The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-02
TO SAVE GENERAL RIVERA.
A Resolution TO That Effect offered IN
The Senate By Mr.. Allen.
RELIEF FOR FAMINE STRICKEN INDIA.
Provisions to BE sent Free of Charge
Cuban Question Was Brought Promi-
nently Before the Senate Yesterday,
but No Definite Action Was Taken

II
| dately after the Journal Of the Senate
was read, the tariff bill was received from
the House. and was referred to the Com
mlttee on Finance.
Mr.. Hale (Rep. Of Maino), from the
Committee on Naval Affairs. reported a
! joint resolution, authorizing the Secretary
OF the Navy to transport contributions for
the relief Of the suffering poor in lndia,
and asked its immediate consideration.
! The Joint resolution was read. The
preamble recites the existence Of a famine
! I'm India, causing thousands Of deaths,
and the fact that generous people IN va
rious states of the Union have contributed
] wheat flour. and corn for the relief OF
! the poor In India, and the joint resolution
| authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy 10
! place AT the disposal OF the collector OF
| the mort Of New York any ship or vessel
I belonging 10 tho navy that may be best
suited for such service, for the purpose
/ of TRANSPORTING to the famishing people Oh
India. such contributions. and also 10
charter and employ a suitable merchant
vessel with q cargo capacity or from
! 1000 to 1900 tons. for such purpose ana
! IL appr0prates the amount OF money
OK HIS HOBBY.
NJ. Stewart Pop. of Nevada. while
| favoring the joint resolution, declared
! fhat tho evils caused by the famine in
/ India were trhlug compared Q win
those caused boy legislation ln
| deetrovine the value Of silver. The saw
! ines of the people Of India were In sh-
Yer. and. therefore, they could not Me11
! the present emergency.
| Mr.. Hale gave a brief explanation or
| tho matter. reminding senators OF inc
! fact that last session a similar measure G
! was passed for the transportation OF con-
/ tributiOns from San Francisco 10 lil"I.'
/ There were now contributions az the poil
| of New York. awaiting transportation.
| What was well DONE he remarked was
twice done. II II was done quickly.
! NIr Morgan said that he was very much
impresecd with the excellence ot ihe
/ thought embodied i'm the joint rcsoiullon
and he hopod that the Senator from
Maine would not object n in the course
~ a few days he. Mr.. Morgan. should
find occasion 20 offer similar fesoiu-
tion for the purpoe Of taking supplies
TO the island Of cuba to feed those poor
miserable Americans pcnncd uD in the
/ villages and towns there by command OF
/ General Wevier and exposed To siaiNa-
/ tion in order 90 subdue their spirit and
make them loyal to SPAIN
lie hoped also that II resolution was
offered to relieve the people of Crete
/ I'm tho same way by disreeardine the
/ blockade. which Great Britain and the
/ other Powers were now enforcing 10
| starve the Cretans 10 death unless they
| submitted TO % tvrannical outrage inc
/ Senator from Maine would support BE-.
Mr. Hale-T win be very glad IN meet
I % q ffrl
/ before U.S. The cift of the American pco-
| pie is not complicated with any policies
or any political conditions ~ the people
/ 10 whom the cift is sent They are suf-
/ ferng untold woes: and every little thing.
/ or great thing. that we can 10 TO alleviate
/ those suncrines. every Senator viii, 7 am
| sure. Doe willing 10 do.
The joint resolution was then passed.
TO SAVE RIVERA
Nr Allen Pon. Of Nebraska) offered n
resolution rcciting the report that tho
| Cuban general. Rivera. IS 10 be tried by
/ drumhead court-hartial ond shot and
/ directing that I'm the judgment Of the
/ Senate f. is the duty Of the United states
| Government 90 protest 10 the Spanish
/ government AGAINST such violation or
I the rules Of civilized warfare"
Mr.. IIoar Rcp. Of M7ssachueofte) suc-
/ eestcd that the resolution should 90 10
! the Committee on Foreign Relations.
AR Alien-I think f. should be con-
/ sidered this morning. The matter Is very
/ important. II the life Of this man IS 10
/ 10 sovcd IT must he saved without delay.
/ OF course we understand thaf fka refer
| enco Of tho resolution 10 the Committee ON
! Foreign Relations means IT'S defeat ana
! obstruction.
'I DO not understand" " said Mr.. Hear
/ "thaf fho power Of life an1 death over
/ persons ON either sfIe ~ the contest IN
| Cuba is committed 10 tho Senate of tho
/ United States and DO not conceive that
/ the dignitv or the authoritv or this ho1v
/ IS preserved by h0stv action ON rcnorfs
/ and rumors. T think that this whole
/ matter reQuirce the calmost and most
| orderly proceeding and 7 object "a Ifs
/ consideration at tho present time. II
! the Senator from Nebraska viii allow hfs
| resolution TO 30 10 The Committee on
/ Foreign Relations 7 will not object: 7
/ have never heard that that committee
was accused Of sitting such matters in
/ relation 10 Cuba"
i QUICK ACTION NECESSARY.
| "The dispatches from Cuba" Mr. Alien
/ remarked "dre TO the effect that this
/ General who was wounded and cantured
| in battle is 20 be summarllv tried by >
! drum-head court martial and shot. II
! that be true. II is I'm violation Of every
/ known rule Of modern warfare. 1T would
/ be an act Of harharity which no civilized
| nation should submit 20. And while I
/ understand quite as well as the Senator
! from Massachusetts, docs. that we have
I no official cognzance OF this matter
| understand also that we have a rieht 70
express it as the sense OF tbs United
| States Senate that an act such as Is
| contemplated would be IN violation OF
! the rules Of civilized warfare and wosld
! be absolutely barharious."
Mr.. Hoar repeated that the resolution
| should go 10 the Committee on FOREIGN
| Relations. 10 was an affront 10 a nation
| with which the United States was at
peace 10 declare that whereas Il IS ru-
mored that that nation IS about to COM
nit an atrocity. we desire to protest
against the atrocity"
such q resolution adopted by any
! European country about the conduct OF
the United States would" Mr.. Hoar said.
"set our whole people afame and right
| fully. ! do not think that the cause OF
! liberty in Cuba. or Of humane conduct
| Of the conflict there IA promoted by that
| kind of proceedings. II. instead OF as
| serting our power and influence as a
| great liberty-loying country. we had acted
! according 10 the usage OF countries in re-
latiOn 10 each other and not prodded
| and goaded Spain by absolutely futile and
! Ineffective resolutions, the only effect OF
which was 20 get cOmmendatlOn from
some body and from some newspaper at
| home. IL would have been much better
for the cause Of Cuba. The intemper-
ate utterances In this and the other