The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-06
To SAVE cen. RUIZ,
An Effort to Save the Life of a
Brave General.
WILL PROTEST TO SPAIN
MIR. CHANDLER GETTING READY
TO FIGHT POOLING BILL.
Mr.. ALLEN WANTS ACTION
He is Tree cf the Unmany and Un-
patriotic FelIcy This Country
is Pursuing Towgrds
Cuban Affairs.


Washington, d. c., April 5.--The Sen
ate to-day, by unanimous vote, adopted
| Mr. Aliens resolution reciting the re-
ports that General Ruiz Rivera, the
Cuban commander, is about to be tried
| by drum-head court martial and shot,
and expressing the Judgment of the Sen
ate that if these reports are true, the
President of the United States should
protest to the Spanish government
| against such viloation of the rules of
| civilized warfare This resolution does
not go to the House of Representatives.
and becomes effective as a measure of
| advice to the President by its adoption to-
| day. Although opposition was with
drawn on the final vote, there was spir-
| tied opposition in the early stages Of the
| debate and test vote on the compara-
| tive strength of the Cuban and anti-Cu-
ban sentiment in the Senate. The test oc.
Cured on motion to refer the resolution
to the committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Maine). who has been
prominently identified with the opposition
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refer and it was supported by Mr. Hoar,
Of Massachusetts. another prominent
| figure in the opposition to Cuban resolu
tions
The debate was very spirited and at
times quite personal The Hale motion
to refer was defeated 81 to 81. and the
resolution adopted Al to 0. Mr.. Hoar
| and Mr.. Hale refrained from voting.
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to-morrow-that of Mr.. Morgan, of Ala
bama. declaring that state of war ex-
lists in Cuba and recognizing both par
| ties as belligerents.
After the disposal of the Cuban ques-
ton, the day was given to speeches. Mr.
| Elkins, of West Virginia, speaking for
| two hours on the development of the
| American merchant marine. and Mr.
| Lindsay, of Kentucky. advocating the
| passage Of the bankruptcy bill, known as
| the Terry BILL now before the Senate
| Late in the day joint resolution by Mr.
| Bate. of Tennessee, was agreed to direct
| ing the Surgeon General of the Marine
| Hospital Service, to aid the Mississippi
| River food sufferers by the distribution
of tents. blankets. food and medicine
under the epidemic fund of 1893. and to
| purchase further supplies under the
present epidemic fund for a similar dis
| tribution
| There was quite a breeze when Mr.
| Chandler Rep., n H), introduced a bill
| 'abOlshing competition in trade and pro.
duction. and authorizing combinations
to enable merchants, manufacturers and
| producers of commodities subject to in
ter>tate commerce to maintain prices and
| profits Notwithstanding business depres-
| sion"
| Mr.. Chandler said he would not press
| this bill unless an effort was made to
pass the pooling" bill allowing railroads
to combine
| The Cuban question came up on the
| resolutions of Mr. Allen and Mr.. Morgan
| heretofore introduced. Mr.. Allen urged
| immediate adoption of his resolution He
emphatically dissented, he said from the
| proposition that the American Congress
| must sit idly by while this savagery and
| barbarous contest proceeds at our very
threshold Within 100 miles of our
| shore, women and children were being
| butchered, and the methods of civilized
| warfare set at defiance. Murder. rape
and devastation were playing their part
| in the destruction of the island. And
were we, a christian people, he asked
| willing to sit by and not raise a voice in
| defense Of these people. Mr.. Allen de-
clared that Spain's course had been one
of blood-shed and cruelty. This was so
notably true as to recent events in the
| Philippine islands and in Cuba, that
| Spain had been made an "outlaw ma
tion," not entitled to recognition by civil
| lied countries. 1T was time for us to
| act declared the Senator.
''If the President of the United States
will send our navy to Cuba" exclaimed
Mr.. Allen, "and warn Spain that she
must observe the methods of civilized
warfare or that every Spanish seaport
will be razed to its foundation, hostilities
would cease and Cuba would be free
within three months"
Mr.. Hoar, (Rep Mass), responded in
a calm and impressive manner He spoke
Of the aspirations Of the founders of the
government in esta blishing the Senate
as the stay and resisting power against
those passionate and ftful gusts of senti-
ment that had wrecked every other re-
public on earth. The symbol of the Sen
ate was more properly the sturdy and
slow maturing oak, rather than the
mushroom which rotted in an hour. This
resolution was based on mere prophecy,
surmise, prediction.
1T is fact" asserted r. Allen from
across the aisle. Does the Senator
(Hoar) confess himself in such ignor- |
ance?'
Mr. Hoar declined to yield, but Mr.. |
Allen insisted on repeating that the dam |
ger to General Rivera was an authenti- |
Gated fact known to all men, Mr.. Hoar
continuing denied that there was any !
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