Evening star., 1897-04-05

references to Mr.. Honr. saying that the
Massachusetts secator might be mistaken
in his belief that the care of the Senate
was in his keeping.
Mr. Halc's Motion.
Mr.. Hale CMe) said that he would be
willing to pass a resolution inquiring OF
the State Department what information II
had on the matter. The department was
in daily communication with Cuba through
its agents The Senate had had experience
taking steps based on newspaper rumors
which 1t afterward regretted. Therefore
he moved the reference of the resolution
to the committee on foreign relations. Mr.
Morgan inquired if Mr.. Hale admitted that
a state of war existed in Cuba
There is conflict going on there, there
Is fighting more or less. but no great bat
ties" replied Mr.. Hale. He did not sup
pose state of war existed as it would
If the European powers were fighting.
But there was a guerilla war; lives were
being lost and property destroyed.
Mr. Stewart CNev) spoke of the war as
brutal and disgraceful to the civilization of
the age
Mr. GaIIingcr for Cuba.
Mr. Gallinger On. HI referred sarcastic
ally 10 Mr.. Hoar as having a habit of set
Ting great questions with wave of his
Mr. Hoar had said that but for Incorporate
action by the Senate Cuba wouIi have
achieved her Independence. and that sena-
tors who made speeches for Cuba were do
ing so to secure the applause of newspa-
pers- This, Mr.. Gallinger spoke of "a
courteous criticism of members of this
body
He read a resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Sherman during the former war in
Cuba in 1870. and referred to it of
the Incorporate resolutions 50 disturbing
to the ear of the senator from Massachu-
setts.''
1t was not right while that distinguished
citizen of Ohio was Secretary of State to
say that he was responsible for the failure
OF Cuba to gain her independence. Speaking
of the atrocities of the Cuban war Mr.
Gallinger said that he knew of an Incl
dent not denied that the Spanish soldiers
had cut to pieces twelve Cuban children
merely to show how artistioally they could
slash them
1t was time to terminate the state of
tarbarity that island such as curdled
the blood of every American heart 1t was
time that Spain should be given to under
stand that this was the nineteenth century.
Every utterance which had come to him in
opposition had come from the commercial
interests. which We're opposed to action by
the United States He had yesterday
ceived a letter from one of The money
changers. a speculator of New England.
full of denunciation and charging that the
men who spoke for Cuba We're speaking for
the applause of the Senate galleries. But
he believed there would yet be a republic
on tn Island of Cuba
Mr.. Hoar. in a brief reply. said that the
friends of the resolution seemed to he in
tolerant of opposition and given to misn-
terpretatlon and misrepresenting the utter
aDceS of the opposition, but that he would
not follow the example.
Speaking of the war of 1870. Mr. Hoar
that negotiations had then been
in progress. under the guidance of the Sec
retary of State. for the purchase by Cuba
of her independence for s1o0.O 900, but
they had been frustrated by the ill-con-
sidered action on the part of the Senate
The misery OF Cuba from that day to
this has been due to the overthrow of that
policy of Grants" he declared in conclu-
sion.
Mr. Gallinger replied that the precedent
was as though the British had endeavored
to restrain Cen Stark by an offer to per-
dn fhiI .ne "A americans to buy their indepen-
dence- The Cubans Were fighting for Just
v haa Stark fought for The atroc ir3es in
cuba We're no greater in 1870 than now
President Grant had called the attention
OF spain TO those atrocities, and had de-
manded that they should cease. That was
what this government should do now. and
every moment of delay was doing violence
TO its principles.
Motion to Refer Lost.
The motion to refer the resolution to the
committee was lost-21-27-as follows:
Yeas; Bate. Burrows. Caffery. Chiffon.
Cullom. Davis. Elkins. Fairbanks, Gray,
Hale. Hawley. Hoar. Lindsay. Mcmillan.
Mitchell. Perkins. Pettus. Sewen, Turpie,
Wellington and Wetmore-21-
Nay+Allen, Bacon, Baker Berry But
Ter. Cannon, Chandler Carter Clark Cock
ren. Gallinger. Harris OF Kansas, Heitfeid.
Kyle, Mantle, Martin, Mason. Morgan~Pet-
ugrew. Pritcherd. Rawlins. Roach. Stewart,
Tillman. Vest Warren-27.
Then Mr. Bacon CGa) suggested that II
be amended so TO read. .'if sucf report
Is found 10 be true. and Mr. Gray that the
word President be substituted for govern
ceptsd by Mr.. Allen. Then Mr. Hoar pro-
Pc sed that information has come TO the
Senate be substituted for 1T is reported"
Mr. Allen remarked that he saw no diff
was a great difference, and Mr.. Allen said
.In accept anything to save this mans
life"
Resolution Adopted Unanimously.
The resolution was adopted without
dissenting vote. and with forty-four SEN
ators voting for it, as follows:
Allen. Bacon. Baker, Bate. Barry, But
Ter. Cannon. Carter. Chandler. Chiffon,
Clark. Clay, Cockrell. Cullom. Davis, Fair
OF Kansas. HeitfeId. Kyle, Lindsay. Nc
MILAN. Mantle, Martin Mason Mitchell
Morgan. Nelson. Pettigrew. Pettus Pritch-
ard. Rawlins, Roach. Sewell. Stewart.
Thurston. Tillman. Turpie Vest, Warren.
Wellington-i4.
The Allen Cuban resolution as it passed is
as follows:
Whereas. information has come to the
Senate that Gen. Ruiz Rivera, leader of
the Cuban army If independence, recently
by the Spanish forces, is to be
tried By drumhead court-martial and shot
therefore. resolved, that in the Judgment
OF the Senate ii is the duty of the Presl-
dent of the United States if such informa-
tlon Is found TO be true. to protest to the
Spanish government against such a viola
tion of the rules of civilized warfare
AS the morning hour had expired the Nor
gan resolution for the recognition of Cuban
belligerency went over until tomorrow
Mr. Elkins CIV. Va) was then recognized
Tor a speech on the restoration of our
merchant marine.