Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-17
THE DAY IN DETAIL.


Washington, April 16.-The brilliant
oratory and exciting scenes in the Sen
ate yesterday, and the additional fact
that the Senate last night determined
to take a vote to-day upon the pend
ing resolution lent an added interest
to the Senate proceedings. This was
the fourth day of the debate upon the
war resolutions.
In accordance with the agreement
reached last night the Senate convened
at 10 o'clock, and after the transaction
Of some routine business the resolution
of the foreign relations committee was
laid before the Senate. Few Senators
were on the floor at the time, and Mr.
Teller suggested the lack of quorum,
saying it was due to Senators who were
to speak that a quorum be present.
After about Is minutes a quorum APP
peared.
Mr.. Cannon (Utah) was then recog-
nized and spoke in favor of immediate
decisive action and for the recognition
OF the independence of the Cuban re-
public.
Mr. Allen (Nebraska) said he wanted
to call attention to the remarkable
scene that had occurred u The White
House on April 7. He referred to the
call Of the representatives Of six great
powers upon the President and to the
exchange Of notes on the Hispano-
American situation. He declared that
no similar scene had ever been wit
messed in this country.
u want to register my protest" said
a
tives of the so-called powers of Eu-
rope entering the White House and
telling this country
WHAT IT SHALL DO.
7 cannot understand why the Presi-
dent did not inform them that this
country would not tolerate any inter-
ference from them; yet here is the first
step toward the breaking down of the
Monroe doctrine and the destruction
of the nation. And it is understood
that these same so-called powers are
to go further and make another as
s,auht upon the White House with
more pressing demands Within six
months these same powers will be urg
ing the United States to agree to ar
bitration in order that our liability
for Spanish-Cuban bonds may be de-
termined."
Mr.. Burrows (Michigan) supported
the position assumed in this crisis by
the President, and argued against the
recognition of the present republic of
Cuba.
Mr.. Plat Comm who, in accordance
with the agreement reached last night,
was accorded a half hours time, de-
voted it to strong and eloquent ex-
preston of his hope for peace and a
defense of the President He thought
the time for oratory's impassioned ut
terances had passed. Oratory would
not lombard MORO Castle; singing
angry words, said he, may wound the
President. but they cannot pierce the
armor of the Spanish batt,eships.
MIR. Plat believed that peace might
have been preserved had it not been
for the Incorporate utterances and
imprisoned actions of those who
seemed bent upon plunging the coun-
try into war He hoped, he said, that
even yet some way might be found
of averting war and, at the same time,
secure peace in Cuba. He said, how
ever. that if our determined purpose to
intervene to put an end to conditions
in the island of Cuba should result
in war it must be so. The United
States would not be recreant to its duty
or to a great trust. He held that the
President and House of Representa-
tives had placed the pending question
upon high ground. The Senate was
called upon to place it upon lower
ground.
ON UNTENABLE GROUND
! that would not be approved by the ma
| tons of the earth. Il deplore tit is
! II lpardonable. declared Mr.. Plat.
He thought to recognize the present
Cuban republic which Gen. Lee testi-
| fed existed only in skeleton would be
| little short of folly. Before extending
| such recognition, Mr. Platt said, 1t
would be necessary for the United
| States to strike from history the words
! of many of the nations statesmen and
| give up the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Plat concluded with an appeal
| for calm and deliberate action, such
| as would be approved by all future
| generations.
A strong appeal for recognition OF
| the independence of the present Cuban
| republic was then made by Mr.. Bacon
! (Ga)
Mr.. Wellington Md followed Mr..
| Bacon He urged that the message OF
! the President had been wholly mis-