The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
IALkINGPOR TlME
Senate Busters and
Blows, But Fails to
Act on Cuba.
HOT AND COLD SPEECHES
Many Words About Up
holding the Pres dent
MIR. Daniels Sus-
piCions.
SPAIN GETTING KEYED UP
Queen Regent Gives a Mil
lion Quarters to
the Navy.
YELLOW PAPERS FRANTIC
sagas.a Says Oar Charges Re-
garding the Maine Are
Infamous.
TIE FIRST GALL FOR TROOPS
Fifty Thousand milisIamen Likely
TO BE Mustered In .
Few Days.

WASHINGTON, April Is. 1S9S.-Despite
the lowering clouds and the unusually
early hour of convention, the Senate gall
leries were thronged this morning when
the Vice Presidents gavel fell, precisely
at 10 o'clock.
Indications before the Senate convened
were that the debate would be prolonged,
perhaps far into the night, as it was the
expressed intention of Chairman Davis
to endeavor to force a continuous session
until the pending resolutions were dis
posed of. When the Senate adjourned
last night the Vice President had before
him list of twenty-three Senators who
had expressed their intention to address
the Senate upon the momentous question
before it. Whether all of them will avail
themselves of the opportunity to talk is
somewhat problematical, as a dozen or
more have announced that they will not
stand in the way of an early vote.
Mr.. Cullom Qll) delivered carefully
prepared speech covering the general Gu
ban question. After directing attention
to his own record in the Senate upon the
Cuban matter, Mr.. Cuilo,n declared that
the hour for action by this country was
about to strike. Step by step Spain had
been pushed back from the Western
Hemisphere and now she was about TO
lose another-and the chief-gem of her
colonial possessions. If Spain should be
permitted to pursue her course in Cuba
she would go on without remorse and
destroy, if possible, the patriots to the
last man. Her black crimes, said he,cal
aloud for veng eance, and that vengeance
will be taken by the American people in
the interests of humanity.
Mr.. Cullom reviewed the circumstances
of the Maine disaster and declared that
disaster was an act of deliberate and
atrocious murder. The people through
out the country were demanding that
that crime should be resented and that
the ayenging blow should be struck
without delay 'and if Spain should re-
sent our action said he, I'VE shall not
hesitate to take up the gauntlet and ap-
neal to the God of battle and to man
kind to justify our action. We now
propose to do our duty to God and man
and force Spain to withdraw het forces
and flag from the island.
After making an extended argument for
immediate action, in the course of which
he paid a high tribute to President Nc
Kinley, Mr. Cullom concluded as follows:
Thanks to the unwavering sense of
justice of the people of the United States,
the murderers and the outlaws, who now
exercise a brief show of authority in
Cuba. will soon become incommunicado
until Justice shall be satisfied and the
avenging angel shall write the verdict
and sentence of the offended world. And
if the people of this country shall do
nothing more in this century than drive
the barbarians into the Caribbean Sea,
we, as people, shall earn the praises of
every lover of freedom and humanity the
world over
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) was recognized inn
mediately after the conclusion of Mr..
Cullom's speech. He prefaced his re-
marks by stating that as Senator of
the United States he was present in his
seat on the upper floor of Congress to
uphold and support the President OF the
United States in his efforts to bring peace
out of the chaos now existing. He wanted
to vote,for the resolution offered by Mr..
Turpie which proposes to recognize the
Independence of the present Republic OF
Cuba-
He thought this was absolutely essen
tiaI to place the country on an honor
able footing before the nations of the
world "You may vote the resolution
down You may pass the resolution
offered by the majority of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. or you may adopt
the House resolution, but whatever res
olution is adopted / will be found sup
porting the hands Of the President
He spoke Of the nearness Of war and
said to bring victory to the American
army it was absolutely necessary to give
the President the aid and comfort which
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