The record-union., 1898-04-01
IN THE SENATE.
Passage at Arms Between Chan
der and FRYE.

| WASHINGTON, March 31.-An ap-
parently simple request made of the Sen
ate to-day by Frye of Maine, in behalf Of
the Foreign Relations Committee, unex-
pectedly precipitated' a discussion on
the Cuban question. 1t finally led to
passage at arms between Chandler of
New Hampshire and Frye, in which the
! fol mer made some sarcastic remarks as
to the conduct of the Foreign Relations
Committee and the attitude of the Pres
! ident
Allen of Nebraska made the request
Eof Frye, the occasion of a speech upon
| the general. Cuban. question, in the
course Of which he reviewed his own
record on the subject, and declared that
he stood just now where he had always
stood, in favor of the absolute inde-
pendence of the Cuban people from that
'hideous monster among nations
Spain" Upon the conclusion of the
Cuban question the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was taken UP, and 30 pages
of it was disDOsed of.
| While the galleries of the Senate were
| filled when that body convened to-day,
| there was ample room for all. The be-
lief that there was no prospect Tor con-
sideration of the Cuban question,
coupled with the understanding that the
| Senate would take no further action on
it until the first of next week, served to
detract from the general publics inter-
est in the Senate's proceedings.
FRYE of Maine who reported yester-
day from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations 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
committee shall call it up. The. commit
tee was constantly engaged in work,
and these were the 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.
| Frye then moved that the resolution
be recommitted to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
ALLEN TALKS FOR INDEPEND-
ENCE.
On that motion Allen of Nebraska
expressed his desire to be heard. In
| opening his discussion of the resolu-
| ton, Allen reviewed his record upon the
| Cuban question, saying that he and
| former Senator Call of Florida were
| the first members of the Senate to take
a strong stand in favor Of the indie
pendence 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 independ-
ent nation over the ashes Of Spain s
sovereignty on the island.
"Twice in forty years have the Gu
bans struggled for their freedom" AL
| len declared, land now they stand in
sight of that goal guided by the master,
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 the hearts of
thousands of patriotic people so long
as freedom shall have an abiding place
with good peole."
Allen compared the career OF Weyler
in Cuba with the conduct of the revo-
luton in the Netherlands There were
universal destruction, devastation and
death. This picture, vivid more than
imagination could paint it, had been
drawn from this Senate by Senators
Proctor Gallinger, Thurston and Mon
ey Weyler's policy was strongly pre-
sented, and his brutalities and at-oci-
ties were sharply portrayed. He de-
clared that Weyler'serule in Cuba had
been tempered with murder and mod
ified by assassination.
A lingo OF JINGOES.
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
Allen. compensate for that murder at
least by freeing Cuba, by furling her
dirty flag and leaving the continent
never to return I am a jingo of jim
goes I have always felt that the Gu
bans would ultimately be able to wrest
their freedom from Spain"
| Whatever may be done about the
| Maine disaster" said he. lone thing