The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-06
TO STAY EXECUTION
The Senate Takes Action in The
Case Of General Rivera.
AS USUAL, HOAR OBJECTS
By n Vote of - to o a Resolution
is Adopted Declaring That the
President OF the United
States Should Protest.

Washington April 5.-Thc senate to-
day by unanimous vote adopted a
resolution rcciting the reports that
General Ruiz Rivera. the Cuban COM
mandcr Is about to he tried by drum
head court martial and shot. and eN-
pressing the judgment of the senate
that II these reports are true. the presi-
dent OF the United states should pro-
test to the Spanish government against
such IA violation Of the rules of civilized
warfare. This resolution does not 60
. the house and becomes effective as
a measure To the president by It's adop-
tion to-day. Although opposition was
Withdrawn on the final vote, there was
spirited opposition In the early stages
OF the debate and test vote on the
comparative strength Of the Cuban aud
aLti-cuban sentiment in the senate.
The test occurred on a motion to refer
the resolution to the committee on for
elRn relations. Hale. who has been
~ mnentiy Identified with the opposi-
tior Ia the Cuban resolutions. made
motion To refer. and II was supported
by Hoar, another prominent figure in
opposition 10 the cuban resolutions.
Tn, debate was very spirited and at
times quite personal, Allen and Gal
llnger clashing with Hoar. The Hale
motion to refer was defeated Il TO q.
and the resolution was adopted ~ to o.
Hoar and Hale rcIraincd from voting.
Another Cuban resolution comes up to-
mo rrow. that ~ Morgan declaring that
a state NJ war exists In Cuba and rec
ogrizing both parties as belligerents.
After the disposition of the Cuban
question the day was given 10 speeches
Oh development NJ the American mer-
al lanI 1 or
lucky advocated the passage of the
bankruptcy blll. known as the Torrey
bill. now before the senate. Senator
lindsay made an elaborate speech In
advocacy OF the bill In the course OF
his remarks he said. Il have caused
the laws OF other countries To he ex-
amined and find that all the leading
ations OF our race have and have had
fof many years laws upon their stat
VI" books upon the subject of bank
ruptcy. The law In England has been
continuously IN force for 355 years. In
France the law has been In force for
i01 years. In Germany law Of this
character was enacted for the empire In
lN'I, In Russia there has been bank
ruptcy law In force since lsas how
nuch longer | cannot say. not having
had access to their earlier laws. Ths
fact that these great rations have
found u desirable In conducting busi-
ness and i'm the promotion Of enterprise
to have such a law for the mutual pro-
tee tion OF debtors and creditors consti-
trte a precedent OF persuasive force To
the members OF this body.
During the past 10 years there has
been an agitation in behalf of a new
law which has been educational in
character. II has not been the purpos.
o. those conducting the agitation to se-
cure the enactment Of a law sNcept 50
Tar as II should he comprehensive uf thu
rights of all honest people: they have
hc' gone about the work with the Sc
cr'cy which attends the promotion OF
selfish ends. but have sought the great
est publicity for the consideration OF
IN" subject The product of these wears
OF sgitatiun has been the Torrey bank
rCrtcy hill, "a measure which has been
more generally considered and univer-
sally endorsed throughout the country
iran any preceding measure of like
Character and which has been copsid-
eicd and discussed by congress each
session since lSs9."
Senator Lindsay then took up the law
num the standpoint OF the laborer. the
| merchant. the manufacture aud the
Producer ~ raw material, claiming tina.
al would benefit 10y it's enactment.
Late IN the day joint resolution By
NJ 'iate OF Tennessee was agreed TO.
Greeting the surgeon general OF tis
| marine hospital service 10 aid the Mis-
sissippi river flood sufferers by a dis
irihution OF tents. blankets food and
medicine under the epidemic fund Il
lN93. and to purchase further supplies
unCer the present Epidemic fund fer
distribution.
In the course OF the Cuban dstat,
Allen said. Within so miles ~ our
shores women and children are being
hutchered and the methods OF c!yilIzed
warfare are set AZ defiance. Murder.
| RI pine and devastation are playing
| frontt,u.a =, o., qrh-,