The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
IT'S PASSAGE-SPEECHE BY HALE.
THURSTON, GORMAN, ELKINs
AND OTHERS.
CUBAN RELIEF BILL PASSED HOUSE.
Without a Dissenting VOte-A Bitter
Partisan Debate, Led by Bailey
and Hitt-Representative
Robbins Relates His
Experiences in the
Island of Cuba.

Washington, May 20-After long
and exciting debate on the joint resolution
recognizing a state of war in Cuba and
directing that strict neutrality shall be
maintained by the United States the
measure passed the senate by decisive
vote of Al ito ii at late hour this after
noon. The announcement of the vote was
received with tumultuOus applause, which
drew from Senator Hawley an emphatic
protest against "meb demonstrations"
The resolution as passed is as follows:
Resolved, ETC., That,a condition of pub
lie war exists between the government
of Spain and the government proclaimed
and for some time maintained by force
of arms 10y the people of Cuba; and that
the United States of America shall main
tain a strict neutrality between the con-
tending parties according to each and all
the rights of belligarents in the ports and
territory of the United States"
The vote on the final passage of the res
,olution was as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Baker, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Garter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
Clay, Oockrell, GALLON, Davis, P2eboe
brough Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld, Jones
of Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay, Mcbride,
Mantle, Mason, Mills, Morgan, Nelson,
Paseoe Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard,
RawIins, Shoup, Stewart, Thurston, Dill-
man, Turner. TuEpie, Walthall-4L.
Nays-Allison, Burrows, Caffery, Fair
banks, Gear, Hale Hanna, Hawley,
Hoar, tSpoOner, Wellington, Wetmore,
White, Wilson-1a.
The following pairs were announced,
the first senator being in favor and the
second opposed to the resolution:
Faulkner with Elkins, Harris of Ten
nessee with Merrill, McEnery with
Plat of New York. Daniels with Gray
Allen with Plat of Connecticut, Vest
with Nelson, Roach with Perkins.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative was cast by Is republicans,
10 democrats ana 4 populists, and the
negative by IL republicans and 2 demo-
Gratis.
Prior to the final vote the motion of
Senator Hale to refer the resolution to
the committee on foreign relations was
tabled, yeas, 10; nays 81.
substitute providing that the president
extend the good offices of the United
States to Spain toward securing an end
to the conflict and an ultimate indeFend-
ence of the island. This, too, was tabled,
yeas, 80; nays, Is Then followed the
adoption cef the original resolution. The
voting occurred after an exciting debate
III ny lrthutOlo ihuiotOiA WI
Nebraska, Elkins oof West Virginia,
White of Nebraska, Fairbanks of In
diana, Hale of Maine. Spooner of Wis
consin and German Of Maryland.
Mr.. ThHrston, who presided over the
republican national convention at st.
Louis, recalled the stirring scene when
the convention enthusiastically inserted
IA Cuban plank in the platform and de-
clared that this resolution was IN line.
Mr. Elkins and Mr.. White urged con-
servative course and an inquiry by COM
mittee.
Then came the first vote-that on the
Hale motion to refer. 1t was test of
strength, and the defeat of the motion
assured the passage of the resolution
Mr.. Fairbanks tried to stem the TIDE py
offering n compromise resolution, some
what on the lines of the Cuban plank
adopted at st. Louis, but it met the same
fate as the Hale motion. This brought
Mr.. Hale forward with "a final protest.
He spoke with intense earnestness ana
feeling and with trace 'of bitterness IN
his words. He declared that the ele-
ments opposed to the resolutlon-demo-
Gratis and popUlists-had furnished the
hulk of the vote in favor ,of the resolu-
ton and that fine foreign policy OF the
. administration was thus to be dictated
by its sopponents. He expressed the rear
also that the resolution would lead 10
war with Spain. .-,.,
Mr.. Spooner added his protest against
tying the hands of the administration.
Mr.. German closed the debate. resent
ing the suggestion that party lines were
drawn ON the resolution and asserting
that the administration should have dls-
, patched war vessel - CUBA TO protec'
our officials on the island.
The final vote was then taken and the
senate adjourned until next Monday.
Mr.. Thurston spoke of the bloody con-
test which had ragged Curing the last Two
years. Every man in the unitea ntat os
n1lcht to be ready for action on TINS ques-
tion at this time, and if any senator was
not sufficiently informed MIR. Ihurston
commended him to the consideration Oh
his constituents The senator referred 10
the st. Louis convention, over Which, ne
presided. and pictured the scene, whe e9t
with mighty shout that seemed 10 lai'
the roof above our heads" the Oup .;a, ie'
OlutiOn was passed by the CON- fn;tbfr,Iv
carried out unless we first declaTeu me .he
Cubans belligerents. and thereby lay . tnt
foundation for the first execution 0r r, tna'
declaration. 1t was whispered, MIR. lnurs ',
ton said, that this measure can't ,,,hl;.
democratic sources and thar TINS repu nni-
can administration should direct the p0'
icy of this great nation. ,.u .v,o
Il am party mail VI 'hc - ctoyo
Mr.. Thurston said. "but over and above
any duty to my party is that to my S couh1
try, to humanity and to God, and W 20
be unworthy of my great, party ont;on
shaped nv course on this. resoiutioh
through party considerations. Of
Mr.. Thurston read the interview, t 70.
former Premier Sagasta, published W.
day, and declared that his was con,
piete admission Of all that had been as
serted of the impotency of the Spanish
cause in Cuba. coma
Peace in Cubar' exclaimed the sena,
tor, derisively. IF there, is peace IN
Cuba it is the peace of the deyesla'tu u
fields. Peace in Cuba! If there Is
peace in Cuba it is the peace OF desc
is peace in Cuba it is the peace, OF
\ rayished women and starving children,