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Hale of Elaine r1aintainS That 1t
Would be an Unwise Move to EN-
barrass the President by the
Adoption of the Resolution at a
Time When the Chief Executive
Was Investigating the Subject
DOings in the House.

! bate began the opposition sentiment eX-
pressed itself. The speeches were not
| of a kind to stimulate the galleries,
being in the main calm and dispassion-
ate reviews Of the situation in Cuba.
Mr.. Hale maintained that it would
| be most unwise to embarrasS the Presl-
| dent by the adoption of the resolution
at a time when he was investigating
| the subject. He minated also that
| the acceptance of the resolution would
| lead to the withdrawal of the Spanish
| Minister, and a termination of diplo-
! matte relations between Spain and the
| United States.
The Senator said few real Americans
were imprisoned in Cuba. He had new
| er heard Of a genuine Yankee being
among them. They were all Sanguillys,
or Delgados or Ruizes. Turning to his
associates, Mr.. Hale said that no one
ever heard of a Burrows or a Smith OF
a Frye as a victim of one of these al
| legged outrages.
| The Senator said that the real mo-
tive for the Morgan resolution was
shown in the recent statement of Mr.
Morgan that the passage of the reso-
luton would prevent Spain from max
/ Ing d loan, anu CnuS prevent NeI from
putting down the insurrection.
| Mr.. Gallinger (R) of New Hamp-
shire dissented from this statement
| showing that the question of a loan
was but one ground on which the
friends of Cuba had favored the recog-
friends of Cuban belligerency. There
We're, he said, other and higher grounds.
| Mr. Morgan also dissented.
| Referring to the reports that another
| Spanish loan was being negotiated, Mr..
Turpie Cd of Indiana said Spain is
now on its last legs financially. Shall
we fill up her treasury; are We charged
with supporting and maintaining the
| Spanish credit? Is it our duty to sup
| port the armies and navies of Spain
/ on land and sea in her vain efforts to
subject the patriots of Cuba once more
| to the oppression of the Spanish yoke
| think not But the Senator from
Maine says that if we pass the resolu-
| ton the Spanish Minister will ask for
his passports, break up diplomatic re-
| lations and go home. l do not attach
much Importance to that consequence
Ministers have heretofore received their
congo and gone away without Destroy
| ical equilibrium of the American Hem
| isphere [ do not attach the slightest
! importance to the fact that the Spanish
Minister may be instructed to ask for
his passports, to suspend diplomatic re-
lations and go home"
| Mr. White of California followed in
opposition to the resolution. He argued
that the question of recognizing bel
| ligerency was one properly to be exer-
| cised by the executive branch. There
| was no excuse for the resolution unless
the State Department was derelict in
its duty The Senator said he admired
| the enthusiasm, if not the discretion
| Of the man who went forth to fight
| the battle Of liberty, but it was seri-
Gus question whether the United States
| Government should follow and protect
| it's citizens the world over when they
went to foment revolt against countries
with which we are at peace.
| Morrill, will speak on the resolution
| tomorrow. and there is some prospect
| that a vote may be reached on Hale's
motion to refer the resolution to the
/ Committee on Foreign Relations.
A resolution was agreed to, without
arrangement of the Senate committees
as agreed upon in several caucuses.
Vest secured agreement to a resolu-
| ton directing the Committee on Com
merce to inquire into the causes of
the recent floods on the Mississippi
River and report to the Senate next
| December.
Gear of Iowa gave notice that he
would move tomorrow to take up the
Senate bill for the settlement of claims
growing out of bonds to aid in the con-
struction of the Central Pacific and
| Western Pacific Railroads.
Among the favorable reports was one
for a public building at Aberdeen,
S. D., to cost 100000.
Chandler R) of New Hampshire,
from the Committee on Census. re-
ported a bill for taking the twelfth
| census.
A resolution was agreed to ques-
! tioning the Secretary of War for in
! formation as to the steps taken to To-
cate a deep-water harbor at Port Los
Angeles or San Pedro, Cal, in accord
ance with the report of a commission.
AT $40 the Senate held a short ex-
ecutive session, and then adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The House
! to-day resumed the transaction of
public business, which had been sus-
| pended since the Indian appropriation
bill was sent to conference three weeks
ago. The consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was entered upon I'M
der special order providing for a re-
cess each day until disposed of.
! Simpson of Kansas pursued his tao
ties of the last few weeks attempting
to harass the majority with points of
no quorum but without success, and
| the Democratic lack of harmony on the
subject of party policy was again in
evidence.
Mcmillan and Bland both criticised
| the method of procedure pursued by
| the majority. The former said it
marked the continued decadence of the
rights and powers Of individual MEM
| bers, and the latter declared that it
was an outrage to force legislation
/, through the House without considera-
! ton or information from a committee
appointed to examine it. In the Indian
| appropriation bill, he said. two or three
| jobs had been found. The most con-
| f1icting statements were made on the