The herald., 1897-05-21
A TUMULT
OF CHEERS
Greeted Announcement of
the Vote
BELLIGERENcY OF cUBANS
FORMALLY RECOGNIZED By THE
SENATE
BELLIeERENcY OF cuBANs
After Bitter Debate in the House
Money Is Appropriated, But
Recognition Not Extended
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The long
and exciting debate on the joint resolu-
tion recognizing state of war in Cuba
and declaring that strict neutrality shall
be maintained by the United States, Is
ended, and the resolution passed the
senate by the decisive vote Of Al to IA
at late hour this afternoon. The an
nouncement of the vote was received
with tumultuous applause, which drew
from Senator Hawley an emphatic pro-
test againts "mob demonstration"
The resolution, as passed, is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, etc., That a condition Of
public war exists between the govern-
ment of Spain and the government pro-
claimed and for some time maintained
by force of arms by the people of Cuba,
and that the United States of America
shall maintain a strict neutrality be-
tween the contending parties, according
to each all the rights of belligerency
in the ports and territory of the United
States
The vote on the final passage Of the
resolution was as follows:
Yeas-Bacon Baker, Bate, Berry. But
Ter. Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark.
Clay, Cockrell, Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Foraker, Gallinger, German, Hans
borough, Harris (Kansas), Heitfeld.
Jones (Arkansas}, Kenney, Lindsay,
Mcbride, Mantle, Mason, Mills. Morgan,
Nelson, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus,
Pritchard, Rawlins, Shoup, Stewart,
Thurston, Tillman, Turner, Turpie,
| Walthall--41
Nays--Allison, Burrows, Caffery,
Fairbanks, Gear, Hale. Hanna, Hawley.
Hoar, Spooner, wellington, Wetmore,
| White, Wilson-14.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative was cast by eighteen Re-
publicans nineteen Democrats and four
Populilsts; and the negative by twelve
Republicans and two Democrats.
Prior to the final vote the motion OF
Senator Hale to refer the resolution to
the committee on foreign relations was
tabled-yeas, "a; nays, 10.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana proposed a
substitute, providing that the president
extend the good offices Df the United
States to Spain toward securing an end
to the conflict and the ultimate inde-
pendence of the island. This, too, was
tabled-yeas, 35 nays, Is. Then fol-
lowed the adoption of the original meas
| ure.
The voting occurred after an exciting
debate, participated in by Senators
Thurston of Nebraska, Elkins of West
| Virginia, White of California, Fairbanks
Of Indiana, Hale of Maine, Spooner Of
Wisconsin and German of Maryland.
Mr.. Thurston, who presided over the
Republican convention at st. Louis re-
called the stirring scenes when the con-
vention inserted q Cuban plank in tho
| platform, and declared that this reso-
luton was in partial fulfilment Of that
i pledge.
Messrs. EllSins and White urged con-
servative course, and an inquiry by a
committee.
Then came the first vote, that on the
motion of Mr.. Hale to refer. 1t was a
test, and defeat of the motion assured
the passage of the resolution. Mr.. Fair
banks tried to stem the tide by offering
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 q
final protest He spoke with intense
earEestness and feeling, and with
trace of bitterness in his words. He
declared that the elements opposed to
the opposition-Democrats and Popu-
lsts-had furnished the bulk OF the vote
in favor oe the resolution and that the
foreign policy of the administration
was thus to be dictated by it's oppo-
nents. 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 administration.
Mr.. German closed the debate, resent.
l ing the suggestion that party lines were
drawn on the resolution, and asserting
that the administration should have
dispatched a war vessel to Cuba to pro-
tect our officials on the island. The vote
was then taken and the senate ad.
! journed until next Monday.
PROMPT PROCEDURE
! WASHINGTON. May 2O-Only the
front rows of the Senate galleries were
occupied when the session opened today.
the belief being that the Morgan resolu-
ton would not come up until o'clock.
but at 1880. after brief debate on the
lack OF facilities for shipping relief sup-
plies to India from New York. at the
request of Morgan the resolution was
taken UP and Thurston addressed the
Senate.
Mr. Thurston spoke of the bloody con-
test which had ragged during the
last two years. There was ample In
formation as to it's extent from Ameri-
4 can correspondents who had written
their dispatches on the field Of battle.
from the reports which filled the rec
ords Of the senate. and In the archives
of the state department. Every man IN
the United States ought to be ready for
action on this question at this time.
\ and IL any senator was not sufficiently
Uniformed, Mr. Thurston commended him
to the consideration Of his constituents,
q The senator referred to the st. x.ouio
conventian, over which A. epreslded ~