The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-16
Peace Party Is in a Hopeless
Minority.
MONEY GETS FIGHTING MAD.
Gives Wellington the Lie and In
ViteS Him Outside.

Washington, April 15.-The Senate of
the United States is still in the throes
of the discussion of the Hispano- American
crisis.
While the Senate talks the people of the
country-of the civilized world-await its
verdict
That verdict will be returned in accord
ance with an agreement reached late to-
night. some time during the legislative day
of tomorrow. That legislative day may
extend into Sunday.
After the debate had continued for eight
hours. an effort was made to reach an
agreement to begin the vote upon all of
the pending resolutions at o'clock to-
morrow evening, and in the confused
coloquy among senators there was made
manifest for the first time a disposition
to filibuster
MIR. Caffery Of Louisiana, although dis
claiming any intention to delay action un-
Gully, objected to any agreement to the
fixing of a time to vote
The debate then proceeded, but in a few
minutes Mr.. Wellington of Maryland, en-
tered motion to adjourn This was de-
feated by the decisive vote of 81 TO 10.
The emphatic manner in which the decs-
ion was reached indicated determination
en- the part of those senators who desire
immediate action to endeavor to force the
Senate to remain in continuous session
either until the question was finally dis
posed of or until an agreement had been
reached for vote to be taken at some
specified time in the future to be measur-
ed by hours.
AT O'Clock tonight another effort was
made to reach an agreement to adjourn
but It, too, was unavailing.
The scene in the Senate this afternoon
as the war of words was being waged was
a memorable one.
This will pass into history as one of the
great days of the Senate. Thronged gal
leries looked down upon the half circular
chamber below where 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 CMr. Wathall of Missis-
sippD was confined to his bed i'll.
Among the distinguished audience were
hundred or more of the members of tho
House of Representatives, justices of the
Supreme Court members Of the PresI-
dents cabinet and others eminent in the
life of the country.
1t was an inspiring-a historic scene, and
Ona raralv Witnessed euan in tntc co,fntrty
of great and notable assemblages.
In such circumstances, IL is not surpris-
ing that the brilliant orators who address
ed the Senate rose to and even surpassed
their best previous efforts. The debate,
beginning at ethe unusually early hour Of
10 O'Clock, continued until far into the
night, and yet the throngs remained as I
held under some spell.
Amid ALI the talk, however, 1t Is not APP
parent that a single vote on the main ques-
tion has been changed. The minds of SEN
ators are made up as clearly as is Amer
iea's case against Spain.
A sensational incident, not really grow
ing out of the debate upon the pending
question, occurred at 9:25 tonight
An effort was being made 10 secure
unanimous consent to an arrangement for
reaching a vote Tomorrow. Senator Well
ington and Senator Money had been taking
part IN lne BeHeTdi thlkt ana III the course
Of his remarks the senator from Mary
land said that an all-night session would
do no good, as IL would not force him
TO speak, and he proposed 10 be heard.
IL know" interiected Senator Chandler
1.-THE senator from Mississippi does not
want to vote on this question until lie
has heard the senator from Maryland in
full"
1t was an apparently harmless remark
but everybody laughed. The idea of any
body caring to hear from Senator Well
ington struck not only the galleries. but
the Senate, as extremely funny.
Naturally the laughter nettled Senator
Wellington, who. after rejoining that re
thought 1t was an untmely place for such
pleasantly, went on TO say: II have sat here
and listened to the senator from Missis-
sippi when nc returned as one Of the
agents of newspaper in New York"
Mr.. Money was on his feet. He was
standing In the rear of the Democratic
benches, about fifty feet away from Mr..
wellington, who with flushed face, occu-
pied a conspicuous position Immediately
to the left of the Vice Presidents chair.
''Mr. President J want to correct the
senator from Maryland" he observed
''The remark that he just made is nbso-
lutely untrue"
'I want to say to the senator from Mis-
eissippi that the Journal had said that irs
fCsontfnuod an Vffth paDal