The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-18
PORTLAND PRESS MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1898


with which he had, in the last few days,
witnessed the melting away of the con-
servatlVe sentiment in tho Senate. Sen
ators who had opposed the recognition of
the independence of Cuba had one by
one and day by day come into line for
thaG declaration. He said he had found
the reason for this in banquet given
last Wednesday night in this city to the
Hon. William j. Bryan. With great sar-
oasm he read from an account of thespeech
then made by Mr. Bryan and alleged
that it was responsible for the sudden
unanimity of sentiment upon the Demo-
cratic side. Many Democratic senators
manifested disapproval as Senator Hale
was reading the account of the speech.
Mr.. German, of Maryland, followed
Mr.. Hale He counselIed temperate
policy, criticised the attacks made by
senators upon the President and declared
that party politics should give way to
p higher duty. He questioned the wis
dom of the resolution and hoped that
WISof COuuSSlS WOulu prevail.
EVERY loyal Democrat" he said.
would be found behind the President
as American citizens upholding the
bands of our great commander in the
war now almost upon u.s. He said:
II pledge myself to forget that Mr.. Nc
Kinley was electsd by the Republican
party, because 1 know that as Presi-
dent of q united people he will bear his
country aloft and that no nation, Span
ish or otherwise, will receive from him
aught else than fair, manly and brave
treatment. .
Mr. Allison of Idaho said that no man
could doubt his loyalty to the country
nor to the flag, but he seriously doubted
the wisdom of Congress assuming the
independence of a nation in contraven-
ton of the well-known precept of inter-
national law. $50
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island said he be-
lieved that every senator approached this
question with the keenest sensibility of
its Importance. While he could not vote
for resolution embodying recognition
of independence, he believed that in some
way, somehow, q resolution would, dur
ing the next 4S hours, be presented that
all men of parties and beliefs could and
would heartily support and that the
resolution would be satisfactory to the
President, the Congress and the people.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas declared that
it was the wish of large majority OF
Congress and the people, that the resolu-
ton adopted should recognize the Cuban
republics independence. g
THE VOTE ON MR.DAvIS'S MOTION
to strike out all after the resolving
clause of the House resolution and insert
the Senate resolution as amended was,
carried by vote of go to 2S. The de-
tailed vote follows:
YEAS-MESSRS. ALLEN, BACON,
BAKER, BATE, BERRY, BUTLER,
CANNON, CHANDLER, Chiffon,
CLAY, COCKRELL, CULLOM, DAN
TEL, DAVIS. FAULKNER, FORAKER.
GALLINGER, HANSBROUGH, HAIR
RIS, HEITFELD, JONES, OF ARKAN-
SAS, JONES OF NEVADA, KENNEY,
KYLE, LINDSAY, LODGE, McENERY,
McLAUREN, MALLORY, MANTLE
MARTIN, MASON, MILLS, MITCH
ELL, MONEY, MORGAN, MURPHY,
NELSON, .PASCO, PENROSE,l PER-
KINS, PETTIGREW, ,PETTUS, PROC
TOR. QUAY, RAWLINS, ROACH,
SHOUP, SMITH, STEWART, TELLER,
THURSTON, TTLLMAN, TURLEY,
TURNER, TURPIE, VEST, WHITE,
WALCOTT.-6o.
NAYS-MESSRS. ALDRICH, ALL
SON, BURROWS. CAFFERY, CAR
TER. DEBOE, ELKINS, FAIRBANKS,
FRYE, GEAR, GORMAN, HALE,
HANNA. HAWLEY, HOAR, Nc
BRIDE, MCMILLAN, MORRILL,,
PLATT OF CONNECTICUT, PLATT
OF NEW YORK, PRITCHARD, SEW
ELL, SPOONER, WARREN, YELLING
TON, WETMORE, WILSON'S.
Mr.. Hoar then took the floor. He said
he could not vote for the resolution as
amended because it was contrary to the
courtesies prevailing between the exc
cutive and Congress and because it UNDER
took to rob the President OF constitu-
tional prerogative.
At five minutes past the third and
final reading of the resolution as amend
ed was begun amid much suppressed
excitement. Immediately afterwards
came the question: "Shall the resolu-
tion passP"
There was general demand for an aye
and no expression and roll call was
ordered. 1t proceeded in the midst OF
profound calm. The
RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED
by vote of 81 to 21.
YEAS-MESSRS. ALLEN, BACON,
BAKER, BATE, BERRY, BUTLER,
CANNON, CARTER, CHANDLER,
Chiffon, CLARK, COKRELL,
CULLOM, DANIEL, DAVIS, DEBOE,
FAULKNER, FORAKER, FRYE,
GALLINGER, GEAR, GORMAN,
GRAY, HANSBROUGH, HARRIS,
HEITFET JONES OF ARKANSAS