Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-02
THE Fedora
TARIFF BILL RECEIVED FROM
HOUSE AND REFERRED.
CUBAN QUESTION UP AGAIN.
Joint Resolution Recognizing the
Insurgents IN BcIIigerents Intro
duced--Casc of Rivera-Aid for In
dia--Crete-Gomcz Letters.


tee on Finance. Mr.. Hale Republican)
Of Maine, 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 India, and asked
It's immediate consideration The joint
resolution was read. The preamble re-
cites the existence OF a famine in India.
causing thousands OF deaths. and the
fact that generous people I'm various
States OF the Union have contributed
wheat. flour, and corn for the relief of
the poor in India, and the joint resolu-
ton authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy
to place at the disposal OF the Collector
OF the port OF New York any ship or
vessel belonging to the navy that may
be best suited for such service, for the
purpose of transporting to the furnishing
people Of India such contributions, and
also TO charter and employ a suitable
merchant vessel. with cargo capacity Of
from 1000 to 1000 tons. for such purpose.
and it appropriates the amount Of money
necessary.
Mr. Stewart PopulisO. OF Nevada.
while favorlng the Joint resolution. de-
clared that the evils caused by the famine
in India were trhing compared
With those caused by legislation I'm de-
stroying 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 a brief explanation Of
the matter. reminding senators OF the
fact that last session n similar measure
was passed for the transportation Of
contributions from San Francisco TO
India. There We're now contributions at
the port of New York, awaiting trans
portatlon. What was well done, he re-
marked was twice done, if It was done
quickly.
CUBA AND CRETE.
Mr.. Morgan said that he was very much
impressed with the excellence of the
thought embodied in the joint resolution
and he hoped that the Senator from
Maine would not object IT, in the course
Of a few days. he CMr. Morgan) should
find occasion 10 offer a similar resolution,
for the purpose Of taking supplies 10 the
Island of Cuba. TO feed those poor.
miserable Americans penned up I'm the
villages and towns there by command
of General Weyer. and exposed 10 star
walton. m order to subdue their spirit
and make them loyal TO Spain"
lie hoped, also. that If q resolution was
offered 10 relieve the people of Crete I'm
the same way. by disregarding the block
AIDE which Great Britain and the other
Powers were now enforcing TO starve the
Cretans TO death unless they submitted
TO tyrannical outrage. the Senator from
Maine would support it.
Mr.. Hale: | will be very glad 10 meet
those questions when they come natural
~ before us This gift of the American
people IS not complicated with any poll
tics. 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 sufferlngs, every
senator Will / am sure. be willing 10 do.
The joint resolution was then passed.
CASE OF GENERAL RIVERA.
Mr.. Allen PopulisO, Of Nebraska. Of
fered a resolution reciting the report
that the Cuban General, Rivera Is TO be
tried by drumhead court-martial and
shot. and directing that, lin the tudg-
ment Of the Senate, ii is the duty Of
the United States Government 20 protest
to the Spanish Government against such
violation Of the rules Of civilized war
fare"
Mr.. Hoar Republican,, Of Mlssachu- !
sets. suggested that the resolution |
should 20 10 the Committee on Foreign |
Relations.
Mr. Allen: ] think It should be con-
sidered this morning. The matter is very |
Ha Of a. to
be saved. II must be saved without de- /
lay. OF course, we understand that |
reference Of the resolution TO the Com |
mittee on Foreign Relations means its |
defeat and destruction.
Il do not understand" said Mr.. Hoar. |
that the power or life and death over
persons on either side OF the contest i'm |
Cuba is committed to the Senate of the
United States, and I do not conceive |
that the dignity on the authority Of this
body is preserved by hasty action on
reports and rumOrs / think that this
whole matter requires the calmest and
most orderly proceeding and ! object TO
its consideration at the present time
II the Senator from Nebraska will al
low his resolution TO go 10 the Commit
tee on Foreign Relation, / Will not OBJ
ject / have never head that that com
mittee was accused Of sitting such mat
ters i'm relation to Cuba"
THE dispatches from Cuba" Mr.. Al
len remarked, "are TO be the effect that
this general who was wounded and cap
tured in battle is to be summarily
tried by the drum-head court-martial
and shot. If that be true, II is in viola
ton Of every known rule Of modern
warfare. 1t would be an act of bar
barity which no civilized nation should
.,,br,f. 20 And while / understand unit, /
as well as the Senator from Massachu-
setts does that we have no official cogni-
zance Of this matter. l understand also
that we have a right TO express fl 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 bar
barOus."
INTEMPERATE UTTERANCES.
Mr.. Hoar repeated that the resolution
should 60 TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations 1t was an affront TO a nation
with which the United States was at
peace to declare that whereas it is ru-
nored that that nation is about to COM
mil an atrocity, we desire to protest
,cainst that atrocity. Such a resolution
,dopted by any European country about
he conduct of the United States would"
Nr Hoar said, set our whole peopla
,fame. and rightfully. / do not think
hat the cause of liberty I'm Cuba. or of
humane conduct OF the conflict there is
promoted by that kind Of proceeding. II
instead OF asserting our power and in
luence as "a great liberty-lovng country.
we had acted according TO the usage of
Countries in relation to each other. and
,ot prodded and goaded Spain by abso
utely futile and Ineffective resolutions.