The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
These Questions Engaged the
Senate's Attention.
I'M YESTERDAYS SESSION
Four Hours Speech on Finance
by Mr.. Cockerell.
A SPIRITED REFERENCE TO CUBA
Caused by Announcement that Mir
lister De LONE Had Prepared
Statement of Spain's View
of the Case.

of the Case.
Washington, March 13.-The excite
ment of the Cuban debate gave way in
the Senate to-day to Mr.. Cockrells
speech occupying four hours on the
financial question.
The usual large crowd which has
filled the galleries to oyerfiowing since
the Cuban debate began was again on
hand but gradually diminishing as the
theme of war was laid aside for that
of financial statistics, and yet remain
ing in goodly force in hope that the
Cuban question would come up before
the day closed. Secretary Morton occu-
pied seat on the floor of the Chamber
during the latter part of the debate.
There was spirited reference to Gu
ba early in the day when it develop
ed during an explanation by Mr.. Lodge
that the committee on Foreign Rela-
tions had received from Secretary
Olney a statement by Senior Dupuy de
Lone, the Spanish Minister, giving the
Spanish view of the case.
This statement from the Minister
| was read to the committee by one OF it's
members. This and other papers were
Of such confidential character that
they could not be quoted or made pub
lie.
Mr.. Sherman assented to Mr. Lodges
statement saying he recalled that the
papers came from the State Depart
ment at the request of the committee
and that he statement Of the Spanish
case by the Spanish Minister had been
read aloud to the committee by the
Senator from Maine, (Mr. Frye. This
brought Mr.. Hoar to his feet, with
surprised inquiry as to whether the
Senate should not have the benefit Of
this statement Of the Spanish case by
the Spanish Minister. Mr.. Hoar re-
garded this as a most important phase
not heretofore disclosed.
1T would be proper to lay II before
the Senate in executive session, res
ponded Mr.. Sherman.
s'Then," continued Mr.. Hoar, 1T
would seem quite appropriate for the
committee on Foreign Relations to
move such an executive session as a
means Of giving the Senate these inn
portant facts on which judgment IS
based
Mr.. Wolcott added in a decisive tone
that the explanations just given piac-
ed the Senate in a most unusual dilem-
ma.
Senators are asked" said Mr.. VOL
colt, ito vote on question of fact, on
testimony reposing in the breast Of
members of the committee on Foreign
Relations, on the testimony that can
not be disclosed to the public or TO us
/ except in executive session. And these
resolutions are to go to another cham
| Der which has not executive session and
| cannot have possession of this testi-
mony j would be glad to ask whether
we are to yield our Judgment and our
| conscience to the committee on Foreign
/ Relationsg
| Mr.. Hawley (Rep., Conn.,, rose to
| state briefly that he hoped some declar-
alton on Cuba could be offered on which
/ all would agree. He added that at the
| proper time he would insist on a fur
| ther conference on this particular
/ question.
| This closed the incident. and Mr..
| CockrelI was recognized for speech
in support of the silver amendment to
| the tariff bill, which measure has been
| in allowance since the refusal of the
/ Senate to adopt Mr.. MorrilPs motion to
i consider it. Mr.. CockrelPs speech was
an elaborate presentation of the tinan-
/ cial question from the silver standpoint,
/ SO much so, that Mr.. Hoar, in the
/ course of an inquiry, stated that it was
/ the ablest silver speech he had ever
/ listened to.
| Mr. Cockrell spoke of the timidity of
gold as a money, and referred to the
/ agitation caused hy President Cleye-
/ lands "Venezuelan message with
/ string tied to it," That message made
| the whole country tremble like jelly,
| and the press of New York declared
! that 100000 had been lost in conse-
/ quence.
| The Senator declared that the Demo
/ cratic party could not be divided by
| the silver question 1t was the cloud
by day and the pillar of fire by night,
| the great constitutional beacon of the
1 Democratic party, the one on which all
| it's victories had been won, and those
| who opposed 1T would slough of from
the party, but would not divide it.
Mr.. Cockrell occasionally left his ar
guments for very sharp personal criti-
cisms on Secretary Carlisle. BY CO.
| incidence, also, Sir Julian Pauncefote,
| the British Ambassador, was in the
| gallery when Mr.. Cockrell closed hiss
| speech with the statement that If we
were TO be subservient to the English
| money interests we should "haul down
Old Glory, raise the gold standard and
cry, Long live the Queen of Great
| Britain and the Empress of India
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