The herald., 1897-05-18

Promptly at O'CLOCK the morgan Cu
ban resolution was taken up. At tha
: time the galleries were Alled to over
flowing as the crowds awaited some
thing in addition to the relief resolutio
passed at the outset. The Morgan resc
luton declares that war exists In Cub
and hat strict neutrality should b
snaintained by the United Safes.
Morgan suggested that unless som
senator desired to speak he would as
yea and nay vote on the pending mo
tion of Hale to refer the resolution to thu
committee on foreign relations.
Hale suggested the absence of quor
um, and the call brought forty-six sen
ators, Just a quorum of the senate.
The vote was about to be taken wher
Wellington. Republican, of Maryland
rose for his maiden speech, which proved
to be q vigorous protest against the res
olution and a plea for its reference r.
the committee on foreign relations. HI
said while a declaration of belligerencs
might not be serious yet the estate
shauld pause and consider the serious
results that might follow such declara-
tion. A new administration had just
come into power. he said. Back of II
stretched four years of depression and
disaster. Capital had been in hiding or
had sacrificed its principal as well as its
returns. Back of it stretched four years
of idleness. The Republican party had
come into power on certain propositions.
The first of these was the question of an
ADEQUATE tariff bill. He believed the first
duty of congress was to the American
people, rather than to the Cubans and
Greeks.
"The policy pursued by the late admin
istration and by Grover Cleveland meets
my approval" declared Mr.. Welling-
ton, land as a Republican am prepared
to say that Grover Cleveland did HE
duty in refusing to rush headlong into
radical Cuban policy. This resolution
is a defiance of Spain," he said. You
may say Spain is a weak power, and
that we can annihilate her in thirty min
utes. Are you ready for war? l do not
believe it. Until you are ready for war
do not take steps which will involve
war;
Pettus Of Alabama was on his feet as
Wellington closed and inquired: THE
senator speaks SO emphatically of jingoes
let me ask him who are the jingoes,
and what are the jingoes"
There was laughter and loud hand
ciapping in the galleries on this query,
evidently because the remark was made
against the opposition to the motion.
1.-The senator needs no information
from me as TO who are the tingoes, re-
eponded Wellington. TT is the spirit
that would drag our country into war
with Spain; it is the spirit that would
draw us into controversy with every
country of Europe and make more enc
mics than friends"
Stewart spoke briefly, saying It was
strange to hear this endorsement of the
last administration from a Republican
senator.
II DO not indorse the last administra-
tion," interrupted wellington. except
where foreign affairs are concerned"
Stewart went on to say that he could
see no difference between the Mckinley
administration and the Cleveland admin
istration. The only difference between
the two administrations, he said. was
one of persons.
Mr.. Mckinley is very pleasant gen.
tleman," added Stewart, amid laughter.
II do not intend to draw comparisons,
but simply say that Mr.. Mckinley is
very PHEASANT SSHlieliLAu
Stewart argued for the resolution.
saying it voiced the sentiment of the
American people, who wanted mo more
Cleveland policy on Cuba"
Daniel of Virginia replied in a earcas-
tic vein to some of Wellington sremarks
and then read a carefully prepared
manuscript involving the legal points
in the recognition of belligerency.
After concluding his legal argument
Daniel branched out on the general sub
ject of Cuba and aroused the keenest at
tention by his vigorous WORDS. The dip
lomecy of Spain had succeeded for two
and one-half years, he said, in binding
American diplomacy into the belief that
war did not exist in Cuba. But the
world knew that war existed there,
high handed, red-handed, bloody, cruel
war.
1t is war in which Spain employs
more troops than England employed in
seeking to put down the American revo-
luton. And yet senators were met with
the statement that recognition Of
state of war in Cuba would be inimical
to Spain. He denied that the recognition
of an existing fact could be construed S
hostile act, but in every event the fact
should be responded to and the great in
fluence of the United States thrown to-
ward the cause of civilized and Christian
usage.
1t might subject some American vee-
sells to search, but this would be small
matter compared with the results
achieved. 1t might give Spain right
to blockade Cuba, but in that Spain
would suffer more than the United
States.
1T is said this means war" continued
Mr. Daniel. Il deny it. If Spain ehould
declare war against us because we rec
ognize the belligerency of her former
subjects, who have carried on a war for
two and half years, she would have an
unjust cause of complaint and war
against us, and we would have just
cause of complaint and war against her.
l do not wish to zee the American peo-
one of the greatest calamities that can
befall a people. But it is a greater ca
lamity for the high public spirit of a
great nation to be so deadened that it
can look upon murder and arson anG
pillage with Indifference, and for the
public. spirit of nation to be so dead
that it is afraid to do an act of justice
for fear of war"
Mr. Mason of Illinois then secured the
floor, and will speak when the resolution
is taken up al o'clock tomorrow.
During the session bills were passed
as follows: Conferring jurisdiction upon