The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

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| 70 establish the fact! ID
"As an American" responded Mr.. Nor
gan II would regret to see a lawyer go
there If | were a British subject I
woud EXPECT to see ship of war as well
as lawyer 60 there"
"What we need" exclaimed Mr.. Nor
oon sis action. resolution, determination.
nurpose and conclusion that shall protect
the people against these outrages. And
one exhibition of that determination in
the island of Cuba would 40 more good
! than lawyers ever brought.
| Mr.. Morgan argued that recognition of
helIigerency of the Cubans could not be
construed as hostile to Spain.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Nor
gan referred to Spanish prisons being
stuffed with American prisoners.
This brought on another sharp exchange
with Mr.. Hale.
"NVhat evidence has the senator Nor
gon)." said Mr.. Hale that the prisons
of Cuba are filled with Americans?
do not believe that assertion"
Il will answer" said Mr.. Morgan, "by.
asking a question. | would like to know
on what authority the senator from
Maine bases his assertion that my state.
ment is not true. Who gives him this
information? Where does it come from %
Mr.. Hale said he was not called on to
prove negative. 1t was for Mr.. Nor
gan to establish the affirmative by records
| from the state department or from anv
other authentic source.
| MY information is just the reverse
proceeded Mr.. Hale. 1T is to the ef-
feet taht within the last six months, par
| ticularly during the last six weeks, every
case in which our representatives have
interviewed for the release of prisoners
has been responded to in friendly tone
and IN nearly every case they have been
| released"
Mr.. Hale added that his attitude was in
no sense due to any friendship for Spain
He cared nothing about that. He sought
only TO have the diplomatic usages of loo
years maintained-with calmness and not
| in an inflammatory spirit.
Mr.. Morgan responded that he had AL
| thentic reports that twenty persons had
| been stuffed into room 10 by 7 feet in
| Havana. Perhaps the senator from Maine
would accept; that he (Morgan) did NOT
believe the senator was capable of be-
lieving anything rejecting on one of those
sanity angels Of Spain.
MIR. Morgan said the senator had not
| answered the question as to who his an
thority was. Mr.. Morgan added:
But l know who it is. The world
knows who it is. The senator can NOT
| conceal the fact that he is in commune
cation with the Spanish authorities"
Mr.. Hale was Immediately on his feet.
Not one single item of this information
had come from the Spanish authorities.
he continued On the contrary, he had
talked with many people from Cuba, and
received letters, all with American names
on them and sent by Americans. and in
time he might present them. 1t was from
them his authority came. The Alabama
senator would not advance his case by
such assertions.
At this point Mr.. Morgan's resolution
went TO the calendar and gave the right
of-way to the bankruptcy bill. Mr.. Nor
gan wanted to go on, but when the
friends of the bankruptcy bill persisted.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he would
move to proceed with the resolution and
thus displace the bankruptcy bill. This
threatened a vote. 1t was finally ar
ranged that MIR. Morgan should proceed
tomorrow.
MIR. Hale insisted that the Cuban reso-
luton, should be displaced and 60 to the
calendar, though he made no objection
TO Mr.. Morgan speaking tomorrow.
Then l give notice." said Mr.. Nor
gan, when get on the floor will move
TO proceed to conclusion of this Cuban
resolution. | desire action and a vote.
and we ought to act or else drop the sub
ject and let Mr.. Mckinley deal, with it,
This concluded the lively two hours
was taken up.
MIR. Stewart Dop.) of Nevada took the
floor TO speak on the bill.
When he had been speaking a quarter
OF an hour there were few senator's on
the floor, and he remarked that if no one
was interested in the bill the senate might
as well adjourn, whereupon Mr.. Nelson
made the point of no quorum, and
quorum was found on a roll call.
Continuing, Mr.. Stewart argued that
the passage of an involuntary bankruptcy
law at this time would work incalculable
INJURY to the country. Within two years
repeal the law. A bankruptcy law was
in effect criminal law, and was terror
to the debtor.
, Mr.. Stewart pointed to the baneful in
huence of the gold trust in producing ma
tlons of bankrupts. This discussion
branched off to the question of bimetal-
llsm, Mr.. Chandler Gep) of New Hamp-
shlre and Mr.. Stewart having colloquy
winch 0ccasoned much amusement.
Mr. Chandler asserted that Mr.. Stewart
and all the "Bryanites" were in fact op-
P"SSu ~ piuletdlllSIn ana IN favor OF Sill
yer monometallism. He compared "Mc-
hinley bimetallism'' with Bryan mono
metallism." The cause of bimetallism
would go steadily on if such men as the
senator from Nevada (stewart) and the.
gentleman for whom he voted for presi-
dent would hold their peace
MT. Stewart responded with a criticism
OF tnose who were ready to bow to the
dominion of the powers of Europe and
abandon their Americanism.
Mr. Cockrell Of Missouri added his pro-
test against Mr.. Chambers statement,
declaring his belief that the United States
mad the power and ought to exercise it of
establishing genuine bimetalism by OPEN,
ing American mints to the free coinage
OF silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without
waiting for the consent or action of any
other nation on earth.
=, Mr. Bacon (dem.) of Georgia asked Mr..
chandler what he would do about BIZ
metaiilsm If this plan of international BIZ
metallism failed.
Mr.. Chandler answered that there was
no such word as fail in reference to it,
out II. by any emergency, failure should
occur. then bimetalism could be safely
tried by the United States.
At o'clock the senate went into ex--
eeuuVe session, and soon after adjourned.
.-.r ~ Confirmed
Washington, April 6.-The senate. in
executive session, today confirmed the
nomination of BENJAMIN ButterWOrtS of