Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

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CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington May E.~As soon as
the presidents message had been read
| in the senate a resolution was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
of food and medicines for destitute
! American citizens in Cuba and for
their transportation tom Cuba il they
desire to leave the island. The Nor
gan resolution recognizing the bc.lig-
ereucy of the insurgents was taken up,
and Mr.. Wellington Of Maryland made
vigorous speech against 1t. Mr.
Daniel OF Virginia spoke at length in
reply to Mr.. Wellington and in favor
OF the resolution.
In the house the passage OF resO-
! luton for the relief of American Citi
ztns in Cuba was prevented by Mr.
Bailey, the democratic leader, who in
sisted that the resolution making an
appropriation for this purpose should
also contain provision for the recog-
milton of the belligerency Of the Cuban
insurgents. The house adjourned
until Thursday.
Washington, May 18.-Cuba again
occupied the time of the senate and
evoked two notable speeches, by Mr..
| Mason OF Illinois In favor Of the Nor
gan resolution and Mr.. Hoar of Mas
sachusetts in opposition to it. Sen
ators Gallinger and HaWley also spoke
the former for the resolution. The
should not rush into war while our
coast dcfenses are inadequate. No
final action on the resolution was
taken.
Washington, May 19.-Today there
was still another stirring debate on
Cuba in the senate. 1t was of the
give and take order with sharp parlia-
mentary fencing. The main speeches
were made by Messrs. Foraker, Can
non (Utah). Lindsay Ky) and Hoar.
1t was the first speech of any length
made by Mr.. Foraker since he en-
tered the senate, and in addition to
this the Ohio senator is on the Cuba
subcommittee on foreign relations. He
spoke especially in favor of reference
of the resolution to the committee, but
also on the general question he de-
clared his purpose of supporting the
resolution recognizing Cuban belliger-
oncy when it should be reported by
the committee. Mr.. Cannon was bit
ter In his denuncation of the Spanish
general of Cuba as that mad dog
Weyler." Mr.. Lindsay declared that
If the information furnished by the
United States consuIs was SO shocking
as to subject them to the danger of as
sassinatlon If their names were dis
| closed, it was time to send warships to
/ Cuba and terminate all diplomatic re-
lations with that country. Mr..
tloar replied to Mr. Foraker, con-
tending that the senate should have
authoritative facts set forth like the
judicial finding Of a court in an Official
| report.
Washington, May 20.--Today, after a
long and exciting debate the joint
resolution recognizing the existence OF
4 state of war In Cuba and declaring
that strict neutrality shall be main
tanned by the United States passed the
senate by the decisive vote of Al to IA.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, etc, that u condition of
public war exists between the govern
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 neu-
ualtty between the contending parties,
according TO each all the rights of bel
the United States"
The vote on the final passage of the
resolution was as follows:
Yeas Bacon, Bate, Baker, Berry,
Butler, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clarke, Clay Cockrell, Cullom, Davis,
Deboe Foraker, Gallinger, German,
llansbrough Harris (kanD, lIeitfield,
Jones (Ark), Kenney, Lindsay, Nc
Bride, Mantle, Mason, Mills, Morgan,
Nelson, Pasco Pettigrew, Pettus,
Pritchard. Rawlins, Shoup, Stewart,
rhurSton, Nllman, Turner, Turpie,
WaIthall, total fl.
Nays Allison Burrows, Caffery
Fairbanks, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Haw-
ley, lioar, Spooner, Wellington. Wet
more, White Wilson, total H.
An analysis Of the vote shows that
the affirmative was cast by is repub-
Leans, 10 democrats and popu,ists
The negative by II republicans and
democrats.
Before the resolution was adopted
Mr. Thurston addressed tho sen
ate, He spoke of the bloody
contest which had ragged the last tw,
Years. The senator referred to the st
Louis convention over which he pre-.
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