The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-27
IS HOSTILE TO SPAIN.
smHATE IN NO TnMPER TO Pnm-
AsaT ABUSE OH AMERICANS.
An Othsv nusinsss Set Aside 20 Cen-
slider the Case % Jsaio
eansutiiy.

washington. Feb. A-Fhs senate was
etorm-swept today BY such passionate
debate. such extraordinary demonstsa-
items In the crowded galleries.. and such
dramatic personal exchanges between
conspicuous figures Of the senate - y
make to-day one az the most msmorahle
70 the annals Of the npper branch Of con-
9reaa.
cuhA was the theme. and seemed 70 call
out al tbs penf~np emotions Of m0ntha-
IL brought about the complete dlsplace-
ment Of appropriation bills. thFeatening
their failure and the advancement OF the
Cuban question 90 the very front Of sen
ate business. II dlAclaaed. also. that the
Eesontion demanding OF spain the lmme-
diats AID Rneonditi0nal release Of julio
hanauiliy. having 90 test vote secured
the faEht % way. would be resisted BY
pFOtFaeted debate.
The Cuban resolutions we're taken up
pFomptly whsn the senate met. the nrat
hsing that Of Senator Allen. asking the
pfesldsnt 70 Bend = HaRship 10 Cuba 70
protect American eitiAsnA He said Am
eFtcaa eitlssas we're bsing daily arrested
ana thFown into prison. II was q story
full % haFhaFtty and AGFocify. Spanish
soldiers had hacked ehildTen 10 pieces
and killed paFents- Such acts were . blot
upon khe etvttinati0n OF the ase- Senator
Morgan said reported atrocities against
women and children ala not have suffiei-
ent FeFtneatson 10 warrant aclIon - me
eotnmaittee on foreign relations. Senator
Norgan thought speedy action was e..
ssntial g the sanEuiily casa lie re-
viewed tbs circumstances 81 sansuiIly's
arrest and long confinement ana tTtais
oee % nangutliy's chief Witnesses, Ca
lon. be said. had bsea shot n eha pFtsoa
yard before be could be heard. me trials
hAd shoNa e1tFsme hatred exiatihg
sssins, ne Usltsd sia,se. ths seanIse o..
eOaatry. Never IN lhs hlstoTy Of turis.
pFudehes wAs there . ease where there
VAS aeaa shau % reason for oonVtclt0a
Thls Fasoiatiaa WAS urged on higher
grounds. nAmslY. Spain utterly ign0Fing
the Fightn % an AnaaFtcan ciIinsn uodeF
eur treats.
On request o. Senator Morgan. tha Al.
len Fesaluttnn vas referred 10 ire eorn.
mitts on fag~Axn Fnaatl0ns- asWura mea -,
tng given that d woaid receive sDe~sy
consideration.
neamaae nanaeI EEsaesA.
directly befoss the senate senator Dan
Isl fsilswsa senator Morgan "a sappoFt
Of lhs sseaiation. ne Sers aware he
said. Of ths snesmlty az this eass aaa.
gaiisy had besa hsid tuo YsaFs. TNica
be hsA ben esadsmnad 70 impgsssszssns
IL ehaina d = military rsissa 81 az.
sSoru tsesimoey.
oar Representative IN Cuba has hssn
aFFugAatiS insalisa b. apaniah aaihori.
tisa." eSefatmsd Senator Daalsl, ''Ana
this ceuntFg has been lnspiIed ~ span.
ish apthnsiiiss. haSa bssn told b.
hlsh apantah nuthaFttisa that tho pFea9n.
Iatioa VI fha BanEuliiy case vas a ais.
grass % tas unlssd BtaGss and 70 lhe
Amsgacan aaH u 4 tiaeG az The Unissa
states Aaa hs@a s.at 10 Tsdrsss sAaI d.
suit lt would have hsan sustained ~ ev-
$500 fA-..s-1 80 --.....,.s- lss..,... 80.
rcd tape had been spun on this case 10
build : cabts fFam ths United states 10
SCALA. aaa snoagh ink spiIlsd Ter an
ocean N uhtsA 10 iay . cAAlle
Male ~ Defense.
Senator liAls sfase a. this point and
began SERIES % Inquiries WhIeh broaEhi
TIE pfoeesiines 10 esvug beat alnce Fef.
efenrs had been maas 10 rcd taps. said
senator Has hAa noi thta uhola question:
been TIE sah5eet % direct dirsomattc Ne.
Eottataons bsssesa ths state department.
ard Bpains and uufs there no anaurAnrea
% skpSrsinE tha release Of HanGaiily IN q
fsu aayaT
We. have no such tnfoFmatlon.' an
awered Senator naniel
''ts thsSa not . communication from
the secretary % stats saying be expects
aanGslliy yin Be released IN a fsw
daysr tnsissed Senator Hale.
There y not" said Senator Hais DE-
eisiveiy.
Il ash the senator frum ohIo tahsr.
mani 70 he has nos . letter
Senator paaisi broke IN With . Y Saspt.
and declined 10 Yield further. Senator
Hale insisted thai be was q member Of
tbs COMMITTEES on foreign relations. and
thai cumfnittsa vas the organ Of the
senate,
''tiut ] en- the organ Of my state de-
elafed The viFsiaia senator. Taen he
ADDED with scorn: when I set through
! viii ytsld 10 aons ether orRaa--she or
gan o. the captain general Of Cuba. % tire
queen % spala.-
Senator uantsl was looking directly At
senator Hals. ahd the remark. sent q
senator Halls aaId ths aiisslon carried
no personal ofienae 20 him. u offensive
Ihins IN that me. He in turn vas I'd.
dreaalns Senator Daniei across the alsie.
The Virginia senator was quick 20 ear
he hoped that any bAdlnAes would not ~
taken a. personally Offensive.
The senator has not offended me IN the
least" replied Senator lIals.
Anether snpaealsa.
This Was followed Immediately BY an
other explosion. Senator Daniel proceed.
ID 70 say that the state department bad
dealt with this case two years. and that
was enough TO get an American Sitisen
Here Senator Gray aroae and SAID II
have just eeen Associated Prese dis
patches from Havana stating that tho
council for gansuilly has Withdrawn the
appeal IN order TO facilitate hia release.
senator Daniel was quick 10 answer. II
decliae 10 recognize The Justice OF iinpoa-
ing any conditions on the release OF an
American prisoner from unjust lmprin.
onmenl II l represented eanEunIy I