Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.

by IA majority, on Saturday night,
adopted the declaration "that the Gov
eminent of the United States hereby
recognizes the Republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government of that
island" Then, having added this to
the Intervention resolution reported by
the majority of the foreign relations
committee, taking in the full Foraker
resolution. the Senate adopted the
whole by a vote g. to 81, adding an
amendment proposed by Teller dis
claiming annexation, and rejecting the
House resolution, and all other substi-
tutes, including the Morgan resolution
declaring war. which got only five
votes.
No less than % Seniors addressed
themselves to the momentous question
under consideration during the day.
Senator Hale, evidently under uu-
usual excitement, created sensation by
saying that the Senate's recognition vote
would create deadlock between Con-
gress and the President, and that it was
the result of the Bryan dinner in Wash
ington Wednesday night when most Of
the democratic Senators who had prom
ised to vote against the recognition of
the Cuban republic we're switched Oft.
Foraker and Bryan had defeated Nc
Kinley in the Senate, and he was say
ing so; but the democratic Senators did
not seem to want to take it up.
1t is known that on Wednesday there
were fifteen democratic Senators ready
to vote against the recognition of the
Cuban republic; but on Thursday they
had been reduced to five, and Saturday
night only these voted against recogni-
ton. They were German, Gray, Nor
| gan, Faulkner and Cafferey.
The voting began earlier than was
generally expected, for the Senate got
very weary and started in on it at half
past Z, closing about quarter after g..
About $40 o'clock the Davis resolu-
tions-those reported from the commit
tee on foreign relations amended so as
to include the recognition of the repub
lie of Cuba, were passed by vote of 81
to q as q substitute for the resolution
adopted by the House of Representa-
tives.
It was not until the first, the test
vote-that on the amendment of Mr.
Turpie, of Indiana, providing for recog-
milton of the island republic-had been
taken, that the Senate was brought
face to face with the tremendous i'm.
portance of its action. 1t prevailed by
majority of II, the vote being 81 to
81.
There was some confusion but no
demonstration when the result was al
nounced.
The title and preamble of the Senate
resolutions were then substituted for the
House title and preamble without di-
vision. Mr.. Davis moved that the Sen
ate should insist upon its amendments
and ask for a conference. This request
was met with cries of mo, ""No" and
it soon made manifest that many Sem
ators considered that there was a pos
sibility that the House would concur
with the Senate resolution if this me-
ton were not entered in the Senate.
Upon this suggestion Mr.. Davis with
drew his motion and in its stead en-
tered a motion to adjourn.
At 9:l5 p. m. the Senate adjourned
until to-day.
The action of the Senate leaves the
Cuban resolution in the following sta
tus:
The House heading, number and en-
acting clause, the Senate preamble,
resolution, the Turpie amendment and
fourth paragraph proposed by Mr.
Teller. 10 full it is as follows: Joint
resolution for the recognition Of the
independence OF the people and repub-
lie of Cuba, demanding that the gov
ernment of Spain relinquish its author
ity and government in the island oil
Cuba and to withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban wa
tiers, and directing the President Of the
United States to carry these resolutions
into effect.
Whereas, the abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba. so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people fthe United States,
have been disgrace to Christian civil,
zation, eliminating, as they have, in
the destruction of United States bat
tleship, with two hundred and siZty-six
of its officers and crew, while on o
friendly visit in the harbor Of Havana,
and cannot longer be endured, as has
been set forth by the President of the
United States in his message to Con-
gress of April II, 1898, upon which the
action of Congress was invited There
fore,
Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
First. That the people Of the island
OF Cuba are and of right ought to be
free and independent, and that the gov
eminent of the United States hereby
recognizes the republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government of that
island.
Second. That 1t is the duty OF the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent does hereby demand, that the
government of Spain at once reliaquish
its authority and government in the is,
| land of Cuba, and withdraw its land
and naval forces from Onba and Cuban
waters.
Third. That the President Of the
United States be and he hereby is di'
rected and empowered, to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the United
States and to call into the actual SER
vice of the United States the militia OF
the several states, to such extent as
NAV be necessary TO carry these resolu-