The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-04
Sixty-Feur to Six.
The Senate's Splendid Major
ity for ''Cuba Llbre.'' -

WASHINGTON, Feb. % BY vote
Of 81 to 6 the senate Of the United
States put on record to-day its views
and policy in relation to the existing
revolution III Cuba.
Up to the hour Of i o'clock the de-
bate went on-senators vlelog With
each other in praise of the Cuban pa
triots aud 10 denuociation Of Captain
Gereral Weyler; Senator Sherman
characerizlng him rather as demon
than as a general The crue'ies of
Pizarro and Cor,ez in Mexico and Peru
aud of the Duke of Alva in the Neither
lands we're no: overlooked, aud there
ran through the debate hardly COD
cealcd contempt for the power of
Spain.
The debate closed at 4 p. N. and
then the voting began. Various
amendments were voted down or laid
on the table, by large majorlties; and
6nally the vote came Oh the resolution
Of the committee on foreign relations,
as amended by the addition to it oe
Senator Cameron's resolution for the
recognition Of Cuban independence.
There was no demonstration INDUCED
ia when the resul, vas announced, but
thc galleries, which had been overflow
ing all day-and to which hundreds
strove in vain to get admisslon-were
quickly cmptiel, and soou afterwards
the senate adjourned Until Monday
It is on very rare occasions that visit
ors show themselves ia the gallery re-
served fer members of the diplomatic
corps but to-day it was occupied by
numerous ladies aod gentlemen of the
foreign l+gisla,ions. The ministers
present we're Seoor Mendonca of Bra
zil. Mr.. Hatch of Hawaii. Senor
Req seffo of Colombia, Baron Won kct-
tier of Germany, and Senor Lazo
Arriaga CT Guatemala. There we're
also present Two secretaries of the Span
ish legation and mauy other attaches.
After very few minutes devoted to
matters of 20 general interest, on no.
ton of Mr.. Sherman the business OF
the morning hour was dispensed with
and the resolution for recognition of
Cuban belligereucy was taken up.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, was the
6rst speaker.
He did not think that in the present
emergency the subject ought to be co.,
:rclled 10 any way by the past conduct
of Spain. 1t was 10 one sense ques-
ton of humanity TIE Uolted States
had become sponsor to the world, 10
years ago, that Spain should continue
to dominate the island Of Cuba and
could not escape the responsibility of
saying to Spain that she must treat the
island with some kind Of justice. ln
consideration of that guarantee Chat
20 other power than Spain should
possess the islaud) the United States
had the right to demand that Spain
should give to Cuba some sort Of re-
pactable government, some sort Of pro-
lection. some sort of liberty, that
would commend itself to tae enllgh'-
eaed civilization Of the age. Spain
Spai1 owed to Cuba as much as lrr-
KEY oyed 20 Armenia, as much as the
United States owed 70 Venezaeia. Ii
Span IL aot pa; tae obligations rest
ing on ter. aud if hcr necessities pre-
vented her dong 50, thea the t'n:e had
cou.= f9c s;e.s to re in'iatcd, AID they
could be properly Initiated oa!y By The
government OF thc Unifed States.
osertuyss shor;i be made 20 SPAIN for
;he sale Of :hc islaa;l to TIE Cu5ans--
tie Jni;ad States to sua:antee the pay
men; of the sum 10 be agreed upon.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Mr. Sherman, chairman oe the com
mittse %: 5"cyign rc.atlous said 'ha, lie