The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

There is now no doubt that the efforts
Of the peace-at-any-price Republicans to
secure an early and untimely adjourn
ment of Congress has failed. ard unless
conditions are very much changed 10y
May Congress viii ba in session with a
prospect of a long wait before an ad-
5ournment takes place
Those in the Senate who have been &c
tive in urging the proposition for an carly
adjournment are Messrs. AldrIch Allison,
hale. Platt 81 New York ana Hanna. In
the Senate Yesterday ar. Hanna s. - bus
iiy engaged in spreading the cary aG-
jaurEmsHt propaganda. FAis plan cannot
D. rushed through Congress Opposition
is already developed which indicates that
Congress believes e has some rights mat
even fhe Administration must observe.
bn the Republican side an adjournment
VIII % stubhorniy contested by such men
a. Ne=srs chandler lodge Mason. VII
son. Foraker. Davis and The entire SILVER
Republican delegation. On the Demo
cratic side Senator Morgan ana his fol-
i0W,rs N-n insist that ADJOURNMENT shall
nor De had uHtl something IS done for
Caha
Senator Fsye is ignorant Of the move
now being made by the conservatives. Il
have not been consulted" he said, Tut /
must say think an adjournment in the
face of existing conditions would lee most
unwise."
Senator Chandler Is of similar mind.
Congress ought not he said, think of
adjoarning while our relations with Spain
are in the present strained condition. The
whole proposition is iu-advised''
The silver Republicans are up in arms
at The proposition, i do not see how in
honor we can avoid war if the report Of
the court shows the Maine to have been
blown up from the outside" said Mr..
fettlgrew. Il believe the report viii so
show, and in that event Congress ought
TO be here TO give the President aid and
assistance. We should never leave with
out taking positive action. If we had
passed the belliEerency resolution d year
ago the war would now be ended in Cuba.
Any scheme TO adjourn now or in the i'm
mediate future viii be opposed by the
silver Republicans.
For weeks" said Senator Jones of
Arkansas. Chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, there has been talk
of getting things in shape for an early
adjournment. but Congress certainly will
not adjourn If there is need Of its pres
ence here and if there are any signs of a
rupture with Spain. There is no politics
in this thing. and those Democrats who
have been quoted along that line / am
sure have been misquOted. We are patTi-
otto enough TO stay here and do our duty.
and we intend TO do il. There has been a
great deal Of bOsh printed on this subject.
If war cannot be honorably avoided the
Democrats viii be for war, and viii 20 as
FAR as the Republicans in upholding the
hands Of the President. ] do not think
we should agree TO quit and 90 home
until We know what IS 10 be done in the
future"
leading Democrat in the House,
in discussing the proposition 10 ad-
journ. said that If the Senate should con-
sent IL would be an act OF folly and the
worst kind Of politics
If you remember" he said. THE Sen
ate has done everything II possibly could
do 10 aid the Cuban patriots. and that
when the President requested S55.0@1 ~.
10 prepare our coast defenscs and
strengthen the Army and Navy the
money was voted without an objection.
II viii also be remembered that when
Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois introduced the bin
he denominatcd 81 "A peace measure and
that every Democrat and many Republic
cans In the House denied euHhItiCaIiy
that u was peace measure but %. the
contrary that IL was a war measure
Some OF them went 80 far as TO declare
on the floor that they would not vote for
the bill as a peace measure but gladly
did SO as war proposition The bill be-
came law and the President has the
money and he is ia honor bound 10 eN-
pend II for war lie knows full well that
when IN was voted for an implied con
tract went with each Democratic vote that
the President would intervene 81 behalf
81 Cuba and now the majority ia the
Senate intend 70 see that the President
carries ont his implied agreement"
Mr.. Cochran OF Missouri IN referring TO
an early adjournment said:
Until The Administration shall have ex-
pllcitly defined It's policy. the thought OF
adjournment should not be entertained.
Congress has called upon the President
Tor the consular reports containing full
Information as 10 the condition Of the Gu
bans There has been no response to the
request The Court Of Inquiry has not
reported its conclusions as 10 the destruc-
ton Of the Maine, but a Spanish board OF
experts has made q report to the effect
that the warship was destroyed by acct
dent The least that can be said is that
nobody knows what tomorrow may bring