The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-18

mittee which provided for the fecoSiil0iot'
by the United States of the "repupac OF
Cuba as the true and lawful government
of that island.
This was regarded as the most import
ant amendment to bs voted upon and
wher the announcement that the amend
ment had been carried by the vote of 81 to
81 was made, the galleries gave great evil
dences of satisfaction but there was no
applause The vote was rs follows:
YEAS-MESSRS. ALLEN, BACON,
BAKER, BATE, BERRY, CANNON,
CHANDLER, Chiffon, CLAY, COCK
RELL, DANIEL. FORAKER, CALM
GER, HARRIS, HEITFELD, JONES
ARKANSAS, JONES OF NEVADA.
KINNEY, KYLE, LINDSEY, NJ
EMERY, M'LAURIN, MALLORY,
MANTLE, MARTIN, MASON, MILLS.
MITCHELL, NEY,MURPHY, MEL
SON, PASCO, PENROSE, PERKINS,
PETTIGREW, PETTUS, QUAY, RAW
LINS, ROACH, SMITH, STEWART,
TELLER, THURSTON, TILLMAN,
TURLEY, TURNER, VEST, WHITE
AND WILSON-51.
NAYS-MESSRS. ALDRICH. ALI.
SON, BURROWS, CAFFERY, CAR.
TER, CLARK, CULLOM, DAVIS,
DEBOE, ELKINS, FAIRBANKS.
FAULKNER, FRYE, GEAR, COR
MAN, GRAY, HALE, HANNA, HANS
BkOUGH, HAWLEY, HOAR. LODGE,
MsBRIDE, M'MILLAN, MORGAN,
MORRILL,. PLATT OF CONNECTI-
CUT, PLATT OF NEW YORK, PRIT-
CHARD, PROCTOR, SEWELL. SHOUP,
SPOONER. WARREN, WELLINGTON,
WETMORE, AND WOLCOTT-37.
MIR. Davis then offered an amendment
rs an additional section as follows:
"Fourth-That the United States here
by disclaims any disposition orssintention
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control over said island, except for the
pacifcation thereof. and asserts it's deter
mination when that is accomplished to
leave the government and control of the
island to its people,
The amendment was adopted without
dissenting vote.
Mr.. Frye moved to strike out the first
section declaring that the people of the
island of Cuba Are and of right ought
to be free and independent the words
care and of right" On motion of Mr..
Davis the motion was laid on the table S.
to 83 as follows:
YEAS-MESSRS. ALLEN, BACON,
BAKER. BATH, BERRY. BUTLER,
CANNON, CHANDLER, Chiffon,
CLARK, CLAY, COCKRELL, DANIEL,
DAVIS, FAULKNER, FORAKER,
HANSBROUGH, HAIR
RIS, HEITFETD, JONES OF ARKAN-
.SAS, JONES OF NEVADA. KEN
NEX, KYLE, LINDSAY, LODGE,
M'ENERY, M'LAURIN, MALLORY,
MANTLE, MARTIN, MASON, MILLS,
MITCHELL, MONEY. MURPHY, MEL.
SON, ,PASCO, PENROSE, PERKINS,
PETTIGREW, PETTUS, QUAY. RAW
Inns. ROACH, SMITH, STEWART,
TELLER, THURSTON, TILLMAN,
TURLEY, TURNER, TURPIE, VEST,
WOLCOTT-55.
NAYS-MESSRS. ALDRICH, ALL
SON, BURROWS, CAFFERY, CAR.
TER, CULLOM, DEBOE, ELKINS.
FAIRBANKS, FRYE, GEAR, COR
MAN, GRAY. HALE, HANNA HAW-
LEY, HOAR, M'BRIDE M'MILLIN,
MORGAN, MORRILL,, PLATT OF
CONNECTICUT. PLATT OF NEW
YORK, PRITCHARD, PROCTOR,
sEWELL, sHoUP, -SPOONER, WAR
Rem. WELLINGTON, WETMORE,
WHITE AND WILSON-35.
Mr.. Morgan then offered his substitute
providing for declaration of war. 1t
The nays were Messrs. Mason, Morgan,
Pettigrew, Turner and Wilson.
THE SUPREME MOMENT
had now come. Mr.. Hale of Maine who
has been the mainstay of the opposition
to radical action on the Cuban question
fired the last shot in his locker in protest.
'The action the Senate is about to
take" he began. speaking slowly and i'm
pressively, ''places it in deadlock with
the House and the President of the United
States. II is remarkable spectacle we
are presenting to the civilized world.
But he got no farther. Mr.. Teller and
Mr.. Wolcott were both on their feet. The
latter declared passionately that MIR.
Hale's statement was most important.
He said:
81 ask the Senator whether he is au-
thorized by the President to declare that
our contemplated action will place us in
deadlock with the President.
Mr.. Teller made the point of order that
it was unparliamentary for senator to
refer to the action of the other House
or the President.
The Vice-President read the rule and
asked Mr.. Hale to proceed in order. The
latter said he did not pretend to speak
by the authority of the President or to
know his future action. "But-I do not
known if the motion of the senator from
Minnesota PREVAILS he continued, "it
will bring the Senate into deadlock with
the President as shown by the message
he submitted to u.s.
Mr.. Teller again
CALLED MR.. HALE TO ORDER