The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
Majority Favor Reco@nl= ton of the Independ=
 enCe of CubanS.
We Stand as the Sentinel Of Liberty on the Western
 Hemisphere.
Call Office, Riggs House,

The Senate of the United states IS still in the throes of discussion of the Hispano-American crisis, While the Senate talks the people of the country of the civilized world-await its yer dict. That verdict will be returned in accordance with an agreement reached late tonight some time during the legislative day of tomorrow. That legislative day may extend into Sun day.
 eAfter the debate had continued for eight hours to-day an effort was made to reach an agreement to begin the vote upon all of the pending resolutions at o'clock tomorrow evening and in the confused colloQuy among Senators there was made manifest for the first time a disposition to filibuster. Caf- fiery of Louisiana, although disclaiming any intention to delay action unduly, ob1ected to any agreement to the fixing of a time to vote.
 The debate then proceeded, but in a few minutes Wellington of Mary land entered a motion to adjourn. This was defeated by the decisive vote of 6l to 10. The emphatic manner in which the decision was reached indicated
  ators who desired immediate action to endeavor to force the Senate to re- main in continuous session either until the question was finally disposed of or until an agreement had been reached for a vote to be taken at some specific time in the future to be measured by hours.
 At s o'clock tonight another effort was made to reach an agreement to adjourn, but, it. too, was unaValllng The scene in the Senate this afternoon as to the war of words that was being waged was a memorable one This will pass into history as one Of the great days of the Senate. Thronged galleries looked down upon the half circular chamber below.
 There were assembled scores of men who had written pages of American history. With one exception every member of the Senate was there and the exception, Walthall of Mississippi, was confined to his bed i'll. Among the distinguished audience were a hundred CT more of the members Of the House of Representatives, Justices ot the Supreme Court, members of the Presl- dents Cabinet and others prominent in the life of the country.
 It was an inspiring-a historic scene, and one rarely witnessed even in this country of great and notable assem- blages. The speeches were brilllant. The debate, beginning at the unusually early hour of 10 o'clock, continued un- til far into the night, and yet the throngs remained as if held under some spell .,o,, threatened rain at any moment, ana Ge- spite too. the unusually early hour of Canvening the Senate galleries were thronged this morning when the ice Presidents gave fell precisely at Il o'clock. Indications before the Senate convened were that the debate would pt prolonged, perhaps far into the nlgnt, ds ft was the expressed intention or Chalr' man Davis to enforce continuous ses- sion until the pending resolutions were disposed of. the Vice President had before him a list of twenty-three Senators who had tX- pressed their intention to address the Senate upon the momentous question De, fore it. Whether all of them will aVai themselves of the opportunity to talk Is somewhat problematical, as dozen ol more have announced that they will not stand in the way of an early vote.
 At the suggestion of Davis the morning business was laid aside and the Senate resolutions on Cuba were laid before the
 Cullom of Illinois delivered a carefully prepared speech covering the general Gu ban question: After directing attention to his own record in the Senate upon the Cuban matter, Cullom declared that the hour for action by this country was about
 
 pushed away from the Western Hemi- sphere and now she was about to lose another, and the chief, gem of her CO., lonial 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 call aloud for vengeance, and that vengeance vii be taken by the American people in tho interests of humanity.
 Cullom reviewed the circumstances ot the Maine disaster, and declared that il was an act of deliberate and atrocious murder" The people throughout tht country were demanding that that crime sbouId be resented and that the aVenginf blow should be struck without delay And if Spain should resent our action,' said the Senator, i've shall not hesitate to take up the gantlet and to appeal tC the god of battles and to mankind to jus tify our action. We now propose to d' our duty to God and man and to fore Spain to withdraw her forces and nat from the island" After making an eX tended argument for immediate action, il the course of which he paid high tri bute to President Mckinley, Cullom con cluded as follows:
 Thanks to the unwavering sense o justice of the people of the United State the murderers and outlaws who nov make a brief show of authority will sool become incommunicado until justice Shal be satisfied and the averaging angel shal write the verdict and sentence; and if tn people of this country shall do nothinj more in this century than drive thes barbarians into the Caribbean Sea. W shall earn the praises of every lover O freedom and humanity the world over"
 Berry of Arkansas was recognized i'm rnediately after the conclusion of Culom' speech He prefaced his remarks by stat ing that as a Senator of the United State he was present in his seat on the uppe floor of Congress to uphold and suppor the President of the United States i his efforts to bring peace out of the chao now existing. He wanted to vote for tn resolution offered by Turpie. which prom ises to recognize the independence of tn present republic of Cuba. He though this was absolutely essential to place tn country on an honorable footing befor the nations of the world.
 You can vote the resolution down You may pass the resolution offered b the majority of the Committee on For eign Relations. or you may adopt tn House resolution, but whatever resolutio is adopted l will be found supporting tn hands of the President"
 He spoke of the nearnesS of the war and said to bring victory to the America arms it was absolutely necessary to giv the President aid and comfort, which wa needed in this hour of greatest trial. Al then with an impassioned outburst pledged the South to loyalty to the flag While he would reserve his Judgment untl the record had been made up of the valo of the Southern soldiers, he believed tha record would be imperishable in the his