The times., 1897-04-02
Senate Passes the Joint ResOlu-
ton After Debate.
M0RGAN'S TAUNTS TO HALE
Says He Supposed the Senator from
Maine Would Not Object If in
II Few Days He Should Offer
Similar Resolution for the
Suffering Cubans.

| during the hour of its open session were OK
| place, joint resolution was introduced
andpassed, authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to place vessel of war, and char
tered merchant vessel, at the disposal of the
collector of New York for transporting CON
tributions Of wheat, flour and corn to re-
lieve the fanlshing poor OF India.
In the brief discussion to which the
measure gaze rise, Senator Stewart,
while favoring the Joint resolution, declared
that the evils caused by the famine i'll
India were trifiing compared with those
caused by legislation In destroying the
value of silver. The savings of the people
OF India were in silver; and, therefore, they
could not meet the present emergency. Mr.
Hale gave brief explanation OF the mat
ter, reminding the Senators of the fact
that at the last session, similar measure
was passed for the transportation of con-
tTibutlOns from san Francisco to India.
There were now contributions at the port
OF New YorkawatiHg transportation. What
was well done, he remarked, Wdstwice done
If it was done quickly.
Mr.. Morgan saline hJpeI that the Senator
from Maine would not objcctif In che Course
of a few days, he, Mr.. Morgan, should
find occasion to offer IA similar resolution
for the purpose OF taking supplies TO the
Island of Cuba to feed 'thuse poor, miser-
able Americans penned up in the villages
and towns there by command OF Gen
Wcyler, ana exposed to starvation, in order
to subduc their spirit and make them loyal
to Spain He hoped also that if a reso.
luton were offered to relieve the people
of Crete in the same way, by disregardng
the blockade which Great Britain and the
other powers were now enforcing to starve
the Cretans to death, unless they submitted
TO tyrannicaI outrage, the Senator from
Maine would support it,
Mr.. Hale-I Will be very glad to meet
those gentlemen when they come naturally
before Us. This gift Of the America peo-
pie S not complicated with any politics or
any political conditions of the people to
whom the gift is sent. They are suffering
untold woes and every little thing, or
great thing, that we can do to alleviate
those sufferings. every Senator will, am
sure. be willing to do
The joint resolution was then passed.
Mr. Allen offered a resolution reclting the
report that the Cuban general Rivera, is to
be tried by drumhead Court-mar5ial and
shot, and declaring that lin the judgment
OF the Senate, it is the duty Of the United
States Government to protest to the pan
ism government against such violation
Of the rules OF civilized warfare
Mr. Hoar suggested that the resolution
should 20 to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
Mr Allen.-I think it should he consid-
cred this morning The matter is very
important If the life of this man is
to be saved it must he saved without de
lay OF course we understand that the
reference of the resolution 10 the Com
mutec on Foreign Rela tons means its de-
feat and its destruction.
~ do not understand said Mr. HOar,
''that the power of life ana death over
persons on either side OF the contest IN
Cuba is committed to the Senate OF the
United States. And l do not conceive
that the dignity or the authority Of this
body is preserved by hasty action on re-
ports and rumors. think that TINS whole
matter requires the calmest and most
orderly proceeding, and l object to lis
consideration at the present time IL
resolution to go TO the Committee ON
Foreign Relations, ! will not object l
have never heard that that committee
was accused of stfling such matters n
relation to Cuba"
The dispatches from Cuba. Mr.. Allen
remarked, ARE to the effect that this
general. who was wounded and captured
in battle, is to be summarily tried by a
drumhead court-martial and shot. If that
be true, it is in violation OF every known
rule of modern warfare 1t would be an act
of barbarity which no civilized nation
should submit to. And while I understand
quite as well as the Senator from MaSsu-
chusetts does, that we have no official
cogniZapce of this matter, un derstand also
that we have a right to express it as the
sense of the United States Senate that an
act such as is contemplated would be in
violation of the rules of civilized warfare
and would be absolutely barbarous.'
Mr.. Hoar repeated his opinion that the
resolution should go 10 the Committee on
Foreign Relations, as should all TesUlu
tions affecting the delicate foreign TeIa-
tiOnS of the Government l { was an af
front to a nation which was at peace TO
declare that Whereas it is rumoted that
the nation is about to commit an atrociuy,
we desire to protest against that atrOcity
Such resolution adopted by any European
country about the conduct of the United
States, would" Mr.. Hoar said. ''set our
whole people aflame and rightfulIy. 10
not think that the cause of liberty in cuba,
or of humane conduct of the conflict there
is promoted by that kind of proceeding.
If, instead Of asserting our power and in
fluence as great liberty-loving country,
we had acted according to the usage of
in relation to each other. and
not prodded and goaded Spain by abso-
lutely futile and ineffective resolutions,
the only effect of which was to get com
mendation for somebody from some news
paper at home, it would have been much
better for the cause of Cuba.
1.-The Incorporate utterances in this
and the other house of Congress have been
mischievous to the cause Of free
dom in Cuba 1 object to the present cog
sideration of the resolution y
AS a result of the objection the resolu-
ton went over till today
The resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan |
asst Tuesday in relation to the letters from |
the Cuban general Maxine Gomez, TO |
President Cleveland and President Nc |
Knley was taken up.
So likewise was the resolution offered |
by Mr. Mills instructing the Com |
nittee on Foreign Relations to inquire |
what, if any, obligations the United states |
has assumed toward the people Of Cuba by |
asserting and maintaining the right to pre-
vent the acquisition OF that island by any |
European power and compelling its people |
to remain subject to the dominion OF Spain.