The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-19
.BL CODY BILLY MASON
He III kes Lake Front Breeze
In zhe Senate.
ISFOR RAu WAR STRAIGHT
THE CUBAN FAN-MILL AGAIN
SET IN MOTION.
OLD MAN rioaR's COLD WATER

Haw!ey and wellington Speak Against
the Morgan Resolution and CALM
ger for 1t. Richmond College
Gets SOS. 900 War Loss.
Washington. May 1S.-Cuba again oc-
cupied the foreground in the Senate
to-day. 1t drew large crowds to the gal
leries and brought two notable speeches,
by Mr.. Mason of Illinois, in favor of the
Morgan resolution, and Mr.. Hoar OF
Massachusetts, in opposition to it,
The Illinois Senator pictured in fervid
terms the distress in Cuba, dwelling
particularly on the starving condition OF
500 United States citizens, as reported
by the President, and called upon the
Senate to throw off its lethargy and pass
the Morgan resolution. Mr. Mason had
several sharp tits with Mr.. Wellington,
of Maryland, the latter protesting that
he was being misrepresented 1t led to
considerable commotion in the galleries
during which Mr.. Wellington declared
that he could not be chOked off by the
rudeness of the galleries.
Mr.. Hoar spoke in his usual calm
and dignifed style, and took occasion to
deride buncombe appeals to constituents
and bragadocio as to our national
strength. Mr.. Hoar's criticisms, al
though impersonal, were clearly aimed al
Mr.. Mason Senators Gallinger, \. H.,
and Hawley, Conn, also spoke, the for
mer for the resolution and the latter urg-
ing that the United States should not
rush into war while our coast defenses
are manifestly inadequate. No final ac-
tion on the resolution was taken. and
Mr.. Burrows secured the floor for a
speech tomorrow.
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, gave notice
of an amendment which he would offer
to the tariff bill. 1t provides that there
shall be, at all times reserve fund
in the Treasury of $5O,OO0,OO0.
During the day a number of bills We're
passed among them one appropriatlng
$4,000 to Richmond College, Richmond,
Va, for war losses.
The conference report ON the Indian
appropriation bill vas presented and
agreed to-
The presiding officer named Mr.. Pasco
Of Florida, as one of the board of visitors
to West Point, vice Senator Walthall,
declined.
Promptly at O'Clock the presiding
officer laid the Morgan Cuban resolution
before the Senate and Mr.. Mason, of
Illinois, was recognized. 5.e.4
The Senator began with sarcastic refer
ence to the ..polite delays of the Senate,
which had taken the place of the "old
game of filibuster." On one pretense
or another he said, the opposition to this
resolution had succeeded in delaying ac-
tion day after day. Day after day the
American people had awaited that action,
had expected that at last the barbarltles
Of the Spaniard would be checked, until
at last it seemed as though the voice OF
the American people was to remain silent
while the 'sale of girls, the murder of
children and the barbarities which the
Spaniard calls war" proceeds in Cuba.
The Senator declared it was time to put
aside the diplomatic subterfuge that Ian
guage was to be used to conceal thought.
1t was time to act; to carry out the plat
form of the Republican party and to
speak here and now in behalf Of Cuba.
Mr.. Mason referred to ''that splendid gen.
tleman'' in the Presidential chair and to
the Presidents Cuban message yester-
day IN proof of the serious conditions
prevailing in Cuba.
IF 800 American citizens are being
driven like swine," exclaimed Mr.. Ma
son, compelling us send from our shore
to protect hem in the name of God If
it is not war, what is it? Did the Senate
propose to give notice that COxey's army
had moved to the island Of Cuba and 800
members of that army are tramps. w ould
the Senate delay while 800 Americans
are suffering because ''the brute" who
commands the Spanish army drives them
into towns? The Senator's remarks were
punctuated with applause but up to this
time there was no vociferOus demOnstra-
ton.
Mr.. Mason turned his attention to the
remarks favorable to England made by
Mr.. Wellington, Of Maryland, yesterday.
Eyes we owe her, England) good deal, y
declared Mr.. Mason. but we settled
a good part of it at Bunker Hill"
The Senator read newspaper extracts
showing the condition Of affairs in Cuba.
''Is that the kind of information" in
terjected Mr.. Wellington, "that the Sen
ate Of the United States is to have as
basis for a resolution of belligeren-
cy:'
Mr.. Mason replied that the Senate must
act on its best information and when
the Spaniard sells his daughter. murders
his boy and conceals the facts, tie people
must rely on tie Amer ,a4 C. respondent
to get AZ the facts. Z 'r"ator PAID
a glowing ir:1ute 10 80 t ~ 'spondents,
some Of when hat' ,.cd I'D given up
their ives, 10 pres ~ tke facts TO the