Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-16

the popular breast"
"There is nothing in this care to
make a statement about except the
charge that I was an agent of the
Louisiana lottery. The groteaqueness
of the lie is the one thing that attracts
my notice. If there is any one thing in
my life that take pride in it is the part
l took in destroying that Infamous in
stirution, the Louisiana lottery"
Discussing the question of reCogni-
ton of independence, Mr.. Gallery main
tanned that recognition was an execu.
tive and not legislative function. 1.-THE
adoption by the Senate of the resolu-
tions reported by the minority of the
foreign relations committee" he de-
clared, would be to stultify ourselves
and the President would be bound to
veto those resolutions. Whose fight
isit,n he asked, Gin which we are
going to participate 1t is not our
fight but fight between certain in
surrectionary factions in the island of
Cuba and the Spanish crown" The
time for intervention had come, but the
idea of turning loose the dogs of
war and letting them lick their
chops dripping with human gore"
was abhorrent to all civilization.
MIR. Gallery told of the results that
would follow should the United States
intervene and hoped that the record
now being made up would be justi6able
for all time.
Mr.. Hawley, who succeeded Mr.. CAT
ferry, pronounced judgment upon the
message of the President as one of the
great state papers which would be JUS
ti6ed in the light of history. He said
he could not vote declaration that
Cuba is free because as matter OF fact
she is not.
Mr.. White said he regarded the pre-.
sent resolution as the most momentous
that had called for consideration since
| he had entered the Senate. He said it
was dsagreeable to dissent from the
general view but for him there was no.
thing to do but to follow his own con.
victions.
Mr.. White asked the Senate to pause
| and reflect upon the issues involved be-
fore casting the die. Spain had been
our friend and it was not becoming in
the committee on foreign relations to
return to the days of the Duke of Alva
and the inquisition.
Mr.. Hawley offered resolution au'
thorizing the President to stop the ex-
port of coal. He said much coal was
being exported from this country and
Spain was securing much of it.
| aa;l s,ob oot;op &c 20
must be by law and not by the Pres-
dent.
Mr.. Hoar moved substitute directly
prohibiting the expectation of coal or
other material used in war, relieving
J the President from action.
| Mr.. German objected to immediate
consideration of the resolution to coal
expectation and it went over.
HOUSE.
At the opening of the session of the
House to-day General Wheeler made q
personal explanation in connection
with some criticism of q letter he had
written to Governor Johnston, of Ala
bama, to the effect that the people OF
the South ought to do the fighting in
the war he is so anxious to have with
Spain.
Some unimportant minor bills were
passed, by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Dingley at 1:33 p. m. moved that
the House adjourn.
Mr.. Bailey suggested the ACCESSIBILITY
OF recess until or 10 o'clock to night
to await the action of the Senate, bat
on Mr.. Dingley's statement that the
Senate was not likely to act before mid
night he yielded, but modified his mo-
ton to make it a recess until 10 o'clock
Monday morning. At Lao p. m. the
recess was taken.