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demanded to know whether Congress
wanted more OF it. He declared the
State Department, even with the sup
port of the Department of Justice. was
weak and unavailing. At the Spanish
end Of our diplomatic line we had as
minister man whose desire for peace
was SO strong that he refused to obey
the plain instructions Of his superiors.
Mr.. Turner declared with bitter sar
casm that with such diplomatic agents
representing the United States the
Madrid government might. eventually,
for a suitable indemnity, absolve this
country for blocking the harbor of Ha-
vana with the shattered hull of the
Maine.
THE FLASHING SWORD
of the United States must be drawn for
Cuban independence, and it would be
welded by an arm stronger than ever
Once uplifted it should never be low
cred until Spain was driven from the
Western Hemisphere. He read several
kilograms from prominent citizens OF
Washington in order to indicate the
drift Of sentiment in that State. One
from the Governor declared that in
tervention without recognition CT in
dependence would be utterly unsatis-
factory. Another from the Colonel OF
the First Regiment, Uniformed Rank,
knights of Pythias, which had tender
ed to the President its services in case
OF war, directed him to withdraw the
offer, as it had been made under the
impression that they would be called
- ficrk Il (N11lo
Mr.. Hoar followed Mr.. Turner He
thought the present was no time for
impassioned rhetoric and manifesto
tions of approval of war sentiment.
He did not feel disposed to sheer at ex-
pressions of emotion over the outrages
of the Cuban war, for they indicated
true natures. They called for his pro-
foundeSt respect. AS for himself he
felt like entering upon the Cuban
question with the seriousness with
which he would attend church If we
are going to enter upon a course of
an act Of justice and not of revenge
He did not accept the doctrine in this
connection of an eye for an eye and a
tooth for tooth.
Mr. Hoar deprecated the exhibitions
of feeling toward the President, who
was, he said, in diplomacy, the repre-
sentative Of all the people, and what
the President does,
WE AS A PEOPLE DO.
AS for himself, he not only approved
what the President had done but what
he had refrained from doing.
Me. Hoar said in case Of war we
could count upon many disasters like
that of the Maine and a great increase
of the public debt He said that Sena-
tor Turner, who represented only half
a State, was making the President, who
represents forfy-five States, the subject
of the same kind of objurations that
were inflicted upon Washington. He
predicted that McKinley's fame would
not suffer Mr.. Hoar said it would be
well for the impetuous people of this
day to remember Abraham Lincoln's
counsels in the early stages Of the civil
war and not to forget Bull Run. Mr..
Hear did not agree with Senator For
aker that belligerency should have
been recognized. This recognition
would not have done the insurgents
any good and it would have given the
Spaniards authority to search our
ships.
Mr.. Hoar spoke of the sympathy CT
England at the present crisis, saying
that it might be needed before long,
and that it was not wise to reject it.
This sympathy had, he said, been won
for us by the bearing Of the President.
He said he also concurred in the views
Of the President regarding the recog-
milton Of the present Cuban govern
ment. To recognize them now would
be to disown our country's history.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent discussing the various phases OF
the Cuban situation.
An effort was made at 1854 by the con-
servative Senators to adjourn, but the
motion was voted down by 30 to 30
Later Senator Davis, chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. made a
motion to adjourn over till 10 o'clock to-
morrow, and Clio the motion was adopted
There are many Senators who are still
determined to speak on the Cuban ques-
ton and the outlook is for a long debate
unless some compromise is reached. 1t
is believed that finally the House resolu-
tons will be substituted, and that may
serve as a basis for compromise.
Some of the House Republicans are all
ready organizing IL movement looking to
the acceptance of the Senate resolutions
when they pass that body. They fear
that if the resolutions so to conference
| concessions may be made and delay fol-
low. The Senate resolutions being the
most vigorous please the radicals better
than the House resolutions. Mr. Brom-
| well, Ohio ana other Republicans Of
the HORSE, after visiting their colleagues
| at the other end of the capitol to-day,
came back jubiant and Mr.. Bromwell
| says he believes a motion to accept the
| Senate resolutions Will prevail in the
! House by an overwhelming majority.
DEVOID OF INTERE EST.
! WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE session
| Of the House to-day was dull ana abso-
| lutely devoid of interest. The galleries
| and the floor were almost deserted.
| The most important measure passed
! was the Curtis bill for the relief Of resi-
| dents Of the Indian Territory.
| Al q pfc1aelr tho ITNt1Sa o6in1,-nfT