The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-21

Taken.
Washington, May 2O.-The long and
exciting debate on the joint resolution.
recognizing 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 II 10 IA a a late hour this afternoon.
The announcement Of the vote was re-
ceived with tumultous applause, which
drew from Senator Rawley an emphatic
protest against mob demonstration"
The resolution as passed is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, etc, that a condition
of public war exists between the
government Of Spain and the gov
eminent proclaimed and for some
time maintained by force of arms
Dy the people of Cuba, and that the
United States of America shall
maintain a strict neutrality between
the contending parties, according
10 each and all the rights of bellig-
erency in the ports and the terri
tory Of the United States"
The vote on the final passage Of the
resolution was as fellows:
Yeas-BacOn, Baker, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Garter. Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay, Cockrell Cullom, Davis,
Deboe, Foraker Gallinger. German,
Hansbrough, Harris, (Kansas), Heit-
field, Jones. (Arkansas), Kenney, Lind
say, Mcbride. Mantle, Mason. Mills,
Morgan, Nelson, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pet
tus, Pritchard, Rawlins, ShouD. Stew
art, ThurSton, Tillman, Turner, Tur-
pie. WalthalI-4L
Nays-Allison, Burrows, Caffery,
Fairbanks, Gear, Hale, Hanna. Hawley,
IIOar. SpOoner, Wellington, Wetmore,
White, Wilson--l4.
ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
An ANALYSIS of the vote shows that
the affirmative was cast by IS Re0ub-
licans. 10 Democrats and four PoDu-
lists. and the negative by L Republic
ans and Two Democrats.
Prior TO the final vote. the motion OF
Senator Hale TO refer the resolution 20
the committee on foreign relations was
tabled-yeas, 81: nays. -
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana proposed a
substitute, providing that the president
extend the good Offices of the United
States to Spain towards securing an
end 10 she conflict, and the ultimate
independence of the island. This, too.
was tabled-yeas, SO; nays, 10. Then
followed the adoption of the original
resolution.
The voting occurred after an exciting
debate, participated in by Senators
Thurston of Nebraska, Elkins of West
Virginia, White of California, Fair
banks of Indiana. Hale of Maine,
Spooner of Wisconsin and German of
Maryland.
Mr. Thurston. who presided over the
Republican convention at ST. Louis,
recalled the stirring scene when the
convention enthusiastically inserted a
Cuban plank in the platform and de-
ciared that this resolution was in par
tial fulhllment Of that plank.
Messrs Elkins and White urged
conservative course and an inquiry by
a committee.
Then came the first vote-that on the
motion of Mr.. Hale to refer. 1t was
test. and a defeat of the motion as
sl,red the passage of the resolution
Mr.. Fairbanks tried to stem the tide
by offering a compromise proposition.
somewhat on the lines of the Cuban
plank adopted a St. Louis, but II met
the same fate as the Hale motion
This brought Mr.. Hale forward for
a final protest.
HALE WAS EARNEST.
and feeling and with a trace of bitter
ness in his words He declared that
the elements opposed TO the opposition
Democrats and Populists-had fur
nished the bulk of the vote in favor Of
the resolution and that the foreign
pole Of the administration was chus
to be dictated by its opponents. He ex-
pressed the fear also that the resolu
ton would lead TO war with Spain.
Mr.. Spooner added his protest
against tying the hands Of the admins
tration.
MT German closed the debate, re-
senting the suggestion that party lines
were drawn on the resolution. and as
serting that the administration should
have dispatched a war vessel to Cuba
to protect our officials on the island.
The final vote was then taken and the
senate adjourned until next Monday.
NO PARTY CONSIDERATION.
Mr.. Thurston spoke of the bloody
contest which had ragged during the
last Two years. There was ample in
formation. as it is extent from Ameri-
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
If 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 sufficiently |
Nj Thurston commended |
him to the consideration of his con-
stituents The senator referred to the |
ST. Louis convention, over which he |
presided, and pictured the scene when. |
with a mighty shout that seemed to |
lift the roof from our heads" the Gu |
ban resolution was passed by the con-
veafson.
That declaration could not be faithfully /
carried out. unless We first recognized the |
CubanS as belligerentS and thereby lay |
the foundation for the full execution of
that declaration. II was whispered, Mr.
ThurSton said, that this resolution came
from Democratic sources and that this
Republican administration should direct
the POLICY on this great subject.
am a party man of the ultra type
proceeded M. Thurston, but over and
above my duty to my party. is that to
nv country, TO humanity and to God and
would be unworthy of my great party
II shaped, my course on this resolution
through party consideration
Mr. Thurston read the interview of
former Premier Sagasta published today
and declared that this was a complete
admission Of all that had been asserted
Of the impotency of the Spanish cause in
Cuba
WHAT PEACE" MEANS.
''Peace in Cuba.' exclaimed the sen-l