Evening star., 1897-01-26
MORE ABOUT CUBA
Senator Turpie Concludes His Speech
About Recognition.
HAS NO FEAR OF War WITH SPAIN
The Bill for an international Mon
etary Conference Taken Up.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

In the Senate today the credentials were
presented OF Mr.. Jones tArk) and Mr.. Gal
lfnger IN. H), reelected for the terms be-
ginning March next.
Mr.. Frye CMe) presented memorials urS-
ing the early ratification of the Anglo
American arbitrati ton treaty In presenting
a remonstrance against the bill said to re-
store the practice of fiogging on vessels
MI Frye said there was no measure pend
ing which in any way restored fogging
but. on the contrary. the bill referred to
gave greater security than ever before to
sailors against brutality on shipboard
Mr. Hoar (Mass.) endeavored to pass the
bill authorizing the chief justice of the
Supreme Court to designate a member of
the federal judiciary to sit in the hearing of
the l. Abra mining cases before the Court
Of Claims, but on objection the bill went
over.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass) gave notice of eu-
iog1es on the late Representative Cogsweil
CMaSs) on February g.
Mr.. Hill IN. ", from the committee on
Judiciary, made report on the general
question of concurrent and joint resolu-
tions of Congress. The subject was re-
1erred to the committee when the question
arose as to the necessity for presidential
action on congressional resolutions relating
to Cuba and Armenia.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill for a survey of a water route from
the mouth of the jetties at Galveston, Tex
az, to Houston, were agreed to and the bill
fir ally passed.
Mr.. Turpie Resumes His Speech.
Mr.. Turpe Und) then resumed his speech
CD the Cuban question. He spoke of the
papers recently sent to the Senate reciting
the claims Of Americans against Spain
These. If allowed. could not be paid in gen
erations from Spain's impoverished purse
would rather trust the resources of the
Cuban republic declared the senator
than these of Spain, stripped. as she viii
re, OF the resources of Cuba"
Mr. Turpie then cited the past instances
IN which speedy recognition had been given
by the United States to the revolutionists
OF south American republics against Spain
Two years after the Argentine ou; break
PRESIDENT Monroe urged recognition of BEL
hserency. and four years after urged tbs
recognition of independence There was 40
suggestion of autonomy. home rule and re-
StorlEg peace and yet this outbreak VA;
brief compared with the present one in Gu
ma now In it's twelfth year 1t is often
sasd that our recognition of Cuban beIlis-
trency woul1 bring on war with Spain.
nut recognition OF belligereacy is not a
cause Tor war. Spain. the very embodiment
oil diplomatic punctillios. knows that fact
What did Spain dor exclaimed Mr.. Tur
pie. spain acknowledged the belliserency
vi tne coniederate states in the earliest
mont. of the first year of the war. ana if
this recognition of belligerency is aux oasis
teili then We ought to have declared war
On spain the day after the surrender or
Lee at ADpomattoX."
No Fear of War
But continued the senator there was no
fear of war with Spain there never had
been such war and he hoped and he
lfeved there never would be- The recogni
ton OF belliserency was a recognized right:
rot a cause of war
After Mr.: Turpie had referred to Monroe's
fepelllng European Intervention, the sena-
tor added: And now We hear it intimated
that european powers are to intervene III
i&Vor OF Spain. 1t would be an apt official
reply IN that case that the United States
will repel such intervention. Yet all we
near Is pacification pacification of the
island There Is no intimation that Euro
peah intervention will be repelled; but, if
ninst say 1t, rather an anxiety that the
revolution shall fail"
The senator spoke of the 81. 600 Cuban
troops, well armed and disciplined and
'''NO more poorly armed, and much like
our Old continentals. The whole 7OGW had
the machete, more dreaded than the bullet
or the bayonet.
MI TuIpl noted the distribution of the
Cupah FORCES III Pinar del Rio and else
where Each corps was duly commissioned
by President Cisneros. Each man was
fighting for a cause, Just as that little
nahd1ul OF Texan rangers stood before
San Jacinto. Spain had utterly failed to
Ilake headway against the rebellion. With
an overwhelming military and naval force
Spain had not re-esta blished her mower In
the single state of Pinar del Rio
ihe forces of Spain have been engaged"
declared Mr.. Turpie, mot in the suppress
sion or the revolution, but in guarding the
property of Spain at Havana
Mr. Turpie closed as follows:
IL the Cuban patriots succeed we NAV
then claim that we were friends of that re-
pupiic: friends in need, In the hour aud ,Iay
OF danger. II failure is before ;hcn,-which
may God aNert-our action viii still lose
nothing of grace or of grandeur. and We
shall then keep faith with the uuench,ess
spirit OF freedom, and in the words of ,bn
great emancipators. wish that all men
everywhere, might be free
MI. Hill S resolution for the recognition of
Cuban belligerency was, at his request
taken from the table and placed on The
calendar.
The Monetary Conference.
Tie Senate turned to the Wolcott bill.
providing for an International monetary
conference
Mr.. White (Cal) spoke derisively of Mr..
Wolcott's trip to Europe as the represen-
tat1ve of the coming administration in be-
nall OF bimetallism. This envoy antecedent
had not met with the most hearty recep-
tion If the cable reports could be believed
but had been referred by British statesmen
to their brothers on the continent
THE HOUSE.
Owing to the severely cold weather. the
attendance in the House today was very
light Hardly one hundred members were
on the floor. Several pension bills were
passed by unanimous consent