The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-19


senate to-day. It drew large crowds to
the galleries. and brought two notable
speeches. the one by Mr.. Mason. of nll-
nois. In favor OF the Morgan resolution,
aud the other by Mr.. Hoar, OF Massa-
chusetts, In opposition.
The Illinois senator pictured In terVid
terms the distress In Cuba. dwelling
particularly on the starving condition
OF eight hundred United States citizens,
as reported by the President. and call
ed upon the senate to throw on its leth-
RrEy and pass the Morgan resolution.
Mr.. Mason had several sharp tits
with Mr.. Wellington, OF Maryland, the
latter protesting that he was being mis-
| represented. II led 90 considerable
commotion In the galleries, during
which Mr. Wellington declared that he
could not be chokGd on By the rudeness
| OF the galleries.
Mr.. Mason read President McKinley's
message Of yesterday TO prove that a
state OF war exists In Cuba. III there Is
not war" he said. ''then there ought
| to be with u.s." He said the Ameri-
cans In Cuba needed TO be defended
with bnyonets as well as with bread.
DOesn't Care for War.
He read from reports made to the
senate by the committee on foreign re-
latIons In support OF his statement that
a Cuban government exists. "Mr. We'll
| lington (who opposes the resolutlOn)
was elected on the platform OF inde-
| pcndence for Cuba" he said. so was /.
SO was Mr. Mckinley. And / am here
TO stand By IL so long as l continue on
the pay roll"
The newspaper reports OF the Cuban
war, Mr.. Mason defended as in the
main correct He proposed TO vote on
the resolution. even n II took all sum
mer. Cuba WAS popular nt st. Louis,
| when the party wanted votes and he
| appealed 10 Republican senators 20
stand by the declaration.
Mr.. Mason said he did not believe the
adoption of the resolution meant war.
but II an honest protest meant war. let
| Il come He was followed by Mr.. Ho0r,
| OF Massachusetts, In opposition TO the
resolution and counseling temperate ae-i
| tlon.
Mir. Hoar spoke In his usual calm and
| dlgnined style and took occasion TO de-
ride buncombe appeals to constituency
| aud brngadOcio as TO our national
strength. Mr. Honr's criticisms, al
though impersonal, were clearly aimed
| at Mr. Mason.
ALIvsIy Tilt.
Mr.. Hdar referred to the speech
that had preceded as 'exnberant orato-
| ~" and said sarcastically that notwith-
| standing Il, the power OF international
| law would prevail. The only effect OF
recognition would be TO give Spain the
| right to search our ships at sea and TO
| take away from American citizens IN
| Cuba all hope Of recompense for injury
| done them. He alluded sarcasticnlly 10
| Mr.. MasOn's innocent and youthful ar
DOR" TherupOn Mr.. Mason asked him:
"wnl the senator yield for q ques-
tlon?"
"six OF them" replied Mr.. Hoar,
seemingly in nm angry mood.
Are you willing to have vote on
| this question:" Mr.. Mason querled,
II expect to have one, j" was the an
"wIn you help to get one7" Mr.. Ma
II expect to help to get a more intel
lIgent one than some Of the senators
seem to want" Mr.. Hoar replied.
Then he proceeded to express surprise
that "aIi thIs great brass band Of talk
| about outrages on women and children
| practlccd at our doors" should be fol-
lowed by this "sQuaking morsel OF a
resolution" Parodying the opposition,
| Mr.. Hoar dcclalmed. Whereas our an
| cestors loved liberty, and whereas, We
| are the greatest nation on earth" and
| similar wherenses. and remarked par
| enthetlcally, when we are the greatest
nation, we will stop talking about It.
| No great nation brags OF It,"
He continued: whereas, we are not
/ afraid OF any nation on earth, we Will
| saw to Mrs Spain: We are not afraid
| OF YOU, and II your mOhs destroy the
| property OF our citizens we VIII not ask
| damages for IT."
The senate, he said. should ask the
! President TO use his good offices with
| Spain 10 secure peace and the independ
| cnce Of Cuba, and that was what the
| Republican platform proposed. He
/ would have the facts found ns court
| found them before entering Judgment,
| and would then say to Spain! I'VE have
| have found such and such facts on
| which we propose TO net, and II you
| don't stop that war We will stop H." and
| he would not stand In the senate and
brag and Fplutter.
Mir. Hoar closed with the cOntcmptu-
Gus remark that he believed little could
be accomplished for Cuba by speeches
| for buncombc. or for Chicago, TO be fol-
lowed by no practical or sensible nc
ton"
Senators G1llingcr. New Hampshire.
and Ulwley, Connecticut. also spoke.
the former for the resolution aud the
latter urging that the United States
should not rush Into war while our
coast dctcnscs are manIicstly made
quatc.
Stewards Amendment.
Mr. Stewart, OF Nevada, gave notice
OF an amendment which ne would offer
to the tarin bill, 1t provides that there
shall be, az all times, a reserve fund In
| tho treasury Of $4,000, 900: that whom
| ever the available balance I'm the treas
ury shall exceed S5O,O0O,0OO II shall be
the duty OF the secretary OF the treas
| ury to invest the surplus over the sum
I'm United States bonds; and that when
| less tlnn nfty million dollars Is IN the
| ireagury he shall Issue legal tender
| non.Interest bearing notes to make mp
| The deficiency: that such notes shall be
raicrmlblc out OF the first surplus over
| Hfty millions. that IN ease insufficient
| coin 10 meet the coin obligations OF the
| United states shall come into the treas
ury through the ordinary sources Of
| revenue the secretary shall exchange
! tbe sllycr certificates FOR the coin which
| ls I'm the treasury for their redemption;
| that the conversion Of the silver certI-
| ncates shall discharge the coin obliga-
| lions OF the United States; and II shall
| he tho duty nf the secretary OF the
treasury to coin sufficient Of the silver
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