The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
of Ohio, and Griggs (D.) of Georgia. At 4:45 D. m. the House adjourned. ALIENS SENSATIONAL
 SPEECH AS TO CUBA.
An Apparently Simple Request by Frye Causes Red Hot Talk In
 the Senate.

parenIly simple request, made or the Senate to-day by Frye of Maine, in behalf of the Foreign Relations Com mittee, unexpectedly precipitated a dis cussion on the Cuban question. It fin ally led to a passage at arms between Chandler of New Hampshire and Frye, in which the former made some sar- castle remarks as to the conduct of the Foreign Relations Committee and the attitude of the President. Allen of Ne braska made the request of Frye the occasion of a speech upon the gen. eral Cuban question, in the course of which he reviewed his own record on the subject and declared he stood now just where he had always stood-in fa- vor of the absolute independence of the Cuban people from that "hideous mon ster among nations"
 Frye of Maine, who reported yester- day from the Committee on Foreign Relations a resolution calling upon the President for the Cuban consular re- ports, requested that the resolution lie on the table until such time as the com mittee shall call it up. The committees was constantly engaged in work, and there was reasons why the resolution should not be considered in the absence of the committee.
 Chandler of New Hampshire objected to making any such contract as sug geSted, and Frye then moved that the resolution be recommitted to the For eign Relations Committee. On that mo- tion Allen of Nebraska expressed his desire to be heard.
 Allen reviewed his record upon the the Cuban question, saying that he and former Senator Call of Florida were the first members of the Senate to take a Str cta nd in fav of ha ir6 d. ence of Cuba Allen said if he could have his way he would support the erection of a republic in Cuba with all the land and naval forces of the United States and force the construction of an independent nation over the ashes of Spain's sovereignty on the island.
 Allen read voluminous excerpts from speeches which he had made during the past two years to indicate that he had been constantly and consistently in fa- vor of the independence of Cuba. He said that he had never wavered in the belief that Cuba would some time stand forth in the grand galaxy of republics. He maintained that the United States stood as an elder brother to Cuba, and unless we did our full duty toward her we would be guilty of base cowardice. The independence of Cuba must be wrested from Spain-that hideous mon- Ster among natlOnS-So that the people of that island should have the rioht to breathe the air of freedom. He held that the right of self-government was inalienable, and was as much the right of Cuba as of the people of the United States.
 Twice in forty years have the Gu bans struggled for their freedom, AL len declared. and now they stand in sight of that goal, guided by the mas ter, Gomez, who will, in his time be re- garded as one of the greatest com manders and revolutionists of this cen tury. He will live in thousands of pa triotic hearts so long as freedom shall have an abiding place with good peo- pie"
 Allen compared the career of Weyler in Cuba with the conduct of the revo- lution in the Netherlands. There was universal destruction, devastation and death. This picture. vivid more than imagination could paint it, had been drawn for this Senate by Senators Proctor, Gallinger, Thurston and Money. Weyler's policy was strongly presented and his brutaIities and atrocities" were sharply portrayed He declared that Weyler's rule in Cuba had been tempered with murder and mod flied by assassination
 Referring to the catastrophe to the Maine, Allen said that Spain must be made to pay for the wholesale murder of American seamen.
 "She must" said Senator Allen. compensate for that murder at least by freeing Cuba, by furling her dirty flag and leaving the continent, never 10 return. l am jingo of jingoes. 1 have always felt that the Cubans would ul- timately De able to wrest their freedcm frCTl SpalL. Whatever may be done about the Maine disaster, one thing ought to be distinctly understood. It should not be submitted to the arbitra- ment of a foreign power"
 Allen said that this country had no greed for Spanish territory or for Span- ish gold, nor was 1t the desire of the United States to establish a protector ate over Cuba; but the torch which was lighted in Cuba must be extin- guished. Further along Allen said: If l could have my way I would in- stantly recall our Minister to Madrid and hand to the Spanish Minister here his passports.
 He said that he was opposed to the general policy of the President of the United States, but as one of the rep resentatives in the Senate of a great State, he was willing to give him his support in a proper solution of the Cl1- ban problem. for he felt that all po- litical considerations at a time like this ought to be laid aside and men of all parties should stand together He be- lieVed in few more days we should witness Cuba'S ficg, consecrated by hundreds of thousands of lives, way ing in triumph over the island
 Scarcely had Allen concluded when Chandler of New Hampshire precipitat ed a lively. scene. He thought the ac- tion of the Committee on Foreign Re- lations indicated some doubt and inde cision. Yesterday the committee thought a new call for the consular reports ought to be made; to-day it thought the call ought to be withdrawn
 ''The first call,' said Chandler. twas made in resolution presented by the Senator from Alabama (Morgan) on February 14. On the following day. at $40 a. m., an answer to the call for in- formation came from Spain Ca signifi cant reference to the Maine disaster). I have the fullest confidence in the Committee on Foreign Relations Ihave confidence that the President intends to pursue a patriotic and righteous course in the present emergency, and I shall thank God when he reaches a. conclusion of some sort or other. There fore, I am not in rebellion as vet against the powers that be- I await upon the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions. I do not think that as that com mittee deemed it advisable yesterday to make a second call for the CopS11Iar