The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
THAT CUBAN DEBATE.
II Takes Full Sway In the Upper
House OF Congress.
NO VOTE YET REACHED.
The House Takes Up the Indian Ap-
preparation NH and Makes Coed
Progress House Has Ceased
Its Weekly AdlournmentA

siderable length In the senate yester-
day For the hrst time since the de-
bate began sentiment expressed
itself The speeches were not
OF kind 20 stlmulat the gal
lories. being In the main calm
and diapasslonate reviews Of the
situation 10 Cuba. Mr. Hale maintain
ed that Il would be the most unwise
thing 10 emharrasss The president BY
the adoption Of the resolutions az
time when be was investigating the
subject lie lntimated that the adop-
tlon Of the resolution would lead 10
the withdrawal N the Spanish minis
ter and termination Of the diplomatic
relations lie said few real Americans
were living In Cuba Hc mad never
heard Of q genuine yankee being among
them. They were all sanguillys or
Dclgadoes or Ruizs. Turning 10 his a.
EocIatos. Mr. Hale said that no one
ever heard OF q Burrows or a Smith or
a Frye as a victim OF one OF these al
legged outrages. The senator said the
real motive for the Morgan resolution
was shown In the recent statement Of
Mr Morgan that the passage Of this
resolution would prevent Spain from
making a loan and thus prevent her
from putting the insurrectlon down.
Mr Galllger Rep. n Hl dlssented
from this statement saying the ques-
tion Of loan was but one ground on
which the friends Of Cuba had favored
The recognition Of Cuban belligeroncy.
There were. be said. other and higher
grounds. Mr Morgan also dlssentcd.
Referring 10 the report that anoth-
er Spanish loan was being negotiated.
Mr Tuple Dem. Indl said Spain Il
now on its last legs financially. Shall
We on up her treasury Are We charg-
ed with supporting and maintaining
the Spanish credits ls 10 our duty 70
support the armies and nayies Of spain
on land and sea Ia her vain Efforts 70
subject the patriots OF Cuba once more
10 the oppression OF the Spanish yokei
think not But the senator from
Maine says that II We pass the rosolu-
ton the Spanish minister will ask Tor
his passports, break up diplomatic re-
latlons and 60 home. do not attach
much importance 20 that consequence.
Ministers have heretofore received
their congo and gone away without de-
siroylng the political, geographical or
physical equilibrium oi the American
hemisphere. DO not attach the slight
est Importance 20 the fact that the
Spanish minister may be instructed 10
ask for his passports. TO suspend diplo.
matte relations and 10 30 home"
Alr White Of California followed In
opposition to the resolution. lie ar
gued that the question OF recognizing
belllgerenis was one properly to BE- ez-
erclsed by the executive branch. There
was no excuse for the resolution unless
the state department was dsrelict IN
its duty The senator admired the en-
thusiasm II not the discretion OF the
men who went TO nght the battle Of
liberty. but d was a serious question
whether the United States Eoyernmen,
should follow and protect i,s citizens
the world over when they went to TO-
ment revolt against countries with
which We are al peace
Mr.. Morrill, VIZ speak on the reso.
luton today and there is some pros.
pcct that a vote will be reached on
Mr. Hales motion to refer the resolu.
ton to the committee on foreign 70
latlons.
A resolution was agreed 10 without
opposition putting into siee, the re-
arrangement Of the senate committee,
as agreed upon In the several eau.
cuss.
A resolution was agreed to request
ing the secretary Of war for lnforma
tlon as TO the steps taken to locate
deep water harbor at Port Los Angeles
or san Pedro, Cal. In accordance viii
the report Of a commission.
Al $40 the senate held a short exec
utlye session and then adjourned.
The house resumed the transaotlcr
Of public business. which has been sus
pended since the Indian appropria
ton bill was seat to congress threD
weeks ago,
The consideration OF the senat
amendments TO the sundry civli an
proprlation bin was entered upon un
der special order providing for re-
cess each day until disposed OF.
Mr simpson OF Kansas. pursued Ill
tactics OF the last few weeks In at
tempting to hapss the majority viii
points Of no quorum, but without sue
cess, and the democratic lack OF har
mony on the subieC, Of party pollcl
vas again IN evidence.
on the question OF the adoption o
the order The Democrats divided. Bale,
and his followers voting with the Re
publloans md several Of the Demo
Gratis, including Measrs McMillai
and Bland. with the Populls,s agAlns
the order. The vote resulted: Yea
m navn IA