The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-18

The vote was about to be taken wher,
Nlr. Wellington, Republican, OF Mary
tand arose for his maiden speech, which
| proved TO be a vigorous protest against
the resolution and a plea for Its refer
ence TO the Committee on Foreign Re-
iations. He said that while a resolution
OF peNgerency might not be serious, yet
the Senate should pause and consider the
serious results that might follow such
O. declaration.
WANTS a TARIFF BILL FIRST.
The first thing the Senate should do IS
TO pass tariff bill. The American peo-
ple' ne said, were more Interested in
the passage Of that bill than they were
IN the Cuban question. Then Congress
should turn i:s attention to the cur
rency' Tor, he said, the Republican party
stood for q good and sound currency.
IN these foreign questions. urged MIR.
wellington. we should not go forth as a
pomDaStlc furloSo, or q Don Ouiyoto
or as the man With the defiance to tread
! ph the tail OF his coat. There should
| be conservatism
Ihe policy pursued by the late admin
lstration and by Grover Cleveland meats
| my approval" declared Mr. Wellinpton
ana rs Republican am prepared to
say that Grover Cleveland did his duty
H. nol ieIuiihs Is 20 rush headlong into a rad
lcal cuban policy"
me Senator said lie was opposed +o
tt,nsoisnn. lie would oppose this rcsolu-
tlon. II reported back from the commit
.ee unless much stronger evidence was
presented than that he had seen
MS IS q defiance Of Spain.'' he said
You may say that Spain is =, wnni:
power and THAT we can annihilalte der in
InrtS minutes. Are YOU ready fo1, ,yar7
20 the American people want war?
40 not peiieVe 1t. Until you are ready
involve war" "t'
-, Mr. Stewart, OF Nevada, argued for
.ile resolution, saying it voiced the son
tlment Of the American people who
wanted no more OF the "Cieveland
poilcy' on Cuba.
DANIEL FOR CUBA.
Ar. Daniel, Of Virginia, said the Sena-
tor from Maryland (yNellingtom had
nahen shot at creation" while pre-
suhl'iD!y discussing the pending resolu-
tlon lie had gone into the tariff c,,r-
ichcy, the late and the present n admin
iStratlons IN their various ramifica,tioms
Mr. Daniel asserted that the NIarvlonG
senator entirely misapprehended the re-
solution In declaring that II invoi,.od
hostility to Spain In sarcastin tonos
Mr. daniel referred to MIR, Weuin e,,on'..
statement, that some debt of rraIituda
eNisted because Spain had produced a
| ISnristopheI> Columbus. 1t were better
I.;au To tnere been no Columbus. said Mr..
| l'anlel, II America was TO cOniinIIe in
| SsEasery like that which prevailed herc
| before the country was discovered Thc
| oehator then took up the legal Questions
involved III the recognition of belli,rcr
encS: Ihis branch OF the speech was
| cafeiu ully prepared and was read from
| manuscript - oi''
| After concluding his legal argumen;
| on rhc powers OF Congress and the Presi-
| ucnt. MI Daniel returned to the general
SUBJECT of Cuba, and again aroused thn
kecne9t attention by his vigorous words
| InC UiDlDm.1 nf ;,,
| LOT Two and one Fosf years, he said. in
plind.ng American diplomacy into the
neiief that war did not exist in Cuba
| BLOODY. CRUEL WAR.
"But the world knew that war existed
uhefe-hlgh gh-handed, cd-handcd bloody
cfuei war. 1t is 4 war in which SDain
employs more troops than England en-
ploSed III seeking to put down the Amer
lean revolution. And vet Senators wcrn
met with the statement that a recosni-
tlon or a state OF war in Cuba would bc
| inimical to SPAIN
lie denied the recognition OF an ax
tstlng fact could be construed as a hos
TIE act, but in any event the fact should
De recognized and the great influence
Of the United States thrown toward tbe
cause of civilized and Christian usage
1t might subject some American yrs-
sells to search, but this would be a small
matter compared with the results
h|ti teNSd. - iu!Snt give spain right 20
blockade Cuba, but IN that Spain would
suffer more than the United States.
1t is said this means war" con
tinued Mr. Daniel. II deny It. RI Snoin
should declare war against us, because
we recognized the bellgercncy or hor
former subjects, who have carried on y
war for TWO and one-half Years. she
would have an unjust cause of com
plaint and war against us, and we will
have n just cause of complaint and war
against her. I do not wish 10 see the
American people involved in war | loot;
upon war as one OF the greatest calami-
tics that can befall people
WORSE THAN WAR.
'Rut 1t Is n greater calamity for the
high public spirit OF a great nation TO
be SO deadencd that 1t can look upon
murder and arson and pillage with in
dllference. and for the public spirit OF
that nation to be so dead as to delay
one instant in doing an act Of Justice
because OF fear Of war"
At the close OF Mr.. Daniels speech.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, secured the floor
and will speak when the resolution is
taken up at 2 p. IN. Tomorrow He
yielded at o'clock for an executive sas-
sion and at $50 the Senate adjourned.
QUESTION MADEA pARTYIsSUE.
House Republicans Prevent Con-