The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-17

WASHINGTON. March I6.-The post
office bill, which was technically before
the house, was almost lost track of in
the debate today. AS on yesterday,
numerous topics were discussed, but
today, for the first, time. the Cuban
Spanish question: which Had been kept
in the background heretofore, forged
to the front.
Mr.. Cochran Dem., Mo- brought the
question into the arena, and in the
course Of the debate that followed Mr..
Grosvenor co. took occasion to deny
emphatically the stories afloat to The
effect that the president desired an
early adjournment Of congress in or
der that he might effect a settlement
without congressional interference
Mr.. Cochran, in commenting on the
existing situa ton, declared that those
who stood close to the stock tickers in
London and New York seemed to he
more powerful than the united and SOL
emn voice Of the American people,
which for months had been crying out
for the recognition of the Cuban bel
lgerents Stock jobbers on two con
tinents had so far proved to be the
only actual intervention in Cuban af-
fairs.
do you not believe we should rec
ogniZe the independence of Cuba ?"
asked Mr.. Sulzer Oem., N. ".
Il do not" replied Mr.. Cochran. '"The
recognition of belligerency would
clOthe the insurgents with sufficient
power to negotiate honorable peace If
we should intervene, our troubles would
have just begun. I fear if the admin
istration should intervene it would be
as the attorney of the bondholders,
rather than as the friend of the inSur-
gents
In conclusion, Mr. Cochran referred
10 hot A.
dent desired an immediate adjournment
in order that he might be able to set
tie the Spanish affair without inter-
ference from congress.
No Adjournment.
this statement Immediately. At first
he spoke in a semi humorous vein. He
desired, he said, to make a brief state
ment in reply to this story which was
floating around to the. effect that the
president was about to take the house
of representatives by the throat, abol
ish the United States senate and pro-
coed to the settlement of all our for
eign complications without the aid OF
the representatives Of the people.
1t should be remembered, he contin-
ued, in Weighing such reports, that con-
| gress was an Independent power, the
| existence of which could not be end
ed under the constitution. 1t would
probably continue longer than the
Cuban question. Within the last thir-
| ty days the sensational press of the
| country, he said, had put forth propo-
| sitions ten times more absurd and stu
| pendous than this, yet they had not at
| tracted the attention this had
| Mr.. Grosvenor said he spoke of this
| wit ct TOT
after reading the newspapers he some
! times doubted his independent exist
| ence; when he spoke for himself, they
insisted he spoke for somebody else H
| did not pretend to know more than the
! humblest citizen, yet, he said, he tooL
! the responsibility of stating that the
| suggestion that the president had fiXeG
| q date for the adjournment Of congress
| or desired to fix date or had express.
! ed hope that congress would adjourn
| by certain time, was absolutely with
! out foundation and ridiculous into the
| bargain. Congress could not adjourn
| except by majority vote of it's mem
| bers, and he had no doubt that ev-
cry member responsible to his con.
science and his country would do his
| duty as he saw it, in the matter Of ad
| jOurnment as in everything else.
Never Friendly.
Mr.. Norton Dem., o., who followed
| Mr.. Grosvenor, expressed his amaze
ment that the Republican side of The
house had been so long silent in the fac'
of the outrages and indignities heape(
upon this government and upon the
| flag by Spain. He could not under
stand why the Maine had been sent t.
| Havana harbor. 1t was said to have
| no nItQf
| toward another. Or "o
MIR Chairman" he continued, enc
| foot of water or land over which thu
| Spanish flag ever foated, has been fol
one hour friendly to the american gov.
! eminent. (Applause.
From the hour Of the birth of the
nation Spain has been hostile to us. The
! recollections that come ito US should
| bring the blush Of silame.t aye, humili
! ty, modification, remorseoand anger tt
the cheek of every American upon thi:
floor yt4 ID
Think of the Virginus case and say
| that Spain has any idea of being
| friendly to this government. Her line
| is crimson thread running through
| the centuries, a line of deceit an6
| treachery to this government ant
every other she could deceive and rob-
"a few days ago we surrendered the
! right of congress by voting to the pres
| ident an emergency fund of $50,000,000
| If war was not upon us we had NJ
right to make that appropriation ant
the president should give back to thi:
house the confidenc we reposed in him
| Why does not the administration ex
plain to this side of the house the EN-
Urgency? I look across to the othe1
| side to my honorable colleague (Mr
| Grosvenor), 1 grasp his hand in every
| patriotic act and move he makes, blu
I say that it is commonly understood
throughout the land and by the publ,
that he has the ear of the president
and is in his counsels. yet no wore
comes across the political aisle.
1--WE, on this side, are ready to g
forward but we demand that we ough
to have had free speech and an homes
understanding Of the situation; that w
| may know and ask of the president
| What Of the hour?'"
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