Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-16

err was exhaustive, profound and bril-
liant
Amid all the talk, however, it is not
apparent that single vote on the
main question has been changed The
minds of Senators are made up as
clearly as is Americas cause against
Spain.
A sensational incident, not really
growing out of the debate upon the
pending question, occurred at 1925 TO-
night. In personal squabble over the
recent trip made by Mr.. Money mis-
sissippD, to Cuba, between he and Mr.
Wellington (Maryland, Mr.. Yelling
ton charged Mr. Money with
SPEAKING IN THE SENATE
as the agent of New York newspa-
per. After a heated colloquy Mr.. Mon
ey said:
You lie" to the Maryland Senator
Subsequently Mr.. Money .apologized to
the Senate for using unparliamentary
language.
1t is the general belief among Sen
ators that the vote will be taken by
or 10 o'clock tomorrow night There
being numerous amendments there will
be many roll calls. 1t is likely that the
committee resolutions with the minor
ity amendment recognizing the repub-
lie of Cuba will be adopted The res
olutions agreed upon will be substitu-
ted for the resolutions making it
House measure to avoid the parliament
tary difficulty of a new proposition in
the House. 1t is supposed that the res
olution will go to the House Monday
and probably be sent to conference,
though an effort may be made to con-
cur at once, but the strength of this
move is yet uncertain.
When the Senate adjourned last night
the Vice President had before him a list
of twenty-three Senators who had ex-
pressed 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
dozen or more have announced that
they will not stand in the way of an
early vote.
At the suggestion of Mr. Davis the
ordinary morning business was set
aside and the foreign relations COM
mittee Cuban resolutions were laid be-
fore the Senate
Mr.. Cullom Qllinois) delivered
carefully prepared speech covering the
GENERAL CUBAN QUESTION.
After directing attention to his own
record in the Senate upon the Cuban
matter. Mr.. Cullom 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 with
out remorse and destroy, if possible,
the patriots to the last man. Her
black crimes, said he, call aloud for
vengeance and that vengeance will be
taken bv the American people in the
interests of humanity.
Mr.. Cullom reviewed the circum-
stances of the Maine disaster and de-
clared that disaster was an act Of
deliberate and atrocious murder"
The people throughout the country
were demanding that the crime should
be resented and that the ayenging blow
should be struck without delay, and
"if Spain should resent our action,
said he 1--WE shall not hesitate to take
m the gauntlet and appeal to the God
az battle and mankind to Justify our ac-
tion We now propose to do our duty
70 Cod and man and force Spain to
withdraw her forces and flag from the
island" After making an extended
argument
FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
in the course of which he paid high
tribute to President Mckinley, Mr.. Gull
lom concluded as follows:
.Thanks TO the answering sense
of justice of the people Of the United
States, the murderers and the outlaws