The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
The Legislative Proceedings al Washing
lon In Detail.
MASON AND ROAR AS ANTAGONISTS
Cuban Belllgercncy Recognized by an
Overwhelming Majority-Tho House
Passes the Appropriation for Amerl-
cans ia Cuba.
Senate.


shown by the great crowds which be-
Eieged the galleries; in them were Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
sados, and Minister Hatch, of Hawaii,
and in the reserved gallery was Gen.
Dan Sickles, eX.United States minis.
ter to Spain. Neither the Spanish le-
cation nor the Cuban bureau in Wash
ington were represented. Two phases
of the subject were presented First
came the question of relief TO destitute
and starving Americans in Cuba, and
at 2 o'clock Mr.. Morgan's resolution
caused spirited debate. The resolu-
ton declares that u condition of public
war exists in Cuba and that strict neu-
trality shall be maintained by the Uni
ted States. The vote was about to be
taken, when Mr.. Wellington, Republi-
can, of Maryland, arose for his maiden
speech, which proved to be vigorous
protest against the resolution, and
plea for its reference to the committee
on foreign relations. He said, in part;
''Ihe policy pursued by the late ad-
ministration and by Grover Cleveland
meets my approval, and as a Republi-
can am prepared to say that Grover
Cleveland did his duty in refusing to
rush, headloug, into radical Cuban
policy" During the session bills were
passed as follows: Appropriating
500, 600 for public building at Salt
LIKE City, Utah; comforting jurisdic-
ton on the court of claims in the case
of book agents of the VI, Z. Church,
South, against the Upited States; APP
propriat ng 100000 for a public
building at Abeline, Texas, and like
amount for Aberdeen, n. d. At
o'clock an executive session was held
and and at $3.50 the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY. Cuba again occupied the
foreground in the senate to-day. 1t
drew large crowds to the galleries and
brought two notable speeches, the one
by Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, in favor of the
Morgan resolutions; and the other by
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, in opposi-
ton to it. Promptly at 2o'clock the
presiding officer laid the Morgan Cuban
resolution before the senate and Mr..
Mason, of Illinois, was recognized.
"On one pretense or another, The said,
"the opposition to the resolution has
succeeded in delaying action day after
day. Day after day the American peo-
pie had awaited that action had eE-
pected that at last the barbarities of
the Spaniards would be checked, until
OF last it seemed that the voice Of the
American people was to remain silent
while the sale Of girls, the murder of
children and the barbarities, which the
Spanirds call war, proceeded in Cuba.
II 800 American citizens are being
driven like swine," exclaimed Mr. Ma
son, compelling us to send from our
shores to protect them, in the name OF
God, if it is not war, what is it?' Mr..
Mason turned his attention to the
remarks favorable to England made by
Mr.. Wellington, of Maryland, yester-
day. eyes, we owe her (England), a
good deal, " declared Mr., Mason, "but
we settled a good part Of it at Bunker
Hill" The Illinois senator declared
he cared nothing as to the forms of the
Cuban government or the location Of
its capital, for "if it had nothing but
the heavens for shelter, then l am for
that. lust the same" Mr.. Wellington
protested against some of Mr.. Mason's
statements. 81 will not be misrepre-
sented on the floor of the senate and l
will not have American history per-
verted, even for the benefit of the
Cuban insurgents, he declared. "Mr.
President" exclaimed Mr.. Mason, 'if
we did not have a ship in the world, if
every gun was melted into plowshare;
il every bayonet was buried, if every
ship we ever had was sunk in the mid
die of the sea, thereis no nation in the
world, much less Spain, that would
dare strike our colors or invade Amer
lean SOIL" applause in the galleries. "
Mr.. Mason concluded as follows:
"Mr. President, no one fears war more
than l, but if to keep our promises
with Cuba and protect her, means war,
let it come. If to defend the honest
daughters of brave patriots means an
insult to Spain and war, in the name OF
God let it come and come quickly, for
I tell you, whether we speak or not,
the civilization of the Nazarene IS upon
us, whether you sleep bound hand and
foot by the rules of order, or whether
YOU shall speak like brave American
men, the march of the Nazarene is
upon us, liberty shall prevail and the
island of Cuba, under the providence OF
God, shall be free" During the morn
ing hours the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. At 4:40 the senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. Another stirring de-
hate on Cuba occurred in the senate
to- day. The main speeches of the day
were made by Senators Foraker, OF
Ohio; Cannon, of Utah; Lindsay, OF
Kentucky and Hoar, of Massachusetts,
It was the first speech of any length
pale by Mr.. Foraker since he entered
the senate and in addition 20 this the
Ohio senator is one of the Cuban sub
committee of the committee on foreign
relations. 1t was developed in the
course of a colloouy between Senators
Foraker, Morgan and Vest, that the
State department had withheld the
names of United States consuls report
1ug on Tie serious condition OF affairs
in Cuba because it might lead to their
massacre. No action on the resolution
was taken, but Mr. Morgan SAID be
hoped to secure vote tomorrow on
Mr.. Hale's motion to refer. He de-
sired to do this, he said in order that
the Cuban resolution might not antag-
onise the tariff bill, on Monday. At
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