The herald., 1898-03-29
INTENSE INTEREST
A Vast Asssmblage Listens in Perfect
Silence st

"A vuSt A1s0AUAh8c AAUteuS IN = eI1oct
Silence
WASHINGTON. March 2s.-By O'Clock
the people were waiting outside Of the Sen
ate wing. and when the doors to the CALLER
les were opened. at O'Clock, the rush
for seats began. within an hour every
available inch in the Senate public CALLER
les was occupied and all.the Senate CALLER
les were pA6ksd to the doors BIZ II o'clock,
J IN tht aipl0matia gallery we're Nj Abnet
NAleinlay. tha. rresident,a hrosluf nit
Mrs. Captain 9igsbse. The attendance ot,
HepAtes4 49, umu14e)lr ieftt y ~ klt
IdufssS 3dsnt ttGt TIE fhdividual l;1libefs
Of the tndy.. despite the di1nlned fsSsfve ID
which many o. them w6&t wfapbSd; MQrs
quite o deeply iuterested IN the ptoCesd-
ihss az was the general public. Every
Senator at the Capitol was In Ms seat when
the gave1 OF the vice-Presfdent fi,ll,
At 1901 p. m. Executive Clerk Pruden
transmitted to the Senate the Presidents
message, Transmitting the long and much
desired report Of the Court Of Inquiry
As Major Pruden was Recognised by the
ce-President. there was d hush III the
chamber, majority OF the spectators ex-
pecting that the mesaage and report would
be read to the Senate Immediately. =
Routine business, however, was taken
up for time.
At 1917 pm. Mr. Morgan Of Alabama de-
manded the reading Of, the President d
message.
chamber, vice-president Hobart at once
laid the message before the Senate and It's
reading was begun. The closest attention
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by every person within hearing.
Around the inner semi-circular walls Of
the chamber inahyof those entitled to the
floor stood, including two-score members
of the House.
While that part of the message summar-
izing the findings of the Court was read
the auditors scarcely breathed, SO intense
was the interest in the document.
AT the conclusion of the reading Of the
message Mr.. Davis OF Minnesota, chair
man OF tn. Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, amid a buzz of whispered CONVERSE
ton, rose and requested that the findings
of the Court Of Inquiry be read.
In reading the findings the clerk ,ex-
perienced great difficulty. They had not
been placed in typewriter form and were
badly written.
At the conclusion Of the reading Mr..
Davis moved that the message. OF tho
President, the findings of the Court of Ill
auiry and the testimony taken before the
Court be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations and ordered printed.
1t was so ordered
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts introduced
resolution that 1000 additional copies OF
the documents be printed for the, use of
the Senate. and the resolution was adopted.
A CUBAN SPEECH
Money Of Mississippi spoke on the Cuban
situation. He said that the task Ne had set
himself was, perhaps, one Of supereroga-
tion, as Mr.. Proctor, Mr.. Gallinger and Mr..
Thurston had already presented to the
senate the conditions in Cuba AZ they had
seen them. Their statements were concise
brilliant and eloquent, and While no did
not hope to add much to the information
they had furnished, he felt 1t his duty ia
speak, and to speak now.
| Money said he was willing TO 60 to any
| extent to feed the starving, clotle the
naked and relieve the sick upon that un.
happy island, but hewas satisfied no def
| Unite results could be obtained by the EN-.
| ployment Of such means alone. He said
| he was certain that, while Weyler was g
| willing instrument, he was In fact 6nly ar
Instrument In the hands Of higher power
power that had deliberately determined
| upon plan Of starvation and exterrnina.
tion. The frightful and inlIumafl SCHEME
| had originated In the brain Of Canovds, tn
all-powerful prime mintuter OF spain whs
preceded easasta. s...ss
THAT. plan Of Recommendation and atar
walton and death. declared Monsy. s'vai
deliberately planned. With the deflpitu anf
| distihct purpose IN viswgof destrotine /
/ luopu1ntarn that 0ooin uauhot d6ntroI ~