The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-06
ECUTTON SELECTED FOR A
TRIAL OF STRENGTH.
SENATE AGAINST SPAIN
MOTION TO REFER THE MATTER
BEATEN BY A MAJORITY OF
SIX.
TWO SET ADDRESSES DELIVERED
Discussed by EIkins and the Tor
rev Bill by Lindsay.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The senate
today, by unanimous vote, adopted a
resolution reciting the reports that Gen.
Ruis Rivera, the Cuban commander, is
about to be tried by drumhead court
martial and shot, and expressing the
judgment Of the senate that, if these
reports are true, the president Of the
United States should protest to the
Spanish government against such
violation of the rules Of civilized war
fare. This resolution does not go to
the house of representatives, and be-
comes effective as measure of advice
to the president by its adoption today.
Although opposition was withdrawn
on the final vote, there was spirited op-
position in the early stages Of the de-
bate, and a test vote on the COMPARE
tive strength of the Cuban and anti
Cuban sentiment in the senate The
test occurred on motion to refer the
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations. Mr.. Hale (Rep., Maine) who
has been prominently identified with
the opposition to Cuban resolutions,
made the motion to refer, and it was
supported by Mr.. Hoar (Mass) another
prominent figure in the opposition to
Cuban resolutions. The debate was
very spirited, and at times quite per-
sonal, Mr.. Allen (Neb) and Mr.. Gal
inger On. HI clashing with Mr. Hoar.
The Hale motion to refer was defeated,
q to 27, and the resolution was adopt
ed, A Ito 0. Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Hale
refrained from voting. Another Cuban
nl1Ifin q
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) declaring that q
state of war exists in Cuba, and recog-
nizing both parties as belhgerents.
After the disposal of the Cuban ques-
ticn, the day was given to speeches, Mr.
Elkins CIV. Va) 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 Tor
rey bill, now before the senate.
Late in the day, a joint resolution by
Mr.. Bate (Tenn) was agreed to, direct
ing the surgeon general of the marine
hospital service to aid the Mississippi
river flood 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 distribu-
tion
When the Cuban debate was pre-
cipitated, Mr.. Allen emphaticalIy dis
scented from the proposition that the
American congress must sit idly by
while this Savage and barbarous con-
test proceeds at our. very Threshold"
Mr.. Allen declared that Spain's course
had been one Of bloOdshed and cruelty
1t was time to act, declared the Sena-
tor.
IF the president of the United States
would send our navy to Cuba" eX-
claimed Mr.. Allen, land warn Spain
that she must observe the methods of
civilized warfare or every Span
ish seaport would be RACED to it's foun-
dation, hostilities would cease and
Cuba would be free within three
months"
Mr.. Hoar Rep., Mass) responded III
a calm and impressive manner. When
the time came for any we'll considered
movement in behalf of humane warfare
in Cuba or elsewhere, he said, it would
have his support.
1t was evident that considerable per-
Sonal feeling was being aroused by the
debate. Mr.. Allen again took the
floor, addressing himself frequently to
Mr.. Hoar in person.
Il wish l had the power to land
United States soldiers on the island OF
Cuba and to send our fleets there"
said Mr. Allen, and the Spanish forces
would be ground to infinitesimal pieces
or this barbarity would end" The sena-
tor closed with sarcastic references to
Mr.. HOar, saying that the Massa-
chusetts senator might be mistaken in
his belief that the care of the senate
was in his keeping.
Mr.. Hale Rep., Me.) said that he
-
inquiring Of the state department what
information it had on the matter. He
moved the reference of the resolution to
the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Stewart Pop, New spoke of the
war as brutal and disgraceful to the
civilization of the age.
Mr. Gallinger (Rep., n. H) referred
sarcastically to Mr.. Hoar as having a
habit of settling great questions with a
wave of his hand. 1t was time, he
added, to terminate the state of bar
barity on that island such as curdles
the blood of every American heart It
was time that Spain should be given to
understand that this was the nineteenth
century. Every utterance which had
come to him in opposition had come
from the commercial interests which
were opposed to action by the United
States. He had yesterday received a
letter from one of the money changers,
a SpecuIaLOf OF New England, ful OF
denunciation and charging that the
men who spoke for Cuba were speak
ing for the applause of the senate gal
leries. But he believed there would yet
be a republic on the island of Cuba.
Mr.. Hoar, in a brief reply, said that
the friends Of the resolution seemed to
be intolerant of opposition and given
to misinterpreting and misrepresent-
ing the utterances Of the opposition,
but that he would not follow the ex-
ample. The motion to refer the reso-
luton to the committee was lost, 81 to
q, as follows:
Yeas-Bate, Burrows Gallery, CuIlom, Chill
ton. Davis, EI6ins, Fairbanks, Gray, Hale,
Hanley, Hoar, Lindsay. Mcmillan. Mitchell,
Perkins. Pettus, Sewell, Turple, Wellington
and Wetmore-2.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry, Butler,
Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Clark Cockrell
Gallinger, Harris (Kan), Heitfeld Kyle, Man
tie, Martin, Mason, Morgan, Pettigrew Pritch-
ard, Raw1ins, Roach, Stewart Thurston Till
man, West, Warren-27.
Then Mr.. Bacon (Dem., Ga.) suggest
ed that it be amended so as to read
eff such report is found to be true. .
and Mr.. Gray, that the word ''presi-
dent be substituted for government