Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-18

President as the commander inc chief of
.lle army ana navy. and declared that
parry politics should give way 70 hlgner
1uty tie questioned the wisdom OF thc
resolution and hoped that wiser counscls
would prevail
me Presidents message. he SAT-. read
hausted all diplomatic efforts to brtns
peace out of chaos and now came to Con-
gress for authority to strike the blow
| that would give the Cuban people free
dom and misrule. Every loyal Demo-
crat, he said would be found behind
the President. as American citizens up
mandcr in the war now almost upon US !"
| Tie said: II pledge myself to forget that
Mckinney was elected by the Republican
parry parry, because | know that. as Prcsi-
deiit OF Il united people, h" will bear his
country's flag aloft. and that no nation
| Spanish or otherwise, will receive from
i hlm ausht e'sc than fair, manly and
| brave tire a atmcnt.'
| Aillsnn OF faWa. seemingly laboring I'M
DER intense excitement said that no man
could doubt his loyalty to the country
nor the nag, put he seriously doubted the
wisdom Of Congress assuming to declare
the ndepeni iencc of a nation in contra
ventcn of the well known principles of
international law He said the amend
ment had been forced into the resolution
IN the face of Inc fact that the President
had declared emphatically against such
action He argued that the republic of
Cuba should he recognized by treaty the
| initiative to be taken by the President as
WAS his lawful right.
Aldrich Of Rhode Island. said he be-
licvcd that every senator approached this
question with the kccnest Sensibilty of
its Importance, While he could not vote
FOR a resolution embodying recognition of
independence, he believed that in some
way. somehow, resolution would during
the next IS hours be presented that all
men of all parties and beliefs could and
would heartily support, and that he reSo-
tuition would he satisfactory to the Presi-
dent. the Congress and the people
Jones of Arkansas. declared that it was
the wish of Il large ma iority OF Congress
and the pconlc that the resolution
adopted should recognize the Cuban re-
public's independence. The President had
disappointed the people by not saving IN.
intended the indcpcndence of cuba
The vote on Davis motion tu strike out
AL after the resolve clause Of the House
resolution ana insert the Senate rcsolu-
| tions as amended, WAS carried by ii vote
of 60 to y. The detailed vote follows:
| fcaS-Allcn, Bacon, Baker Bate, Berry,
Butler, Cannon. Chandler, Chiffon, Clark,
| Faulkner Foraker. Galiugcr, Hans
/ brough, Harris. Hatfield, Jones of Ark,
| Jones Of Nov, kenncy. Kyle. Lin isay.
Mhntle. Martin, Mason. Mills MITCHELL.
! Money. Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasci.
| penrose, Perkins; PettiEre~; prttus.
rr"cior r.,h 4may EoIIins &, ,!,,!. Koaoh sh4puP
man Furley, Turner Turpie, West, White,
| and Wolcott-t0.
| a =
fcrv, Garter, D1tnr' EIkins. Fairbanks.
! Ervr Gear Gnrman ,;ray IitIo, llama.
/ II1yi.y linn, Nritridra Nt.MtlI.tn Nor
/ ritl pl:,tt of 81 I,iait of \ \ Prii-
/ fh4rJ Seven Snonnrr Warren N,nIIjng.
Ion Wntnnr,. 'lnd Wilenn il
/ Hoar tifen took tbn lluor He said he
/ could moi vote for tbo resolution ae
/ auloudrd h.. :i,,~r il was contrary fo tho
rn,,rtrsit>. pr,n:,iIiur hmtwrun M Itxnt.Il-
Tive ana congress und hra: ans. ii under
t"nk la rob thc prrsident of a romstitu-
'''' IN, 1.l!nI,lii@n ma niiarr inr Am,rirfi n
| fnrrrs in r1lIa Nnuld bc ,lndrr fL.. com
| mard Of thr iusurgc,lt officers Other
tyie,, III. nrts,.n,,' nf nur trnnr4 thrrc
! vn,fll h.. hn1,ilr "a H.. ins,l,r,lnts liza,
said he lrlt no alarm over The prnsDc5.t
~ ot,nosin.~ In cXritrf majority Hs Il
similar ron1iftion Of :,tt;jfrs h1d IirrvailrI
~ H., nr~in,,i,i,v ~ tbr Wrxiran var
I Iio.,'s .n.+r7 vas tItn l.ts.i ,ii1niYy of
! nr.,+t,r,.. az No G1,-
At ijyr mini,t,e mast q The thirds and
ed w.s hm..,In amid ynurh snnnrr4,;rd rX.
cit,n..ut
in}u,,.Ii.tri,- aftrr,y.ir.I cam. tho at,s-
tinu shall tbr resolution Dass?' There
w.ls II 1,.,4.raI u, u,lnl Tor Hu ave ana
,,.. .x,,,..y.i,,, Mi !, rntI ,.,l 49,. ~
/ Jrrl II nrnn,.,,it, in thc midst Of :,
! nrnfnt,nd r.tIm %ut 4 linlir r,,ir v,,s I'M.
! nnuurnJ AiI HI. senators win thp ~
( r,,,ti,, rf (,iYftl,.il wv. ,,,,.-o,,t md In.
I,ai r,.I..,.,.|l G9ot,it,- f,.,t,,, ill MS.
! 'fhr resolution u..,s .,,lnnt.d Iy tI}c vote
! N,ao \iI,, WYNN t,.t.r Ilatn t,crrv
HntI,r ,,tunon rnrirr ('bandIrr thil.
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