The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-21
WEARY OF DEBATING
The Cuban Resolution Receives a
Black Eye in the Senate.
SHERMAN'S EFFORTS FAIL
Morgan at Last Offers a Joint Res
oiution and Then Adjournment
Until Monday Is Taken
Caffery's Opposition.

Washington, March Ex-senator
Morgan presented a phase of the Gu
ban question to the senate shortly be-
fore the adjournment tonight in offer
ing a joint resolution declaring that a
state of war existed in Cuba and rec
ognizing the insurgents as belliger-
ents. The pending resolutions are
concurrent. while these being joint.
would. IL adopted, require the presi-
dents signature.
The resolution before the senate re-
ceived an unexpected reserve to-day.
course of adjournment over Saturday
unless unanimous consent was given to
take the final vote on the Cuban ques-
ton at a stated time next week. The
unanimous consent was not given.
however and the senate voted AZ to %
to adjourn over tomorrow. The vote
was. regarded as an evidence of grow
ing opposition to the Cuban resolu-
tions. Most of the day was given TO
the Cuban debate.
The Dupont election contest case
came up long enough to allow Allen an
opportunity TO express his views
against Dupont's claims.
German moved that when the senate
adjourned IL be until Monday. on
roll call the motion prevailed. AZ to %.
The detailed vote is as follows: Yeas
observation-disclosures Cannon, Carter.
Davis, Dubois, Hale. Mcmillan, Morrill,,
Platt, Sewell. Teller, Thurston, Wet
more and Wolcott Democrats - Ba-
con, Bate, Brice. Caffery, Chiffon. Cock
rell, Faulkner Gibson. German. Gray.
Harris, Hill. Irby, Jones. arkansas
Martin, Mitchell. CWisconsin) Pasco.
Pugh, Roach. Smith. Turpie. Villas,
Walthall and White. Populists-Allen.
Butler, PETER, Stewart-42
Nays - Republicans - Baker, Brown,
Chandler, Clark, Cullom. Frye. Calling
er, Lodge. Mitchell, (Oregon Nelson.
Perkins, Proctor, Sherman, Shoup and
Wilson. Democrats-Blanchar Call.
Mills, Morgan. Tillman and Vest. Pop
ulist--Kyle-22.
Caffery then proceeded with his
speech, begun yesterday. opposing the
Cuban resolution. Caffery said; I
protest against attacks on the charac-
.ster of foreign countries. protest
against these epithets hurled at Spain
during the debate in this chamber as
entirely out of place. and as not becom-
ing the dignity OF the senate" Canery
went on to urge that the resolutions
were gratuitous insults to Spain and
amounted almost TO war
At 2:35 o'clock Caffery concluded ana
Call then addressed the senate. At one
point when Call was urging interven-
ton Platt said suppose we suggest
intervention and Spain does not accept
IL, then does the senator propose that
we shall go TO war;"
First let us make our declaration ana
see what effect that has" answered Call,
Next let US repeal our neutrality laws
and allow our brave boys and men. ready
10 risk their lives in the cause OF free
dom, an opportunity TO do so. That viii
settle thd question without a war and set
tie II within 90 days" Palmer took the
floor on the Cuban resolutions, but post
poned his remarks until Monday.
The following bills were passed: FIX
ing Ogden and Salt Lake city as the
places for holding terms of the United
States courts in Utah; granting right Of
way over the public domain for oil pipe
lines in Colorado and Wyoming; for the
disposal OF lands in the Fort Klamath
Bay reservation, oregon; for survey OF
the mouth of the Yukon river. Alaska.
During n null in the proceedings Morgan
introduced an important Joint Cuban res
oIution and asked that the resolution go
over under the rules At 5:25 o'clock the
senate adjourned until Monday.