Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-06

.s.a1ld shtuid become !
20. bef0g Or the same pso-
Would b. glad to see that emo |
erred Is the recall OF General /
4 humane soldier and his sue
~ General weyler. who has
Ell christened 1.-THE Butcher
man Weyler. he CONTINUED,
or the worst men who could be
b pacify people His warfare
Ssacre.S He out1lly avows 1t. He
brute, ptire 81d simpie; his hands
stained - Ne blood Of defense
men am o1nen."
h6 senato< vent on to give extracts
5fa recenS 1terviews with General
Eeyler IN X(zIch he spoke of extermff-
3fine thu ibans These showed him to
saf enator Sherman, demon
tl AN general. Then the SEN
led: "If this continues no earthly
can prevent the president of the
wsd States from going to the island,
eping over 1t from end to end, and
wing out these barbarians."
At this fervid sentence the galleries
broke into loud and long applause while
, the vice president loudly gave warning
that under the rules If the demonstra-
ton was repeated the galleries would
be cleared.
Senator Sherman said every Christian
heart, every American heart, revolted
| at this rule of oppression. We did not
want any Armenia at our doors. We
should not shield ourselves, like Great
| Britain, by saying Armenia was too
| far away. The spirit of the age de-
manded that Spain should be COM
| PEELED to stop these cruelties. Not only
the United States but the countries OF
the world would unite In this demand
And If Spain failed to heed 1t and Wey-
Ter carried out his projected plans there
was not point on the American hem
isphere which would not send its troops
to put an end to the infamy.
II share In the responsibility of the
course we must take" said Senator
Sherman in closing, land, confident in
the justice of this course confident in
the justice of the Almighty Ruler of the
Universe, I feel we should aid In Sc
curing for Cuba the same liberty we
now enjoy"
Senator Lodge asked to have placed
in the Record the outline of Weyler's
forthcoming proclamations sent by the
correspondent of the Associated Press,
|
action the senate would take. General
Weyler's policy OF shooting down de-
fenseless people was begun, said SEN
ator Lodge.
There was a people struggling
against wrongs, beside which the griev-
ances which led the American colonies
to rebel against Great Britain were
nothing. The insurgents had gained
the rights of recognition by year OF
warfare
Senator Frye said: II am heartsick
and tired to see, day after day, this
splendid republic of ours doing police
duty for the most wicked nation on the
face of the EARTH"
After reading an account of the seiz'
ure of the Bermuda, Senator Frye, con
tinuing, said that he had been morti
fed and Inundated by it beyond meas
ure. Although recognizing the su
premacy of the law, 1 would have beer
delighted II Almighty God, without
loss of human life could have sent G
commotion of nature to send skywar6
the Selling vessel and speed the othel
; Cubaward"
In closing he said he would vote fol
anything that would aid the cause o.
the patriots who were struggling tt
wrest liberty from the grasp of a re
lentless despotism.
THE DETAILED VOTE.
The detailed vote on the final pass
, age of the resolutions is as follows:
Yeas-Republicans Allison, Baker
Brown, Burrows. Cameron, Cannon
Carter, Chandler, Clark. Cullom. Davis
Dubois, Elkins, Frye, Gallinger Gear
Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan
Mantle, Mitchell of oregon, Nelso !, Per
lkins, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sher
man, Shoup, Squire, Teller. Thurst on
Warren and Wilson. Democrats: Ba
con, Bate Berry, Call, Cockrell, Daniel
Faulkner, Gibson German, Gray, Hell
Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, Mar
tin, Mills. Morgan, Pasco, Roach, Smith
Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White. Popu
lists: Allen, Butler, Jones of Nevada
Kyle, PETER, Stewart.
Noes-Republicans: Hale, Morrill,
Westmore. Democrats: Caffrey, Chill