Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-24

| created by Spain exercising the right oil
search OF Uuited States vessels on the high
seas. Nc. Hoar said that severe partisan
and angry discussions, particularly on such
! questions as that pending, Gave no part In
! the proceedings OF the senate. no more than
! that they have in the supreme court. Spain,
he thought, would have just cause OF COM
| plant on account OF these yoeut discus
| sons.
FAvoRs MEDIATION.
"I have always" said Mr.. Hoar favored
a resolution proposing mediation. II that
| falls. l am in favor Of supporting the eX-
! ecutive department whoa the time shall
come and when the case is so clear and
! fragrant that all the constitutional repre-
! sentatives of the people substantially agree
as to the facts"
Mr. Stewart made a speech in favor OF
granting beligerept rights to the Cu6ans
| at cnce.
Mr. Hale made the point of order against
the amendment that it was general egisla-
tion and had, under the rules, no place in
the bill The vice president sustained the
point.
MIR. Allen took an appeal from the ruling
Upon this Mr.. Turpie delivered an eX-
tended speech In support OF the ruling of
the chair, although he was personally in
favor OF the proposition contained in the
amendment
Mr.. Clay (Ga) also supported the ruling Of
the chair, although he said he would vote
for any independent proposition for the relief
OF the Cubans
Mr.. Mason said he could not be deferred
either from sustaining opposing the rul-
ing of the chair by any overgrowm reverence
he had for the rules of the scuate, or any
other alleged deliberative body, but he said
he decided to appeal to Mr.. Hale to let the
bill go over for few days in order that
senators might examine into the rules and
authorities bearing on them.
Mr. nnpOO SppqliDp in SuDDDrt of the
ruling of the chair, drew from the galleries
an enthusiastic round of applause which
was quickly suppressed however, by the
vice president. He said that one of the
greatest causes ever tried before the ma
tons of the world was being now tried in
Havana. Let us do nothing" said he
that will in the least way embarrass those
who are conducting that investigation. The
wreck Of the Maine now lies on the bottom
of Havana harbor The facts relating
to the explosion are being sought earnestly
and inteligently by a competent court of
inquiry and we ought to do nothing that
will in the slightest manner interfere with
tho progress of that work What we desire
is to know the facts. If it should be found
that the explosion was due to an accident
we must know that. If, however, 1t should
be discovered that it was due to treaChery
the whole world will applaud the action Of
this country in holding to strict account the
country in whose friendly harbor that awful
disaster occurred
Mr.. Bacon pointed out that any unfriendly
action on the part of the United States to-
ward Spain might cause that nation to in
terfere with the conduct of the investiga-
tion. He suggested that now was the time
for congress and the American people to re-
main quiet, and not agitate a situation by a
discussion unfriendly to a friendly nation.
| Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the appeal
on the table and Mr.. Allen demanded the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Hale's motion was carried, 81 to s.,
those voting against the motion being
Messrs. Allen, Cannon (UtaD, Hetfed
| Qdaho), Mason and Teller.
The senate then, at 515 went into execu-
tive session and ten minutes later ad
iOurnpi