The Globe-republican., 1898-04-21

In spite OF the Ff0os00nes O0C'Ssoe1On
Against Such . Policy-The Debate
Lasted -Four Days and was Stirring.
WASHINGTON, April la-After four
days of stirring debate. the Senate,
Saturday evening at $40 o'clock, by a
vote of g. to q, adopted a Cuban res
olut;on made up of the House head
ing, number and enacting clause. tho
Senate preamble and resolutions. the
amendment offered by Mr.. Turpie
taken from the original Foraker reso-
luton, and fourth paragraph offered
by Mr.. Davis. The resolution in full
is as follows:
Joint resolution for the recognition
of the independence of the people and
republic of Cuba, demanding that the
government of Spain relinquish its
authority and government in the
island of Cuba, and to withdraw its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters, aud directing the Pres
ident Of the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United
States to carry these resolutions into
effect:
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than
three years in the Island of Cuba, so
near our own borders. have shocked
the moral sense of the people of the
United States, have been q disgrace to
Christian civilization, eliminating, IS
they have, in the destruction of
United States battleship, with 2oo
officers and crew, while on friendly
visit to the harbor of Havana. and
can not longer be endured. as has
been set forth by the President of the
United States in his message to Con-
gress of April II. 1898, upon which the
action of Congress was invited; there
fore, be it
Resolved, first, That the people of
the Island of Cuba are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent,
and the government of the United
States hereby recognizes the republic
of Cuba as the true and lawful gov
eminent of that island
2. That it is the duty of the United
States to demand, and the govern
ment of the United States does hereby
demand that the government of Spain
at once relinquish its authority and
government in the island of Cuba, and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters
3. That the President Of the United
States be. and he hereby is. directed
and empowered to use the entire land
and naval forces of the United States,
and to call into actual service of the
United States the militia of the sew
eral states, to such an extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolu-
tons into effect.
4. The United States hereby dis
claims any intention to appropriate
any portion of the island or to exer-
else jurisdiction over it, or greater
control or authority than is required
to secure such pacifcation. and to Sc
cure to the people of that island q
free and independent government Of
their choice.
These Senators voted for the reso-
luton:
Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate, Berry,
Butler, Cannon, Carter. Chandler,
Chiffon, Clark. Clay, Cockrell. Cullom,
Daniel, Davis, Deboe, Faulkner, For
aker. Frye. Gallinger. Gear. German,
Gray, Hansbrough, Harris, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kenney, Kyle, Lodge, Lindsay, Nc
Emery, McLaurin. Mallory, Mantle,
Martin. Mason, Mills, Mitchell. Mon
ey, Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasco,
Penrose. Perkins, Pettigrew. Pettus,
Proctor, Quay, Rawlins. Roach, Shoup.
Smith, Stewart, Teller, Thurston.
Tillman. Turley. Turner, Turpie, War
rem, Wilson and Wolcott
These Senators voted against the
resolutions:
Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, Gallery,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Hale. Hanna, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Mcbride. Mcmillan. Nor
rill. Platt of Connecticut, Plat of
New York, Pritchard, Sc we'll. Spoon
er, Wellington, WetmOre and White.
The test vote was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Turpie rec ogniz-
ing the independence of the Cuban re-
public. 1t prevailed by a majority of
IA. the vote being 81 to 81. BY politi-
cal parties the vote cast was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Republicans, IL; Democrats,
%; Popullsts, :; silver Republicans, S.
Nays-Republicans, 30; Democrats, s.
Upon the final vote the alignment
of parties was quite different from
that on the Turpie amendment An
analysis of it follows:
Yeas-Republicans, "a; Democrats,
81; Populists, Z; silver Republicans, s
Total, 81.
Nays-Republicans, 10; Democrats.
2 Total, 81
While the verdict returned was de-
cisive, it is just to say that it was not
final Notes of discord-almost fore
boding in their tone were sounded
This foreboding was not due in any
sense to anxiety about the result OF
the impending conflict It was prompt.
ed by fear lest, if the action taken
l hvyf thu "a ehn,,1A fo1v 1,o