The Portland daily press., 1897-04-07

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affirmative by records from the Stats
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sources
| Senator Morgan referred to Mr.. Hale's
solioitude for "his Spanish friends. .
land to his delioacy over any reference
to Spanish atrooity to the career of the
| Duke of Alva or General Weyler, or
characterized by Secretary Fish as a
shock to humanity. Mr.. Morgan said
he regretted to shock the ideas of the
Senator from Maine that Spaniards were
tile most innocent people In the world.
What evidence was there that America IS
had been slaughteredf Mr.. Hale an
swered that the Alabama senator would
not be able to escape from this question
by talking Of Armenia and Abyssinia
and the Duke of Alva. He wanted a
reply as to the authority for the asser-
| tion that Spanish prisons were stuffed
with Americans.
My information Is just the reverse. )"
proceeded Mr.. Hale. 1t is to the effect
that within the last six lnonths, particu-
larly within thu last SIX weeks every
case In which our authorities have inter-
vened for release of a citizen. has been
responded to in friendly one and in
nearly every case their release has oc-
currred."
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 sage
of one hundred years maintained with
calnness and not In an infammatory
spirit.
Mr.. Morgan responded that the author
ity was ample for the statement that
90 people had been stuffed into room
l0x7 feet in dimensions. Perhaps the
Senator from Maine would accept that
He (Morgan) did not believe the Sena-
tor was capable of believing anything
raf1ecting on one OF thuse sanity angels
Of Spain. Mr.. Morgan said the Maine
Senator had not answered the question
as to his authority.
Then Mr.. Morgan added: "But
know who it is. The world knows who it
is. The Senate cannot conceal the fact
that he is in communication with the
Spanish authorities. -
Not one single item of this informa-
tion has come from the Spanish authori-
ties, (" MIR. Hale declared. On the con-
trary, he had talked with mary people
coming from Cuba; he had received let
ters all from American citizens with
American names and American resi-
dences, and in time he might present the
American testimony to the Senate. 1t
was from such sources that his informa
tioB had como and from no other The
AlhUhtuh S30uHbOE WOulu uOb succeed IN
infiaming the case by these assertions.
At this point right Of way was given to
the bankrup ptoy BILL 1t having been ar
ranged that Mr.. Morgan should 20 on
tomorrow. Mr.. Hale insisted, however
that the Cuban resolution should be
displaced and go to the calendar, al
though he made no objection to Mr.
Morgan's speaking tomorrow.
Then give notice" concluded Mr..
Morgan. "that when get the floor
will move to proceed to conclusion
With this Cuban resolution and let Mr..
Mckinley deal with it,
Mr.. Stewart, Populist Of Navada, took
the floor to speak on the bankruptcy
bill.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the "oareful in
fiuence Of the gold trust in producing
nations of bankrupts." I"
In reply, Mr. hoar referred to Mr..
Stewards financial remarks as a
f"Vesuvius, Mount Aetna, Chin boraze
and Popocatapet eruption
The succession then branohed off to
the question Of bimetalli SIN.
Mr.. Chandler asserted that MIR. Stewart
and all the Bryanites were in fact op-
silver monometallism. Mr.. Stewart re-
who were ready to bow to the dominion
of power OF Europe and abandon their
AmerioanisTn. Mr.. CockreN of Missouri
added his protest against MIR. Chandler's 8
statement.
4 At 8 O'Clock the Senate went into exc
cutive session and soon after adjourned.
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