The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-05-26
RECOGNIIING CUBA.
Tho Senate Passes Morga1l's Resolution
BY Il Vote Of NJ to H.

Washington, May 2O.~-Thc long
and exciting debate on the joint res
olutiOn recognizing state of war in
Cuba and declaring that strict ncu-
trality shall be maintained by the
United States, is ended, and the res
olution passed the senate this after
noon by the decisive vote Of II to II.
The announcement of the vote was
received with . tumult Of applause,
which drew from Senator lIawlcv an
emphatic protest against 'mob dem
onstration."
The voting occurred after an cXcit
ing debate participated in by Thurs
ton Of Nebraska. Ell1ins of West Nir-
ginia, White Of California, Fairbanks
Of Indiana, Hale of Maine, Spooncr
Of Wisconsin and German Of Mary
land
Thurston spoke Of the Bloody con-
test which had ragged during the past
two years. The senator referred to
the st. Louis convention over which
he presided and pictured the scene
when "With mighty shout that
seemed to lift tho roof over our
hcads," the Cuban resolution was
passed by the convention. That de-
claration could not be faithfully car
ricd out unless we first recognized
the Cubans as bcligcrcnts and there
by lay The foundation for the full
execution Of that declaration. cit
was whispered" Thurston said, "that
this resolution came from democratic
sources and that this republican ad-
ministration should direct the policy
on this subject. am q party man
Of the ultra type, but over and above
my duty to my party is that TO my
country: to humanity and to God,
and I would be unworthy Of my great
party if ! shaped my course on this
resolution through party considcra
tion.:
Thurston read the interview Of the
former premier, Sa@asta, published
today, and declared that this was Il
complete admission Of all that had
been asserted Of the imputcncy Of
the Spanish cause in Cuba.
"pcacc in Cuba--" exclaimed the
senator, "if there is peace in Cuba it
is the peace Of the devastated fields:
the peace OF dcsolatcd homes; the
peace Of ravslcd women and starry
fling children, and the pcans Of this
peace are sung by the uncoIincd
dead. II peace ever comes to Cuba,
he added, sit will come under the
Cuban flag, when that last remnant
Of dcspotic authority is turned back
to foreign shores"
The senator spoke at some length
ON the points Of international law
Involved, and closed us follows: s'Lct
us dispatch the mghticst battlcslip
Of the government to Cuba Let us
station her in the llarbor of Havana.
There her frowning guns may dis
turb the spirit Of tyranny by night,
and by day her shining stars may
cheer the hearts of those who are
struggling to be Free
Prior to the final vote, the motion
Of Senator Hale to refer the rcsOlu-
tion to the committee on foreign re-
latiOns was tablcd-yeas 81, nays 10.
Fairbanks OF Indiana proposed a
substitute providing That the prcsi-
dent extend the good Offices Of the
United States to Spain towards an
end to the conflict and the ultimate
Independence Of the island. This,
too, was tablcd-ycas 80. nays Is.
Then followed the adoption Of the
original resolution.
%SRcsolvcd. That q condition Of
public war exists between the gov
crnmcnt Of Spain and the govern
ment proclaimed and for some time
maintained BY force Of arms by the
people Of Cuba and that the United
State; Of America shall maintain Il
strict neutrality between the cOli-
tending parties, according to each
and all the rights Of bclligcrcncv
in the ports and territory Of the
United Statcs.''
The vote on the final passage Of
the resolution was as follows:
Tcas-I'acon. Baker, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon
Clark, Clay, Cockrcll, CuIloln, Davis,
Dcboc, Foraker, Gallingcr, Gornan
IIansbrough, Harris (kansas), EIcit-
field, Jones, (Arkansas), Kennedy
Lindsay. Mcbride. Mantle, Mason,
Mills, Morgan, Nelson, Pascoc. Petit
grew, pcttlls, pritchard Rawins.
Shoup. Stewart, Thurston, Tillman.
Turner, Turpic, Walthall--4l.
Nays-.\llison, Burrows. CafTcrty,
Fairbanks, Gear, Hale, Hanna. Haw
ley, lloar, Spooncr Wellington,
Wctmorc, White, Wilson-l4.
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