The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06
WASHINGTON,

,,i VuipDIc MOrriiI Votes Again,
Ihsm ana Explains Why--PrOctG
Makssa Great speech on Coast Dcfens,
The Senate passed the Cuban resol,
lions Friday by vote of Ga to 6, i
eve stronger form than that in whic
they were debated. Cameron 8 amend
ment for the interposition of tho GOO
offices of this country to secure The in
dependence of Cuba was made II par
of then. The fsreign affairs COMMITTEE
had been reluctant to includc.this bu
at a hastily called meeting Frida
morning decided to do SO. Tn
speeches, with one or two exceptions
were all in favor of recognizing tn
brave fight which the islanders hav
been making for self government, ant
they went the length of facing wa
with Spain, if necessary. in supper
OF the position of the United States
Sherman said he recognized this pos
sibility, but thought the duty of hu
mainly clear, in view of Weyler's
proclamations of butchery and bar
barity. But he was not in favor OF
the annexation of Cuba to the United
States; he thought the island should
be attached to Mexico because of sim
ilarity of language and origin.
Tho resolutions were Immediately
sent over to the House where they
were received with tumultuous cheers,
and Monday they were rushed through
that body under suspension of the
rules, allowing only 30 minutes a side
for debate. The vote was l75 in favor
of considering the resolutions under
suspension of the rules and only 10
in the negative. Several members
pleaded for less haste but in vain, and
the vote on the adoption of the resou
ton was 263 to lG.
The Cuban resolutions are hanging
fire for the present. The Senate refus.
es to accept the House changes and
conference committee has been appoint
ed. As tho resolutions are concur,
rent instead of Joint it is sup
posed that they do not require any ac-
ton by the president though the dis.
tinction is a shadowy one. The pres,
idcnt is understood not to believe that
The Senate took up the Dupont case
Wednesday.
Senator Morrill, voted against the
Cuban resolutions. He states in Il
published card that his reason was
that he wanted them divided. He
would have voted To recognize bcllig-
erency but thought the expression
about independence too eX trava
CANT" He doubted whether the war
in Cuba had indicated such progress
on the part of the insurgents as en-
titled them to anything more. They
have no navy, no ships, no port.
Their government has no fixed local.
ty. 1t might as we'll be carried about
the country on bicycle. Their con
stitution was not constituted by any
but is rather rough brief
copy of our constitution that any
young man could have put together
in a short time. Besides, if | was
going to play game of swagger.
would rather do it with Great Britain
Or some other power. than with weak
like that of Spain.
Senator Proctor made a great speech
asst week on coast defenses, taking the
ground that money should be put into
hem instead of more naval armament |
because such a system can be con
,tructed for sum many times less |
han the cost of navy like the great |
lavies of Europe and navy quickly |
ieteriorates and is expensive 10 main
ain. The total amount appropriated |
ID TO date from and including the Sd |
lay of March, 1883, for the increase of
he navy is sl10,37l ITO. 10, or more
han enough to have entirely COM
,leted in the minutest detail the most
perfect system of land defenses that
he art OF the engineer can devise and
lave rendered our seaports practically
afe against the combined assaults of
II the navies admittedly superior to
ur own. We could have occupied the
irst place in the world as regards our
ortified frontier and still have money
nough left to provide "A good share of
he additional floating batteries and
orpedo boats necessary. According
0 the report of the Endicott board.
hitch was approved by Commanders
and Smith, two naval eA
erts, we ought to eXpend SIS. GOO, 0nO
n floating dcfenses and s97, 600, GOO
n land defenscs. sInstead of keep
no up this proportion we have eX-
ended so, 600, 600 on land deiensos and
lanv times that amount ON floating
efenses. Our navykstands seventh or
erhaps fifth among the navics Of the
orld and is sufficient. as "a supplement
an DISQUALIFICATION of coast, defense
, our perfect protection. The New
orS Sun we'll says it is the best argu
tent ever made on the subject except
ildcn's.
The seed hunting majority in the !
louise expose the motive behind this
rab completely during the recent j
abate on the matter in committee of !
l. g., I,y tr., I,.,.t
ote to appropriate $50, GOO to buy {
eeds which the secretary of agricul-
ire must give away, an amendment '
as offered providing that all the dis
be one by the department of
yriculture instead of by congressman +,
ny followed the proposition, which !
as Immediately vigorously attacked j
| W as urged that the farmers would {
et the seeds as surely and as quickly F.,
sent directly from the department, I
nd that they would probably be as
isely distributed, and that all the c
nrposes of the appropriation would
lus be met. But the amendment was
,ted down just the same.
The House passed the Arizona school !
nd bill over the presidents veto Sat G
rday.
The present house is the fairest the '
have ever been with con
sted election cases, perhaps because ;
has no need of being otherwise. 1t I
as just decided two cases in favor of
,e sitting members, both Democrats i
I'd one the other way. J
The senate Monday passed the bill !
r the increase of the navy by 1000 /
,listed men, for the calling OFT and t
,listment of the naval militia in case !.
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