The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-23
THE SENATE IS FOR WAR
RECOGNITION INTERVENTION
Demand That Spain Haul Down Her
Flag and Leave the Island of
Cuba-ResoIutions Plainly Mt Va
Rance with the recommends
tions of President Mckinley.

Washington, April l6.-The United
States senate has spoken. Its voice is for
war-war until the saffron flag of Spain
shall have been furled in the western
hemisphere, and furled forever. Its voice,
too, is for the independence of the infant
republic of the gem of the Antilles.
Free Cuba and the independence of the
island republic" was the shibboleth of the
senate Throughout the four days of de-
bate which ended tonight While the YER
dict returned was decisive, it is Just to
say it was not final. Notes of discord-
almost foreboding in their tones-were
sounded This foreboding was not due
in any sense to anxiety about the result
of the impending conflict 1t was prompt
ed by a fear lest, if the action taken by
the senate should ultimately be accepted
as final, this government might become
involved in complications that in future
years would prove serious.
At 9:l0 o'clock the Davis resolutions
those reported from the committee on
! foreign relations, amended so as to in
elude the recognition of the republic of
Cuba, were passed by a vote of 81 to 81.
a substitute for the resolution adopted
! by the house of representatives.
Grand Contest for Il Principle.
All day long the contest waged with an
earnestness, energy, ability and eloquence
seldom equalled even in the senate of the
United States. From 10 o'clock this
morning until the moment of final vote
the intensity of interest did not abate for
an instant.
Under the agreement limiting the dura-
ton of the speeches except in specified
instances TO Is minutes, every senator who
so desired had an opportunity to express
his views before the voting had actually
begun, after 7 o'clock Saturday night.
The great speech of the day had been
made by Senator White of California,
who has been consistently and conscien-
tiously opposed to action of any kind
upon the Cuban question. The speech
was a mastery oratorical effort, and at
tracted profound attention from every
auditor.
No less than 25 senators addressed
themselves to the momentous question
under consideration during the day.
Face to Face with War.
1t was not not until the first vote-that
on the amendment of Senator Turpie OF
Indiana, providing for recognition of the
island republc-had been taken that the
senate was brought face to face with the
tremendous Importance of its action.
The scene in the chamber of many his
tOric debates was one of incompatible
solemnity and impressiveness. The gal
leries, which had been filled, apparently
to their utmost capacity, throughout the
day, were massed with brilliantly attirec
women and men distinguished in all walk.
of public and private life.
On the floor was every member elected
to the senate save one, Senator Walthal
of Mississippi, who was again detained
from his seat by serious illness.
Evening OratOry Most Notable.
Probably the most notable utterance
of the closing hours of debate were mad,
tonight. Senator Hale of Maine, Senate
German of Maryland and Senator Ali
son of Iowa, Senator Aldrich of Rhod
! Island, Senator Jones of Arkansas anC
} Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, all deep
ly Impressed by the magnitude and posi-