr.. Morgan and whose name niro ra oh
pronounced Jesu Rovocaba ana inc pa, g. ,be
In the American Cyclopaeda asserting thst u" he, cen
lsst Cuban war 5000 prisoners OF war had beem
put to death by the Spaniards ne raoc Eoromt
those alleged proofs. and said that II the Comn nr
tee Claims brought In bill TO pay soc 70 ea
widow with no better reasons than me n. re.o
IN Fnreign Relations gave the concurrent IeSo-