The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-29
CONGRESS AROUSED.
a Joint Resolution Passed by the
Senate
Recognizing BeIIIgerent Rights and a Strict
Neutrality in the Cuban Wharf.-The Relief
Appropriation Unanimously Passed
by the House of Representatives.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May 90. The long
and exciting debate on the joint reso-
luton recognizing a state of war III
Cuba and declaring that strict neu-
trality shall be maintained by the
United States passed the senate by tho
decisive vote of IL to Il 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:
ReSolred, That a condition of public war ex-
lists between the government of Spain and the
government proclaimed and for some time
maintained by force of arms by the people OF
Cuba. and that the United States Of America
shall maintain a strict neutrality between the
cOntending parties, according to each and all
the rights OF belligerentS in the ports and terri
tory of the United States.
The vote on the final passage of the
resolution was as follows:
Yeas.
Bacon. Kenney.
Baker. Lindsay.
Bate. Mcbride.
Berry. Mantle.
Butler. Mason.
Carter. Mills.
Chandler. Morgan.
Chiffon Nelson
Clark. PaSco.
Clay. Pettigrew.
CockrelL PettuS.
Cullom. Pritchard.
Davis. RawlinS.
Deboe- ShOup.
Foraker. Stewart.
GaIlinger. Thurston.
Gorman. Tillman.
HanSbrough. Turner.
Harris Ras). Turpie.
Heitfeld. Walthall@L
Jones (Ark)
Nays.
Allison. Hawley.
Burrows. Hoar.
Gallery. SpOoner.
Fairbanks Wellington.
Gear. Wetmore-
Hale. White.
Hanna. WilSOn-14.
An analysis of the vote shows that
the affirmative vote was cast by IS
republicans, 10 democrats and 4 pop
ulists, and the negative by 10 republic
cans and . democrats.
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. Fair
banks, of Indiana, proposed a substi-
tute, providing that the president ex-
tend the good offices of the United
States to Spain towards securing an
end to the conflict and the ultimate in
dependence of the island. This, too,
vas tabled: Yeas 50, nays, Is. Then
followed the adoption of the original
resolution.
HOUSE.
Cuban affairs furnished the house to-
day with some bitter partisan debate.
The resolution appropriating $50, 900
for the relief of American citizens was
adopted without a dissenting vote, but
the democrats endeavored to force con
sideration also of the Morgan resolu-
ton for recognition of the ~belligerency
of the insurgents. They accused the
republicans of en~deavoring to evade
this issue, but the dominant party
through its spokesman, Mr.. Hit, made
tn" important statement that the re-
publicans desired not to embarrass ne-
gotiations which were being projected
by President Mckinley to secure the
independence of Cuba.
While Mr.. Hit disclained presiden-
tial authority for his statement, it was
well known that he had been in con-
sultation with Mr.. Mckinley on the
question and knew whereof he spoke.
The galleries were packed and mani
Tested their usual sympathy for Cuba.
The speeches were made by Messrs.
Dalzell, Bailey, Hit, Grosvenor, Will
.liams, Livingstone, Wheeler, Adams,
Clayton, Mcmillan, Bell, Simpson and
Brown. Mr.. Robbins gave a graphic
description of the situation in Cuba,
,haSpd on a nerSOna1 visit