The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-29
BELLIGERENT AIGHTS TO CUBA.
i N IT It1lGJM sll
Strong Resolutions Adopted by
& the Senate.
Tho Vote Was Sixty. fous Yeas to Six Nays,
The Result Reached After Esrvid
hes-Representatiyes OF Foreign
Powers Numerously In Attendance.
= The Eepate's Action Crsasrs--Ep-
thn,iasm In the House. -

Akkkl&ptu6th III tH6 oOub6s
WASHINGTON, Feb. ss.-By the over
whelming vote 6t64 to the Senate to-
day adopted s6pcursens resolution
favorable to Cuban Bslligerency and in
dependence. The resolutious adopted
are % follows:
Resolved, by the Senate. the House
OF Representatives concurring, That, in
the opinion OF Congress-, 40 condition
OF public war exists between the gov
eminent OF Spain and the government
proclaimed and for. some time main
tained by force Of arms by the people of
Cuba; and that the United States off
America should maintain q strict neuf
tality between the contending powerS,
according to each all the rights of belh-
gerents in the ports and territory of the
~uRised States
f'Rssolved. That the friendly Offices
OF the United States shall be offered by
the Presidents to the Spanish govern
ment for the recognition Of the inde-
pendence of Cuba"
The final vote on the adoption of the
resolutions was as follows: ~
Teas-Republicanps Allison, Baker,
Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Cannon, Gar.
OA0hAAOkb SinkAi SQ11Ou, DhVlB.
Dubois. Elk ms, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Hawley, Lodge. Mcbride, MCMILLAN,
Mantle, Mitchell, of Oregon; Nelson,
Perkins, Pritohard, Proctor, Quay, Sher-
man. Shoup. Squire. Teller, Thurs
ton, Warren aud Wilson. Demo-
'crata-Bacon. Bate, Berry, Call,
Cockrell, Daniel Faulkner, Gibson,
German, Gray, Hill. Irby, Jones, of
Arkansas; Lindsay, Martin, Mills, Nor
gan, Pasco, Roche, Smith, Turpie, Vest,
Walthall, White. Po2ulIsts-Allen,
Butler, Jones, OF Nevada, Kyle, Pfeffer,
Stewart. Nays-Republtoans-Hale.
OsEery. Chiffon, George. Populists-
none. Total yeas, GA; total NAYS, 6.
When this result was announced the
densely packed galleries broke into
long continued applause, which the
Vioe-President checked with difficulty.
The result was reached after day Of
fervid speeches. at times aroused the
crowd OF spectators to enthusiastic
demonstrations. The public interest in
the subject wss evidenced by the pres
ence OF the largest crowd since Congress
as' embed. The representatives of
foreign powers were numetously in al.
maMo gallery including Ministere
Mendonoa, Of Brazil; Hatch, of Hawaii:
La2ro Arriaga, of Guatemala; Rengifo,
OF Columbia, and Baron Won IKetsler, of
the 'Herman embassy. Senior Dupuy
DeLome, the Spanish minister, was not
present, but two OF the ATTACHES of the
Spsnieh legation occupied 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. las rule the veteran Senator
fron,, Ohio speaks with reserve and con-
servstisn, 80 that 1t was themore SURE
pricing when he arraigned Spain and
Governor-General Weylsr in The most
merciless and scathing language. Other
speeches were made by Messrs. Lind sew,
Kentucky; Lodge. Massachusetts,; CAT
ferry, Louisiana; 9allinger, New Hamp-
shire. sad Allen, Nebraska.
Thesyoting began at O'Clock, accord.
Ing to agreement. 1t was simplified by
the withdrawal OF conflicting amend
unent9, 80 that only three votes we're
necessary. The FIRST disposed OF the
resolution. of Mr. White, of Californis,
limiting the action OF Congress- 20 q re.
quest ON the President to grant beilIg-
erency. This WAS tabled, So to lG. The
amendment of Mr. Allen, Directing the
President Ito recognize the Cuban re-
public as independents, met like defeat.
SO to Is. NEen came the final vote as
above recorded.
At1:f5 Mr.. Sherman'hegsn his speech,
closing thetHebate. Re spoke OF the
keen. senstttveneness OF the Spanish
people and their tendency to quickly re-.
sent any act they regarded as injuEious
ITO them. Bnt he felt that the time had
come when the United Etstes m ust,tn.
tervene TO pns an end to crime slpsoat
beyond the power of description. The
Senator said he would not resenter ON
the legal arguments 40 flSiy covered by
Mr.. Morgan, bnT he referred to seversi
pamphlets presented by Esarads Pslnne,
the agent and representative OF tho
Cubsns in this country.
Mr.. Sherman said the statement bore
the stamp OF authenticity. He sxid it
oveEsame the mtsapprehension that che
Cubans were scattered unorganizad
bands. 1t shossed the orgaRtz stion of
Legislature OF tho army,of the Preai-
dent--the latter man Of high char
acter. 1t was ss complete al organi.
cation es the United States had during
the revolutionary war. The rules Of
war observed by the Cubans were
humane and honorable, showing none
of the basbarious ferocity of the Span
fish troops. The Senator read frona the
orders yof General Maxine Gomez,
showing the humane treatment ordered
for prisoners.
IL was In striking contrast with the
murderous course of General Weyler,
the Spanish commander. The entire
Spanish force now In Oube was dis
tinetly Spanish. No trugt was plsoed
In any man of CuSan birth. The Snen-