The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-21
MORGAN WINS OUT
Belligerency Resolution Passes
by Vote of al to Ia.
PARTY LINES NOT DRAWN
Is REPUBLICANS, 10 DEMOCRATS.
POPUIISTS VOTE AYE.
ONLY y REPUBLICANS AGAINST
Also Two Democrats I he Resolution
Copy of One Drawn bv Sherman
-.Hale Impotently Charges
Party Lines.
Party Lines.

--HaIe Impotently Charges
Party Lines.
Washington. II. c.. May 20.-Thc long
and exciting debate on the joint resolution
recognizing the existence of a 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 II ut IL late hour
this afternoon. The announcement of the
vote was received with tumultuOus ap-
plause. which drew from Senator Hawley
an emphatic protest against mob dem
Onstrati0n." The resolution as passed is
as follows:
Resolved. etc. That Il 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 Il strict neutrality between the
cOntending parties. according to each all
the rights Of belligerents 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.
COckrell. CullOm. Davis. DeBoe. Foraker.
Gallinger. German. Hansbrough. Harris
(Kansas), Heitfeld. Jones (Arkansas).
Kenney. Lindsay, Mcbride. Mantle, Ma.
son. Mills. Morgan. Pasco. Pettigrew.
Pettus. Pritchard. Rawlins. Shoup.
Stewart. Thurston. Tilman. Turner Tur-
pie. Walthall-41.
Nays-Allison. Burrows. Gallery. Fair
banks, Gear. Hale. Hanna. HawIey.
HOar. Spooner. Wellington. Wetmore.
White and Wilson-14.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative was cast by Is Republicans.
10 Democrats and Populists. and the
negative by - Republicans and . Demo-
Gratis. .s. ~ ~
Prior TO the final vote the motion Of
Senator Hale to refer the resolution to
the committee on Foreign relations. was
tabled. yeas 81. nays 10. Mr.. Fairbanks.
of Indiana. then proposed a substitute
providing that the President extend the
good offices of the United States to
Spain toward securing an end to the con
tiict and the ultimate independence of
the island. This too. was tabled. yeas
36 nays liz. Then followed the adop-
ton of the original resolution.
The voting occurred after an exciting
debate. participated in by Senators
ThurstOn. Nebraska; Elkins, w. Va:
White, Cal; Fairbanks, Indiana Hale.
Maine: Spooner. Wisconsin,: and Cor
man. Maryland. Mr.. Thurston. who pre-
sided over the Republican National con-
ventiOn at st. Louis. recalled the stirring
scene when that convention enthusiast
cally inserted Cuban plank in the plat
form. and declared that this resolution
was in partial fulfillment of that pledge.
Messrs. Elkins and White urged a conser-
vative course and an inquiry by a COM
mittee. Then came the first vOte-that
on the Hale motion to refer. 1t was a
test of strength, and the defeat of the mo-
ton assured the passage of the resolution.
Mr.. Fairbanks tried to stem the tide by
Offering Il compromise proposition. some
what on the lines of the Cuban blank "a
dopted 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 earn
estness and feeling. and with trace Of
bitterness in his words. He declared
that the elements opposed to the admin
acknowledgements and Popuiists-had
furnished the bulk of the vote in favor
Of the resolution and that the foreign pol
icy of administration was thus to be die
tated by its opponents. He expressed the
fear also. that the resolution would lead
to war with Spain. Mr.. Spooner added
this protest against tying the hands of
the administration. Mr.. German closed
a 0 Ina hI,nt
party lines were drawn on the resolution
and asserting that the administration
should have dispatched IL war vessel to
Cuba to protect our officials on the is
land. The final vote was then taken and
the Senate adjourned until next Monday.
The Cuban resolution was called I'M
pectedly at 1880 p. H.. when Senator
Morgan asked that it be considered with
out waiting for its formal presentation
at = O'Clock. This was agreed to and
Mr.. ThurstOn. of Nebraska, addressed
the Senate.
He spoke of the bloody contest which
had ragged during the last two years.
There was ample information as to its
extent, from American correspondents
who had written their dispatches on the
field of battle, from the reports which
filled the records 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 if any Senator was not suf- |
ficiently informed, Mr.. Thurston COM
mended him to the consideration of his |
constituents.
Peace in Cuba,' exclaimed the Sena- |
tor. IF there is peace in Cuba it is the |
peace Of devastated fields. Peace in Gu
Da! 1 there is peace in Cuba it is the |
peace of desolater homes. Peace in Cuba! |
If there is peace in Cuba it is peace of
peace of ravished women and starving