The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-17

Chief Executive is the nearest APP
proach to a ruler this country knows.
Shall he be opposed?'
Proceeding, Hale said If war came
it would not be conducted by the Dem
ocratic party. The country would not
turn to that party, and the flag of the
United States would not be carried by
that party, but by the gallant soldier
and statesman, the President of the
United States. He would conduct the
war and bring it to successful con-
cluson. The Democratic Senators
and the Democratic party, which now
seemed SO intent upon hostnities with
Spain, would be found when war was
actually upon US, impeding and OBJ
structing the course of those who were
now seeking to avert war with all it's
horrors, but would then be in the front
fighting for their country.
|GORMAN COUNSELS TEMPERANCE
German followed Hale, ana by his
manner, by the vehemence of his ut
terances, showed how greatly he felt
the gravity of the situation. He coun-
that the rancor of the debate be elm
mated from the occasion. He criticised
the attack made by Senators upon the
President as the COMMANDMENT Chief
of the army and navy, and forcibly de-
clared that party politics should give
way to a higher duty in the determina-
ton of the question. He questioned
the wisdom of the resolution as adopt
ed, and hoped that wiser counSels
would prevail He said that the open
criticism of the President was to he
deprecated and he wished the record
as made up might be blottei forever
and only a united people shown upper
most to the world. He closed amid pro-
found stiffness, and the occasion was
worthy a place in the history of nations.
He said:
81 pledge myself to forget that Nc
Kinley was elected by the Republican
party, because I know and believe that
as President of a united people he
will bear his country's flag aloft, and
that no nation, Spanish or otherwise,
will receive from him aueht else than
that fair, manly and brave treatment
of an American President"
ALLISON OF IOWA.
Allison OF Iowa, seemingly laboring
under intense excitement, said that no
man could doubt his loyalty to the
country or the flag, but he seriously
doubted the wisdom of doing that
which had been a question of contro-
versy since the days of Washington
down to the present time-an assump-
ton of Congress to declare the indie
pendence of a nation in contravention
of the well-known principle of inter-
national law.
ALDRICH OF RHODE ISLAND.
Aldrich of Rhode Island said that
while he could not vote for a resolution
embodying recognition of independence,
he believed that in some way, some
how, a resolution would, during the
next forty-eight hours, be presented
that would be satisfactory to the Pres
ident, the Congress, and to the people.
JONES OF ARKANSAS.
In reply to Aldrich and to others who
had just spoken, Jones of Arkansas
declared that it was the wish of a
large majority of Congress and the peo-
pie that the resolution reported should
recognize the Cuban Republics indie
pendence, and the events dealing up to
the present situation fully justified the
friends of independence in assuming
the position they had taken. The Pres
ident had disappointed the people by
not saying he intended the independ-
ence of Cuba.
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
When the bell rang for a vote at ex
actly 80 p. m. there was a great stir
in the Senate and in the galleries.
Senators came trooping in from the
cloak-room, and the spectators, many
of whom had been in the galleries for
twelve hours, leaned over impatiently
The first vote was taken upon the
amendment of the minority of the For
eign Relations Committee, which pro-
vided for the recognition by the United
States of the Republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful Government of that
island 1t was adopted-o1 to 3l-aS
follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Barry Butler, Cannon, Chandler, Chill
ton, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel, Foraker,
Gallinger, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kenny,
Kyle, Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin,
Mallory, Mantle Martin, Mason, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Murphy, Nelson, Pas
co, Penrose, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus,
Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Smith, Stewart,
Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Turley, Tur-
ner, Turpie, Vest, White and Wilson
81.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, CAT
ferry Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, De-
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Frye,
Gear, German, Gray, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
Mcbride, McMillin, Morgan, Morrill,,
Platt of Connecticut, Plat of New York,
Pritchard, Proctor, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore
and Wolcott-37.
AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT
Teller then offered an amendment, as
an additional section, as follows:
Fourth-That the United States here
by disclams any disposition or inten-
ton to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic-
ton or control over said island except
for the pacification thereof and asserts
it's determination when this is accom-
plished to leave the Government and
control of the island to it's people,
That's right" came in chorus from
ali portions OIL the cIdInDeF Wnen the
amendment was read. 1t was adopted
with a dissenting vote.
Frye moved to strike out of the first
section declaring that the people of the
Island of Cuba ARE of right and ought
to be free and Independent" the words,
ARE and of right"
On motion of Davis, the motion was
laid on the table-55 to SO.
Morgan then offered his substitute
for a declaration of war 1t was laid