The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-20
MIGHT BE MOBBED.
Names of Consnls in Cube
Who Have Made Reports
Withheld,
Because of the Danger They
Would Be in If They Were
Known.
An Interesting Statement Made
in the Senate Regarding the
Matter.

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o'clock, but he told his friends on enter
ing the senate that he felt indisposed,
and would not go on today.
The prospects of a continuance of the
Cuban debate filed the senate galleries
again, the crowds waiting patiently |
through the routine morning business.
On the opening Of the session, Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts, moved that when
the senate adjourns it be until Monday
next.
Mr.. Mills of Texas promptly called at
tention to the absence OF a quorum, re-
marking to the senator's near him that
he wanted a vote on the Cuban resolu-
hon. The call showed 81 senators pres
ent, more than a quorum.
Mr.. Hoar renewed his motion, ex-
planning that he would not press it If
any senator objected. Many senators,
he said, desired to GO to Monticello on
Friday, and he thought it desirable to
have an understanding in advance, as
to adjournment.
II do not wish to interfere with the
pleasure of senators, even a Junket OF
this kind" said Mr.. Morgan, "but when
q question of terrible consequence is
pressing, this motion should not be
urged"
Then l withdraw it," concluded Mr..
Hoar.
The senate then took up the calendar
and passed bills as follows:
Authorizing payment by the United
States of state and county taxes on land
held in severalty by Indians; granting
medals to the survivors and heirs OF
volunteers Of the Port Hudson forlorn
nope storming party.
Visit of the subcommittee.
The Cuban resolution again came up
at 2 o'clock and Mr.. Morgan gave some
details of a visit of a subcommittee of
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tons to the executive, in the effort to
secure information in regard to the con-
ditions of affairs in Cuba. He said he
had been a member of the subcommittee
but that he had refused to accept the
consular information at the hands OF
executive with the injunction of secresy
imposed.
He said that two other members of
the committee had received the infor-
nation, but that they would not con-
sent to receive information which he
could not impart to other members OF
the senate. Explaining, he said, the in
junction of secresy applied
Only to the Names of Consuls.
In reply to a question from Mr.. White,
Mr.. Morgan said both the president and
the secretary of state had imposed this
condition. Mr.. Foraker said the de-
partment had impaired all the informa-
ton at it's command freely. He had re-
ceived no injunction, and vas not con
scious of any restriction upon himself.
The state department is now, he said,
preparing all the information on hand
for the senate. The only restriction has
been as to the use of the names of ON
suls.
Mr.. Vest asked, in view Of the fact
that there was fear of the danger to con-
suls in giving their names, if the gov
eminent had sent any gunboat to Cuba
for their protection in the emergency OF
the possibility of assassination.
No one replied to this question.
Mr.. Foraker said another reason for
not making known the sources of infor.
nation was the fear that the publica'
ton might cut off the information.
The other remarks as to the danger OF
%consuls was incidental. The intention
was to protect them. Every scrap Of
information at the departments com
mand, with the names of authors, woulG
now be sent to the senate, but it would
be sent as private information, to bt
considered in executive session.
This injunction applied only to givins
the information to the general public
!, It did not apply to the senator's.
, Has Been Up Forty-nine Days.
Mr.. Hoar said he wanted an earl.
vote and was anxious to avoid collision
with the tariff bill. He intended speak
ing at length upon the resolution, bu
/ had refrained because he wanted tn
l resolution out Of the way for the tariff
l Mr.. Gallinger said the Cuban resolu
t ton had been before the senate 40 days
Yet complaint was made by the opp
nents that they had not had time t
present their views on it. He though
the senate had made a mistake in agree
{ ing to adjourn over until Monday. h
mentioned a current report that a
agreement for a vote on Monday woul
be secured, but said there was no assn
a ance to this effect.
v Mr.. Cannon said parties may con
and go, but jingoism would go on TO
ever, as long as such a mad dog as We.
Ter was at large. Weyler, he characte
lied, as a ravisher of women, an ASA
q sin of men, a crucifer Of children. +
O. said the senate should be a temple
liberty, but instead he could have b
lieved from the u~tterances here that
as was in the Spanish cortes. 1t was q
re- dent, he said, that the money change
ID were in the temple. He adiured &
United States to learn to stand alone
their policies. politically, international