Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

evoked two notable speeches, by Mr.
Mason of Illinois in favor of the Nor
gan resolution and Mr. Hoar of Mas
sachusetts in opposition to it. Sen
ators Gallinger and Hawley also spoke
re former for the resolution The
latter urged that the United States
should not rush into war while our
coast defenses are Inadequate. No
final action on the resolution was
taken.
Washington, May 19.-Tcday there
was still another stirring debate on
Cuba in the senate. It was of the
give and take order with sharp par
liamentary Fencing. The main speech
IS were made by Messrs. Foraker, Can
non (Utah,) Lindsay (ky.) and Hoar.
I 1t was the first speech Of any length
made by 2Ic. Foraker since he en-
tered the senate, and in addition to
! this the Ohio senator is on the Cuba
! subcommittee on foreign relations
/ He spoke especially in favor Of refer
! ence Of the resolution to the commit
! tee, but also on the general question
he declared his purpose of supporting
the resolution recognizing Cuban bel
! ligerency when it should be reported
/ by the committee. Mr. Cannon was
| bitter in his denunciation of the Span
ish atrocities, characterizing the cap
tain general of Cuba as that mad
| dog, Weyler." Mr.. Lindsay declared
that if the information furnished by
the United States consuls was so
shocking as to subject them to the
danger of assassination if their names
were disclosed, it was time to send
warships to Cuba and terminate all
diplomatic relations with that country.
Mr.. HOar replied to Mr.. Foraker con-
tending that the senate should have
authoritative facts set forth like the
judicial finding of court in an official
report.
Washington, May 2O.-Today, after a
long and exciting debate the joint
resolution recognizing the existence of
a state of war in Cuba and declaring
that strict neutrality shall be main
tanned by the United States passed the
senate by the decisive vote of Al to IA.
I he resolution is as follows.
Resolved, ETC., that a condition of
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government
proclaimed and for some time main
tanned by force of arms by the people
of Cuba, and that the United States
of America shall maintain a strict
neutrality between the conLending
parties, according to eac' all the rights
of belligerents in the ports and ter
ritOry of the United States
The vote on the final passage of
the resolution was as follows:
YeaS-BacOn, bate, Baker, Berry
Butler, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clarke, Clay, COckrell, Cullom, DAVIS,
Deboe, Foraker, Gall1nger, German,
danoDrough, Harris (kan.), Heitfield,
jones, (Ark.), Kenney, Lindsay, Nc
bride, Mantle, Mason, Mills, Morgan,
Nelson, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus,
PritchaId, RawIins, Shoup, Stewart,
Thurston, Gilman, Turner, Turpie,
Walthall. total Al
Nays-Allison, Burrows, Gallery,
Fairbanks, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Haw-
ley, HOar, Spooner, Wellington, Wet
more, White, Wilson, total A.
An analysis OF the vote shows that
the affirmative was cast by Is repup-
licans, 10 democrats and 4 populists.
The negative by II republicans and
! z democrats.
Before the resolution was adopted
Mr.. ThurstOn addressed the oeI....-.
He spoke Of the bloody contest which
nad ragged the last two years. The
senator referred to the St. Louis con-
vention over which he presided and
pictured the scene when with a
mighty shout that seemed to lift the
roof above our heads the Cuban
resolution was passed by the conven-
ton. That declaration could not be
faithfully carried out unless we first
recognize the Cubans as belligerents
and thereby lay foundation for a
full executing OF that declaration. Mr..
1 hurstOn read an interview OF former
premier Sagasta and declared that it
was a complete admission of all that
had been asserted OF the impotency OF
the Spanish cause in Cuba. The seu-
aror spoke at some Length on the
points OF international law involved
and closed as follows: These things
the United States can constitutionally
and lawfully do. Let us do them
now. Let us dispatch the mightiest
battleship of the United States to
Cuba. Let us station her in the liar
Dor Of Havana. There her froWning
guns may disturb the spirit OF tyranny
and by night and by day her shinin !,
stars may cheer the hearts OF those
who are struggling to be free"
While Mr.. Thurston spoke the gal
lerles nlled to over1OWlng. MI Ell
kins CIV. Va followed in a speech
urging that the senate should not act
preclpitately, but should await the in
quiries now being made by the officials
OF the government. Mr.. White (Cal.)
opposed the resolution and was led
| into several lively and amusing eX-
changes with Mr.. Chandler He ar
gued that recognition was purely an
! executive function Mr.. Hawley spoke
| briefly Tor conservative and cautious
action at tine OF serious emergency.
AT the close OF his speech the voting
began. MIR. Hale's motion to refer was
defeated by vote of 10 to 81.
1t seemed likely that a final vote