Evening star., 1896-02-29
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
Passed by the Senate by an Overwhelming
Vote.
Scenes Attending the Close of the
Debate I'm the Upper
House.

The Senate yesterday afternoon, shortly
before 5 o'clock, passed the Cuban resolu-
tions by a vote of 81 to- 9. The resolutions
were in concurrent form, being a COM
bination Of the substitute presented from
the committee on reign relations, and~the
amendment offered by Mr.. Cameron, as
foreshadowed In the regular edition of
last evenings Star, in the following form
Resolved by the Senate the House
Of Representatives concurring), That, in
the opinion of Congress, a condition
of public war exists between the gov
ernment 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 between
the contending powers, according to each
all the rights of belligerents in the ports
and territory Of the United States
Resolved further, That the friendly Of
by the President to the Spanish govern
ment for the recognition Of the tndepend-
ence Of Cuba.' =.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas. G-Allen. Allison, Bacon, Baker,
Bate. Berry, Brown. Burrows, Butler. Call.
Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Clark,
Goekrell Cullom, Daniel. Davis. Dubois,
r.
Gibson, German. Grsy. Hawley. Hill, Irby,
Jones, Arkansas; Jones, Nevada; Kyle.
Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride. Mcmillan, Man
a,, tie, Martin, Martin Mills. Mitchell. Oregon; Nor
ard Proctor. Quay. Roach, Sherman,
Shoup. Smith. Squire, Stewart, Teller
Ihurston, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, Warren.
White, Wilson.
Nays, 6-Caffery, Chiffon. George Halo
Morrill,, Wetmore.
Not voting. 19-Aldrich. Blackburn,
Harris. Hear. Mitchell, Wisconsin; Murphy.
Palmer Pettigrew, Platt, Pugh SeWelL
Tillman, Villas, Voorhees,, Wolcott
one remarkable feature of the vote was
the fact that it was practically impossible
to secure pairs for absent Senators, owing
10 the preponderance OF opinion. There
were several Senators really impaired, and
the probabilities are that on full ballot Of
the eighty-nine members of the Senate
there would have been at least eighty votes
cast IN favor of the resolutions. Senators
Harris. Mitchell Of Wisconsin. Palmer Till
man, Murphy, Voorhees,. Gordon and Hoar
1t was understood, would have voted aye
on the final test of opinion. Mr.. Villas was
tne u. only senator whose decision to vote
nay was announced. BY an inadyertent
error the name of Senator Hill was mis-
printed for that Of Senator Hale in the list
OF those who voted against the resolutions
IN fa the postscript OF The Star. issued just be-
lore o'clock. Mr.. Hill voted AYE"
The scenes attending the passage Of the
resolutions We're some what dramatic. The
galleries were packed, and the crowds await
ing In the corridors eagerly listened for evil
dences of the progress of the fight for Cuba
hbre." The vote, according to the agree
menf already reached, was taken at
o'clock Just previous to that hour the ven
cradle chairman of the committee on for
eign relations. Mr. Sherman, had announced
that the committee desired to accent Mr.
Cameron's amendment. This made II nrac
ucally certain that the Senate would adopt
question as to the adoption of some form Of
resolution favoring the Cuban cause, and
the representatives of the young republic
VINO had secured seats in the galleries were
in high spirits.
The debate had not been az sensation al
as the galleries had anticipated, for the drift
or opinion was SO much one Way that the
energy OF the takers rather tagged There
was momentary rustic Of excitement and
antlclpation when Mr. Vest arose to ask
Mr. w mite a question. The Missourian's
wonderful burst of oratory the day before
mad had, become widely known, and there was
other speech. But he merely put a nointad
query TO the Californian and resumed his
auditors. Va 'ne
strong joint resolution and made n br.er
speech III favor of that form of leeisIat tion
Mr.. Sherman, however, explained: ."The
reason why joint resolution ought not to
40 tiidl IL ddOpCeQ the President
Will be compelled to act en- this important
question within ten days, to say yes or no:
Whle II we send to him g. concurrent reso-
luton we send him our opinion and he can
act upon that opinion and exercise the ex
ecutive power at any time whenever occa-
sion arises"
When the hour for voting arrived Mr..
Sherman moved to table the White rcsolu-
tion. which held first place. His motion
was carried, 81 to IL. Thus the probable
preponderance Of sentiment was fore
shadowed, and the movers of all the pend
ing amendments but Mr. Allen agreed to
let their propositions go by the board. Mr..
Aliens declaration. however, was laid be-
fore the Senate and promptly tabled on
MI Sherman's motion. the vote being 81 to
IL. Then the committee resolution was pre-
sented. Mr. Morrill, endeavored to have the
two propositions contained in the deliver
ance divided, but Mr.. Sherman made
point Of order that was sustained, and the
entire question was put to a vote with the
result already stated. The announcement
or the passage of the resolutions was
greeted with applause from the galleries,
which was not checked
Just before the House took a recess until
evening the secretary of the Senate appear
ed at the bar of the House and presented
the concurrent resolutions just passed,
which he read at length. The members
present burst into loud applause, but no
action was taken.