The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
VOTE WAS DECISIVE
Cuban Belligerency and indie.
pendence Favored.
SENATE ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Result Greeted by DenseIy-Packed Gal
1eries With Applause, Which Was
Checked With Difficulty.

Checked With Difficulty.
Washington, March BY the over.
whelming vote of Ga to the senate
today adopted concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban belligerency and
independence. The resolutions adopted
are as follows:
Resolved, By the senate, the house
of representatives 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 all the rights
of belligerents in the ports and terri
tory 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
When the result was announced, the
density packed galleries broke into loud
and continued applause, which the
vice-president checked, with difficulty.
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 evil
denced 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
Guided:
Ministers Mendoza of Brazil, Hatch
of Hawaii, Lazo- Arriaga of Guatemala,
Rengifo of Colombia, and Baron Won
Ketteler, of the German embassy.
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, was not present, but two of
the attaches of the Spanish legation
occupied seats with the other diplo-
mats.
The main feature of the debate was
the speech of Sherman, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations. AS
rule, the veteran senator from Ohio,
speaks with conservatism; so it was
the more surprising when he arraigned
Spain and her governor general. Wey-
Ter, in the most scathing language.
Sherman read specific instances In
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 Lindsay, Lodge, Caffrey and
Allen.
THE CONSULATE STONED.
All Spain Aroused by the Action of the
American Senate.
Madrid, March 3-If one may Judge
by the things that have been said, and
some of the things that have been done,
the Spanish people are determined to
go to war forthwith with the United
States, and to speedily avenge the in
suit which it is fancied has been offered
to the naughty pride of Spain by the
United States senate in determining
to recognize the Cuban provisional gov
eminent as belligerent power, and to
ask the president to use his good
offices with Spain to obtain recognition
of Cuban independence.
Some of the organs of public opinion
declare that the bankruptcy Of the
Spanish government would not prevent
the Spanish from taking up the quarrel
on their own account, and fitting out
expeditions and maintaining themselves
at their own expense, while combating
the insolence Of the assertions of the
United States.
The day has been characterized by
many manifestations of public wrath
and excitement. In Barcelona the
Spaniards have gone to the extreme OF
using violence upon the consulate of
the United States and stoning it, break
ing several windows in the building.
No bodily harm was done to any
body, excpet to certain members OF the
crowd, that was charged by the police
when the stones were thrown at the
! United States consulate.