Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-02
RETURNS TOCUBA,
Senate Takes Up That Exciting
Subject Once More.
ALLEN WOULD SAVE RIOS RIVERA,


Fate II Not Exactly Uncle Sams Business
More Observation-Disclosures Treaty
Amendments Disposed Of Chandler,
Curious Reason for Putting on the Final
vote-Hale's Comment Thereon.
Washington, April 2.-when the sem
ate has nothing else it wants to do it
can always get up a lively debate on
Cuba. That is what happened yester-
terday. Morgan introduced a belliger-
ency resolution and his former resolution
calling for Information about an alleged
letter from Gomez to both Cleveland
and Mckinley was adopted. There was
no debate over these. 1t was when AL
len (Pop) Of Nebraska presented a res
olution reciting that General Rivera, Of
by the Spanish and was about to be
tried by drumhead court-martial and
shot. and protesting against such trial
as contrary to the rules Of civilized war
fare. and Allen asked for its immediate
consideration, that the music began.
Hoar said it did not comport with the
dignity Of this body to rush forward on
and death in Cuba was not i. the keep
Ing Of the senate. There should be de-
corous and orderly procedure on these
international questions, and he would
object to the resolution unless it was
allowed to go to committee. Although
debate was not in order Allen continued
to urge the critical character of the Ri
vera case.
HOar Not Throwing Away Advice.
Allen said he did not want this reso-
luton stifled by being committed to the
''caverns Of the foreign relations COM
mittee." Hoar made a spirited reply.
He had not intended to offer advice to
the Nebraska senator. he said If he
had advice to give he would not throw
1t away" Then, turning to the general
Cuban question, Hoar said that it would
be clear affront to any nation with
which we were at peace to recite in a
resolution by the American congress
that whereas. such nation was about to
commit an atrocity. congress protested.
Such resolution by one of the Euro
pean nations toward the United States
would set our people aflame. He be-
heved that President Grant would have
brought about the freedom of Cuba il
his plan had not been overcome by in
temperate resolutions and demonstra-
tions. Hoar closed with a decisive OBJ
lection to the present consideration of
the resolution, and it went over
Brings in the Monroe Doctrine.
Mills also had resolution which saws:
Resolved, That the committee on for
eign relations are instructed to inquire
what. If any. obligations the United
States have assumed toward the people
Of Cuba by asserting and maintaining
the right to prevent the acquisition Of
that island by any European power,
and compelling it's people to remain
subject to the dominion of Spain, and to
report by bill or otherwise"
Morgan's belligerency joint resolution
Is as follows: Resolved, By the senate
and house Of representatives, that a
condition Of public war exists between
the government of Spain and the gov.
ernment proclaimed and for some time
maintained by force of arms by the
people of Cuba; and that the United
states Of America will maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending DOW
ers. according to each all the rights of
belligerents in the ports and territory
OF the United States'' Adjourned to
Monday.