Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-21
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and war should come to maintain the honor of the nation"
 Mr. Thurston insisted that it was time this government by its action gave the Cuban cause proper position fore the world, the right to carry their flag on land and sea- the right to stand beside Spain in the money markets of the world, the right to struggle in an honorable way. Then lhe senator closed as fol- lows: 4.l.
 ."Th5se things tthe United States of America can cOnstitutionally and lawful 1y do, Let us do 1t now. Let us dispatch k the mightiest battleship of the United States to Cuba. Let us station her in th. Larbor of Havana, There her frowning guns may disturb the spirit of tyranny by night ard by day. her shining stars may cheer the hearts of those who are struggling to be free"
 Mr. Elkins followed with a speech urg- ing thaia the senate should not act pre- cipit2tely but await inquiries now being made by the officials of the government. He insisted that there was nothing before the senate 10 act on al this time. There was no Cuban government at present, he said. What was the postofice address of its pr4siden,, if the recognition was to be sent to him? MT. Elllins asked. IL would have to be delivered by Gen. Miles, with the army behind him, asserted the se aator. He derdad th statement of Ar. Mascm tha. Cuban babies were taxed eE. birth and Cuban brides a the altar What becomes of the grown people? he asked. sarcastica1ly.
 Very few of tr5m grow up," answered MT, Mason, amid laughter.
 MT EilSins went on to say that the possibilities of war were being treated very lightly. He added:
 r'Spain can declare a war and not fire a gun, and is will cost this nation $500,- 100000"
 The s.nasor urged that the president was as patriotic and as zealous to pro- ftse'l cur interests as any senator. Why he asked, should this senate seek to CO., cree the president to action and place him in a false position?
 Mr Whit, of California, apposed the resolution, and Was Jed into several amusing exchanges with MT. Chandler He argued thei. recognition was exclu- sively an executive function. MT. White quoting the law, said the ! recognition of Cubans as b5lligerents, would in no way relieve chem of the lia- biHties of the neutrality law. | Mir. Hawley, republican, of Connecticut spoke briefly on the rabllity of con- serNative and cautious action at time of Srious emergency.
 He closed at 3:10, and the vo.ing began at once. The pending question was on the Hale motion to refer fthe Cuban res 0lltion to the committee on foreign re- lations The vote was followed wi: h in E, Senators who had taken leading parts in the debate moved hurriedly about the chamber marshalllng their forc;s. The Hale motion 10 refer was defeated by the decisive vote of: Yeas, 19; nays, 34.
 A hum of excited comemnt ran through the galleries as the vica-president in calm tones announced the def;at of the mo ion to refer adding that the ques ton now was on the adoption of the resolution.
 1t seemed likely that a final vote would
 
 the floor for his first speech in the scn ate. He was glad he said, to observe that there was no difference among sen ators in regard % their desire for free- dom in Cuba. All were anxious to s5e liberty established on the desolate island. The only difference was as to the means to that end He thought that the ordi- nary course should be toIlowad, of wait ing for the report of acommissionar. The mos; desirable course to pursue, he said, was to tender the good offices of che United States in the cause of peace and the ultimate independence of the island. .,-psaaNfiapla yedflmaSo
 MT. Fairbanks then offered his substi- tute for the pending Morgan resolution,
 MT Morgan moved to lay on the table the Fairbanks substitute. yea and nay vote was taken on this motion which was adopted, 36 to 16. The substitute was tabled and this again cleared the way for vote on the resolution.
 MT. Hale, who has been the recognized leader of the opposition to the resolu I < tion.. arose for a final word of protest. ' It.was evident, he said that nothing now could stay the course of the senate in passing this resolution. In the votes just taken the foreign policy of this ad- ministraton had been dictated by those in opposition to it.
 'I believe" continued MT. Hale, "that the passage of this resolution involves the United States possibly, and I fear probably, in war in the near future"
 MT. German said he would not have entered into the debate had it not been for the effort to make a party matter out of the resolution and to arraign those advocating it as actuated by motives unfriendly to the administration. Not until yesterday, MT. German continued, had he become convinced that it was time for the senate to act When the administration officers feared the assas- sination of our consuls in Cuba and did not immediately send one of the ships of our magnificent fleet at Hampden Roads then 1t was time for the senate to act.
 Mr. German closed with the statement that he did not believe that the passage of the resolution would involve the United States in war with Spain.