Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-21
BAYARD CENSURED.
Resolutions in the House Adopted by a
Vote Of iSO 10 Il.
ro,TNEr's SEAT MADE VACANT
so,ate Further Discusses the Cuban
ouestIon-Mr. Morgan Introduces ~
,otnt ResoIution on the Subject
senate Hills Passed.

,..,fel most Of the time Of the senate
.f,v Il was opened by Mr.. Caffery.
ID. ..rflnuation OF the speech begun by
,., Yesterday. in earnest opposition TO
IN l,terfcrence In the matter; and 1t
.,.s closed with an equally earnest ap-
..,l from Mr. Call in favor Of the Cuban
,-.,~e,uts or patriots.
r.f,r. the conference report on the
,...,r r.solutions was taken up Mr.. Al
,fIrcssed the Senate in opposi-
- g, the claim Of Mr.. Dupont to n
..., ir 10 Senate from the State Of
Delaware.
0.a n Mr.. Aliens points was that no
,.,ot,r should be admitted without a
.~l,rnatoriai certificate or without an
.,,rcation for a mandamus for such ccr-
,,e.,tc. Nlr. Chandler suggested that
that rile would have excluded The Sena-
,or from Florida CAir. Cain, and would
have deprived the Senate Of the many
,l,ouent arguments on various subjects
yti-h that Senator had made.
v- Allen wound up his speech by
declaring emphatically that he would
rIzal as a senator.
A motion to adjourn over until Monday
was made by Mr.. German Demo
20 Of Maryland. and was. in the
absence Of Mr.. Sherman objected TO by
gfr Lodge Republican,, Of Massa-
chusetts. who desired to have action
or the Cuban resolution. A call Of the
senate was had in order 10 give time
rr Mr.. Sherman to return to the
.hamber. and sixty senator's responded.
ln the mean time Mr.. Sherman re-
turned. and he expressed the hope that
the motion 20 adjourn over would not
Do agreed TO- unless there was first an
agreement reached as 10 a time for taking
vote on the Cuban resolution. To
that proposition a strong objection was
made 10y Mr. Hale on the ground that
two thirds OF the time occupied in
Me cuban discussion had been occu-
r.ed hy the members Of the Commit
ies ON Foreign Relations or those who
syrrrathized with their report. and
that there were many senators who de-
s.r.l 20 be heard on the other side of the
question.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Germans
r.fUn and IL was agreed tO--yeas, p;
t.f- 22-as follows:
Y,r-- Ncssrs Allen, Bacon. Bate, Brice,
Burrows. Butler. Caffery. Cannon, Carter
Chiffon. COckrell. Davis. Dubois, Faux
1rr. Gibson. German, Gray, Hale. Harris
Hll. 1rby. Jones of Arkansas. Mcmillan,
Martin. Mitchell Of Wisconsin. Morrill,
pasco PETER. Platt. Pugh Roach, Sc
Neu. Smith. Stewart, Teller. Thurston,
Tlrpie. Villas. Walthall, Wetmore, White,
and Wolcott-42.
Nays-Alessrs Baker. Blanchard, Brown,
Can. Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Frye. Gal
lnger Kyle. Lodge, Mills, Mitchell oil
Oregon. Morgan. Nelson. Perkins, Proc
Tor. sherman, Shoup. Tnlman. Vest, and
WIlson-22.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Mr.. Mitchell. chairman Of the Com
m.ttee on Privileges and Elections. re-
ported the joint resolution for the cleo
u0n Of'United states senators by the
people. and gave notice that, as soon as
possible he would move to have il taken
up and considered
LAS one Of the minority Of the com
mittee." Mr. Chandler said. Il give notice
that the motion of the Senator from ore
.ou VIII be vigorously opposed"
SIR. Cray CDemocraO, OF Delaware,
another member Of the committee, said
that the views OF the minority would be
prepared and submitted to the Senate.
The conference report on the Cuban
resolutions was then taken UP. and Mr..
Canrry continued the speech begun by
hm yesterday in opposition to the re
port aud cOntending that the exercise Of
ue power Of recognizing belligerent rights
belonged exclusively 10 the executive
branch Of the government.
Il conclusion. Mr. Caffery said that If
uc influence Of the United states was TO
lr extended over Cuba and the South
American countries. II must be on the
Wings of peace not on the piniOns OF
vat The very moment that an aggressive
N.r was made on the Powers holding
provinces 20 the North and South and in
Oh. Caribbean sea, spirit OF animosity
and hatred would be stirred up. which
No1l i1 away with all the beneficent
and benign .aects Of republican institu-
i.ar. making their way by the smooth
paths cf peace
Mr. 1il. DDemocraD. Of Texas. said
illf hr hal Intended 70 address the Sen
air or tl0 Cuban question to-day, but
inti as Air Hale had complained that
ihe advocates Of the resolutions had had
more than their share I'm the debate, he
would withhold his remarks for the
present.
lir Cal addressed the Senate. He
spoke of the opponents OF the resolu-
i.'- AS advocates Of Imperialism on
Ns Continent" and criticised the argu-
mett ot Mr Canery
Mt can relied upon "outrages upon
american citizens in Cuba" as a reason
joy taking into consideration the recogni-
l0n oi hellIgerency or Of independence
.L that island. AS to what was called
International law he asserted that
N.'r was really no such thing. 1t was
..f something that was gathered from
t- writings of publicists and from the
ai nations from time to time.
"i I.att said that he agreed with the
SENATOR iiom Florida, that whatever the
'i.iel States Government should do in
W ttdn matter u should do II in a
"a'F ava straightforward fashion. He
'.v's'.od that 20 mean that If the
.. states intervened 10 the extent of
'"r io Spain that the United States
lament had come 10 the conclusion
Da ought to be free and lnde-
Then the United States should
".- t-,a and go forward TO give that
qua DID wanted 10 know what the Sena-
'iDm Florida thought that the United
s..'es leht 90 do
M. 'a.. The first action would be TO
N.' Mr. Seward said 10 Spain, and
what effect that would have
.A, would be 10 repeal or modify
.ra.ity laws. and allow the friends
r ON I'm The United States-the
.'}s and men who wish 10 risk
Ives IN defence Of freedom and
.i''F. 10 have an opportunity 20 do
aat viii settle the question with
'f war and win settle ~ az once
".'..- ninety days. That IS what would
As 20 the threats % prlvateering upon
"Hencan commerce IN case Of war with
-'h. Mr. cali exclaimed: what com
i'e have we % prey upon? Priva-
ia can do us no harm. But there Is
u. f-..IhIlliN nl. u.nr