The evening times., 1897-01-25
THE INDEPENDENCE Of CUBA
Senator TurPie'S Speech in
Favor OF Ii.
LEGAL ASPECT OF THE CASE
lie says That Spain's Right of Pos
Sc sion Was SeriousIy Affected by
United SIatSS-CardInal Gibbons
III the Diplomatic Gallery.

Ia his opening prayer in the Senate this
morning the chaplain referred TO the i'll
ness Of the senior Senators from Indiana
and Mississippi, MeSsrs. voorhees, and
George, and to the tribute to be paid today
10 cx-SpeaEer Crisp, OF Georgia, giving
thanks for the army Of noble men who
have served, and are serving, this ma
tion'
Cardinal Gibbons, wearing the red skull
esp OF his office, occupied. for a few ruin-
ytes seat in the dipioma'ic gallery, and
ex-senator Manderson, OF Nebraska,
se5t in the Reserved gallery.
A Communication was lald hefure the
Senate from the Attorney General. in re-
SlsJTse TO a resolution OF Saturday last
in relation to the foreclosure proceedings
ia the case Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company.
Mr. Burrows presented petitions OF the
subject ~ the Senatorial election in Della
ware. ana Mr.. Chandler gave notice that il
was his purpose to suggest to tie Senate
whether some method CannOtb be established
90 prevent the wholesale larceny of Sen
atorstHps in various States"
Mr. IA IlEnar called Mr. Chambers atten-
tloa to The fact tiat the Senator from
Delaware Nj Gray vas not present, and
Nj Chandler said that II would give him
pleasure TO repeal his statement in that
Senator's presence to which remark MIR
Faulkner replied that the Senator from
New HamNGne would have full oppor-
tInity 70 make his statement before long.
Mr. pcttigrcw offered a resolution for a
10 inquire t. The issue Of land patents to
The Pacific IailI oacs, AID to the California
and Orer on railroads and to the diversion
from the reports Of gIuss earnings, Of the
Sums pad 10 tie Pacific Naa steamship
60 upaay. Referred.
Nr. Chandler intro luced a lin. which
was referred 10 the = Judiciary Committee,
p,oviding that no person shall he tried
in DougjS of the United States for acts iu
ald Of the republic OF Cuba.
The Military Academy applo oBriatio1 bm
was taken Up-the pending guest on being
o. the participation Of the West Point
cadets IN the approaching inaugural cere-
II ONES
After remarks by Mir. Thurs,on, in sup
IO-l Df the amendment, the bin was laid
aside, 20 give Mr- Turple the opportunity
tOaddresSthc Senate in regard 10 the Cuban
matter.
II WAS .. 80 p. m. when Senator Turpic
t0aG the floor. The galleries We're scarce
~ oIe-fourth filled, and the Senator's thin.
uuresouanJ voice was dro wned in the open
ing part of his remarks, which were chiefly
hisJuncal, by the buzz Of conversation on
the floor
Mr- Turpie read from a yoluninous
type written manuscript lie asserted
that even before the purchase Of Florida
by the United States, SP3in's title to
CUBA was no more valid than TO Chile
Colombia, and Mexico, but after that
eveni it's title became much more dilapi-
dated
The declaration of Independence Of the
Emitted States, he asserted, claimed for
every people the right TO establish a gov
ernmeut OF its choice and there could be
no crime against municipal law OF against
the government disavowing by such a
derree. The conlbatanls became bellig-
erentS, not criminals.
Since 1850 there has not been ten wears
OF continuous peace in Cuba, and hundreds
and thousands of the citizens Of that island
had taken Up arms to assert their right to
abolish the existing form of tyranny and
despotism. The present WAS but the sec
ond period OF the ciyIl war Of SOS, which
was simply suspended by mutual agree
ment which the Spaniards had violated,
ami il was largely being conducted by the
same military commanders and the same
civil leaders. What he asked, then, was
the duty ofCongress oH-the premises.
The constitutional power given by Con
gress to regulate commerce with foreign
nations, he declared with much emphasis, in
cluded the power OF recognition OF govern
ments. He elaborated upon the definition
OF the word commerce" with some brief
illustrations derived from the use Of the
term as applied between the sexes. which
raised a litter of laughter, and with numer-
Gus references to the legal definitions of
tie term commerce" as construed by the
courts.