The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-29

The Vote in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-By the
overwhelming vote of 81 to the SEN
ate today adopted a concurrent reso-
luton favorable to Cuban belligerency
and independence. The resolutions
adopted are as follows:
Resolved, by the senate. the house
of representative concurring, that In
the opinion of congress a condition of
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government
proclaimed and for some time main
tanned 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 and all the
rights of the belligerents in the ports
and territory of the United States.
Resolved, That the friendly Offices
of the United States should be offered
by the president to the Spanish gov
eminent for the recognition OF the in
| dependence of Cuba
The final vote on the adoption of the
resolution was: Yeas, ga; nays, g.
LOUDLY APPLAUDED.
When this result was announced the
densely packed galleries broke into
| long and continued applause, which
the vice5president checked with diff
Guilty.
The result was reached after day
of fervid speeches. which at times
aroused the crowd of spectators to en-
thusiastic demonstrations. The keen
public interest in the subject was
| evinced by the presence of the largest
crowd since congress assembled. The
| representatives of foreign powers were
! numerously in attendance, the occu-
pants of the diplomatic gallery, in
Guiding Ministers Mendonca of Brazil.
Hatch of Hawaii, Lazo-Arriaga OF
Guatemala, Rengifo of Colombia, and
Baron Won Ketteler of the German en-
bassy.
Senior Depuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, was not present, but two
attaches of the Spanish legation occu-
pied seats with the other diplomats.
The main feature of the debate was
the speech of Senator Sherman, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tions. AS a rule the veteran senator
from Ohio speaks with reserve and
conserva tism, so it was the more sur
prising when he arraigned Spain and
her governor-general (Weyler) in the
MOST sCATHING LANGUAGE.
Mr.. Sherman read specific instances
on which Weyler was pictured as strip
ping young girls held as captives and
compelling them to dance before the
Spanish troops.
Other speeches were made by Messrs.
Lindsay. of Kentucky, Lodge, of Mas
'sachusetts, Caffery, of Louisiana, and
Allen, of Nebraska.
The voting began at 4 o'clock ac-
cording to agreement. 1t was simph-
fed by the withdrawal of conflicting
amendments SO that only three votes
were necessary. The first disposed of
was the resolution of Mr.. White, of
California, limiting the action of con-
gress to a request on the president to
grant belligerency. This was tabled
81 to II.
The amendment of Mr.. Allen, direct
ing the president to recognize the
Cuban republic as independent met
like defeat-52 to II.
Then came the final vote as above
recorded.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The senate galleries were we'll filled
in anticipation of the elimination of
the Cuban debate, the final vote being
set for o'clock.
Shortly after the session opened, Re
preventative Hit, chairman of the
house committee on foreign relations,
INDUCED in whispered conference at
Mr.. Sherman'S desk.
Mr. Allen, of Nebraska. Withdrew
the resolution for the appointment of
Mr., Lloyd as a senate Official after
discussion as to the adding of Popu-
list officials to the rolls.
Mr. Sherman moved that the Cuban
resolution be taken up. This prevailed
without objection.
Chairman Hit remained alongside of
Sherman as the debate proceeded.
The floor was yielded for the adop-
ton of a conference report on the pen
sion appropriation BILL also the pas
sage of the bill relating to anchorage
and movement of vessels in st. Mary's
river.
LINDSAY'S EFFORT.
Mr.. Lindsay Dem.), of Kentucky,
then addressed the senate on the Gu
ban resolution. He said the conflict
in Cuba was being waged with such
desperation that only one of two re-
suits would come, either the complete
independence of Cuba on the one hand,
or the total humiliation OF the Cuban
people on the other. The senator said
he approached the subject from
THE STANDPOINT OF HUMANITY
rather than law Declarations of
sympathy would avail nothing to the
Cubans. Declarations that they had
progressed to a stage of belligerency
would avail nothing.
eff the United States intends taking
any steps that will avail these strug-
Cling Cubans, that step should be in
the direction of the ultimate indepen-
dence of Cuba" Lindsay declared in
stentorian tones.
I'm the past, the United States has
not hesitated to take a position
recognizing independence under cir
cumstances similar to those now ex.