The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-20

ment ana control OF the island 10 ltS peO-
ple."
This amendment was adopted with
out division OF objection. Other pro.
posed amendments were rejected and
the resolutions were finally passed by
the decisive vote of 81 to 81.
YEAs-ALLEN, Bacon, Baker, Bate, Berry,
BUTLER, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay, CockreH, Cullom, Daniel, Davis,
Deboe, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, German, Gray, Marlborough. HARRIS,
HEITF1ELD, Jones (Ark), Jones (Nev),
Kenney, KYLE, Lindsay, Lodge, McEnery,
McLaurtn, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mason,
Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan, Murphy,
Nelson, Pdscoe, .Penrose, Perkins, Petit
grew. Pettus, Proctor, Quay. Rdwlins,
Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart, Teller,
Thurston, Tillman, Turley, TURNER, Turpte,
Vest, Warren, Wilson, and wolcott-67.
NAys-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, Cd6ery,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Hale. Hanna, Hawley,
Hosr, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Morrill,, Platt
Comm, Platt IN. ", Pritchard Sew
ell, Spooner, Wellington, Wetmore and
Whne-21.
OF those voting yea, 80 are Republic
cans-(names in roman), 81 are Demo-
Gratis Gtalics), and 6 are Populists,
(small capitals).
OF those voting nay, 10 are Republic
cans, 2 are Democrats.
There are 80 Senators. All were
present and voting except Walthall Of
Mississippi who was ill.
On Monday stubborn contest be-
gan between the House and the Senate.
The House stood like rock against
the recognition of the Cuban republic,
and the Senate as obstinately refused
to yield this point. The House further
insisted that the first resolution should
be amended by striking out the words
fare and" making it read "that the
people of the island of Cuba ought to
be free and independent" Again and
again conference committees were APP
pointed, disagreed and one branch of
Congress refused to yield to the other.
Finally, at about midnight of Monday,
the desire for action the ascen-
dancy in both houses. The House
agreed to recede from its demand for
the amendment of the first resolution,
and the Senate sullenly assented to the
commission from the second the amend
ment recognizing the independence OF
the republic of Cuba. The result was
the adoption, at about two O'Clock on
Tuesday morning, by both houses, Of
the resolutions as reported by the ma
jority of the Senate foreign relations
committee, with the addition of the
disclaimer of any purpose to annex
Cuba. 1t was a day and night of in.
tense excitement. Members of Con.
gress gathered, during the frequent re.
cesses, in the Hobbies singing, 1.-THE
Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Dixie'
and other old war songs, adapting to
"John Brown" a new variation, "We'll
hang old Weyler to a sour apple
tree" etc.
In the Senate the final vote on the
adoption of the report of the confer
ence committee was, yeas 40, nays 35;
in the House, yeas 80, nays 6.
Among the Senators, Foraker, Mason,
Morgan and others, who had stood out
manfully for the one right and consist
ent thing for Congress to do--to recog-
nize the government of the Cuban re-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY yielded to the su.
perior demand for prompt and united
action of some kind.
The Senate resolution is vastly
preferable to that of the House. Its
terms are mandatory instead of per-
missive, and are more comprehensive
and far reaching. The end of the long
contest is practically victory for the
Senate. What trigs Hoar and Hale
and their reactionary allies of both par
ties, to whom this final settlement OF
the policy of the government in this
crisis is as unsatisfactory as any thing
short of absolute inaction could be,
may yet contrive to delay action, a few
days will disclose. The President
turned the Cuban question over to
Congress to deal with it as that body
saw fit. Congress has given the Chiei
Executive his bearings. Faction was
wiped out by the votes in Senate and
House. The mandate of the Repre-.
sentatives was practically unanimous
to act and at once.