The record-union., 1898-02-10

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. - For more
than three hours to-day the Senate
Chamber rang with eloquent appeals
in behalf of the Cuban insurgents. An
nounced speeches We're delivered by
Cannon of Utah and Mason of Illinois
in advocacy of the adoption of resolu-
tions which they presented to the Sen
ate yesterday. Following Cannon S
speech, Hale Of Maine addressed the
Senate briefly, urging the Senate to up
hold the policy of the Administrations
The galleries We're packed with people.
who We're aware that this would be a
field day of Cuban oratory. While
Cannon was speaking a sensational in
cident occurred. A member of the
House of Representatives, standing near
the speaker, audibly denounced as a lie,
seemingly. some statement Cannon had
made. Cannon, pale WITH feeling, made
reply to what at the moment seemed
an insult, but which was subsequently
satisfactorily explained
In anticipation of the speeches to be
delivered on the relations of the Unit
ed States and Spain concerning the
Cuban war-a subject of intense in
terest to a majority of Americans-the
galleries Were crowded at an early hour
to-day. Indeed, the public galleries
We're filled before the Senate convened
at II O'clock, and the reserved galleries
hlled rapidly soon after noon. The in
terest was quite evidently not con-
fined to the people in the galleries.
When the Vice-President's gavel fell,
opening the session, noticeably larger
number OF Senators were present than
is usual SO early in the day The no.
tlce given yesterday by both Senator
Cannon Of Utah and Senator Mason of
Illinois that they would address the
Senate upon resolutions they had in
troduced served as the magnet TO draw
Senators from their committee rooms
early in the days session.
Rev. DR.. f. b. Meyers of London,
England, offered the invocation at the
opening of the session.
Butler of North Carolina presented
an amendment to the Constitution en-
abling Congress to lay and collect an
income tax.
Allen presented and secured the adop-
tion of a resolution directing the Com
mittee on Judiciary to investigate and
report 10 the Senate whether the order
placing the employees of the printing
office in the classified service is proper.
Morrill, of Vermont called up his
joint resolution authorizing the gild-
Ing Of the statue of Liberty on the dome
or the Capitol, and after some facetious
references to the gold and silver ques
fions by Stewart and Chandler the res
olution was adopted-30 to -
The resolution offered by Cannon of
Utah yesterday, urging the President
TO notify Spain that If it fails to recog-
nize the independence of Cuba before
March 4th next this Government would
then recognize the belligerency rights
of the Cubans, and ninety days there
ter assert the independence of the Gu
ban Republic. was then laid before the
Senate, and Cannon was recognized to
speak on the resolution.
Cannon, in opening his speech. read
from New York newspaper a state
ment in effect that the speeches to be
delivered to-day would amount 10 mere
talk, and nothing more harmful than
talk would result from the present agi-
tation Of the Cuban question in the
Senate. Cannon said it was not his
purpose-not the purpose of those who
believed with him-to disturb in any
way the peace and welfare of the peo-
PIE of the United States He did not,
he said, desire to reflect unnecessarily
eupon the policy of the President, but
this was phase of the question, in the
opinion OF Cannon, raised by the news
paper article to which he had referred
which ought to be considered.
BY what authority" he asked, did
any public journal say nothing more
than talk would result from the con-
sideration of the Cuban uestion in Con-
gress? Has some concerted plan been
arranged" he asked, by which the
carrying into effect Of the will OF the
people of this country is TO be undone? ?''
L want 10 say" said Cannon, that
something more harmful than talk will
result from the discussion of the Cuban
question in Congress. These results
will strike men in Congress and men
in high places in the administration.
We have been told that policy in the
treatment of this Cuban question was
TO be inaugurated that would startle
the country. but that policy has no;
yet been developed
War" continued Cannon lis ended
IN Cuba. The war that there existed
has developed into brutal contest OF
hunger" Spain, he thought, had not
the courage to pursue its operations
against The patriots in the field The
Government of Madrid was bankrupt
her greatest statesmen had passed
away. and in the conduct of the Gu
ban war she had adopted a policy to
subdue her enemies by bribery and
starvation Should the efforts of Spain
succeed. the result would be to saddle
upon the people of Cuba the enormous
debt OF 500. .O00, 600, a debt that has
been incurred in vain effort to sub
due the spirit of liberty manifested by
. the Cuban patriots.
After some discussion Of general feat
ures OF the Cuban question. Cannon
said: II charge now that the purpose
OF the administration is in consonance
with the wishes of the Spanish bond
holders. and before peace is secured in
Cuba security Of the paymen; of that
tremendous debt must br given by the
blood stained island. That, | say. APP
pears 20 be the wish of the admnistra-
ton. and l may say. of Spain"
Referring 10 the situation as il was
presented when Mr.. Mckinley assumed
the Presidency. Cannon said that il was
almost an earthly omnipotence which
the President possessed and possesses
now The recognition of the belliger-
ent rights of the insurgents would have