The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-04-16
United States to Establish a
Stable Government on
the Island.
MINORITY FOR INDEPENDENCE.
The President Directed to Proceed
at Once to Secure
Order.
IMPRESSIVE SCENE IN THE SENATE
The Report Looked Upon rs r SoathinE
ArraiSnment of the spanish
Government.

ate relations committee has reported to the
Senate a resolution for immediate armed
intervention and the establishment OF j
stable independent government. y mi
uority of five members will report in favor
Of Cuban insurgents independence.
No demonstration Of any kind occurred
either upon the floor OF in the galleries
during the reading of the report Of the
committee.
The report made a deep impression. It
is regarded as a almost bitter
rraignmcnt Of SPAN.
The report of the committee on foreign
relations on the Cuban situation was
made, hy Senator Davis. chairman of that
committee, and was Il very thorough re-
view Of the entire situation. and a strong
presentation Of the facts which have led
the committee TO its conclusions. The re
port takes UP the Maine disaster as the
leading topic for consideration and
plunges into that question i'll its first seE-
tcnce. which is as follows:
THE destruction of the United States
battleshp Maine Of two of her officers
and of 2i4 of her crew III the harhor q
Havana on the night of February IL.
1893. excited to an unprecedented degree
the compa assion and resentment OF the
American people.
Continuing. the report says:
Manifestations of that resentment
were SUSPENDED. although the feeling was
not allayed by the seIf-restraint of our
people. who determined to hold their Judg
inrnt in suspense concerning their ultimate
action until an official investigation should
disclose the cause of that great disaster
and enable them by direct or circum STAN
/
therefor.
That investigation had been made II
was conducted with judicial thorough
ness and deihoration. The dlthcuitE OF
! demonstrating hy conclusive proof the Ell
| hcicnt personal cause of that SINISTER
| event was the usual one of exposing
| plotted and mysterious crimes. No such
! difficulty. however, ohscurcs Its "fhclal
| and responsible cause"
.Whcn property and life ar" DESTROYED
| by an act which the exercise of due dIil-
gcnCc hy the person whose duty It is 10
| use il could have prevented. the happen.
| ing of such an event Is sufhCIent proof
| that that diligence was not cnpi"N'd-
The time of the explosion. says the
r,port. must have been calculated for
| the moment when the Maine should swing
within the destructive radius of the NINE
Concluding this portion of its preSenta-
| ton. the committee says; ne dupl'i-
ty. pcrfidy and cruelty of the Spanish
character as they always have been, are
demonstrated still To continue by their
manifestations during the present war IN
Cuba. All these circumstances, conSld-
ered rumulatively. warrant the conclusion
that the destruction of the Maine was
comma sScd either hy the official act of the
Spatli>h authorities tand the ascertain
ment OF the particular person Is not ma
t.riab or was made possible hy neg
L.: !.
as II be equivalent in culp"hiihN I" posi-
tive criminal action.
The committee SAYS that the explosion
itself of the Maine was linked With 4
series Of proceedcnt transactions. Whlcn
cannot in reason be disconnected from
with animus by Spain. plainly ap-
pareut that no one can even piauSihly
fCny its existence. it i merely one rta-
son for the conclusion II which the III
yeStigating mind must come IN consider
in,- Tho entire subject Of the relations OF
thn United States with that govern
mcnt.
III is the opinion Of your committee
that the destruction of the Main" was
comn.~Scd either by the official act "f
rb, Soanish authorities or was mad" pos
SihI,, lev n negligence on their part :"
willing and gross a> IL be eqniNal'ht III
Culpahiljty IL positive crlminal acton.
Senator Turpir presented the report OF
the minority Of the committe" a. f"!-
lows:
The undersigned members of the com
mitrcr on foreign relations cordially con
cur in the report made upon the Cuban
resolution. hut we favor the immediate
RECOGNITION of tn" republic Of Cuba. as
orrauizcd in that island. aS a free. Inde-
pendent and sovereign power among 'h'
nations Of the world.
1t was signed hy Senators lnrple.
Mills. Daniel and Foraker.
Th, rpadir. of the report eccnNfh fur
ty-Sry,n minutes Mr.. Hoar demanded
thar fh,, resolution lie over under the rules
until tomorrow
Thu, vir,-prt sidcis+ reserved his i
.ou On th,, point uf order
Senator Davis >a.l there was No dis
position - unduly press III" question
Though il would he p.cS>.d IL raphiy rs
pr>Sihle The speak, would III Itself =,
sufficient Ia throw the ease over untlI
ton, rrow.
The chair decided ). Eator Hoar'a pojn1
" order was w,l taken.
II looks a< if the conservative senators
would DELAY the resolution hy debate.
An fffnrt j. being made among senators
n have the committee resolutions and ~
mort 81 over until tomorrow. 50 that >sna
tors NAV hav, an opportunity - eAam min'
It e, :;
Senators Proctor ana seven Ia
troduced bills for the rccocnlzdfl"n of nc
line Il army Both bills are On n" same
IiEes and provide that th' army 81 'h'
United States shall consist ot ~" Tf-i
--+,: r,-,I~r s.vor rscir'"1rS ot -
tiiiery. battalion of engineers. n 1nd
twenty-five regiments Of infantry. ne
total enlisted men IN the army Is r.
srrictei - 10000 IN time of peace ol'
an increase is provided for n var ny Ec ea
I.rs-ir- -he iuf.u--r COMPANIES 10 l0b