Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-21
FOR RECOGNITION
Senate Votes on the Cuban Belliger-
enoy Resolution.
ADOPTED BY Il EAss9o II NAYS
Mr.. Hale Warns His Associates That
It Possibly Means War.
HOUSE VOTES RELIEF BILL

The Morgan resolution recognising Cuban
belligerency was passed in the Senate late
yesterday afternoon. In the House the
resolution was passed appropriating $4,000
for the relief Of Americans suffering In
Cuba.
The Morgan resolution passed the SEN
ate by the decisive vote of Al to a. The
announcement Of the vote was received
with tumultuous applause, which drew
from Senator Hawley an emphatic protest
against mob demonstration" The reso-
luton as passed is as follows:
Resolved, &C., That a condition of public
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed and
for some time maintained by force of arms
by the people OF Cuba. and that the United
States OF America shall maintain a strict
neutrality between the contendlng parties.
according to each all the rights of bel
ligerents in the ports and territory of the
United States.'
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Bacon. Baker, Bate, Berry. Butler.
Carter, Chandler. Chiffon. Clark. CIav
Cockrell. Cullom. Davis. Deboe, Foraker.
Gailinger. German, Hansbrough. Harris.
ney, Lindsay. Mcbride, Mantle. Mason.
Mills. Morgan. Nelson, Pasco, Pettigrew.
Pettus. Pritchard. Rawlins. Shoup, Stew.
art, Thurston. Tillman. Turner. Turpie,
WalthallA1.
Nays-Allison. Burrows. Caffery, Fair
banks. Gear. Hale. Hanna. Hawley, Hoar.
Spooner' Wellington. Wetmore, White.
Not voting-Aldrich, Allen, Cannon.
Daniel. Earle. Ellins. Faulkner, Frye,
George, Gray. Harris. Tennessee: Jones'
Nevada; Kyle Lodge, McEnery, Mcmillan.
Perkins. Plat Connecticut; Plat. New
York: Proctor. Quay. Roach. Sewell, Smith.
Teller. Vest, Warren. Wolcott-33.
An analysis Of the vote shows that the
democrats and populists. and the negative
by IL republicans and 2 democrats,
Prior to this vote there hal been two
other roll calls. One was upon a motion to
on foreign relations. and the other was
upon substitute proposed by Mr. Fair
ba nks. Both propositions failed
The vote on recommitting-19 to 34show-
voted to refer, and that nine republicans.
Baker, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Gallinger
Mason, Pritchard. Thurston and Warren.
voted against referring. The silver men
ana populists also voted no.
Tabled the, Substitute.
The substitute was as follows:
THAT the Congress of the United States
views with deep solicitudes the deplorable
civil strife in the Island Of Cuba, which is
~ NSoeA oStiohS " Alc anu properly, ana
which Is embarrassing and destroying the
commerce of the United States with Cuba.
The highest motives of humanity end
public interest require the Cessation of hos
Titles and the establishment of peace, and
that the President SHALL in a friendly
spirit. tender the good offices Of the United
states to Spain to the end that bloodshed
may speedily cease and that honorable and
permanent peace may be established in the
Island of Cuba; and, further,
s"Thaf tho in III 80
tender the good offices Of the United States
to Spain In an e:ldeavor to secure the inde-
pendence of Cuba upon terms alike hon
orable and just to all powers concerned.
And IL the President shall DO unable by
such friendly intefcession to secure the in
dependence of Cuba within reasonable
time. he shall communicate the facts to
Congress, with his recommendations there
on"
The substitute was tabled by the vote of
IS yeas to Is nays. This again cleared the
way for vote on the resolution.
MI. Hale's Warning.
Mr.. Hale, who has been the recognized
leader Of the opposition to the resolution,
arose for a final word of protest. He spoke
with intense earnestness and feeling, with
a tinge of bitterness in his tones.
1t was evident, he said. that nothing now
could stay the course Of the Senate in pass
ing this resolution. In the votes just taken
Tie tOTelSH poHcy OF tQlS ADMINISTRATION
had been dictated, and dictated by those in
opposition to it.
II believe" continued Mr.. Hale that the
passage of this resolution involves the
United States possibly, and I fear prob
ably, in war In the near future"
Democratic and populistic senators had
stood solidly together. he said. in voting
down the motion that a committee make
suitable inquiry into this subject. That
vote was made up solidly of democratic
senator's. with two exceptions (Whte and
Canery), so that now, Mr.. Hale asserted,
this administration was confronted with
the remarkable condition Of having it's for
eign policy dictated by those In antagonism
to it. He felt it to be most serious and
useless to seek to stay the course Of this
resolution.
Here in the Senate" exclaimed Mr..
which would drive the country to the peril
GUS edge of war"
Mr.. Gallinger answered Mr.. Hale, saying
many reasons had been presented against
this resolution, but now for the first time
ical one. He did not share Mr.. Hale's
fears. He recalled the platform of ST.
Louis with Its Cuban plank, and OH that
platform he stood. With this declaration
and the sentiment prevailing among the
American people, there WAS no fear of in
curing the disapproval Of the people or of
the republican party. Wicked. fragrant
war was now in progress in Cuba. and all
this resolution proposed was to recognize
that condition OF war
"AS the senator has aynreSssd hfa 1ovalty