The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-09
MORE YIN THAN EVER
Morgan Grows Eloquent in His A.
tacks on Spain.
A STATE OF WAR EXISTS
United States Prisoners In Cuba
Not Fairly Treated Nelson OPP
poses the Torrey Bankruptcy
bill and hoar Defends II.
\ STATE OF WAR EXISTS

Washington, April S.-The senate to-
day heard Morgan of Alabama for the
third successive day on his resolution
declaring that a state of war exists In
Cuba. He was severely critical OF
Spain's methods against American
prisoners. and went over in detail the
circumstances In the Competitor case
, Morgan said he would close his speech
at the next meeting of the senate, when
| he would present letter from one ot
the Cuban officials of an eastern prov
inoe of the island showing the complete
| civil system OF government now main
| tained by the Cubans.
| Nelson spoke for two hours ON the
bankruptcy bill, opposing the pending
| TOrrey bill as excessively harsh and
| designed as collection agency for
/ large creditors, and urging his substi-
tute as measure drafted In the inter-
ests of thousands OF poor debtors strug-
! Cling TO get on their feet.
| Chandler offered a resolution which
was agreed To as follows; Resolved,
That the committee on interstate COM
meree be directed to investigate the
payments made or agreed to be made
/ by the Interstate commerce commission
! for attorneys fees and also To inquire
| whether. in any cases, the attorneys of
! the commission have been also em-
/ ployed by railway companies in similar
cases, and, further, whether any addi-
tiCnal authority from congress IL re-
\ quired for the employment of counsel
IN any pending proceedings which have
been instituted by or on motion of the
| commission"
The resolution of Earl. democrat of
South Carolina. for the reorganization
of senate committees went over, Chand-
i Ter presenting an amendment to he
urged when the resolution Is taken up.
The amendment provides that on Tues
! day, April 20, at = y. M, the senate will
proceed to appoint It's committees.
In resuming his speech on the resolu-
tion declaring that state OF war exists
i'm Cuba, Morgan reverted 10 the state
| ment of Hale that the number Of Amer
lean prisoners in Spanish prisons was
reduced to II. In sarcastic tones, Nor
gan said that such releases as had oc-
| Cured were the result of supplication
| by our government, and perhaps II
would be appropriate to adopt vote Of
| thanks to Spain for not Staying these
prisoners outright. Aside from the Off
cial testimony as to the condition In
Cuba. the newspaper press had piled up
a mass of-t~stimony which established
beyond question that the war was be-
ing prosecuted by Spain contrary TO all
the rules of civilized warfare. Morgan
G, mmeuted on a letter written by Du-
/ puy de I,ome the Spanish minister TO
! Miss Clara Barton relative to Red Cross
/ work in Cuba, In the course OF the let
Ter use is made of the expression Dur
ing the present war
This" declared Morgan, was an In
adycrtcnt admission by the Spanish min
ister despite all his diplomatic cunning
that war was going on. And yet congress
and the president would not recognize
that as a state of war which would assure
to American prisoners the treatment OF
prisoners of war and not of insurrection-
isis. existed The United States had warn
cd Off European nations from attempting
control of Venezuela. We seemed to exer-
else a sort of guardianship over the ISL
and against all other nations. But" cx-
claimed the senator, "guardianship, II we
have Il, is like the guardianship of the
devil over a condemned soul. We are
warning nations that they must stand
aloof while We stand by and see the in
ouisitroiaI methods of Spanish warfare
Spanish dungeons and Spanish tyranny
against Cubans and against our own peo-
pie without one word of protest"
Morgan spoke OF the Competitor cXpedi-
tion and took up the case OF young owen
Melton. one of the Competitor prisoners,
and followed the progress OF his trial and
his IMPRISONMENT in Communicate in the
SpanIsh dungeons. Young Melton he said.
was held to-day in a Ioathsomc dungeon.