Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-05


agreement. If it fails, then we shall
have done our full duty in the premises
and no harm will have happened. II 1t
succeeds, then we shall have secured
throughout the commercial world uni
versal and common standard of value
that will promote international trade.
(Applause.)
81 believe, therefore, under these cir
cumstances, that it is the duty of every
republican, in view of the pledge we
made, in view of the fact that we
should damage the cause of sound money
by refusing to meet our pledge to vote
for this proposition. AS republicans or
as sound money men, we cannot go to the
country and say that, if this measure had
been presented to us two months ago,
we would favor it: but now we are
opposed to it.
ave cannot dodge it in any such way.
One word further. When the suggestion
Is made that gentlemen in favor of silver
at lG to l are voting for this bill, | want
YOU to read between the lines of their
speeches, and you can understand very
distinctly that nothing would please
them so much as to see this bill defeated
today; and if their votes would do it,
they would so cast them"
The debate was closed by Mr.. eros
venor, rep, of Ohio, who said that
when important declarations had been
inserted in party platforms, it was the
duty of members of the party to give
obedience to them or else leave the
party.
Messrs. Quigg, rep, of New York, and
Knox, rep, of Massachusetts, both OF
whom had opposed the bill, jumped VI
and asked what Mr.. GrosvenOr meant by
that.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied: "Just what
say" And his retort was cheered.
The bill was then passed by vote of
Yeas, 279; nays, 3-Messrs. Henry, rep.
of Connecticut: johnson, rep, of In
diana, and Quigg, rep, of New York.
Laughter and applause followed the
announcement of the vote. The bill
now goes to the senate for action on the
, amendment.
THE SENATE AROUSED CONCERNING
CUBA.
/ \ Washington despatch of Thursda,
to the New York Sun says: This ha
= been an exciting day, both in congress
/ and at the department of state. Tina
= the Cuban question has again becom
: me st critical was plainly shown by tn
sudden but not altogether unexpected
outburst of patriotic sentiment in tn
senate and by the evident anxiety Of ad
t ministratiOn officials to withhold iron
A the public every particle of information
l touching upon the acute situation il
t Cuban affairs precipitated by the threat
e ened resignation of Consul-General lie
e at Havana. The overwhelming sent
ment Of a large majority of the senate i
= favor of vigorous and immediate actio
= to protect the lives of American citizen
l in Cuba was no more marked than tn
e evident determination of the small ban
e of pro-Spanish senators to assist tn
o president and the secretary of state j
t their desperate efforts to maintain tn
e status quo for another week.
= BY vote of 10 to y the senate decide
e to displace all appropriation bills an
!. other matters of pressing and importar
y legislation for the purpose of going 0
Y with the discussion of the resolution re
i ported from the committee on foreig
relations demanding of Spain the immC
: diate release of Julio Sanguily, a
: American citizen confined in a Cuba
5 prison. Even this decided majority di
:. not represent the full strength of tn
pro-Cuban sentiment In the senate, bt
s cause several pronounced friends of ii
Cuban cause felt in duty bound to SUI
r. tain the committee on appropriations
= their efforts to keep control of the caller
e dar of the senate in order that the RAJ
d idly approaching day of final adjourn
e ment might not come and find some {
4 the appropriation bills Enacted upol
: Senator Allison, the chairman of IL
d committee on appropriations, is frien
h of Cuba, and so are Senators Cullom al
G sherman, who are members of the con
n mittee on foreign relations, and Hawle
If and others, all of whom voted today
% sdetrack the Sanguily resolution in o
Al der to give the appropriation bills II
r, right of way. But the Appropriation
re committee, the steering committee, al
" all the various combinations formed fl
If the purpose of keeping the money bill
|. to the front, went down before the owe
J whelming sentiment in favor of decl
20 ration to Spain that 1t must respect Il
; rights of American citizens.
- The significant vote was preceded
- four hours of the most exciting, dr.
t. matte and sensational speechmaking tn
" has been witnessed in the senate sin
49, tha Cuhan uupstiOn first hpCama q Wit