The Springfield herald., 1897-05-28
SENATE AIDS CUBA.
MORGAN RESOLUTION ADOPTED
by "a Vote of Forty-one to Fourteen the
Measure Prociniming the Belligerency
of Cuba Is Agreed to After AN Exciting
Debate.

Washington. May 20.-The long and
exciting debate on the joint resolution
recognizing state of war in Cuba and
declaring that strict neutrality shall be
maintained by the United States,
passed the Senate by the decisive vote
of IL to IA mt II late hour this after
noon. The announcement of the vote
was received with tumultuous ap-
plause, which drew from Senator Haw-
ley an emphatic protest against mob
demonstration"
The vote on the final passage of the
resolution was as follows:
The yeas We're: Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Berry, Butler Carter, Chandler, Chill
ton, Clark. Clay. Cockrell, Cullom, Da-
Wis, Deboc. Foraker Gallinger, Cor
man, Hansbrough, Harris of Kansas,
Heitfcld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenney,
Lindsay, Mcbride, Mantle, Mason,
Mills, Morgan, Nelson. PascO, Petit
grew, Pettus, Pritchard. Rawlins,
Shoup. Stewart, Thurston. Tillmnn,
Turner. Turpie. Walthall-i1.
The nays were: Allison. Burrows,
Caffery, Fairbanks, Gear, Hale, Han
ma, Hawlcy. Hoar. Spooncr, yelling
ton, Wetmorc, White. Wilson-14.
An analysis of the vote shows that
the affirmative was cast by eighteen
Republicans, nineteen Democrats and
four Populists, and the negative by
twelve Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana proposed n
substitute providing that the President
extend the good offices of the United
States to Spain towards securing an
end to the conflict and the ultimate in
dependence of the island. This, too,
was tabled, yeas 80. nays 10. Then fol-
olution.
The voting occurred after an excit-
ing debate, participated in by Senators
Thurston of Nebraska. Elliins of West
Virginia, White of California, Fair
banks of Indiana, Hale of Maine,
Spooncr of Wisconsin and German of
Maryland.
Mr. Thurston. who presided over the
Republican convention at st. Louis, re-
called the stirring scene when the con-
vention enthusiastically inserted n Gu
ban plank in the platform, and de-
clared that this resolution was in par
tial fulfillment of that pledge.
Messrs. Elkins and White urged n
conservative course and an inquiry by
n committee. Then came the first vote
that on the motion of Mr. Hale to
refer. 1t was n test and n defeat of
the motion assured the passage of the
resolution. Mr.. Fairbanks tried to
stem the tide by offering n compromise
proposition. somewhat on the lines of
the Cuban plank adopted at st. Louis,
but it met the same fate as the Hale
motion.
This brought Mr.. Hale forward for
a final protest. He spoke with intense
enrnestness and feeling and with n
trace of bitterness in his words. He
declared that the elements composing
the pposition-Democrats and Popu-
lists-had furnished the bulk of the
vote in favor of the resolution, and
that the foreign policy of the admin
istration was thus to be dictated by its
opponents. He expressed the fear,
also. that the resolution would lead to
war with Spain.
Mr.. Spooner added his protest
against tying the hands of the admin
istration.
Mr.. German closed the debate. re-
senting the suggestion that party lines
We're drawn on the resolution. and as
serting that the administration should
have dispatched n war vessel TO Cuba
to protect our officials on the island.
The final vote was then taken and the
Senate adjourned until next Monday.