The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-06
Senate Resolution Passed Asking Presl-
dent to Protest Against His Execution.
IT WAS ADOPTED BY 4 UNANIMOUS VOTE
The Dcbpte Oh fhc Resolutions Was
Final Pfttch There Was Not II Voice
Against 1t-Tenfs for tho Flood
SuHercrs-Othcr AcGislntiOn.

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offered by M:'. Allen, PoDulist. of Ne
braska, on Thursday last In regard TO
the drumhead court martial on General
Rivera, in Cuba, precipitated quite an
animated Cuban debate III the Senate.
MI. Aliens resolution declared Il ia be
The duty Of the United States 10 pro
test against this violation OF the laws Of
civilized warfare. ~
Mr.. Hoar, Republican, OF Massachu-
sets, declared that the whole resolu-
ton was founded on rulnor, misunder-
standing and prophecy; that the Senator
from Nehra. ka had no facts to go upon
except newspape" rumo,t.
MI. Alien retorted with some bitterness
that III the -four years he had sat in the
Senate he had neve. once been able 10
Introduce resolution which had met
the approval Of the senior Senator from
Alassactuset,.s. For his own part he
felt SO strongly OH this matter that he
would grind into million infin!tesmal
oits the hearts or the brutal ,Spaniasds,''
unless they relaxed their cruel treat
ment OF the CuDans. And yet because
he expressed the Views in true Western
STYLE and not in the conservative man
her or Massachusetts, in the Judgment
Of the senior Senator from that State, he
Z tAllem had acted under the impulse Of
4 heated imagino .ion.
Nh. Hale, Republican,. Of Maine moved
that the resolution be referred to the
ttmmittee on Foreign Rela tions
Mr.. Morgan endeavored to draw. from
Mr.. Hale an admission that there was
state OF war III Cubi, but NIr. Hale de-
rltned TO admit that there was more
than 4 guerilla fight and great devasta-
tion Of property with accompanying loss
OF life.
GALL FROM G,AI4LINGER. t.-sr
Mr.. Gallinger. Republican. of New
hampshire, infused more gall into the
debate by a satir!cal attack upon Mr..
hoar, Who he said. had disposed of
this whole question by Il wave OF his
hand. apparently supposing that any
utterance Of his embodied tile views Of
side Of this chamber AEr Ga!l.ngcr
proceeded 10 dispel this view
Referring to M. Hears statement in
a previous debate that the first Cuban
revolution IN President Grants time
would have been successful but FOR the
intemperate resolutions Introduced in
the Senate, Mr. Gallinger read from
the Senate records to show that the first
or those "!ntelnperate resolutions" which
now disturbed tile virtuous heart of the
senior Senator from Massa chusetts. pro-
ceeded from the dis; ;inguished Senator
from Ohio. John Sherman now the sec
reiary or State OF Il Republican admin
j. tration. and peculiarly charged with
the conduct OF Spanish relations At the
present time.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the Senator who
had just spoken seemed to think thar thf
proper way TO promote liberty In Cuba
was TO suppress freedom OF speech in the
United States Senate and TO pervert
m1srepreSent and abuse the opinions Of
other Senator's who differed from him
Fie tAlr Hoar) declined 10 follow that
lead, he would content himself with jus-
tifying by facts The opinions he had ex-
pressed even though That should COM
pei him TO part company with his sweet
and delectable friend from New Ilamp-
shire"
Mr.. Stewart. Of Nevada. al The whis-
pered suggestion Of MIR Alien, who
crossed the floo., for that purpose. called
the ayes ana noes on the question OF
referring he resolution to the committee
on Foreign Rela tions.
The motion to refer was Iost-ayes 81;
noes u. The suggested amendments of
phra seolosy We're adopted by Mr.. Allen
and the resolution was adopted by vote
'pf ~ ayes and no nays.
THE RESOLUTION.
/. The resolution as modified and adopted
ds In thete words:
/ Whereas, information has come TO
the Senate that General Ruis Rivera, 4
leader Of the Cuban army Of inaepend-
'ence, recently captured by the Spanish
forces, is 10 be tried by 4 drum head
court martial and shot
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ment Of the Senate. I. is the duty OF the
president of the United States if such
/; information be true, 10 protest TO the
Spanish government against such 4 vio-
lation Of the rules Of civilized warfare"
AS the morning hour had expired. Mr
Giorgan's resolution extending belligel-
ent right to both Spain and Cuba Of
lfered last Thursday, went over until to
morrow
I AIR. 1Glkins, Republican, Of West Vr-
iglnla, addressed the Senate In support
!of his bill to allow rebate Of 10 per
cent. on customs duties In favor OF
merchandise imported In vessels OF the
limited States
Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky, addressed
the Senate in favor OF the bankruptcy
bill.
TOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
y join. resolution was introduced bv
iGlr. Bate and was passed unanimously
authorizing the President to direc; the
surgeon general OF the Marine HH;pi!al
Bureau to distribute all available sup
plies OF tents, blankets, food and medi-
cine, and to purchase such further sun
plies rs may be necessary for tn. suf-
fersrs by the Mississippi floods.
The Senate adopted n resolution Of
! tfered some time ago. ins;ructing the
committee on civil service to Investigate
the case of the discharge of employees
from the Bureau OF Animal Industry In
|, @anth Omaha, Nebra Ska, for mere .pol.-