Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-18

government Of the United States used as
an instrument by the government of Spain
to restore the domination of that country
IN the Island Of Cuba, to express ourselves
positively on this question and to insist on
Independence
Hence l was ready to vote for it. Hence
the vote cast in the House of Representa-
tfves on that question by a political party
simply because a man happened to be
democrat certainly was no reason why he
SHOULD not be allowed TO say by his vote
that he wanted an independent govern
ment In Cuba and did not want to acquire
the island by conquest. This vote was
cast in the House before the meeting to
which the senator from Maine and the sem
ator from Iowa have seen fit to refer"
For Recognition.
The vote by which the amendment recog-
MIXING the independence of the present re-
public was adopted was follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Baker. Bate. Berry.
Cannon. Chandler. Chiffon. Clay, Cockreil,
Daniel, Foraker, GaIlinger. Harris, Heitfeld
Jones Ark.l. Jones (Nev). Kenney. Kyle.
Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory Man.
tie. Martin. Mason. Mills. Mitchell. Money.
Murphy. Nelson. Pasco. Penrose. Perkins
Pettigrew. Pettus, Quay. Rawlins. Roach
Smith. Stewart. Teller, Thurston. Tilman
Turley. Turner. Turpie, Vest. White and
Wilson-51.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Burrows, Caffery.
Carter, Clark, Cullom. Davis. Deboe Ell
kins. Fairbanks. Faulkner. Frye. Gear
German, Gray. Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough
morgan, Morrill,, Platt Comm, Platt On.
". Pritchard. Proctor, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner. Warren. Wellington, wetmore and
Wolcott-37.
The vote on Mr.. Davis motion to strike
out all after the resolving clause OF the
House resolution and insert the Senate
resolution as amended was % to %. The
detailed vote follows:
Butler. Cannon. Chandler. Chiffon. Clark.
Clay. Cockrell. Cullom. Daniel. Davis,
Faulkner. Foraker. Gallinger. Hansbrough,
Harris Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.). Jones (Nev.),
kenney, Kyle. Lindsay. Lodge. McEnery.
McLaurin. Mallory. Mantle. Martin. Mason.
Mills Mitchell, Money. Morgan, Murphy,
Nelson. Pasco. Penrose. Perkins. Pettigrew.
sseup s9s ste Suay ss
Tillman, Turiey. Turner. Turpi,. Vest,
White. Wolcott-6O
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Burrows. Caffery.
Carter. Deboe. Elkins. Fairbanks. Frye.
Hoar. Mcbride. Mcmillan, Morrill,, Plat
Comm. Plat On. ", Prtchard. Seweu,
Spooner. Warren. Wellington, Wetmore and
Wilson'S.
The Final Vote.
The detailed vote on the passage Of the
resolution follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Baker, Bate. Berry.
Butler, Cannon. Carter, Chandler, Chiffon.
Clark, Clay. Cockrell. Cullom. Daniel. Da-
Wis, Deboe, Faulkner. Foraker. Frye. Gal
lirger. Gear. German. Gray. Hansbrough.
Harris. Heitfeld., Jones (Ark), Jones
(Nev.). Kenney. Kyle. Lodge. Lindsay. Nc
Emery. McLaurin Mallory. Mantle, Martin.
Mason, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan,
Murphy. Nelson. Pasco. Penrose. Perkins.
Pettigrew, Pettus. Proctor, Quay. Rawlins.
Roach, Shoup. Smith. Stewart. Teller.
ThurSton. Tillman Tlirlev Turner TS,rnie
Vest. Warren. Wilson and wolcott-67
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Burrows, CafYery.
Elkins, Fairbanks. Hale, Hanna, Hawley.
Hoar. Mcbride. Mcmillan. Morrill,, Platt
(Conn.), Platt On. W. Pritchard, SewelI
Spooner, Wellington, Wetmore and White
-21.