Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-29
SENATE AND CUBA.
Combination Proposition Carries
Almost Unanimously.
REBEL RECOGNIZED
And Spain To He Kindly Advised to Let
Cuba Depart I'm resce-Even sherman
Grows Warm In Contemplation Of Span
ish Depravisy-Carsry Speaks vigorously
Against the Action Taken-Details OF the
Final Vote on the Eesolutious

WAsHfSGToS, Feb. 29-By tho over.
whelming vote OF Ga 70 the senate yes
ferday adopted concurrent resolutions
favorable to Cuban bclligcrcncy and inde-
pcndencc. The resolutions adopted aro a.
follows:
Resolved, By the senate, the house of
representatives concurring. tina: in the
opinion OF congress a condition Of pnblic
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed
and for some time maintained by force OF
arms by tho people OF Cuba: and that the
United States OF America should main.
tain strict neutrality between the con-
tending powers. according to each all the
rights OF bclligcrcnts In the ports and ter.
ritory OF the United States.
"Rcsolvcd. That the friendly Offices OF
the United states should bc offered by tho
president to the Spanish government for
tho recognition OF the Independence OF
Cuba"
Great Applause for the Rceuit.
The full senate consists O. cightycicht
senators. OF Theses seventy vo.ci. b,in-
eighteen not voting for ono or an
other rcnson. The six who voted no
ON the FINAL vote wcro Cafcsy, Chiffon.
George, IIaic, Morrill, and Wetnorc.
When this result was announced the
denscly packed galleries broke into long
continued applause, which the vice prssi-
dent ehcc!soi with difficulty. The result
was reached after u day o. fcrvid speeches.
which mt times aroused the crowd of
spectators to enthusiastic demonstrations
Tho Keen public interest on tho subject
wcs cyinccd by thn presence Of the largest
crowd since congress assembled. The rep
rusentativcs of forri IN powers were numcr-
ously In Attendance, the occupants Of the
diplomatic gallery including Ministers
Mcndonca, of Brazil; Hatch, Of Hawaii;
L1zso-Arria9a, of GultcmGln; Rcngifo, of
Columbia, and Baron won Kctt!or, OF tho
German embassy. Scnor Dupuy de LONE
tho Spanish minister. was not present,
but two of the attaches OF the Spanish
legation occupied seats with the other
diplomats
sherman Rnasis the spaniards.
The main feature of the debate was the
speech Of sherman, chairman of the com
mittcc on foreign relations As "a rule tho
veteran senator from Ohio speaks with
reserve and conservatism, so IL was the
moro surprising when hc arruigncd Spain
and Governor General Wcylcr in the most
scathinp language. Sherman read spc-
ciiic instances In which Wcyier was pict.
urcd rs stripping yOunf. girl captives and
forcing them TO dance before thc Spanish
troops. Other speeches wcTo made by
Lindsay. Lodge, Cadcry and Allen. The
voting began at o'clock. according to
ngrccmcnt IL was simplincd by the
withdrawal OF conflicting amendments,
o - a 4.
The Final Vote In Detail.
Following IL the final vote on tho rcso-
1utions In detail: Ycas-Rcpublicans-A
lison, Baker. Brown, Burrows. Cameron,
Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Clark. Cullom,
Davis. Dubois, Elkins. Frye. Gnllingcr
Gear, Iinwlcy. Lodge. McIIrid,. Nc
MILAN. Mantle. Mitchell of Oregon.
Nelson, Perkins. pritchari. Proctor. Quny.
sherman. Shoup. Squire. Teller, Thurston,
Warren ana Wilson.
Dcmucrats--ijacon, Bate. Berry, Call.
Cockrcll, Daniel, Faulkner. Gibson. Cor
man, Gray. Ilill. irhy, Jones of Arkansas,
Lindsay, Martin, Mills. Morgan. Pasco,
Roach. Smith, Turpic, Vest. walthall,
White.
Popullsts-Allcn, Butler, Jones Of No
vadn, Kyle, Pcflcr. Stewart.
cpublicans-Iialr Morrill, and
Wctmorr CnfTery, Chiffon,
and GcorEr. Pupulists-Nonc.
Result of the First Two Votes.
They FIRST disposed of tho rcsolation of
White, of California, limiting the action
ot congress to q request ON the president
to grant hclltgcrcncy. This was tabled
o. 10 - Tho amendment Of Allon direct
ing The president To rccorniz, tie Cuban
republic as independents met a liIsc defeat
ID Co IL. Thcn came the lnal vote. as
above rccordcl