The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-04-23
Strong Speeches
on Resolutions.
A CONTINUOUS SESSION.
Arguments Presented Both For
and Against Senate Major.
ity and Minority
Reports.


in adopting its declaration made the
senate the center of the war elements
at Thursdays session. The galleries
were packed, and thousands were
turned away.
A message was received from the
house transmitting to the senate the
Cuban resolution, passed by the house.
BY unanimous consent, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Davis, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, the reso-
luton as reported to the foreign rela-
tons committee was laid before the
senate.
The resolutions in full are as fol-
lows:
"Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba, so near
our own borders, have shocked the
moral sense of the people of the Unit
ed States, have been disgrace to
Christian civilization, eliminating, as
they have, in the destruction of
United States battleship, with two
hundred and sixty-six OF its officers
aud crew, while on a friendly visit in
the harbor of Havana, and cannot
longer be endured, as has been set
forth by the president of the United
States in his message to congress OF
April II, 1898, upon which the action
of congress was invited, therefore
Resolved,
"First-That the people OF the
island of Cuba are, and of right ought
to be, free and independent.
Second That it is the duty Of the
United States to demand, and the
government Of the United States does
demand, that the government of Spain
at once relinquish its authority and
government in the island Of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Third-.That the president Of the
United States be, and he hereby is
directed and empowered, to use the
entire land and naval forces Of the
United States and to calling into actual
service of the United States the militia
of the several states, to such extent
as may be necessary to carry these
resolutions into effect"
This is substantially the same as the
majority resolution in the house which
was passed Wednesday afternoon by a
vote, 322 to 10, except that this senate
resolutions calls also for the immedi-
ate evacuation OF Cuba by Spain and
brings out the Maine incident more
Mr.. Turner, OF Washington, began
speech in which he sharply criticised
the administration for its "vacillating
md irresolute, cowardly and pusillan-
imous policy" pursued by it in the
Cuban question.
Mr.. Turner declared himself strong
" in favor of the resolution presented
~ the minority of the committee on
oreign relations and for so doing said
le needed no further justification than
he magnificent state paper which ac-
the majority report. He
declared, however, that the same ma
evolent influences which has paraly-
ed the executive and almost caused
he people torevolt, were still at work.
I these influences should succeed the
no country wouldknow the disgrace
ii story and the nation would be
named.
Mr.. Hoar followed Mr.. Turner. He
fought the present was no time for
npa ssioned rhetoric and manifesto
ons of approval Of war sentiment. He
d not accept the doctrine in this con-
,ction Of an eye for an eye and a tooth
r q toeth.
Mr.. Hoar deprecated the exhibitions
feeling towards the president, who
Is, he said, in diplomacy the repre-
NATIVE of all the people and what
e president does we as people do.
for himself he not only approved
,at the president had done, but what
had refrained from doing.
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, followed
:. Hoar in speech for the recogni.
N of Cuban republic.
II was agreed that the senate re-
in in continuous session until
he was reached on the war resolu-