Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-19
55th CONGRESS-.
Large Crowd Listen to Cuban
Debate in the Senate.
Mason Favors Morgan Resolution and
Makes imprisoned Speech.
Hoar Calls Speech 'Buncombe and Braaado.
cia,' But Galleries Applaud.

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galleries were well filled when the ses-
sion opened, at noon, although the
Morgan resolution was not in order
until o'clock.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada gave notice
of an amendment which he would offer
to the tariff bill 1t provides that there
shall be at all times a reserve fund in
the treasury of $50000,000 that when
ever the available balance in the treas
ury shall exceed $50 000, 900. it shall be
the duty of the secretary of the treas
ury to invest the surplus over the sum
in United States bonds; and that when
less than $50,000,000 is in the treasury
he shall issue legal tender non-interest
bearing notes to make up the deficit;
that such notes shall be redeemable
out of the first surplus over $50 900, 600
that in case insufficient coin obligations
of the United States shall come into
the treasury through the. ordinary
sources of revenue. the secretary shall
exchange the silver certificates paid
for the coin in the treasury for their
redemption, that the conversion of the
silver certificates shall discharge the
coin obligations of the United States;
tary of the treasury to coin sufficient
silver bullion, purchased under the
law of July H. 1890. to supply all defic-
iencies in the supply of coin (under
these provisions) to meet and discharge
all coin obligations presented.
The calendar was taken up and a
number of bills and resolutions passed.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. The presiding officer named
Mr. Pascoe of Florida as one of the
board of visitors to West Point, vice
Senator Walthall. declined.
Promptly at o'clock the presiding
officer laid the Morgan Cuban resolu-
ton before the Senate. and Mr. Mason
of Illinois was recognized.
The senator began with sarcastic ref
erence to the polite views of the Sen
ate, which had taken the place of the
odd game of filibustering." On one
pretense and another" he said, the
opposition to the resolution had sue
ceeded in delaying action day after
day. Day after day the American
people had awaited that action, had
expected that at last the barbarities of
at last it seemed as though the voice
of the American people was to remain
silent while the sale of girls, the
murder of children and the barbarities
which these Spaniards call war, pro-
ceeds in Cuba
The senator declared it was time to
put aside the diplomatic subterfuge
that language was to be used to con-
cea thought. 1t was time TO act; to
carry out the platform of the Republi-
can party and to speak here and now
in behalf of Cuba. Mason referred to
that splendid gentleman in the Pres
idential chair and to the Presidents
Cuban message, yesterday, in proof of
the serious conditions prevailing in
Cuba. Here is the proof" exclaimed
the senator. In the communication o.
the President, stating that 500 citizens
of the United States have been forced
into towns and are destitute. Who
forced them there? Was it the in
Then there is war in Cuba.
Was it the Spaniards? Then if there is
not war; there ought to be, and with
us. Eight hundred Americans driven
from home starving, and still some
In sarcastic tones. the senator said
that with this statement that 800
Americans were suffering we passed |
a resolution in substance saying; |
please, kind Mr. Spaniard, let us
bring home our Americans and protect |
them under our flag" And yet there |
is no war in Cuba.
IF 500 American citizens are being |
driven like swine" exclaimed Mason, |
compelling Us to send from our shore |
to protect them, in the name of GCd, if |
il is not war what is it?' |
Mason turned his attention to his re- |
marks favcra Bile TO England made by
Wellington of Maryland. yesterday. |
Yes We owe her (England) a good |
ieal,' declared Mason, but we settled |
A good part of it at Bunker HILL" The
senator read newspaper extracts show |
ing the condition of affairs in Cuba.
rs that the kind of information" in |
Wellington, that the Senate |
Of the United States is to have as a |
basis for a resolution of belligerency?"
Mason replied that the Senate must |
act on its best information and when
the Spaniard sells his daughter, muir
1ers his boy and conceals the body the
Senate must rely on the American COR
to get at the facts. The
senator paid a glowing tribute to those
some of whom had
'isked and given up their lives to pre-
sent the facts to the American people.
He referred to the death of Correspond
mt Crosby, who fell on the field during
IN engagement.
And yet" suggested Gallinger,
there is no war in Cuba"
Mason and Wellington had a hot
as to what the latter had said
If the paper government" Of the
Subans and as to the difference be-
ween the strength of the Cubans and
hat of Washington at Valley Forge.
The Illinois senator declared that he
jared nothing as to the forms of the
Cuban government or the location OF
is capital, for, ''if it had nothing but
he heavens for a shelter" then / am
or that just the same. Il
Wellington protested against some of
Mason's statements. He insisted, he
Continued on rage % =