The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-29
The Insurgents Accorded Bel
hgerent Rights.
BY UNITED STATES SENATE
After a Day of Excitement and
Fervid Speeches.
sHERMAN's SPEECH A FEATURE
The Galleries Were Crowded and the
Announcement of the Vote Was
Greeted With Prolonged
Applause.

w dSl1ttS itlis II NAl. 90 - AsAN oNoh
whelming vote of 64 to 6, the Senate
to-day adopted a concurrent resolu-
tion favorable to Cuban belligerency
and independence. The resolutions
adopted, are as follows:
The resolution in full is as follows:
Resolved, BY the Senate (the House
concurring), that in the opinion of
Congress as a condition of public war
exists between the government OF
Spain and the government proclaimed
and for some time maintained by force
Of arms by the people of Cuba; and
that the United States of America
should maintain a strict neutrality be-
tween the contending powers, accord
ing to each all the rights of belliger-
ents in the ports and territory OF the
United States.
Resolved, That the friendly offices
Of the United States shall be offered
by the President to the Spanish gov
ernment for the recognition of the i'm
dependence of Cuba.
The final vote on the adoption of the
resolution was as follows:
Yeas Republicans Allison, Baker,
Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Cannon,
Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Davis,
Dubois. ElIxins, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Hawley. Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Mitchell, of Oregon; Nelson,
Perkins, Pfitchard, Proctor, Quay,
Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Teller, Thurs
ton, Warren, and wilson Democrats
Bacon, Bate, Berry. Call, Coclrell,
Daniel, Faulkner, Gibson, German,
Gray, Hill, Irby, Jones, of Arkansas;
Mill AEaser9aY4 Da1ac
Roach, Smith, TBrpie, Vest, Walthall,
Jones, Of Nevada: Kyle, PETER, Stew
art
Nays Republicans Hale, Morrill,,
| and Wetmore. Democrats Caffery,
| Chiffon, George. Populists None.
Total yeas, "a; total nays, 6.
| When this result was announced, the
densely packed galleries broke into
long continued applause which the
President checked with difficulty.
| The result was reached after a day of
fervid speeches which at times arous-
ed the crowd of spectators to enthusi-
astic demonstrations. The keen pub
| lie interest in the subject was evinced
| by the presence of the largest crowd
| since Congress assembled.
| The representatives of foreign pow
ers were numerously in attendance,
1 the occupants of the diplomatic gal
/ lerv including Ministers Mendonca, of
| Brazil, and Hatch, OF Hawaii, Lazzo
/ A1Tiaga, of Guatemala. Rengifo, Of
/ Columbia, and Baron Won Kettler Of
| the German Embassy. Senior Dupuy de
| LONE, the Spanish Minister, was not
/ present, but two of the attaches OF
| the Spanish Legation occupied seats
| with the other diplomats.
The main feature of the debate was
the speech of Senator Sherman, Chair
| man of the Committee on Foreign Re-
| lations. As a rule the veteran Senator
from Ohio speaks With reserve and con.
servatism, so that it was the more sur
| prising when he arraigned Spain and
| her Goyernor-General, Weyler in the
| most mereiless and scathing language
Shortly after the session opened
| Representative Hit, Chairman Of the
House committee on Foreign Affairs
Joined Mr.. Sherman, Chairman of the
| Senate committee on Foreign Rela
tions in a whispered conference at Mr.
| Shernan's desk The Ohio Senator
announced that the Cuban question
would be taken up without waiting
for the usual expiration of the morn
ing hour at p. m.
Mr. Allen, Pop, Neb), asked tc
withdraw the resolutions for the ap
pofntment Of Mr. Lloyd as an official
This brought on another discussion as
to adding a Populist official to the
rolls. Mr. Allen finally Withdrew the
resolution.
Mr.. Sherman then moved that tht
| Cuban resolution be taken up and this
prevailed without objection and Mr.
Lindsey, Dem. Ky), addressed the
| Senate. He said the conflict in Cubt
was at our very doors and was being
waged with such desperation that only
one of two results could come, either
the complete independence Of Cuba o.
the utter annihilation of the Cubar
people. The Senator said he approach
cd the subject from the standpoint q
humanity rather than Of law.
At 115 Mr. Sherman began hi
speech closing the debate. He SPOKE
of the keen sensitiveness of the Spanish
people and their tendency TO quickly
resent any act they regarded as injuri
Gus to them. But he felt that the time
. had come when the United States mus
intervene to put an end to crime
almost beyond the power o
description. The Senator said h
would not re-enter on the legal argu
ments so fully covered by Mr.. Morgan
but he referred to several pamphlet
presented by Mr. Estrada Palma, tn
agent representative Of the Cubans j.
this country.
4 Mr.. Sherman said the statemen
bore the stamp of authenticity. III
said it oyercame the misapprehensiol