The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
MORGAN'S CUBAN MEASURE
TT WAS DISCUSSED PRO AND con
IN THE SENATE YES
TERDAY.
|NHARMOB|OUS HOUSE DEMOCRATS
The Differences Between the Bailey
and McMiIIin Factions Are
still I'm Evidence-FOrestry
Reserve Proposition.

Washington. May 10.-The Morgan
Cuban resolution was discussed at con-
siderable length in the senate today.
For the first time since the debate began
the opposition expressed itself The
speeches were not of kind to stimulate
the galleries. being in the main calm and
dispassionate reviews of the situation in
Cuba. Mr.. Hale maintained that it would
be the most unwse thing to embarrass
the president by the adoption of these
resolutions at time when he was lnves-
tigating the subject. He intimated that
the adoption of the resolution would lead
to the withdrawal of the Spanish minis
ter and termination of diplomatic rela-
tons. He said few real Americans were
implicated in Cuba; he had never heard
of q genuine Yankee being among them.
They were all Sanguillys or Delgados or
Ruizs. Turning to his associates, Mr..
Hale said that no one ever heard OF
Burrows or Smith or Frye as VIC
tim of these alleged outrages. The SEN
ator said the real motive for the Morgan
resolution was shown in the recent state
ment of Mr.. Morgan that the passage OF
this resolution would prevent Spain from
making a loan and thus prevent her from
putting the instruction down.
Mr.. Gallinger (rep) of New Hampshire
dissented from this statement, saying the
question of loan was but one ground
on which the friends of Cuba mad IA
vored the recognition of Cuban belllger,
ency. There was, he said, other and
higher grounds
Mr.. Morgan also dissented. Referring
to the report that another Spanish loan
was being negotiated, Mr.. Turpie (dem.l
of Indiana said:
'Spain is now On its last legs, finan--
cially. Shall we fill up her treasury!
Are we charged with supporting and
maintaining the Spanish credit? Is it
our duty to support the armies and navies
of Spain on land and sea in her vain eff
fort to subject the patriots of Cuba once
more to the oppression OF the spanish
yoke? | think not. But the senator from
Maine says that if we pass the resOlu-
ton the Spanish minister will ask for
his passports, break up diplomatic rea-
tons and go home / do not attach much
importance to that consequence. Minis
tiers have heretofore received their congo
and gone away without destroying the
political, geographical or physical equl--
librium of the American hemisphere.
do not attach the slightest Importance to
the fact that the Spanish minister may
be instructed to ask for his passports,
to suspend diplomatic relations and to go
home"
Mr.. White of California followed in op-,
position to the resolution. He argued
that the question of recognizing bellig-
erency was one properly to be exercised
by the executive branch. There was no
excuse for the resolution unless the state
department was derelict in its duty. The
senator admired the enthusiasm, If not
the discretion, of the man who went to
fight the battle of liberty, but it was a
serious question, whether the United
States should follow and protect her citi-
zens the world over when they went to
foment against countries with which we
are at peace.
Mr.. Morrill, will speak on the resolution
tomorrow, and there is some prospect
that vote will be reached on Mr.. Hale's
motion to refer the resolution to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
A resolution was agreed to without OPP
position putting into effect tomorrow the
Encouragement of the senate committees
as agreed upon in the several caucuses.
Mr.. Vest secured agreement to a res
olution directing the committee on COM
merce to inquire into the causes of the
recent floods in the Mississippi river and
report to the senate next December.
Mr.. Gear of Iowa gave notice that he
would move tomorrow to take up the
senate bill for the settlement of claims
growing out of the bonds to aid in the
construction of the Central Pacific and
Western Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Chandler (rep.) of New Hampshire
from the committee on census, reported
a bill for taking the twelfth census.
A resolution was agreed to requesting
the secretary of war for information as
to the steps taken to locate deep water
harbor at Port Los Angeles or San Diego,
Cal, in accordance with the report of a
commission.
At $40 the senate held a short eXecu-
tive session and then adjourned.