The morning times., 1896-02-21
Senators Only Disagree on The
methud to Be Followed.
MR.. CAMERON's STRONG PLEA
He Argues In Favor of Independence
and Thinks 1t tlle Only Sure Plan
Mr.. Lodge Grows Eloquent and
Scores the Spaniard-Mr. Morgan
Counselss Prudence.

various resolutions now before the Senate.
Mr.. Chandler. after several speeches had
been made, secured the floor and urged
that further speaking be suspended and
that the Senate pass resolution OF sym
pathy with Cnba and express the hope that
she would secure her independence. THIS
he thought was all Cuba would ever get
from the United States. Then the speak
ing could be resumed anu the various
resolutions acted upon.
Mr. Morgan- On behalf OF the Foreign
Relations Committee. suggested to the
Senator from New Hampshire that the rcso-
ton reported by the committee covered
this very ground.
Eyes; l know that persisted Mr..
Chandler, but when can we get vote
on it?''
"As far as / am concerned" Fetorted
Mr. Morgan, '.you can have vote this
very instant"
Quick as a flash came the response from
Mr.. Chandler: Mr.. President" he said.
81 ask unanimous consent that vote may
be taken at once on the various resolu-
tions on Cuba now before the Senate
There was an awkward silence for a
moment. 1t seemed as If the motion
would carry when Mr.. Gray, of Delaware,
with good deal of hesitancy, objected
| and the affair ended.
THE FIRST SPEAKER.
Mr.. Call was the first speaker OF the
afternoon. He spoke of the battles daily
occurring in the island aud read from a
| consular report prediction that the
insurgent cause would be victorious That
report disposed OF the preiudiced state
raents from Spanish sources, asserting
victories on the side ofSpaiD. Hccharacter
| lied the present condition of things in
! Cuba in these words:
"A sea OF blood is now running there.
Murders and repfisaIs prevail. The recent
order OF Capt. Gen. weyler Furnishing
with death persons even suspected of
completely is shocking TO humanity. No
| argument has been made, or Gun be made,
against the passage OF the resolution, not
only recognizing beiigcrency, but recog
nizing the absolute independence of the
! government of Cuba"
Mr. Cameron said 'iThe views which l
have presented 10 the Senate for the
| minority OF the Committee on Foreign
| Relations, contain the reasoning which, in
my opinion, its proposed action should be
| founded. | have nothing TO add to that
| statement. 1t is intended TO recall our
| government 10 tie old and established
| policy of the United States. The last of
our Presidents who bad to deal with the
| subject OF Cuban revolt was Gen. Grant.
| At a later period LGdffe honor of serving
| as a member of Gen. Grants Cabinet and
| feel that have the right, and perhaps he
| iaty, ofasserting policy which he strongly
| held.
| For my own part, regard the question
| of belligerency as a false issue, mistake,
into which the friends OF Cuba should not
fall. If Spain wishes to impede or delay
effecive~aatIe4i oH our part, she Will
| encoura ge Stis SO wastc our energy and
our inttiatiFe III Struggling with tue
legal difficutties~ hat involve this ques-
tion OF belligefency, which, when stripped
Of all its popular notions. is at most an
empty, or perhaps a mischievous, legal
form. ] Object to 1t, in the first place, for
the same rea sons which caused Gen.
Grant to reject it In 1875. because it is
offensive to Spain and delusiye to Cuba
The contest is 20 lcngcr one OF bclligerency
but one OF Independence.
MR. N'SoBJECTIONs.
I'm the second place. object to it because
ii comedies to Spain the belligerent right
and seizing them whenever they have any
thing on board which can be considered
contraband OF war. You will observe that
the resolution proposed by the ma a5ority
does not mention the rights of belligerency
on the high seas, but 1t oOnfers them never
thelcss. ] object to ii in the third place
because 1t imposes belligerent duties as
well as beligerent rights, and relieves
| Of al fupt t1-
destruction of American property in Cuba,
by transferring that responsibility 20 the
insurgents. The insurgents Is hitherto have
been alone Obliged TO destroy property for
military objects. and the belligerent duty
will work TO their injury alone.
For my own part, wish the government
to act, I want TO see the chronic misery
of Cuba ended. For such Senators as
wish to affirm more strongly their loyalty
to the professions and traditions of The
| American people, will move the adoption
of joint resolution. which is not intended
to declare the independence OF Cuba, but
to establish basis OF future action looking
. to the ultimate independence. of the island
If that joint resolution be passed and til,
Spanish government pay no attention to
it, shall, at an early dag, offer a reso
independence of Cuba.'
The joint resolution was: Resolved
BY the Senate and House of Representatives
that the good offices of the United States
are earnestly recommended to the favor
able consideration of the Spanish govern
ment for the recognition OF the independents,
| of Cuba
MR.. LODGE TALKS.
Mr. Lodge, member of the Cornmitte,
on Foreign Relations, said that he hat
united with all the other members of tha
committee-with a single exception-iI
reporting the resolution before the Senate
He should be very glad, however, if tn,
] Senate should see fit to go further in tha
/ direction; for he thought that the timt
had come when the United States shoul,
use its good offices to bring to an end tn.
deplorable condition that now existed il
the Island Of Cuba.
He spoke at length on the struggles Cuba
had made for independence and the way
Spain had treated the United States. HI
closed a twenty minutes speech, which was
listened to with the greatest attention. b!
: | saying:
.'0f the sympathes of the American
people, generous, liberty-loying, l have M
question. They arc with Cuba in th
struggle for freedom. / believe they woult
welcome any action on the part of th