The record-union., 1897-02-26

olution. The squioble over the natur-
alization was without a parallel, he be-
| gan. The facts were ample to require
immediate action. Such action might
be futile. The Senate had passed a
resolution as to Greece, and the Secre-
tary of State had refused to transmit it
to Greece. TT is part of the pusil-
luminous conduct of the State Depart
| ment during the last two years, ex-
claimed Teller"
| Allen then made a stroke which added
a new surprise to the situation He
moved to lay aside the Indian bill, which
was technically before the Senate, and
proceed with the Sanguilly resolution.
| He did so, he said, to make a direct is
sue between the protection of American
citizens on one hand and the appropria-
| ton bills on the other.
| Hill asked for the ayes and nays, say
| ing a record vote was desirable. TIL.
roll call was followed with intense in
! terest and when the motion prevailed
yeas 40, nays 2I-there was a distinct
sensation throughout the chamber.
The vote to resume consideration of
the Cuban resolution was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Berry, Blackburn,
| Blanchard, Brown, Butler, Call, Cam
eron, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Daniel,
Davis. Dubois, Gallinger, Hansborough,
Hill, Jones of Nevada, Kenny, Lindsay,
Lodge, Mantle, Martin, Mills Morgan,
| Murphy, Pascoe, PETER, Pritchard,
| Roach, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Thurs
ton, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall
and Wilson-40.
| Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bate,
| Burrows, Caffery, Chiffon, Cullom,
Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Mcmillan,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer, Perkins,
| Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Pugh, Quay
Sewall, Sherman, Wetmore-27
! White D) of California took the floor
in opposition, and argued that the reso-
luton if passed would never see day
| light
! Hill interrupted to express the hope
| that the passage of the resolution would
at least have a moral effect on the next
Administration.
Il differ from the Senator from New
York. responded White. "and l hope
the Chairman of the Committee on For
eign Relations (Sflerman will not be
forced to carry into his policy as Secre-
| tary Of State the views which he has
announced in this report
Continuing, Mr.. White criticised the
effort to have this important question
considered at time when the appropri-
alton bills were pressing, and declared
that as much as he was interested in the
appropriation bills he would not be
foreclosed from expressing his opinion
on the Cuban question as presented
under the pending resolution. He said
Sherman would soon assume the respon-
sibility for the conduct of the State De-
partment, and he could well afford to
wait until that time.
This brought Sherman to his feet. He
replied with spirit, complaining that he
should be dragged into the debate which
he did not want to enter. He said the
Sanguilly resolution commanded his ap-
proval, as he felt that Sanguilly had
been made the subject of almost bar
barous injustice. Il say, therefore" he
said, that Mr.. Sang,rflly's rights should
be respected and guarded by the United
States, but 1 am not in favor Of debating
the resolution at this time, when it
stands in the way Of appropriation
bills"
He had agreed to the reporting by
Morgan of the resolution and he had
voted against it's consideration when 1t
antagonized the appropriation bills,
and he saw no inconsistency in this
course. But this feeling on his part
that appropriations should be provided
for could not prevent him from enter
ing his protest against violence and
wrong. and he trusted that the time
would never come when he could see
a man robbed of his rights, as San
gully had been, without entering his
protest He would not, if he could
prevent it, see Sanguilly driven to the
point of suicide, as another American
citizen in Cuba is said to have been
Il am" he said, in conclusion, opposed
to tyranny and wrong wherever en-
countered, and I should stand by Mr..
Sanguilly if l stood alone"
1--WE are ALL responded White, "op-
posed to tyranny and wrong, but we
may differ as to the measures for cor
recting Them He said that some
seemed disposed to correct all wrongs
by talking about them. referring to
Sherman's reference to the fact that
Morgan had reported the resolution,
White said Sherman could not escape
the responsibility for the course pur-
sued. Sherman's course might be con-
sistent in that Senator's opinion, but
in his mind it was far from consistent.
White then entered upon technical
legal argument to show that the eXer-
else of diplomatic functions belonged
exclusively to the Executive Depart
1r-hi mo constituted
main part of his speech.
At $50 p. m., While White was still
speaking, Allison asked that unani-
nous consent be given for a recess
from to o'clock, the appropriation
bills to be considered at the night ses-
sion.
Hill objected, remarking: I'VE might
as well go on and conclude this ques-
ton"
Then Allison asked for an agreement
for recess from 6 to without con-
dition as to the appropriation bills. This
was agreed to.
The Senate galleries were crowded
to the utmost capacity at the night ses-
sion in anticipation of a continuance of
the exciting Cuban debate, and possi-
bly, decisive action.
At o'clock, when business was re-
sumed only eighteen Senators were in
the chamber, but others came in from
time to time until there was fair at
tendance.
Mr.. Pettigrew asked unanimous con-
sent to proceed with the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Allison gave final warning that ap-
propriation bills. would fail unless con-
sidered continuously from this time
forward.