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draw comparisons, but I merely say
that Mr.. Mckinley is a very pleasant
gentleman" Mr.. Stewart argued for
the resolution, saying it voiced thu
sentiment of the American people, who
wanted no more of the cleveland pol
icy" on Cuba.
Mr. Daniel, Of Virginia, replied in
sarcastic vein to some of Mr.. Yelling
toms remarks and then read a carefully
prepared manuscript involving the le-
gal points in the recognition of bel
igerency. After concluding his legal
argument, Mr.. Daniel branched to thu
general subject of Cuba, and aroused
the keenest attention by his vigorous
words. The diplomacy of Spain had
succeeded for two and one-half years,
he said, in binding American diplo-
macy into the belief that war did not
exist there, high handed, red handed,
bloody, cruel war. 1t is war in which
Spain employs more troops than Eng
land employed in seeking to put down
the American revolution. And yet SEN
ators were met with the statement that
a recognition Of a state of war in Cuba
would be inimical to Spain.
DANIEL SEVERE.
He denied that the recognition Of an
existing fact could be construed as a
hostile act, but, in any event, the facts
had been recognized and the great in
fuence of the United States thrown
toward the cause of civilized and
Christian usage. 1t might subject some
American vessel to search, but this
would be small matter compared with
the results achieved. 1t might give
Spain a right to blockade Cuba but IN
that Spain would suffer more than the
United States.
1T is said this means war; con-
tinued Mr. Daniel. Il deny it. If
Spain should declare war against us
because we recognize the belligerency
of her former subjects, who had car
ried ON a war for two and one half
years, she would have an unjust cause
of complaint and war against us, and
we will have just cause of complaint
and war against her. 1 do not wish to
see the American people involved in
war. look upon war as one Of the
greatest calamities that can befall
people. But it is a greater calamity
for the high public spirit of a great
nation to be so deadened that it can
look upon murder, arson and pillage
with Indifference and for the public
spirit of that nation to be so dead as to
delay one instant i'm doing an act Of
justice because Of fear war
At the close Of MIR. Daniels speech
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois. secured the floor
taken up at o'clock tomorrow.
During the session bills were passed
as follows: Appropriating 100000 for a
public building at Salt Lake, Utah;
apropqiating S100,0 900 for public build-
ing at Aberdeen S. D.
The Allen resolution as to Broker
Chapman was laid on the table, after q
report that it was learned that he had
made no appeal for executive clemency.
Mr.. Pettigrew Pop., S. d. called UP
the resolution for the appointment OF
a conlnitte of five senators to investi-
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the Pacific railroads and to the Califor-
mia and Oregon railroad. Mr.. Gear.
chairman Of the Pacific railroad COM
uittee moved to refer the resolution
to his committee, saying there was no
need CT a special junketing committee.
Mr.. Pettigrew assorted that refer
ence to the Pacific railroad committee
would commit the resolution to it's
graveyard. He spoke of the alleged
me- aripulat1on of the Pacific roads and
the urgent need Of an investigation in
order to protect the governments Hens
on the branch lines Of the Pacific sys-
tens. The senator criticised the senate
committee on Pacific railroads, saying
that they had taken the word Of the
''pliant tool'' oe the roads in opposition
to the resolution. He declared his be-
lief that a r,islion ceres o. these lands
other irregular means.
Mr.. Morgan, g. member Of tho Pacific
railroad committee. saad the regular
committee would make the invesstiga-
ton, as it had been reconstructed and
was anxious to make the proposed IN
vestigation. His motion to that effect
was carried and tile resolution adopted.
A resolution OF Mr.. Butler, OF North
Carolina, was agreed to, requesting
the president for information az to the
authority by which g. sale Of the Union
Pacific railroad had been agreed upon
by the executive and a combination of
purchasers. AT o'clock an executive
sesstcl. was held and at $50 the seEets
aGj journed.