The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-15
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Cuban Resolution Discussed, But
No Vote Reached

Cuban Resolution Discussed, But
No Vote Reached.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The ac-
ton of the House of Representatives
yesterday in adopting it's declaration
upon the Hispano-American situation,
made the Senate to-day the storm cen
ter of the war elements. The galleries
were packed and thousands We're
turned away.
Hale of Maine presented a memorial
from the National Civic Club of Brook
Ign, calling attention to the necessity,
in the event of war with Spain, of re-
pealing some of the present navigation
laws. The laws, as they are at pres
ent, it said would prevent our mer-
chant vessels from sailing under a
foreign flag, while every Spanish mer-
chairman would be under the French
flag. Our ships would therefore be
preyed upon by Spanish privateers.
Hale said the question raised was a
most serious one. He said he thought
it would be notifying and humiliat'ng
to this country for it's vessels engaged
in commerce to fly the flag of any other
country than our own. He asked that
tic HlcIIlOl ICtl Dc IC1cIICd " IAAC oOiiA-
mittee on Commerce, which he hoped
would give it thoughtful consideration.
Penrose of Pennsylvania presented a
telegram from Philadelphia, which was
read as follows: E.
House resolution dishwater. Davis
resolution satisfactory. Remember
the Maine"
message was received from the
House transmitting to the Senate the
Cuban resolution passed by the House.
BY unanimous consent, at the request
Of Davis, Chairman of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, the resolution yes
terday reported by the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee was laid before the
Senate
TURNER CRITICISES THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.
Turner of Washington began a speech
in which he sharply criticised the Ad-
ministration for the "vacillating and
irresolute, cowardly and pusillanimous
policy pursued by it on the Cuban
question" He said that the develop
ments of the past two weeks had
shaken his faith in those who held the
Presidents ear and confidence.
favor of the resolution presented by
the minority of the Committee on For
eign Relations, and for SO doing he
needed no further justification than the
magnificent state paper which accom-
panied the majority report. He de-
clared, however, that the same malevo-
lent influence which has paralyzed the
Executive and almost caused the peo-
pie to revolt were still at work. If
these influences should succeed. the
whole country would know the dis
graceful story and the nation would
be shamed.
Turner maintained that Congress
could not delegate to the President the
power to make war. 1.-THE Congress OF
the United States Is the recognized con-
science of the country" said he, land
it is the only power which can take the
dread step of war"
After vehemently attacking the Pres
ident for the delays which had occurred
in the sending of his message to Con-
gress, Turner charged that the delay
last week was not due to the request
of General Lee, but to the fact that
Archbishop Ireland had cabled to the
Vatican in the hope that the Pope
might be able to bring about a peaceful
solution of the difficulty. The President
was waiting upon the Pope's action,
taken to secure that which American
diplomacy had failed to obtain.
Turner ridiculed the diplomatic ne
gotiations of the Administration, and
demanded to know whether Congress
wanted more of it. He declared that
the State Department even with the
support of the Department of Justice,
was weak and unavailing. At the
Spanish end of our diplomatic line we
had as Minister man whose desire for
peace was so strong that he refused to
obey the plain instructions of his SUI
periors.
Turner replied with bitter sarcasm
that with such diplomatic agents rep
resenting the United States, the Madrid
Government might eventually, for a
suitable indemnity, absolve this coun-
try for blocking the harbor of Havana
with the shattered hull of the Maine.
The flashing sword of the United States
must be drawn for Cuban independ-
ence. and it would be welded by an
arm stronger than ever Once uplifted,
If should never be lowered until Spain
was driven from the Western Hemis-
phere.
He read several kilograms from prom
inent citizens of Washington to show
the drift of sentiment in that State.
One from the Governor declared that
intervention without recognition of in
dependence would be utterly unsatis-
factory Another from the Colonel of
the First Regiment, uniformed rank
Knights of Pythias which had ten
dered to the President it's service in
case of war, directed him to withdraw
the offer. as it had been made under
the impression that they would be
called upon to fight Spaniards, not Gu
bans.
HOAR OPPOSES RECOGNITION.
When the venerable Senator from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hoar, arose to fol-
low Turner, there was a visible stir in
the audience. The Senator from Mas
sachusetts said that he wanted to make
few observations quietly. calmly and
in the matter of court dealing with
the great problem of public welfare and
public honor. He thought it was not
the time for impassioned rhetoric. loud
defamation. the clapping of hands and
the stamping of feet. but rather it was
the position of absolute deliberation
that should command such scene and
such an occasion. He then agreed that
the report of cruelty and oppression in