The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-04-07
congress WANTS WAR.
Many Resolutions Introduced Look.
ing to That End.
HOUSE TAKES A FIRM STAND.
Mckinley Has Been Given Reasonable
Time and Congress May Now EXcr-
else Its Function.
THE SENATE.

G8TH DAY.--a scene of intense inter
| est was presented in the Senate when
! the Presidents message, transmitting
i the findings of the Maine court of in
Quiry was receiyed. The galleries were
| hacked to the dbors. and the attendance
of Senators was quite as large as II has
! been ct any time during the present
! session Eager TO ascertain the full
! finding OF the court, scores OF the
members Of the House, after adjourn
ment of tha. body, had hurried to the
! Senate chamber, and the floor was
crowded with them. When the read
! ing OF the Presidents message was
| begun q hush so marked fell over
! the chamber that one literally
might have heard pin fall. Through
out the reading OF both the message
| and the finding of the court there Was
| not the slightest demonstration. The
documents were referred to the COM
mittce on foreign relations. Following
closely upon the message ard findings,
came the speech oi Money, of Missis-
sippi, on his receH: observations IN
Cuba and the deductions from them he
had made. His speech was along the
same lines as those of Senators Proctor,
Gallinger and Thurston. Upon the
| announcement of Representative Simi:-
kins' death, the Senate adjourned.
60TH DAY.-Ipterest in the Cuban
situation-the interest might almos. be
termed excitement, SO intense was it
reached climax III the proceedings of
the Senate to-day. AS on previous
days of the discussion Of the Cuban
question, thousands of people focked
to the capital, but only few OF them,
com paratively, could gain admission to
the galleries. Within five minutes
after the Senate convened, Allen, of
Nebraska, introduced resolution re-
cognizing the independence OF the
Cuban republic. This was followed by
resolution proposed by Rawlins. OF
Utah, declaring var against the
kingdom OF Spain, Foraker, Of Ohio,
then introduced resolution for such
Intervention in the Cuban war as would
bring about, the independence OF
the Cubans. Following this came
resolution by Mr.. Frye. of Maine,
demanding that Cuba be made free.
The resolutions followed one another
so rapidly as almost to stun tho
auditors, both Senators and spectators.
This was the condition when the vice
President recognized Mr.. Mason, of H.
linois, for his announced speech on the
Presidents message transmitting tn
Congress the findings Of the Maine
court of inquiry. Mr.. Mason read his
speech from manuscript, but 1t was de-
livered with all the vlgor and fire OF
which he is capable. The intensity OF
the feeling of those in the galleries was
evidenced by the storm of applause
which was elected by his declaration
that he was for war. Vice-President
Hobart had difficulty in suppressins
the demonstration. After Mason's
speech the Senate passed seventy-four
private pension bills and followed this
order with eulogies on the late Senator
Earle, Of South Carolina, one of tho
most remarkable of which was pro-
nounced by ]illman, a long time po-
litical opponent of General Earle. Nor
rill, OF Vermont, from the finance com
mittee, reported joint resolution pro-
viding for the importation, free OF duty,
of military supplies secured abroad into
the United States and asked for It's i'm
mediate consideration. 1t was passed.
tUIn b21. tuC DOiutS SoIlCiyy va
Louisiana, concluded his speech on the
national quarantine bill, after which
the measure making four provisions for
civil government for Alaska was
passed. Frye reported from the COM
mitsee on foreign relations the Senate
resolutions: "That the President be
requested, if not incompatible with
public interest, to transmit to the Sem
ate all of the consular correspondence
relating to the conduct of the war on
the island of Cuba, the condition OF the
people and other matters relating
thereto" He asked thatt resolution
lie on the table, when he would ask for
its consideration.
list DAY.-In the Senate, Hawley, of
Connecticut, presented in amended
form the joint resolution offered by Ba.
con, of Georgia, concerning tho erec-
ton of temporary Notifications. He said
that the resolution as now amended met
all objections that had been raised
against the original one. 1t is as fol-
lows: '"That in case of emergency,
when in the opinion of the President
the immediate erection of any tempora.
ry fort or fortihcation is deemed impor-
tant and urgent, such temporary fort
or fortihcation may be constructed on
written consent of the owner OF the
land upon which such work is to be
placed; and the requirements of section
355, of the revised statutes shall not be
applicable in such cases." Ihe resolu-
ton was passed.
72D Day After quiet session, dur
ing which the resolution offered the day
before by Senator Chandler calling for
the Cuban correspondence, was referred |