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conclusion of the present difficulty may be

conclusion of the present difficulty may be
reached
Mr.. Allen made an extended reply to the
arguments advanced against his position
He maintained that this was the first time
the belligerency proposition had been pre-
scented to the Senate when there was any
chance of its being effective. The House
would be brought face to face with it, and
it would be brought to a vote in that body.
1t could net be buried in a committee.
MIR. HOar Pleads for DeliberatiOn.
Mr.. Hale, in charge of the bill, yielded to
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.), who said he desired, in
justice to himself and to those who believed
with him, to refute the charges of coward
ice which had been hurled at those who
differed from him by the senator from Ne
braska (Allen). He discussed the situation
from the standpoint of an international
lawyer, maintaining that the recognition
of belligerency in ordinary circumstances
was not a cause of war. 1t was not neces-
sarily unfriendly act. Mr.. Hoar MAIN
tanned, however, that before taking any ac-
ton of that kind the United States ought
to have a clear and unquestioned state
ment of the facts in the case. He believed,
too, that action of any kind In the Cuban
matter should only be taken with the con-
currence of the Senate. the House Of Rep
resentatives and the executive of the coun-
actment of a belligerency resolution at the
present time would be productive of war,
because of the friction that would be Gre
ated by Spain exercising the right of
search of United States vessels on the high
seas. This he said, was the position MAIN
tanned by Grant in the ten years war. Mr..
Hoar said that severe, partisan and angry
discussions, particularly Of such question
as that pending, have no part in the pro-
ceedings of the Senate-no more part than
they would have in the Supreme Court.
He did not, he said, believe that any sem
ator should make utterances about a
friendly nation that could not with entire
propriety be made by the President of the
United States. The Senate, the treaty
making power of the government. was the
constitutional adviser of the President,
and he held that it ought not in it's dis
cusSions violently censure any foreign ma
ton for it's action in the conduct of war.
Spain, ne thought, would have just cause
of complaint on account Of these violent
discussions.
II have always" said Mr.. Hoar, favored
a resolution proposing mediation. II that
fails 1 am i'll favor of supporting the ex-
ecutive department when the time shall
come and when the case is so clear and
fragrant that all the constitutional repre-
sentatives of the American people substan-
TALLY agree as to the facts.
Mr.. Stewart CNev) made a speech in
favor of granting belligerent rights to the
Cubans at once.
huleO Out On TOlht Oh OFuefs
Mr.. Hale made the point of order against
the amendment that it was general legisla
ton and had, under the rules, no place in
the bill. The Vice President sustained the
point, and Mr.. Allen took an appeal from
the ruling.
Upon this Mr.. Turpie Qnd) delivered an
extended speech in support of the ruling
of the chair, although he was personally in
favor of the proposition contained in the
amendment.
Mr.; Clay (Ga-) also supported the ruling
of the chair. although he said he would
vote for any independent proposition for
the relief of the Cubans.
Mr.. Mason QlI) said he could not be de-
tered either from sustaining or opposing
the ruling of the chair by any overgrown
reverence he had for the rules of the Senate
of any other alleged deliberative body,
but he said he desired to appeal to Mr.. Hale
to let the bill go over for few days. in or
der that senators might examine into the
rules and authorities bearing upon them.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga-), speaking in support of
the ruling of the chair, drew from the gal
leries an enthusiastic round of applause,
the Vice President. He said that one of the
greatest causes ever tried before the ma
tons of the world was now being tried in
Havana.
The Facts Wanted.
Let us do nothing" said he, that will
the icdSt way tuosc WIN
conducting that investigation. The wreck
of the Maine now lies on the bottom of the
Havana harbor. The facts relating to the
explosion are being sought earnestly and
intellgently by a competent court Of in
quiry, and We ought to do nothing that will
in the slightest manner interfere with the
progress of that work. What we desire is
to know the facts If 1t should be found
that the explosion was due to an accident
We must know that If, however 1t should
be disclosed that 1t was due to treachery
the whole world will applaud the action OF
this country in holding 10 strict account
the country in whose friendly harbor that
awful disaster occurred"
Mr.. Bacon pointed out that any unfriend-
ly action on the part Of the United States
interfere with the conduct of the fnvestiga-
ton. He suggested that now was the time
for Congress and>the American people to
remain quiet and not to agitate an already
critical situation by discussion offensive to
a friendly nation.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the appeal on
the table and Mr.. Allen demanded the yeas
and nays. Mr.. Hales motion was carried,
5l-j. those voting against the motion being
Messrs. Allen (Neb.), Cannon (Utah), Heit-
field Qdaho). Mason Qll) and Teller (Col.)
No further amendments being offered the
bill was passed.
The Senate then, at 5:15 PM, went into
executive session. and ten minutes after
ward adjourned
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