The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21
STATE OF VAR IN CUBA
Senate Declares It by Adopt
ing Morgan Resolution
by a Vote of Al to "A.
WILL SPAIN TAKE UMBRAGE?
SENATOR HALE FEARS IT WILL
PROBABLY INVOLVE US IN WAR.

Principal Speeches During the Closing
Hours ofthe Debate Wore Made by Sena-
tors Thurston, Elkins, White, Fairbanks,
Hale, Spooner and Gorman-Elghteen
Republicans, Nineteen Democrats and
Two Populists Voted for the Res oil ution
and Twelve Republicans and Two Demo-
Gratis Against it--Senators in Favor of the
Dare Not Declare War-Senator Thurs
ton Would Send Our Largest Battleship
to Havana-Senators Hale and Hawley
Make Final Protests Against the Adop-
tion of the Resolution-Tumultuous
Scenes in the Galleries When the Final
Vote Was Made Known.
Washington, May 20-The 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 al to IA at a late hour
this afternoon. The announcement of
the vote was received with tumultuous
applause, which drew from Senator
Hawley an emphatic protest against
"mob demonstration" The resolution
as passed is as follows:
,tn ho nf
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government pro-
claimed and for some time maintained
by force of arms before the people of
Cuba, and that the United States of
America shall maintain a strict neu-
trality between the contending parties,
according to each all the rights of bel
ligerents In the ports and territory Of
the United States.''
Ananaiysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative votewas cast by eighteen re-
publicans and nineteen democrats and
four populists 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 4S, nays 19. Mr.. Fairbanks
of Indiana then proposed substitute
providing that the president extend the
good offices of the United States to
Spain toward securing an end of the
conflict and the ultimate independence
of the island. This, too, was tabled,
yeas 36, nays 16. 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, Spoon
er of Wisconsin and German of Mary
alnd.
Mr.. Thurston, who presided over the
republican convention at st. Louis. re-
called the stirring scene when that con-
vention enthusiastically inserted a Gu
ban plank In the platform, and declared
that this resolution was in partial full
fillment Of that pledge. Messrs. Elkins
and White urged a conservative course
and an inquiry by committee. Then
came the first vote-that on the Hale
motion to refer 1t was a test Of
strength, and the defeat Of the motion
assured the passage Of the resolution.
Mr. Fairbanks tried to stem the tide by
offering compromise proposition,
somewhat on the lines of the Cuban
plank adopted at st. Louis, but 1t met
the same fate as the Hale motion.
This brought Mr.. Hale forward for q
final protest He spoke with intense
earnestness and feeling and with a
trace Of bitterness in his words. He de-
clared that the elements opposed to the
stration-democrats and popu-
lists-had furnished the bulk of the vote
in favor Of the resolution and that the
foreign policy of the administration
was thus to be dictated by its oppo-
nents He expressed the fear also that
the resolution would lead to war with
Spain. Mr. Spooner entered his pro-
test in regard to tying the hands of the
president.
The final vote was then taken and
the senate adjourned until next Mon
day.
The senate was about to take up the
calendar when Mr.. Morgan unexpected
ly asked that the Cuban resolution be
taken up without waiting for it's form
al presentation at o'clock Mr.. Hale
said there would be no objection to this
plan. The resolution was taken up
and Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska ad-
dressed the senate.
He spoke of the bloody contest which
has ragged during the past 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 records of the
senate and from the archives of the state
department. Every man in the Unit
ed States ought to be ready for action
on this question at this time, and if any
senator was not sufficiently informed,
Mr.. Thurston commended him to the
consideration of his constituents. The
senator referred to the ST. Louis con-
ventfon over which ne presided and
pictured the scene when with a
mighty shout that seemed to lift the
roof above our heads" the Cuban reso-
luton was passed by the convention.