The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-14
X 7 | R A !!
SLOW, But SURE.
Senate Moving Towards
Declaration of War
in Spite of Hoar.
ARGUMENTS FOR DELAY
Remember Bull Rum" the
Cry of the Massachusetts,
G. 0 P. Patriot.
TURNER'S BELLIeosE TALK
Spain Apparently Suffering for
a Chance to Wipe Us
Off the Map.
BEGGING FOR MONEY FOR SHIPS
Yellow Madrid and Havana News
papers Boom Weyler
for Dictator.
OUR FLEET AT KEY WEST
Drills and Preparations Absorb
Both Day and Nisba-sirict
Naval secrecy.
OUR FLEET AT KEY WEST
Drills and Preparations Absorb
Both Day and Nigbs-strict
Naval secrecy.

WASHINGTON. April "A. 1Sss.-The ae-
ton of the House of Representatives yes
ferCiay in adopting its declaration upon
the Decentralization situation. made
the Senate today the storm centre OF
the war elements. The crowds hocked to
the Senate gallery at an early hour and
except the diplomatic galleries every seat
was taken by ten o'clock and thousands
were turned away. The House was al
most deserted.
Mr.. Hale CMe.) presented a memorial
from the National Civic Club OF Brook
lyn. calling attention to the necessity, in
the event Of war with Spain, of repeal
ing some of the present navigation laws.
The laws, as they are at present 1t says
would prevent our merchant vessels from
sailing under a foreign flag, while every
Spanish merchantmen would be under
the French flag. Our ships would, there
fore be preyed upon by Spanish priva-
teers.
Mr. Hale said the question raised was
a most serious one. He thought it'would
be mortifying and humiliating to this
country for its vessels engaged in COM
merce to fly the flag of any other coun-
try than our own. He asked that the
memorial be referred to the Committee
on Commerce, which. he hoped, would
give it thoughtful consideration.
Mr. Penrose Pa.) presented a telegram
from Philadelphia, which was read as
follows
House resolution dIshwater. Davis
resolution satisfactory. Remember the
Maine
A message was received from the House
transmitting to the Senate the Cuban
resolution passed by the House
By unanimous consent at the request of
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the Foreign Re
lations Committee, the resolution yester-
day reported by the Foreign Relations
Committee was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Turner CWash.) began a speech in
which he sharply criticized the Admins
tration for it's "vacillating and irresolute,
cowardly and pussilanimous policy pur-
sued by it in the Cuban question. He said
that the developments of the past few
weeks had shaken his faith in those who
had the Presidents ear and confidence.
Mr. Turner declared himself strongly in
favor of the resolution presented by the
minority of the Committee Foreign Re
lations, and for so doing said he needed
no further justification than the magnifi-
cent state paper which accompanied the
majority report. That paper overruled all
irresolution and impotence. He declared
however, that the same malevolent in
fluences which had paralyzed the Execu-
tive and almost caused the people to re-
volt, were still at work. If these infu-
ences should succeed the W hole country
would know the disgraceful story and the
nation would be shamed.
Mr. Turner maintained that Congress
could not delegate to the President the
power to make war. He said that with
out violating his oath he could not vote
to devolve that power upon the Presi-
dent.
.erhe Congress of the United States is
the organized conscience of the country" !"
said he 'sand it is the only power which
can take the dread step of war.
After vehemently attacking the Presi-
dent for the delays which had occurred
in the sending Of his message to Con-
gress Mr.. TFner charged that the de-
lay last week was not due to the request
of General Lee but to the fact that Arch
bishop Ireland had cabled to the Vati-
can in the hope that the Holy Father
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 di-
plonlacy had failed to obtain.
Mr. Turner ridiculed the diplomatic
negotiations Of the Administration, and
demanded to know whether Congress
wanted more OF It. He declared the state
Department. even with the support of the
Department Of Justice, was weak and ur-
avai1il.g At the Spanish end OF our
automatic line we had as minister man