The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-27
BLOW AT SPAIN.
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION REO0G.
MIXING CUBAN BELLIGERENOY.
IT'S ENEMIES ROUTED.
Noisy Demonstration Follows the An.
nouncement of the Vote.
al FOR; ONLY ID AGAINST.
An Exciting Debate With Victory for Cuba, S
Friends.

| TIC JOINT resolutlon, recognizing the
existence of a state of war in Cuba
and declaring that strict neutrality
shall be maintained by the United
States, passed the Senate by the de
clslve vote of al to IA at late hour
Thursday afternoon.
The announcement of the vete was
received with tumultous applause
which drew from Senator Hawley an
amphatlc protest against ''mob de-
monstration." The resolution as pass
ed is as follows:
Resolved, etc, that a condition of
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government
proclaimed and for some time main
tanned by force of arms by the people
OF Cuba, and that the United States
OF America shall maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending
parties, according to each all the
rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States.
An analysis of the vote shows that
the affirmative was cast by eighteen
Republicans, nineteen Democrats and
four Populists, and the negative by
twelve Republicans and two Demo.
Gratis.
AT 1890 the senate was about to
take up the calendar when Mr.. Nor
gan Unexpectedly asked that the Gu
ban resolution be taken up without
waiting for its formal presentation at
2 O'Clock. Mr.. Hale said there would
be no objection to this plan. The
resolution was then taken up and Mr..
Thurston, of Nebraska, addressed the
senate.
Mr.. Elkins, of West Virginia, fol.
lowed IN speech urging that the
senate should not act precipitately
but should await the inquiries now
being made by the officials of the
government.
MIR. Hawley spoke briefly on the
desirability of conservative and eau
tious action at time of serious emer.
gency. He closed at $40 and the
voting began at once.
REFERENCE REFUSED.
The pending question was on the
Hale motion to refer the Cuban reso-
luton to the committee on foreign
relations. The vote was followed with
intense interest by the crowded CALLER
les. 1t was defeated, yeas, 10 nays,
"a.
A hum of excited comment ran
through the galleries as the vice presi-
dent in calm tones announced the de-
feat of the motion to refer, adding
that the question now was on the
adoption of the resolution.
1t seemed likely that a final vote
would be taken at once, but Mr.. Fair.
banks took the floor for his first speech
in the senate. He thought the ordi-
nary course should be followed of
waiting for the report of commits
sioner. He then offered substitute
for the pending Morgan resolution.
Mr.. Morgan moved to lay on the
table the Fairbanks substitute. A yea
and nay vote was then taken on this
motion. The substitute was tabled
by the decisive vote of IS yeas to IS
nays. This again cleared the way for
vote on the resolution.
MFR. Hale, who has been the recog-
nized leader of the opposition to the
resolution, arose for final word of
protest 1t 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 administration had been
dictated and dictated by those in op-
position to it.
81 believe" continued Mr.. Hale,
"that the passage of this resolution
involves the United States possibly,
and fear probably, in war in the near
future"
GALLINGER NOT AFRAID.
Mr.. Gallinger answered Mr.. Hale,
saying he did not share Mr.. Hale's
fears. He recalled tn. platform of
St. Louis with its Cuban plank, and
on that platform he stood. With this
declaration and the sentiment prevail
ing among American people there was
no fear of incurring the disapproval of
the people or of the Republican party.
Mr.. German said he would not
have entered into the debate had it
not been for the effort to make party
matter out of the resolution and to ar
raign those advocating it as actuated
by motives unfriendly to the admin
istration. When the administration
officers feared the assassination of our
consuls in Cuba and did not immedi-
ately send one Of the ships of our
magnificent fleet at Hampton Roads,
then it was time for the senate to act.
"Do l understand" asked Mr..