The times., 1898-04-16

is because my contact with men has
shown me that angels are few and far
between. I have never yet seen any flut-
terings around in this chamber. daughter
on both sides of the Senate.) The gen.
tleman from Delaware said yesterday he
had implicit confidence in the President
There was a conference yesterday morn
ing at the White House. at which the
senator from Delaware was present. 1t
lasted an hour and then the conferees
hurried to the Capitol. The senator from
Delaware admitted that he would vote
finally to accept the House resolution in
preference to that of the Senate 1t
seems that the President now desires to
confer with the Senatei Laughter) The
milk in the coeoanut is evident"
4 Promised Probe.
The senator reviewed the series of reso-
lutions which had been submitted in the
House during the present crisis. and when
Senator Stewart Of Nevada attempted
to interrupt him. he protested with the
somewhat significant statement that he
would get at the history of those resolu-
tions later.
Referring to the joint resolution declar-
ing for neutrality between the govern
ment maintained by force of arms in
Cuba" and that of Spain which was
adopted last year. he asked: Where has
that resolution slept for year?'
FINALLY" he continued, 1.-The President,
after exhaustive diplomacy-and being
| exhausted by diplomacy Qaughter)-
sends a message to the Congress, after
| having withheld other messages from
| time to time"
Mr.. Tillman said that the question was
whether the Senate should recognize
! government which, two years ago, it SAID
| existed and which statement was re-
| iterated, or whether it should yield to the
influences at the White House. He then
read from the Presidents message, which
| he characterized as "a lot of hackneyed
| phrases" and which he repeated simply
| as a man who means what he says
| 'or who tries to-" he added.
| He arraigned the American bondholders
| of Cuban securities, who, he said were
| behind the action of the Executive. I'VE
are threatened with veto if We recog-
| nze the independence of Cuba, he de-
| clared.
''Who are the people of Cuba?" he
| asked IF a resolution recognizing Gu
| ban independence is passed we Will nave
| the right to ascertain"
| Mr. Tillman stated that he knew a
| majority of the Spanish bonds which
were intended to be hypothecated by
| Cuba were owned in America.
| 81 want to ask" he said, IF there are
| any holders of these bonds in this cham
| ber, in the other end of the Capitol or IN
| the White House? The bond is stronger
| than the man; money talks and men are
| cheapl What interest have such men in
| patriotism?"
Mr.. WOIcott.
Senator Wolcott followed Immediately
! after Mr.. Tillman-
| He declared that he would vote for the
| resolutions of the committee. but he dis
credited the insinuations cast against the
| President. He believed the Executive
brave, patriotic and loyal.
| "He has had to fight against an unpatrl-
| otic Journalism which would precipitate
| war on us Immediately if by so doing
| they could increase their circulation a few
| copies
He declared that it was a great pity
| that the President had TO turn this mat
| ter over to congress, for he was of the
opinion that diplomacy was better than
to have 1t discussed by the Senate He
| stated that he would have been glad to
| mortgage the labor of every American
| citizen to secure peace in Cuba. The
destruction of the Maine was the one
thing that would prevent that course. and
that war now was inevitable.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he would
move that any amendments that might
be offered to the resolution should be laid
upon the table.
Mr.. Spooner then took the floor. He
| urged that the President should be up
held. Let us rally around him as one
man and say to him, God bless and di-
rect you
Language of the Resolution.
The language of the resolution was dis
| cussed, Mr.. Spooner holding that the
declaration that the people of Cuba "are
and of right ought to be free" was not
a fact. He did not believe that they were
free. Mr.. Spooner also thought that the
| Senate resolution did recognize the inde-
pendence of the republic of Cuba. He
argued that to recognize the independence
of a people, if they had govern
ment it would be recognition of that