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TALK IN THE SENATE
CUBAS FREEDOM THE SUBJECT
OF A HOT DEBATE
Some Plead for Peace While Others
Urjje Vengeance on Spain and De
clare It Is Time to Knd the Conflict
on the Island
Proceedings in Upper House
-The action of the House of Representa
tives Wednesday in adopting its declara
tion upon the Hispano American situa
tion made the Senate Thursday the storm
eenter of the war elements The galleries
were packed and thousands were turned
away By unanimous consent at the
request of Senator Davis chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee the res
olution as reported by the Foreign Rela
tions Committee was laid before the Sen
ate and debate began
The debate was not particularly inter
esting although there were some spicy
dialogues and two or three dramatic
scenes An attack was made upon the
President by Mr Turner of Washington
which was very bitter in tone He de
scribed the policy of Mr McKinley on the
Cuban question as effervescent and iri
descent promises accompanied by a mys
terious reserve that was awe Inspiring
During the progress of the debate there
was a large attendance and a number of
chairs were brought in to accommodate
a number of Representatives who came to
hear the speeches
Senator Hoar replied to Mr Turner
He spoke in a low tone of voice with
great earnestness and solemnity and ev
ery word he uttered was distinctly heard
by every person in the chamber Mr
Hoar recited many incidents in our earlier
history that bear directly upon the pres
ent situation and urged the Senate to
practice that self restraint which is more
sublime than to yield to a tempest of ex
citement and indignation No one felt
more deeply the awful horrors of the
Maine no one was more jealous of the
national honor than he no one feared war
less but he pleaded with his colleagues
not to plunge the country into hostilities
without being certain they were on the
right side He defended the President
with eloquent zeal
Senator Gray a Democrat made an
earnest speech in defense of a Republican
President Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
also spoke The Cuban resolutions how
ever were not a party question in the
Senate Both the Republicans and the
Democrats were very sharply divided
Among the most earnest supporters of the
President were Messrs Caffery Faulk
ner Gorman Gray and other Democrats
while the most radical sympathizers of
the insurgents were found on the Republi
can side Messrs Chandler Thurston
Proctor Foraker and Mason
During Senator Fairbanks speech Mr
Davis the chairman of that committee
made repeated efforts to reach an agree
ment for an adjournment and after Sen
ator Fairbanks had concluded Senator
Davis moved that the Senate adjourn un
til 10 oclock Friday and upon that mo
tion the test of the strength of forces
came The roll call showed it to be de
feated by two majority the vote being 32
in the negative and 30 in the affirmative
Senator Cullom took the floor but yield
ed to yiv Davis to renew his efforts to
reach an understanding limiting debate
This precipitated a scene The Senators
forgot their dignity and proceeded in an
informal way to discuss the proposition
They crowded in the main aisle in front of
the Vice President in heated discussion
and for a while it was feared the disgrace
ful scenes in the House Wednesday would
be repeated Mr Cockrell pleaded with
Mr Davis for a motion to adjourn leav
ing the Senate to set an hour for the final
vote at Fridays session Senator Carter
opposed deliberation and demanded ac
tion He said twenty three Senators had
announced their intention to make
speeches and yet every one knew not a
vote on the floor would be changed should
the debate continue for a week He was
liberally applauded and when the gal
leries were censured by the Vice-President
Senator Pettus of Alabama took up
their defense and claimed they voiced the
sentiment of the American people The
applause he said commenced on the floor
and Mr Masun with apparent satisfac
tion announced that he had started it
One of the great speeches of the day
was delivered late in the afternoon by
David Turpie Democratic Senator from
Indiana who is generally regarded as one
of the ablest lawyers in the United States
Mr Turpie in a speech of less than thirty
minutes attempted to demonstrate that
if this Government intervened in the Cu
ban situation without first recognizing
the independence of the insurgent repub
lic it would thereby become liable for the
Spanish Cuban war debt amounting to
about 400000000
After a six hour session the Senate ad
journed with the Cuban question unset
tled and no arrangement made for tak
ing a vote -
War Speech by Cnlloni
The Senate met at 10 oclock Friday
and it was announced that an adjourn
ment would not be taken until a vote had
been reached on the Cuban question De
spite the lowering clouds which threat-
ened to pour out their suspended torrents
at any moment and despite too the un
usually early hour of convention the gal
leries were thronged when the Vice-Presidents
gavel fell At the suggestion of
Mr Davis the ordinary morning business
was set aside and the Foreign Relations
Committee Cuban resolutions were laid
before the Senate
Senator Cullom of Illinois was the first
speaker In referring to Spains appeal
to the European powers he said
Spain in her appeal to the European
powers appealed to the divine right of
kings but America appeals to the divine
right of the people We propose to do
our duty to God and humanity to liberty
and ourselves by saying to Spain Hold
your hand you shall not outrage liberty
and humanity in Cuba any longer The
speaker also said the hour for action was
about to strike and that it was the duty
of the Senate to face the crisis boldly and
loyally And if Spain shall see proper
to resent bur action when we tell her to
withdraw we shall not hesitate to take
up the gauntlet and appeal to the god of
battles and to the judgment of mankind
to justify our cause concluded Mr Cul
lom
Mr Berry of Arkansas was the next
speaker He said a great responsibility
rested upon the President and while he
should be supported in this crisis the Sen
ator himself believed the Senate should
go further and pass a resolution recog
aieiug the independence of Cuba The
language should be so plain he said that
no one could fail to understand its mean
ing The whole world a xreek ago believ
ed this Government would take such a
step The belief had since heen spread
that we intend to put upon the Cubans ob
ligations they conld not and would not as
sume Mr Berry said that after he heard
Senator Proctors speech on Cuba he
Berry remarked to Mr Vest of Mis
souri That speech means war Mr
Berry added that the Proctor speech
touched the hearts of the American peo
ple from one end of the land to the other
If- we fail to respond he continued we
will be regarded as sneaks and cowards
The speech of Senator Berry was ap
plauded whiqh moved Senator Cockrell
to demand silence from the galleries and
an enforcement of rules Accordingly the
presiding officer impressively informed the
immense concourse of people present that
they would have to observe the dignity of
the Senate or the galleries would be clear
ed
Senator Daniel of Virginia followed Mr
Berry Mr Daniel said that he had been
an advocate of peace hut the time for
war seemed now at hand We stand up
on the edge of war This nation is one
with the sword in its hand and if the
word that now hesitates upon the lips be
spoken and the command Forward be
given upon some proud day the Stars and
Stripes will be waving over Morro Castle
and Cabanas prison
Mr Daniel said he was content neither
with the House resolution nor with the
Senate committees resolution and served
what he termed a warning to the country
that if the resolutions reported by the
Foreign Relations Committee were
adopted it would mean that American
guns would be turned in the faces of Max
imo Gomez and his liberty loving follow
ers Senator Daniels speech was a bitter
arraignment of the President He openly
charged that the President meant to use
the forces of the army and navy to sup
press the insurgents
The sharp criticism of the Presidents
action and message induced a heated col
loquy between Senators Daniel and Gray
Senator Gray said the insinuation was
false and that the Senator from Virginia
Daniel was the only one in the United
States who would dare to make such a
charge against the President A sensa
tion followed this charge Senator Daniel
proceeded in a sensational manner He
said I speak plainly We do not speak
Spanish in this chamber and then stab our
brother under the fifth rib I am glad to
get into the open air of the discussion per
mitted in a free country
There was great indignation among rad
ical Senators who were convinced that
war was inevitable at the lack of vigor
in the resolutions passed by the House
and particularly in the omission of thtj
clause compelling Spain to at once with
draw from Cuba
UPHOLDS THE MINE THEORY
JLee Believes fpaniah Officials Blew Up
the Battleship Maine i
The testimony taken before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations in con
nection with the investigation into the re
lations between the United States and Cuba
was made public Thursday It constitutes
a book of about G50 pages and includes not
only the testimony taken since the disas
ter to the Maine but also much that was
taken before and running back for a year
or more
The statement which contains the
greatest current interest is that made by
Consul General Lee on the 12th instant
In this statement Gen Lee said that he
was informed on good authority that the
Spaniards had placed two rows of torpe
does just at the mouth of the Havana
harbor by Morro Castle within the last
two months or subsequent to the Maine
disaster and that the switchboard is in
a room in the castle He said however
that he had no information of the placing
of any torpedoes before the Maine was
destroyed and none in regard to the pur
chase abroad by the Spanish authorities
Have you any reason to suppose that
the harbor was mined before the blowing
up of the Maine asked Senator Frye
No sir I had no reason to suspect
anything of that sort up to that time
He then went on to say that Gen Wey
lers letter to Santos Guzman had led
him to believe that mines might have
been placed there previous to the Maine
incident and he said that this supposition
was strengthened by a telegram from
Gen Weyler of which he had cognizance
Upon the whole he thought the Weyler
letter the Laine letter was a correct
copy of the genuine letter
The telegram to which he referred was
addressed to Eva Canel a noted Spanish
woman and an admirer of Weylers and
to Senor Guzman and it read as follows
Grave circumstances cause me to ask
you to destroy the last letter of Feb 12
Gen Lee said that this telegram had
never before been published and he found
in it strong confirmatory evidence of the
genuineness of the Weyler letter
With -reference to the responsibility for
the destruction of the Maine Gen Lee
said I am satisfied the explosion was
from the outside I cabled the state de
partment a few days after the board as
sembled that it was almost certain that
the explosion was from the exterior I
have always had an idea about the Maine
that of course it was not blown up by
any private individual or by any private
citizen but it was blown up by some of
the officers who had charge of the mines
and electrical wires and torpedoes in the
arsenal there who thoroughly understood
their business for it was done remarka
bly well
WEYLERS LETTER
Butcher Intimates What He Would
Do to an American Ship
The letter referred to by Consul General
Lee in his testimony before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations as show
ing that Gen Weyler was probably cog
nizant of the fact that submarine mines
had been laid in the harbor of Havana
and that probably it was the explosion of
one of these by Spanish officials that caus
ed the Maine disaster bears the data of
Jan 8 1898 and was written to His
Excellency Don JFrancisco de los Santos
Guzman at Havana The part pointed
to as referring to the -existence of sub
marine mines in the Havana harbor is as
follows
By the way I have read these days
that the Americans are pondering about
sending one of their war ships to that
city During my command in Cuba they
did not even dare to dream about it
They knew the terrible punishment
that awaited them
I had Havana harbor well prepared
for such an emergency I rapidly fin
ished the work that Martinez Campos
carelessly abandoned
If the insult is made I hope that there
will he a Spanish hand to punish it at
terribly as It deserves
HOUSE IS FOR WAR
INTERVENTION RESOLUTIONS
PASSED WITH A RUSK
They Demand Immediate Interven
tionPresident Directed to Use
the Army Navy and Volunteers to
Carry Decision of Congress Into Effect
Liberty for the Island
The American House of Representa
tives on Wednesday declared for inter
vention in Cuba After one of the most
exciting and memorable days in its his
tory the House by a vote of 322 to 19
adopted a resolution which nine tenths of
its members believed made war with
Spain inevitable By nearly unanimous
vote the President of the United States
was authorized to intervene for the pur
pose of securing a free Ciiba Thunder
ous applause on both sides of the hall and
in the galleries greeted the announcement
of the result of this momentous roll call
All the afternoon the House had been
in a state of intense excitement and the
day was marked by a uumber of sensa
tional scenes On account of internal ex
plosions in the House the sergeant-at-arms
was twice compelled to intervene
with his mace to stop what bade fair to
be a devastating war among the members
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela
tions late Tuesday afternoon agreed by
unanimous vote on resolutions recognizing
the right of the Cubans to independence
and empowering the President to compel
Spain to withdraw from the island
These resolutions are preceded by a
stirring preamble which declares that the
horrible condition of affairs which has
prevailed for two years in the island of
Cuba so near to our borders has shocked
mankind and is a disgrace to Christian
civilization It is further set forth that
this condition of anarchy culminated in
the destruction of a United States bat
tleship and 2GG of its officers and crew
who were on a friendly visit in the harbor
of Havana This state of affairs it is
said can no longer be endured and there
fore according to the facts set forth in
the Presidents message in which Con
gress was requested to act the Senate
committee adopts the resolutions which
are as follows
Resolved first That the people of the
Island of Cuba are and o right ought to
be free and Independent
Second That the war Spain Is waging
against Cuba Is so destructive of the com
mercial and property Interests of the Uni
ted States and so cruel barbarous and
inhuman In its character as to make it
the duty of the United States to demand
and the government of the United States
hereby does demand that she at once
withdraw her laud and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters
Third That the President of the Uni
ted States be and he hereby is author
ized empowered and directed to use
the entire land and naval forces of the
United States and to call into the service
of the United States the militia of the
several States to such an extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect
The scene in the Senate chamber
Wednesday when Senator Davis chair
man of the foreigu relations committee
presented the resolution declaring Cuba
free and independent was dramatic The
report came in much sooner than expected
immediately after the morning hour
The resolutions went to the Kmt Atk
pro Cuban sentiment The report ac
companying the resolutions which was
also presented by Senator Davis was a
very thorough review of the entire situa
tion
The reading of the report occupied forty-seven
minutes Senator Hoar de
manded that the resolution lie over under
the rules until Thursday The Vice Presi
dent reserved his decision upon the point
of order and recognized Senator Foraker
who yielded the floor to Senator Turpie
The latter presented the report of the mi
nority of the committee on foreign rela
tions as follows
The undersigned members of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations cordially
concur in the report made upon the Cu
ban resolutions but we favor the imme
diate recognition of the republic of
Cuba as organized in that island as a
free Independent and sovereign power
among the nations of the world
The minority report was signed by Sen
ators Turpie Mills Daniel and Foraker
Conservative Senators showed a disposi
tion to delay action on the resolutions by
debate Senator Davis said there was no
disposition to unduly press the question
though it would be pressed as rapidly as
possible The chair decided Senator
Hoars point of order well taken
Two Reports in House
Late Tuesday night the Republican
members of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs agreed to report the fol
lowing
The President is authorized directed
and empowered to intervene at once to
restore pence on the island Of Cuba and
secure to the people thereof a firm stable
and independent government of their
own and is authorized to use the army
and navy forces of the United States to
secure this end
The House committee on foreign affairs
went into session about 1020 oclock
Wednesday morning At 1115 the com
mittee took a recess until 1 oclock The
Republicans were agreed and the recess
was taken to allow the Democrats to con
sult the leaders with the hope that unani
mous action might be had
The Republican majority of the House
foreign affairs committee at 130 Wednes
day afternoon agreed to report a resolu
tion in substance the same as that de
cided upon Tuesday night The Demo
cratic members of the committee how
ever agreed upon a resolution as a sub
stitute for the majority report in which
the recognition of the present Cuban gov
ernment is demanded
At exactly 3 oclock the Speaker recog
nized Mr Adams acting chairman of the
foreign affairs committee He asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of the resolutions which he submitted
Mr Bailey objected to the consideration
of the resolutions Charges and counter
charges were bandied across the floor A
fist fight on the floor of the House almost
followed The Speaker ordered the
to use the silver mace
the emblem of the Houses authority
Notes of Current Events
Apothecaries are wanted in the navy
Uncle Sam has use for some on his war
ships
A Baltimore tobacco importer alleges
that the cigar manufacturers of Havana
paid Gen- Weyler 120000 in gold to pro
hibit the shipment of Havana tobacco
from the island
Benjamin Taylor believed to be the
oldest man in Tesas died at his home at
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