The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-06
SENATORS NARL AT SPAIN.
ursr AGAlsT THE PROPOSED
rVECUTN OF RIVERA.

r,scution rs violation of the
-. of CiAized Warfare-Mr.
If Nebral<a Exasperated at
uoar-Mr. EalIinEer Also In
call Intdthe Debate at the
o,se of MrHoar.
.-.hirqton. AprI 5.-The resolution Of
ls, Mr. Allen. bop, of Nebraska, on
Iel'u 10, last in rfard to the drumhead
',,r+iaI on Gel Rivera in Cuba pre-
c,ni,ated quite an pimated CUBAN ue-
the senate to1ay. Mr.. Aliens res
sl,,ion declared it t be the duty 81 the
T,srs5 states to proest against this VIC
'1.,o, of the laws of hvilized WARFARE
Ar Hoar. rep, of Massachusetts, declar-
,bat the whole restitution WIS founded
amor. misunderstanding md proph-
w, that the senator from Mbraska had
- facts to go upon except fwspaper ru-
mors ,,.
Mr. Allen retorted with Sme bitterness
.s.t in the four years he bad sat in the
senate he had never one been able to
.1,rod3ce q resolution which had met the
arnroval of the senior snator from Mass
acbusetts. For his oyh part ne feit SO
strongly on this mafer that ne would
',i.,,,3 into q Million fnitesimal bits the
-, If the bruta| Spaniards" unless
n.,av their chel treatment of the
Cubans
,.o+ beeausihe expressed the views
- Western lyle, and not in the con-
IL -, ,,,arnef of massachusetts, in the
tnagrent of TN senior senator from that
s.ots he OIr Allen had acted under the
impulse of heated Imagination.
,,- Hale yep., of Maine moved that the
,ntion Ne referred to the committee
an foreign relations.
Mr. Morgan endeavored to draw from
W Hale an admission that there was
state of war existing in cuba, but Mr..
Jale declined to acknowledge that there
was more than a guerrilla fight and great
devastation Of property, with accompany
ing loss OF llte
infused more gall into the debate by
satirical attack upon Mr. Hoar, who, he
said had disposed of this whole question
bv wave of his hand, apparently sup
posing that any utteIRnce of his en-
bodied the views of all the other members
IN the republican side of this chamber.
Mr.. Gallinger proceeded to dlspel this
view
referring to Mr.. Hears statement in
q previous debate that the first Cuban
revolution in President Grants time
would have been successful but for the
intemperate resolutions introduced in the
Senate. Mr.. Gallinger read from Sle rec
ord 10 show that the first of those in
temperate resolutions" which now dis
turbed the Virtuous heart of the senior
L. 4 II
from the distinguished senator from Ohio,
John Sherman, now the Secretary of State
of a republican administration, and re-
culary charged with the conduct or
Spanish relations at the present time.
Mr. Hoar replied that the senator VINO
had lust spoken seemed to think the
proper way to promote liberty in Cuba
was to suppress freedom of speech In the
United States Senate and to pervert, mis-
represent and abuse the opinions of other
senator's who differed from him. He (AIr
HoaD declined to follow that lead, but
would content himself with justifying by
facts the opinions he had expressed, even
though that should compel him to part
company with his sweet and delectabIe
friend from New Hampshire"
Mr. Stewart, pop, of Nevada, at the
whispered suggestion of Mr. Allen, who
4 crossed the floor for that purpose, called
. lot me ayes anu IiUGS Oh ll6 QuSSllOu Ol
Isierrng the resolution to the committee
On foreign relations. The motion to refer
was lost: Ayes, u; noes, q.
Two suggested amendments of phrase
O0gy were adopted by MIR. Allen, and the
resolution was adopted by a vote of A
ayes and no noes.
The Allen resolution, as modified and
adopted, is in these words: Whereas,
Information has come to the Senate that
Gen. Ruiz Rivera, a leader of the Cuban
army Of independence, recently captured
by the Spanish forces, is to be tried by
drumhead court martial ano shot; there
fore
Resolved, That, in the judgment of the
Senate, it is the duty of the President OF
the United States, if such information be
found to be true, to protest to the Span
hh government against such violation
Of the rules of civilized warfare"
As the morning hour had expired, Mr..
Morgan's resolution, extending billigerent
rights to both Spain and Cuba, offered
last Thursday, went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Elkins rep, of West Virginia, al
dressed the Senate in support of his bin
to allow a rebate of 10 per cent. on Gus
toms duties in favor of merchandise inn
ported in vessels of the United States.
Mr.. Lindsay, DEM, of Kentucky, al
dressed the Senate in favor of the bang
uptNg Vii.
A JOINT resolution was introduced by
Af. Bate, dem, of Tennessee, and was
passed unanimously, authorizing the Pres
ldent TO direct the surgeon general of the
marine hospital bureau to distribute all
available supplies of tents, blankets, food
ana medicine, and to purchase such fur
lher supplies as may be necessary, for
the relief Of the sufferers by the Missis-
sippi floods.
Inc senate adopted a resolution, Of
ieteu some time ago, instructing the com,
mlttee on civil service and retrenchment
10 investigate the case of the discharge OF
en- loyes from the bureau of animal in
uustry In South Omaha, Neb., for mere
ponucal reasons; and also one offered to-
Jay Tor a like Investigation of the dis
missal Of eighty-hve colored persons from
We bureau Of engraving and printing IN
Washington for no other cause than that
Dill was introduced by Mr.. Chandler
TIP OF New Hampshire, "abolishing com
%u'lon IN trade and productions, and au.
taorlzlng combinations to enable mer-
onahts manufacturers and producers OF
commodities, subject to Interstate com
Mtrcc 10 maintain rff.oo av,a ,,,,fr, ..