The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-14

Mr.. Henderson mot to be ungenerOus
enough to move the previous question
until other gentlemen have had the
right to be heard
Mr.. Henderson declined to yield, but
he granted a few minutes to Mr.. Nc
Millin (Dem., Tenn.). a member of the
committee on rules.
REPUBLICAN DERELICTION.
Mr.. McMillin said the most momen-
tous question that had confronted the
American people since the close OF the
great civil war confronts us today, and
he did not agree with the sentiment
which seemed to be strong on the
other side, that there ought not TO be
a candid and ample presentation OF the,
great question TO the representatives OF
the American people, and through them
to the American people. applause OIL
Democratic side.) If we had recog-
nized the independence of the repupllc
of Cuba long ago, he co1tended, CUBA
would have been free today, and we
would have been free from obllga-
lions. applause on Democratic side.l
Mr.. Clayton-And the Maine would
have been afioat.
Mr. McMillin-And today 266 gallant
American sailors, whose glory will not
fade until the flag fades. on account OF
their sacrifice for their country, would
have been living American sailors.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, what excuse are
we going 10 give the American people lor
hasty action in this matter? The reso-
luton of the majority does not pro-
pose to recognize the republic of Cuba,
and the resolution of the minority does
The resolution of the majority does not
force the president to send our army
and our navy to back up this acton
Immediately: the resolution of the min
ority does. They differ as the poles oit-
fer, and their differences ought to De
shown, and the representatives mere
given an opportunity TO show which
one of the resolutions best accomplishes
the work to be performed.
M'KINLEY'S INDIGESTION.
You heard the presidents message.
You know the spirit that is breathed-
You know the indecision that charac-
terize6 it. You know that there was
no free Cuba in it; and yet you pro-
pose TO turn over to MIN the army, you
propose to turn over TO him the navy,
and turn over to him the treasury, ard
give him discretion to fight or not TO
fight. as he pleases. So far as l am
concerned, and / believe l represent
the members on this side of the house,
we are not only in favor of free Cupa,
but we intend that the president shali
not stand in the way of that freedom.
Cloud applause on Democratic side).
HENDERsoNs DEFENSE.
Mr.. Henderson, in closing the de-
bate, criticised severely the position
taken by Mr.. Bailey. He has pre-
scented singular spectacle here today.
He has attempted again and again TO
force action in this house, on his own
statement, under any circumstances,
on any bill and at any time. And now
he pleads for time because the senate
is going to deliberate, and urges that
as an argument and winds up by want
ing us to call the roll now. 1 regard
the attempt TO make partiSanship out
of this great national question as I'M
wise (Cries of oh" on the Democratic
side.) When he attacks the chief eX-
ecutiVe and the republican parry Tor
dereliction, the care that has been
taken in making contracts with every
powder mandatory in the country,
preparing shot and shell to overcome
the difficulties that have been forced
uopn the country in the past by false
policy, he is unjust TO himself, to The
party, TO the president. We have eX-
amined with care the great dangers
that confront US. We have weighed.
as has the president with brain and
heart, the whole question, and all that
confropts the country in settling the
great problem. That has been done
wisely and If done wisely and we'll, it
is well is was quickly done. Now, we
are here for action, and l want to say
that, with scarcely a dissenting voice,
we are ready for the roll call in this
house. applause on the Republican
side.)
\ SCARED HOOSIER.
He thereupon demanded the previ-
Gus question, against the loud protests
of Mr.. Johnson of Indiana, who be-
came so violent in his denunciauon OF
this effort 10 stifie debate and not al
low a ''remonstrance against this I'M
necessary war into which the country
was to be plunged that the speaker
had to appeal to-the sergeant alarms
to compel him TO take his seat. The
rule was then adopted and the resolu-
lions were again presented, together
with those of the minority report,
which were to be offered as a substi-
tute.
Mr. Adams yielded to Mr.. Dinsmore !
(Dem. Ark) the senior member of the |
Mr.. Dinsmore said. he regretted as
much as any other man on the floor |
could, the manifestation of partisan /
feeling and partisanship that had oc- (
Cured during the afternoon. 1t ap- /
there was ever period in the history
of this government when patriotic dig I
nifty should have been shown and par !
should have been subordi- /
mated to craftsmanship, that period is !
now" prolonged applause on the Dem !
ocratic side)
In conclusion he urged that the mi
nority resolution be substituted.
Mr.. Adams, the acting chairman of /
the committee, closed the debate.
RESOLUTIONS DE- |
FEATED.
The minority resolutions were as
follows:
Resolved, That the United States |
hereby recognizes the in |
dependence of the republic of Cuba.
Second. That moved thereto by
many considerations of humanity, OF
interest and of provocation, among
which are the deliberate mooring OF
our battleship Maine over a submarine
mine and its destruction in the harbor
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