The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-20
SENATE AFTERMATH.
Desultory Sparring Over Vote Of
Early Morning.
SOME SPICY AND INTERESTING
COLL0QUIEs ENsUED.


Voting Against Action Which They Had
Been Demanding So Long-Compara-
lively Little Business Transacted.
Washington, April 10. -Comparatively
little business was transacted by the SEN
ate today, all of the Senators being
fatigued on account of their long vigil
last night, over the Cuban resol ations.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was resumed and the wide
latitude of debate permitted under the
rules of the Senate afforded opportunity
for some explanations to be made con-
corning the action of the Senate upon the
Cuban question. Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri
and Mr.. Bacon of Georgia, explained the
action of the Democrats in voting against
the conference report In the early hours
of this morning and the colleagues that
ensued between them and some of the
Republican Senators were spicy and I'M
teresting. A running fire of debate was
participated in by Mr.. Mantle of Montana,
Mr.. Cannon of Utah, Mr.. Hale of Maine,
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin and others, the
discussion lasting about three hours.
Washington, April 1s.-At the opening
of the Senate today the exciting and
momentous scenes of the past week had
given way to dull and sombre routine.
Rev. Frank M. Bristol, d. D., of this
city, pronounced the Invocation.
At 1897 p. M, message was received
from the House of Representatives an
noupcing its agreement to the report of
theiconference committee ON the Cuban
resolutions The announcement of the
signature of the Speaker to the resolu.
tions was made. Eight minutes after
wards the Vice-President announced his
signature to the Cuban resolutions
In accordance with his announcement
made yesterday that he proposed to in
sist upon the independence of the Cuban
republic, Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, present.
ed the following resolution which Yves re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions:
"That political independence of the Re
public OF Cuba, the capital of which is
located at Cubitas, is hereby recognized
by the United States IF American as the
lawful government of the Island of
Cuba and that the United States hereby
pledges to said republic its friendly
offices in the adjustment of it's financial
affairs with the kingdom of Spain or the
holders of Spanish bonds or indebtedness
against or made chargeable to Cuba,
that so far as the influence of the Unit
ed States may properly be exercised, it
will insist that the said republic shall
not be charged with the bonded or other
indebted ones of Spain, or contracted
during or prior to hostilities between the
respective governments of Cuba and
Spain.
Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Allen suggested
that it might be the part of wisdom to
provide in the resolution for the protec-
ton of Cuba against American "fran-
chise grabbers
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the sundry civil bill.
In the course of a dry routine discus
sion of a minor amendment to the pend
| ing bill, Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri, in
| jected some life into the Cuban debate
He. expressed the desire that Mr. Hale
would use his great influence to get the
Republicans in line upon the pending
ctmCHuHl0hUs VuE. IIdI0 eApT6SB6u UQo
hope that all Republicans would be
found in solid phalanx in support of
their President and their party. ''I may
be pardoned, too, for expressing the
hope" said Mr.. Hale, tauntingly, "that
all Democrats and all members of other
parties shall be found supporting not the
President alone, but the country in all
patti lotto matters. "
81, too, shall welcome the day when
| men of all parties may join with the
President in support of patriotic policies, -
declared Mr. Cookrell. "but If the Presi-
dent of the United States expects me to
be tail to his kite and to swing along
to his coat tails, he will find himself
greatly mistaken
"We cannot imagine the senator from
Missouri swinging from the coat tails of
ANYBODY" said Mr.. Hale.
No, and you never will, 2" retorted Mr..
Cockrell hotly. "When we had Presi.
dent OF my own party with whom did
| not agree, with whose policies was at
| variance. repudiated him. We have a
President, not dictator, a servant of
the people, not a ruler l am glad to
have the senator from Maine come in for
have some things to say desire him to
hear.
Mr.. CockrelI then launched into an ex-
tended speech In which he sharply at
tackled the administration and Congress
or tnelr dCQlOu Ol Iuo CuUdl 4utSbluu.
Mr.. Cockrell adverted to the purpose of
the resolution passed early this morn
ing intimating that it would enable
those SO inclined to take advantage of
the Cuban patriots.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa called Mr.. Cock
rell's attention to the fourth resolution
which declared that it was not the pur-
pose of the United States to acquire ter
ritory but simply to pacify the island.
When he referred TO the action of the
Senate and of Congress late at yester-
days session, Mr.. Hale interrupted him
to inquire Rwhy it was that the Demo
Gratis of the Senate, particularly as
body, voted against the action for which
they had been clamoring for months.
II can understand, 5" he said "the sena-
tor from Missouri may be a trifie sensitive
over this"
"Not at ALL" declared Mr.. Cockrell,
,,auar. more glad of any vote thnt