New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
THE CUBAN QUESTION.

After aluding to the possibility that m,
people of Cuba might send to Congress the con-
stitutton under which they proposed to operate.
and to the likelihood that this would create con-
siderable discussion Mr.. Teller said that so far
as he was concerned he had made up his mind
that the Subsidy bill could not be passed. He
believed that IL was kept before the Senate for
the purpose of pushing aside other business i'm
order that there would be an excuse for an extrzs
session 10 consider those subjects and incf-
dentally to pass the Subsidy bill. He said thae
the SpOoner amendment to the Army bill would
require and would receive ample discussion. and.
he believed that the Cuban question also would
he brought TO the Senate's attention The,
question here" said he, is whether We shaIE
keep faith with Cuba and with the world The
Cuban question will be discussed at this ses-r
sion whether the constitution they have adopted
shall come here or not There is a sentimenc-
growing up and voiced by certain influences and
by newspapers of the country that we tor.
break faith with Cuba l propose to take up the
resolution we adopted in the last Congress ands
show that it expressed the sentiment Of the
people and the Executive of this Government"
MR.. ALDRICH APPEALS FOR FAIR Play.
Mr. AIdrich. in a brief reply TO Mr.. Teller said
the latter must be that the Shipping bill.
had not been used to delay the consideration OF
any legislation. II had not been so used and is.
would not be. He was of opinion that the pub
lie business would proceed in an orderly way
despite the suggestions of the Senator from
Colorado. The opponents of the Shipping bill
had discussed the measure as il had been pre-
sented originally and he had believed that tho.
people thoroughly understood that they had de-
cided to flibuster it to death. without any ref~
erence to the desires or the amendments of the
majority. He did not think il was fair or Just
or orderly for the opposition to refuse to pernit
votes amendments looking to the perfectlon
of the bill.
In a somewhat tempestuous speech Mr.. Chand.
Ter pointedly criticised the opposition to the
Shipping bill, referring particularly to Senator's
Teller and Pettigrew. He declared that the po.
sition they had taken was "preposterous'
Mr. Teller interposed to say he had announced
that vote might be had on the bill and had
advised the opposition that such course vas
desirable
Mr. Chandler retorted that if such advice had
been given it must have been in secret; but
Mr.. Teller insisted that he had given il in open
session and that it matter of record
Abiding TO Mr.. TeHers assertion that the bill
could not be voted upon at tine present session,
Mr.. Chandler said that the Senator from Colo
rado, after making the announcement in terms,
with consummate effrontery." had turned on
the Senator from Rhode Island CIr Aldrich) and
had demanded that he withdraw the bill The
incident reminded him of the fable in which
the wolf charged the lamb in the stream below
him with muddying the water
How long has that lamb been a lamb" asked
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama. Gaughterl
In conclusion Mr.. Chandler declared that ths
opposition TO the Subsidy bill was composed onIy
OF eonSlomerate OF various political parties
all Of whom had different IDEAS He insisted
that the Senate and the country would realze
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