The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-28
SPAIN, THE old WOLF
Vests Ringing Appeal in Behalf of
the Cuban Insurgents.
WORDS OF FIRE AND BEAUTY
White OF California Contends. as 6
Legal Proposition. That the
United States Cannot Rec
ognIze the Patriots.

Washington, Feb. IA stirrin,
speech by Vest on behalf of Cuba wa:
the event of to-day in the senate TIL,
senate had agreed that the final vot,
on the Cuban resolution would be taker
at O'Clock p. m. tomorrow. and the
debate was proceeding, White of Cali.
fornia and Gray of Delaware, contend.
| ing. as a legal proposition, that the
United States at this time could not
| recognize Cuba's independence. This
aroused Vest, first to questions of re-
| monstrance and then to one of the
bursts of eloquence with which he al
times electrifies the senate He spoke
of Spain as the toothless old wolf, who
had lost, one by one, all of her litter
and was still clinging to this single re-
naming cub. He pictured Spain as the
impotent giant of despair. in the Pill
| grim's Progress, gazing on defeat. In
| impassfoned words hemade an apothe-
osis to liberty of rare beauty and fer
vor, adding with ringing emphasis that
the Cuban patriots would never. never
never again become the unwilling sub
jects of Spain.
At the close of the speech Gray, who
opposed Vest. said that If eloquence
could achieve the freedom of Cuba,
then the burning words of the Missouri
senator would set her free.
A breeze was caused by the introduc-
ton of a resolution authorizing the
committee on coast defense to visit
places requiring coast defenses, send
for papers. persons. etc. Cockrell of
Missouri thought the resolution was
very broad, allowing the committee to
take tour around the country. Squire,
chairman of the committee, said the
only visit contemplated was to Sandy
Hook. He consented to a modification
of the resolution that the committees s
trip be limited to the defenses of New
York city. 1t was adopted in this form.
There was a stir over printing 35, 900
copies of the report by Rev. Sheldon
relative to introducing reindeers in
Alaska. Vest demonstrated against
this senseless fad" Hale, who intro
duced the resolution, admitted there
was no considerable force in the plan.
The resolution was adopted, after the
number of books was materially re-
duced.
bill was passed pensioning Chris
topher Schmidt, a private citizen of ST.
Paul, Mimi, at $40 a month, because of
blindness resulting from a shot which
struck him while he chanced to pass
before the rifle range at Fort Smelling,
MINI.
While routine business was proceed
ing, Carter and Teller were the center
Of numerous group which was inter
ested in the kilograms received by Car
ter.
Proctor of Vermont then addressed
the senate on coast defenses, claiming
1t was better and cheaper to provide
land Notifications than build a navy
equal to that of Great Britain.
The senator's former service as sec
retary OF war gave added interest to
his remarks. He quoted a statement
by Admiral Walker to the effect that IL
the English were to send over such
naval force as they could spare from
Europe they would have their own way
here. The senator took the ground that
land Notifications are much more eff
cient for coast defense than q navy.
The senator said that the total amount
appropriated up to date from and in
cluding the third day of March, 1888.
for the increase of the navy. was S11O-
Os1''4v ohu uNilHB the same time only
SIC, ,631, 40 for coast defense. The sena-
tor said, speaking of the navy, a brief
comparison taken from the last report
of the secretary will demonstrate how
hopelessly behind foreign powers the
United States is in naval equipment.
This was particularly true as regards
Great Britain, our traditional enemy.
In the course of his further remarks,
he said: 1T would be much better to
provide the land fortifications at a cost
so many times less than the expense of
making our navy anything like equal TO
that of Great Britain, inasmuch as il
is universally admitted that the land
fortifications would render our coasts
impregnable. The needs Of the country
appeal to congress for action in this
direction; the boundless capital repre-
sented in property that could be de-
stroyed by bombardment appeals to us;
the material interests of the whole ma
ton appeal to us; our common sense
appeals to us. Let US provide suitable
Notifications and render our harbors
impregnable"
on the conclusion Of Proctor's speech
the bill was passed for the construction
Of two steam revenue cutters 10 cost
not TO exceed S250O0O each for use on
the Pacific coast. The army appropri-
alton Dill. carrying S23279.OOO was then
passed.
The Cuban resolution was taken up
and Morgan asked unanimous consent
that a final vote on the resolution and
all amendments be taken at o'clock
tomorrow. This led TO considerable
discussion, but an agreement was final
~ reached for a vote at that. hour
Sherman stated that he would speak
tomorrow, and Morgan readily as
sented that sherman. as chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations.
should close the debate. White there
upon resumed his speech on the Cuban
resolutions. The senator laid down the
principles that the United States could
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