The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

conditions on the Island.
Mr.. Proctor-Wil the senator accept
the statements in the consular reports.
Elkins-I'd a thousand times rather
accept your statement. Int there are
other men not perhaps so eminent as
the senator from Vermont, who repre-
sent a state of affairs entirely differ
ent from that reported to his senate.
Mr.. EIkins declared that the United
States ought to take Cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippine Islands in ORDER that
We might have some compensation Tor
the enormous wal debt. Afterwards. IL
IL was desired to give the Cubans indie
pendence. he was willing, as he had al
ways believed they ought to have IL.
Mr.. Clay. Georgia. said he was anx-
ious TO see the question adjusted with
out war. for the South DID not want
war. but as war was now inevitable.
he believed in making IL upon the best
resolution offered, those submitted by
the minority.
Mr.. Proctor replied to some of the
statements made by Mr.. Elkins. The
latter, he said. nae received his infor-
nation from Mr.. Atkins Of Boston.
whose sugar plantations had been pro-
tected by the Spanish troops. He
thought II too late now to talk. Wal
was upon us: we ought to meet II with
a united front.
Mr.. Pritchard contented himself with
/ announcing dIttT "a DTtti tuitEy VI NV
president. that he would support the
house resolution.
Mr.. Nelson, Minnesota, declared that
the question as to the power of the presi-
dent to ~ecogniz the Cuban republic
was irrelevant. Congress had the au-
thority and ought to exercise ito ac-
cept hat brave young republic as our
ally I'm the coming war.
Mr.. Perkins. California. announced
himself i'm favor Of recognition OF the in
dependence of the insurgents OF Cuba.
The assassination of the sailors OF the
Maine was sufficient warrant for US to
go to war.
Thurston for Independence.
Mr.. Thurston, Nebraska, who followed
him. declared his intention to vote TO
recognize the republic of Cuba. He
was a republican. and he had been
urged by every republican to vote
gains the Independence resolution be-
cause is was of democratic origin. But
on this matter he was more than a re-
publican: he was an American citizen.
Mr.. Morgan. Alabama, defined his po-
sition briefly. giving his reasons for de-
clining to concur in the minority reso-
ution TO recognize the independence of
the republic. His position was not mis-
understood by the Cuban people. His
views had been submitted to President
Palma, and were concurred IN by him.
He said we should not recognize the In
dependence without a stipulation which
would prevent the possibility of Gen
eral Gomez making a treaty with spain
that would leave us in the lurch.
After Mr.. Kenny had stated his posi-
ton in favor of the recognition Of indie
| p~endence, the debate came to an abrupt
close. Senator Hale and several other
senator's, who We're scheduled to present
their views, refrained.
When the bell rang for a vote, at ex-
actly 1880 -. m, there was a great stir
i'm the senate and in the galleries. Sen
ators came trooping in from the cloak
rooms and the spectators, many of
whom had been in the galleries for II
hours. leaned over impatiently. The
first vote was taken upon the amend
ment of the minority of the foreign re-
lations committee which provided for
the recognition by the United States of
the republic of Cuba as the true and
awful government of that island 1t
was adopted-5l to 37-as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Baker. Bate.
Berry. Butler. Cannon. Chandler. hill
ton, Clay. Cockrell. Daniel. Foraker.
Gailinger, Harris. Heitfeid, Jones OF
Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada, Kenny.
Kyle. Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin,
Mallory. Mantle. Martin. Mason. Mills,
Mitchell. Money, Murphy, Nelson. Pas
tus. Quay. Rawlins. Roach. Smith,
Stewart. Teller. Thurston. Tillman.
Turley. Turner, Turpie, Vest, White and
Wilson-51.
Nays-Aidrich. Allison. Burrows, CAT
fiery. Carter. Cullom. Davis. Deboe. FL
kins, Fairbanks. Faulkner. Frye, Gear,
German. Gray. Hale. Hanna. Hans
brough, Hawley. Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride.
McMillin. Morgan. Morrill,. Plat of
Connecticut, Plat of New York. Pritch-
ard, Proctor. Sewell, Shoup. Spooner.
Warner. Wellington, Wetmore and
Wolcott-3.
Mr.. Davis then offered an amend
ment as an additional section as fol-
lows:
hereby disclaims any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty. turis-
diction or control over said island. ex-
cept for the paciication thereof, n
asserts It's determination when this is
accomplished to leave the government
and control of the island to its people"
That's right" came In chorus from
all sections of the when the
amendment was read. 1t was adopted
without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Frye moved to strike out of the
first section declaring that the people
of the island of Cuba ARE and of right
ought to be free and independent"
the words, ARE and of right
On motion OF Mr.. Davis the motion
was laid on the table. So to 80. Mr..
Morgan then offered his substitute for
a declaration of war. 1t was laid on
the table, years SO. nay s. The nay
were: Mason. Morgan. Pettigrew. Tur-
ner and Wilson.
The supreme Moment.
The supreme moment had come. mir.
Hale of Maine. who has been the main
stay of the opposition to radical action
on the Cuban question. arose. His first
words sounded a warning. The ac-
ton the senate is about to take" he be-
? gan. speaking slowly and impressively
places II in a deadlock with the house
and the president OF the United States.
IL is a remarkable spectacle we are
presenting to the civilized world"
But he got no further. Mr.. Teller
and Mr.. Wolcott were both on their