Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16
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coma ont 10 tho men Of the Maine
and the lighted fuse which caused III
EXPLOSION of a bomb under the Maine nd'
been relighted. and the blood Oh N0No'"
tionsry sires. crying through tnc NJ
OF South Carolina, demands Jus''Se a..
the assassins who sent our pi"'o ''''''
10 an untimoly death
DEFENCE or MKINLEN.
Mr. wolcott. OF Colorado who FOLLOWED
Mr.. TilmaD made spirited oSionoe ~
President McKinloy's action, ana Cha.s'
terizcd as almost criminal the aspeIs .'
made by senators on the floor against INV
Chief Executive. Ito, ~,
Mir Woloo,t denounced the action oi
sns,n sinoe The terrible tragedy In Ha-
hama harbor. WAR must come OF 10
y,,nst he froe he said. mo other answer
WIFI be accepted by our people. ,,,,...
MIR Spooner followed with a oilll"i''
sennce Of the conduct of tho President
throughout the pending crisis anu ",s
cussea al length his obliga mons 70 '''0
country and % the world IN the preSe' va
ton OF pence n peace were PossloiS'
Mr.. Spooncr went al considerable lehs'n
into the legal side OF the question: az"
argued against the recognition OF TIC 10
dependence OF Cuba.
THE MAINE DISASTER.
In the course Of "a thorough ana
analytical discussion Mr.. Spooner VII"
irnpressiveness. called attention To
striking and significant fact lie H'G
read the verdict Of the Spanish po7'o
OF inquiry. and all Of the testimony VI
that board. II" declaEcd MI. Spoonei'
slowly and emphatically, that spanish
board could have established tna' mere
was no mine I'm the harhor OF unuvi
the Maine. they would have been swift
Ia prove il. Yet this report SHOWS ','"'
not a single witness was caHeu 10 EiNe
evidence i'm support of that contention
and no evidence in support of il was ad-
duoed.
'sThat there was Spanish completely IN
the blowing up of the Msine-that spain
Is responsible for that awful horror. that
gigantic murder under our iiag-no Amer
lean doubts. and IL would be IN "a Ilshte-
lean doubts. and 10 would be I'M
righteous cause if. above our ships OF war
when they enter the harbor OF Habana'
the signaued legend should float: he
member the Moines Remember dhe
Maine"
Mr. Chiffon and Mr.. Teller also spoke
in favor Of recOCnizing independence.
Mr. Stewart was the last speaker OF the
day. and he too. favored a resolution
recognizing the Cuban republic.
At the conclusion - his address the
Senate. az 1915 =. NJ. adjourned until 10
o'cloS tomorrow morning
BAILEY ARRAIGNS REED.
only "A single incident al the session of
the House to-day was worthy OF public |
notice. Mr. Bailey. the Democratic leader, |
rose 10 a question Of privilege. to reply /
TO a newspaper criticism, charging him |
with responsibility for the disorderly /
scene I'm the House on Wednesday He |
arraigned the Speaker I'm severe terms. |
alleging that 10 was the Speakers Unfair 4
and unjust treatment of himself which /
had pre- Cip'tated the trouble. The Speaker
from TIE chair. listened 20 MIR. Bailey's /
structures. and when he had concluded
declined 10 discuss the question de-
,laling that what be had done had been
lone IN the presence of the House, and
thousand spectators. and upon the judg-
nent OF these witnesses he was willing TO
est ne justification Of his action.
Tie day was spent on the private calen-
lar. lut nothing was accomplished. At
as the House recessed until S o'clock,
he evening session TO be devoted 10 pri-
ate pension legislation.