Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
e LDSEH SEAT
0u is BY a Strict Party
Vote.
!. CUBA in THE SENATE.
Vivid Word Picture of the Horrors and Bar.
barities Of Concentration on the Is
land Drawn by Hrr. Gatlinger,
of New Hampshire.

of New Hampshire.
(By TeIegraph.y
@ WASHINGTON. March 23.-R. T.
Thorp was today given the seat from
the Fourth Virginia district. Sidney P.
Epes, who obtained the certificate of
election, was unseated by strict party
vote. Mr. Thorp was given the seat by
vote of ISL to 100. The Republicans
without break voted for Thorp. and
the Democrats and Popu1ists with the
exception OF Mr.. Howard, of Alabama.
a Popul!st, voted for Epes.
MT; Rhea CDemocrat). of Kentucky,
spoke for the sitting member, whTe
MT: Epe5 spoke in his own behalf,
Ma. inorp contested the seat of Mr..
5McAenny in the last Congress and was
scared The Republican majccity in the
{ House, which was SO when the House
convened last summer, is now "a.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March ga vivid
word picture of tine horrors and bar
par1ties OF concentration ON the island
OF Cloa was drawn in the Senate today
sEiby Mr. Gallinger, Of New Hampshire
The Sena tor recently visited Cuba to
personally study the Situate OF the re-
concentrates and to ascertain the facts
concerning the general Cuban question
It was Known t!1at Mr.. Gallinger was
before the Senate convened the gal
ler1es were packed. Almost as soon a
me senate convened, Mr.. Bacon, of
SIeorgia, introduced the following Joint
resolution: 80
That the government and ptaonla Of
Inc Omitted States. while avowing that
at all times and to the bitterness. limit
Z Ihey maintain their national honor. and
\ protect their material intere. s: and
w'nlle they VIM count no cost OF blood OF
Vr1nv ~.
the accomplishment OF this high resolve
nevertheless declare that it is their DO.
sire TO live at peace with all the ma
tons and peoples pf the earth. That
supremely- confident In their loyalty and
: patriotic devotion of the people of ever
class and of every section Of tho cr,s,1,y
sIy, Stnong In more than. II. 600 900 or
peoPle. resoiute, brave and resri, For
s say personal sacrifice the honor and
9 so ~ OF their government may require
material resources practically without
.lHit, the United States nevertheless d,a.
sire and intend, IN the present threaten-
ans emergency. earnestly and pa1ientIy
~ l Use every practicable and honorable
means to preserve peace so far az inc
same may be consistent with the l1onor
OF the nation. and with their d,1tv ta
themselves and to others
mat While answering In their n,,r
pose 20 tully protect the honor and the
persons Of it's citizens, and while I1etare
5ts.ned upon the performance OF their
outy to humanity and to a neiehborsns,
p Eolr-e struggling for liberty, this JJnitaS
states. des ring peace and depreca ting
na. Wll IN GOOD faith endeavor to ac-
SoInl,lish these ends. consistently with
national honor. through peaceful aeen-
Giles and without unnecessary ,,asor, -.
war and bloodshed. -
mi. 6acon said that owing to the i'm
p aos, an OF this resolution he would not
ask Tor Its immediate conslderation. ~.
would allow it to lie on the t. ha ,,, u :,
tomorrow -. "a Die uEeil
-, men MT. Hale. of Muine. chairman OF
a ans naval eI Affairs committee, quietly rose
snss ah a, rsrars'ea Rho bill .,s>ovld-
Maine catastrophe. There was sup-
pressed murmIur of expectancy In the
salieres, but the measure was read ana
passed pass L without a word of debate.
MI. TiIman. Of South Carolina. an
no1hced tibet he would. next Tuesday az
3 P. NJ, ask the Senate to consider tha
/ resolutions upon the death of his coli
league. the late Sena tor Earle
70 Mr.. GallinGer's speech followed. He
SPOKE IN low. clear tone Of voice, dis
$l.inetly audible throughout the cham
ber- When he declared that govern
ment that wc'uld starve 400 900 or ito
people would do anything, and followed
unls with the further decla ra ton thar
rne wives OF the brave men lost In tn.
-Maine disaster could not be atoned for
MIN god ana silver. q spontaneous
wave OF applause swept over the gal
lerles. and the president had dlf
leflfty in restoring order. When he had
( conc uded ne was accorded a tremen-
dous purst OF applause which the vice
president made little effort to restrain
ev nrt G iaaa detailed some Of the
events leading up to his arrival in Gu
oa, and OF his reception by General Lee
Ieneral Lee" said' he, "is deserving
OF the highest Possible praise for the
manner manner IN which he carries himself in
havana. Cooa end fearless in the midst
Of difficulties and dangers, he never
Z aoses sight of the fact that he Is an
american citizen. nor is me unrnindnul
OF nhe tremendous responsibilities and
out les OF his position
lieferr1ng 10 fds call upon the auton-
omist ca binet, Mr. GaK-nger said IL was
evident that rhe President of the cabi-
NET was not encouraged in the work
.. Truth Isl said Mr.. lGall:neer
autonomy is fiat failure, opposed
{ a an Dy the ultra Speniards and Gu
Mr. Ganinger recalled, that he had
nea I'd during debates in the Senate. de-
nlaes that a state OF war existed in
Iuoa. put 1t required only brief per
eullal observation to convince one that
war actually did exist. A desola ted
story more eloquenuy than It could he
Z conveyed in words. '.The war in Cuba
however, said he. "is a war of starva-
eion and exterminaton--a war more
known - 80
- 9le Spanish troops do not impress
als1er1cans as great soldiers They are
Under a lax discipline, and are Poorly
. u and. inadequately fed. The
s all n otfic.aas do most OF their fighting
an hotels AND cafes. the actua. fightins
sD1e1ig done by those Of f.fferior grade.
4 IN the contrary. the insurgents are
/ e;nl:u DE clad and sm,dhr strict ds-
elpilns. They occupy large part .5f the
55asland, and could. in Mr.. Gallineer's
JUG ment, take Havana or Matanzas
3 vsIE 1t might au.t tf1eir purpose,
ae:tbpugh those cities could not be ht.ld
( for lack Of q navy. - ~
The scenes in the streets OF Havana
arg narrowing beyond description. Pes
PIE IN want and suffering ane eyery