Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-28
The legislative Proceedings Al Washing
ton In Detail.
MASON AND HOlR As AHrAsoHlsTs.
Cuban Beiligerency Recognized by an
Overwhelming MsjorIty-The House
Passes the Appropriation for Ameri-
cans In Cuba.


public interest in the subject was
shown by the great crowds which be-
sieged the galleries; in them were Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
sador, and Minister Hatch, of Hawaii,
and in the reserved gallery was Gen.
Dan Sickles, ex-United States minis
ter to Spain. Neither the Spanish le-
CATION nor the Cuban bureau IN Wash
ington were represented. Two phases
OF the subject were pressated. First
came the question of relief to destitute
and starving Americans in Cuba. and
at 2 o'clock Mr.. Morgan's resolution
caused spirited debate. The resolu-
tion.declares that condition of public
war exists in Cuba and that strict neu-
traiity shall be maintained by the Uni
ted States. The vote was about to be
taken, when Mr.. Wellington, Republic
can, OF Maryland, arose for his maiden
speech, which proved to be a vigorous
protest against the resolution, and q
plea fos its reference to the committee
on foreign relations. He said, in part:
'sThe policy pursued by the late adj
ministration and By Grover Cleveland
meets my approval, and as Republi-
can ! am prepared to say that Grover
Cleveland did his duty in refusing to
rush, headlong, into radical Cuban
policy" During the session bills were
passed as follows: Appropriating
500, 900 for public building at Salt
Lake City, Utah; comforting jurisdic-
ton on the court of claims in the case
of book agents Of the NJ. E. Church,
South, against the United States; APP
propriat ng 100000 for q public
building at Abeline, Texas, and like
amount for Aberdeen, N. ID. At 8
o'clock an executive session was held
and and at $50 the senate adjourned.
TUEsDAY.-Cuba again occupied the
foreg ,Jund in the senate to-day. 1t
drew large crowds to the gallel les and
brought two notable speeches, the one
by Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, in favor OF the
Morgan resolutions; and the other by
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, in opposi-
ton to it. Promptly at 2o'clock the
presiding officer laid the Morgan Cuban
resolution before the senate and Mr..
Mason, of Illinois, was recognized.
ION one pretense or another, "he said,
''the opposition to the resolution has
succeeded in delaying action day after
day. Day after day the American peo-
pie had awaited that action, had ex-
pecied that at last the barbarities of
the Spaniards would be checked, until
at last it seemed that the voice of the
American people was to remain silent
while the sale of girls, the murder Of
children and the barbarities, which the
Spanirds call war, proceeded in Cuba. ("
If 800 American citizens are being
driven like swine, exclaimed Mr.. Ma
son, compelling us to send from our
shores to protect them, in the name of
God, if it is not war, what is it?" Mr..
Mason turned his attention to the
remarks favorable to England made by
Mr.. Wellington, of Maryland. yester-
day. eyes, we owe her (England), q
good deal" declared Mr.. Mason. "but
we settled good part of it at Bunker
Hill" The Illinois senator declared
he cared nothing as to the forms of the
Cuban government or the location OF
its capital, for eff it had nothing but
the heavens for q shelter, then am for
that, just the same" Mr.. Wellington
protested against some OF Mr.. Mason's
statements. 81 will not be misrepre-
scented on the floor of the senate and /
will not have American history per-
verted, even for the benefit of the
Cuban insurgents" he declared. "Mr.
President" exclaimed Mr.. Mason, eff
we did not have ship in the world, il
every gun was melted into plowshare;
il every bayonet was buried, il every
ship we ever had was sunk in the mid.
die of the sea, there is no nation in the
world, much less Spain, that would
dare strike our colors or invade Amer
lean SOIL" tApplause in the galleries. -
Mr.. Mason concluded as follows:
Mr.. President, no one fears war more
than /, but il to keep our promises
with Cuba and protect her, means war,
let it come. If to defend the honest
daughters of brave patriots means az
insult to Spain and war, in the name OF
God let it come and come quickly, for
/ tell You, whether we speak or not,
the civilization-of the Nazsrene is upon
us, whether you sleep bound hand and
foot by the rules Of order, or whether
you shall speak like brave American
men, the march of the Nazarene is
upon us, liberty shall prevail and the
island of Cuba, under the providence OF
God, shall be free" During the morn
ing hours the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. At 4:40 the senate
adjourned.
WRDNEsDAY.-Another stirring de-
bate on Cuba occurred in the senate
to-day. The main speeches of the day
we're made by Senators Foraker, of
Ohio; Cannon, of Utah; Lindsay, OF
Kentucky and Hoar, of Massachusetts,.
It was the first speech Of any length
r-le bs Mr.. Foraker since he entered
the senate and in addition to this the
Ohio senator is one Of tue Cuban sub
committee Of the committee on foreign
relations. 1t was developed in the
course of collcquy between Senators
Foraker, Morgan and Vest, that the
State department had withheld the
names of United States consuls report
tug ON iue serious condition oil affairs
in Cuba because it might lead to their
massacre. No action on the resolution
was taken, but Mr.. Morgan said he