The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-29
The Senate By An Almost Unanimous Vote
Recognize Her As a BeIIIgerent.
ONLY SIX, VOTES IN OPPOSITION
House Resolution Not Accepted E,ut
tile SeEnte Committees Resolution
WA Cnnlcron's Amenhmcnt Goes
Through President TO Uxc HIS
GOOD Offices in Cuba's Behalf

washington, rep. 2S.-(Senate)-By 4
vote of "a to the Senate of the United
States put on record to-day It's views
ana policy In relation to the existing
revolution In Cuba. Up TO the hour of
O'clock the debate went oil--Senators
rielnS with each other IN praise of the
Cuban patriots and in denunciatiou Of
Captain-Gcncral Weyler, and Senator
Sherman charlcteiiZing him rather as a
demon than as Il General. The cruel
ties of Pizagro and Cortcz in Mexico
and Peru, and of the Duke Of Alba. in
Che Netherlands. wepe not overlooked
and there ran through the debate q
hardly concealed ccntcinpt for the power
OF Spain. The debate closed at D. m,
and then the voting began. Various
amendments wee voted down or laid
on the table by large ma io'-itics. and
hnally the vote came ON the resolution OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations as
amended by the addition to it of Senator
Camelon's resolution for the recogni-
tion of Cuban Independence. There was
M demonstration INDUCED in when the
result was announced. but the galleries
which md been overiioWing all day
und to which hundreds strove in vain
TO gt admission--werc quickly cm2iied.
and as soon afterwards the Senate ad-
jouiLcd until Monday.
1t is on Very rare occasions that vls-
tiers show themselves In tho gallery re-
e.ved for members of the diplomatic
corps. but to-day il was occupied by
numerous ladies and gentlemen of the
foreign legations. The ministers pres
ent were: Senor Mendoza. OF Brazil
Nr Hatch, Of Hawaii; SenOr Rcngcffo
of Colombia: Baron Won INcttler, Of Ger
many and Senor LaGo AtriaSa. of Qua
temala. There We're also present two
secretaries of tho Spanish legation and
many other attaches.
Afte! Very few minutes devoted to
; rNT -
tion of Mr. sherman. the business Of
the morning hour was dispensed with
and the resolution for a recognition OF
Cuban bnl!igcroncy was taken up.
Mr.. Lindsey. of kcntu2k. was the first
speaker He dld no; tt!n!; that in the
present emereency the subject ought
to be controlled in any way 10y the
past ccnduct Of Spain. II was in one
sense Il question of humanity. The
United states had beron. sponsor to The
world seventy years ago, tha; Spain
should continue 10 dominate the island
OF Cuba. nnd could not escape the re-
sponSihilty Of saying to Spain tina, she
must treat the Island with some kind OF
Justice In consideration Of tina, guar
antec uhat no other power than Spain
should possess the islantD the United
States had the right 10 demand that
Spain should give Cuba some sort Of
respectable government. som" sOr, of
protection, some sort of liberty that
would commend itself to the cnliphtoncd
civilization OF the age Spain owed 10
Cuba as nuch as Turkey owed to Ar
monia as much as the United States
owed 10 Venezuela. Ii Spain did not pay
the obligations resting on her. and IL
hcr necessities prevented her doing SO
then the time had como for steps to hc
Initiated: and they could bc prousrly
initiated only by the governments; Of the
h!ieu STATES. Overturcs should he
made to Spain for the safe ~ .hc'isiand
I" the Cubans-the United States to
guarantee the payment of the sum to be
agreed upon
Mr.. sherman. chairman of the Com
inittee ON Foreign Relations. said tha.
n" did not Disguise from himself Tho
danger and possibility OF histi,c move
mehts following 'thc action of Congress
Si'i'h was Il sensitive, proud ana gal
ant nation, and would not submit TO
WHAT she considered an Injustice
At the same time his convictions wo,o
stronS-madc stronger every avtha,
Inc condition OF affairs I'm cuba ,yns
such mat the Intervention of tho IIni,n1
STATES must be given. sooner or lotcr
10 pnt an end to crimes almost beyond
description o''u
Mr. Sherman alluded to the histor;o,,
cruelties exercised by Spain ana h",.
millclry commanders-by pizarro onh
CorteZ III McNico and Peru and bv tho
Duke OF Alba In the Netherlands.
Speakihs Of the rebel general. Come
Nlr sherman said that he was n man of
standing and character-probably an
luea!ist. But he ought 10 b.. and wo,,ld
probably soon be. considered a patriot
lie went on to say that ne was no, I'm
favor OF the annexation Of Cuba T., th,.
United states. He did not desire io
conquer Cuba or to have any influence
In her local autonomy In his n,dr-
ment Cuba should be attached to Mcvi-
co, because Cubans and Mexicans smoke
the same language. had the same ori
gin. The same antcccdants. ana MANY
ol the same circumstances.
Mr.. Sherman sent to the Clerks dosl,
ana had read extracts from Spanish
book, printed in a New York news
paper. reciting horrible cueItins
charged against Wcyler--Some OF the
incidents being so bad that he directed
me clerk to omit them. He spoke of
thcse deeds as baruarous atrocities and
MS inhuman cruelties ana said that
"eyIer was demon rather than a GEN
eral. lie denounced the idea of putting
such d man In command OF 100 ono
troops to ride rough-shod, kill and
slaushter feeble body OF people: and
ne declared dn the most solemn termsl
that II this kind of policy is pursued by
SPAN In Cuba, and If the people Of
the United States be informed OF H.