The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

did and ample presentation of the case
to the great American people AMI
through them to the world. (Applause
on the democratic side) IL we had rec
ognized the independence of the repub-
lie of Cuba long ago. he contended.
Cuba would have been free to-day and
We would have been free from obliga-
tions. Applause on democratic side.)
Mr.. Clayton-And the Maine would
have been affoat.
Mr. McMilin-And to-day 266 gallant
American sailors, whose glory will not
fade until the flag fades. on account Of
their sacrifice for their country, would
have been living American sailors.
Now. Mr.. Speaker. what excuse are
we going to give the American people
for hasty action in this matter? The
resolution OF the majority does not pro-
pose to recognize the republic Of Cuba
and the resolution of the minority does.
The resolution of the majority does not
force the president to send our army
and our navy to back up this action
| Immediately; the resolution of the mi
! nority does. They diner as the poles
differ. and their difference ought to be
shown and the representatives here
given an opportunity to show which one
Of the resolutions best accomplishes the
work to be performed.
You heard the presidents message.
You know the spirit that il breathed.
You know the indecision that character
lied 1t. You know that there was no
free Cuba in IL, and yet you propose to
turn over to him the army, you propose
to turn over to him the navy and turn
over to him the treasury and give him
discretion to fight or not TO fight. as he
| pleases. So far as / am concerned, and
Il halipya Il tho r1pmhArS
this side of the house. we are not only
| in favor of free Cuba. but we intend
| that the president shall not stand in the
| way of that freedom. loud applause
| on democratic side.)
Mr.. Henderson, in closing the debate.
criticised severely the position taken by
Mr.. Bailey. HE has presented a sin
gular spectacle here to-day. fIe has at
tempted again and again TO force action
in this house. on his own statement. un-
der any circumstances, on any bill and
at any time. And now he pleads for
time because the senate Is going to de-
liberate and urges that as an argu-
ment, and winds up by wanting us to
call the roll now. / regard the attempt
TO make partisanship out of this great
national question an unwise- tCries of
''Oh" on democratic side)
when he attacks the chief executive
of the republican party for dereliction.
the care that has been taken in maxi
ing contracts with every powder manu-
factory in the country. preparing shot
and shell, to overcome the difficulties
that have been forced upon the coun-
| try in the past by false policy. he Is
unjust to himself. to the party to the
president. We have examined with
care the great dangers that confront
us. We have weighed, as has the
president, with brain and heart. the
| slaN
| the country is settling the great prob
| lem. That has been done wisely. and
II done wisely and well IL is well II was
quickly done. now, we are here for
action. and / want to say that with
scarcely a dissenting voice we are ready
for the roll call in this house" Gap
plause on the republican side)
johnson Iecumrs vsoi+nt.
He therefore demanded the previous
question. against the loud protests of
Mr.. Johnson of Indiana, who became so
violent in his denunciation of this ef-
fort 10 stife debate and not allow IA
remonstrance against the unnecessary
war into which the country was to be
| plunged" that the speaker had to ap-
| peal to the sergeant-at-arms to compel
him to take his seat. The rule was then
| adopted and the resolutions were again
presented, together with those of the
minority report. which were to be Of
fered as substitute. Mr.. Adams yield
ed to Mr.. Dinsmore. dem, Ark, the
senior member of the minority.
Mr.. Dinsmore said he regretted as
much as any other man on the floor
could the manifestation of partisan
feeling and partisanship that had oc-
CURED during the afternoon. 1T ap-
pears to me. SIR" said he. that IL there
was ever a period In the history of this
government when patriotic dignity
should have been shown and PARTISAN
ship should have been subordinated to
craftsmanship. that period is now"
prolonged applause on the democratic
side). In conclusion he urged that the
minority resolution be substituted.
Mr. Adams. the acting chairman of
the committee, closed the debate. The
vote was then taken on the substitute
resolutions and they were defeated
141-le0
Messrs. Reach. rep. Ohio. Door. rep,
Ill, and Mann. rep. Ill, voted with the
democrats and the populists for the
substitute.
Mr. Dinsmore then moved to recon-
nit with instructions to report back an
amendment recognizing the independ-
ence of Cuba. IL was also lost, 146 to
19e The vote was then taken on the
| adoption of the majority resolutions.
and they were adopted. The names of
the democrats as they voted for the
resolutions were cheered.
The negative votes were cast as fol-
lows: Democrats-Adamson. Georgia:
Bankhead. Alabama: Brantley. Geor-
gia; Brewer. Alabama: Clayton, Ala
bama Cox. Tennessee: Elliott, South
Carolina: Griggs. Georgia: Howard.
Georgia: Lester. Georgia: Lewis, Geor-
gia: Maddox. Georgia: Straith, South
Carolina: Tate. Georgia, and Taylor.
Alabama. Republicans-Johnson In
diana: Boutelle. Missouri; Loud. Call
ifornia. Populist-Simpson. Kansas.
The houses then, at $50 p. m, ad-