The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-13
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

of California in q set speech that Spain
was responsible for the Maine disaster,
as II had been brought about by Span
ish Vaccinations and Spanish treach-
cry.
Mr.. Perkins referred briefly Rto the
scheme instituted by weyler TO starve
more than million OF Spanish subjects
into submission and declared that
nothing In all history compared with
the atrocity and brutality that Weyler
had exercised against the Cubans. The
time for action had, In his opinion, ar
rived. "A little more delay" said he,
"a little more waiting, and the United
States would become an accessory to
the greatest, the most appalling crime
In history. The patience of great ma
tion has its limits, and, In this case,
the limit has been reached. The time
for the horrors in Cuba to cease has
come, and cease they must" Right,
Justice and humanity demanded that
this government intervene to stop the
cruel warfare being waged by Spain
against the Cuban insurgents-a people
who were struggling for their freedom
, within ninety miles of our own shores,
Mr.. Perkins, who has had lifetime of
experience in the handling of great
vessels, discussed the destruction of the
Maine from the view point of an ex-
| pert.
THE United States ought Immediate
ly to declare war against Spain and to
maintain that war until the people Of
Cuba are made free from Spanish star
walton and cruelty. and the government
of the island finally established as an
independent republic
This utterance by Senator Chandler.
OF New Hampshire. in a carefully pre-
| pared statement of his position on the
| Cuban crisis was the climax Of an ex-
| tended discussion of the subject par
ticipated in by several members in the
Senate Tuesday. SpeeQ ' had been de-
livered by Mr.. Turnes (Wash.), Mr..
| Harris (Kan.) and Mr.. Kenney (Del),
all of whom took strong grounds for
vigorous and instant action by the
| United States.
When the Senate convened Wednes-
| day intense expectancy, amounting to
excitement prevailed both on the floor
and in the galleries. The Presidents
message had been awaited with genu-
inc anxiety. Ten minutes after the
Senate convened consideration OF the
sundry civil bill was resumed. and with
the exception Of eight minutes con-
| sumed by executive session. in which
| Senator Davis announced that no mes
| sage would be sent in. almost the entire
| session was consumed by the appro-
| priation bill. 1t was practically COM
| pleted when laid aside for the day. An
/
| ing $4,000 to restore the banks of the
| Ohio river at Shawneetown, ILL.,, recent
| ly swept away by flood, was adopted.
| An amendment which was practically
| a war measure was proposed by Mr..
| Pettus (Ala-). It provided an appro-
priation of 100000 to be Immediately
| available for the improvement of Mo-
bile bay in order that warships and
their barges might reach tine wharves
Of Mobile to obtain coal and supplies.
House.
While there was no attempt to force
| consideration for resolution regard
| ing the Cuban situation, in the house
Monday, there was a brief outbreak In
| the course of which the war-like tenn
| per Of the crowded galleries was so
manifest that Speaker Reed threatened
| to clear them II 1t was repeated. The
| outbreak occurred over a bill to author
| ize the president to erect temporary
fortifications in case Of emergency upon
| land when the written consent of the
owners was obtained. without awaiting
the long process of legal condemnation.
This led to demand by Mr.. Bailey. the
Democratic leader. for information as
| to the facts which warranted all these
| war measures. The particular state
ment which aroused the galleries was
| to the effect that while the Democrats
were willing to wait any, reasonable
| time for the president to transmit
of the American people they would not
| wait a minute for him to continue ne
gotiations with the butchers Of
SPAIN"
When the demonstrations in the gall
leries were rebuked by the speaker, Mr..
Bailey dclared that the galleries were
| the American people in miniature.
|
''posturing" and playing to the gal
leries.
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Ill.) suggested
that there was need Of discretion al
such times as these. I'VE cannot ad-
vertise our weaknesses" said he, NOR
make war preparations with a brass
band"
The crowds which thronged the gal
leries Of the House Tuesday were dis
| appointed. There were no outbreaks Of
any kind on the floor on the Cuban
| question. Severai bills were passed.
among them one to pay the heirs Of
John Roach, the shipbuilder. $3.50. 900 on
a claim which has been pending a
dozen years. and another to pay o. c.
Bosbyshell. superintendent of the Phil
adelphia mint. $4,000 extracted from
| the gold vaults by a weigh clerk
After waiting patiently In the CALLER
les and corridors OF the House for
hours wednesday, the thousands who
had come to hear the Presidents Gu
ban message turned away weary aud
| disguised at the delay.
Never was there such disappointment
| at the capitol. The members felt Il
even more keenly than the spectators.
and for two hours afterward they stood
about the lobbies discussing this latter
| phase Of the situation. The news OF
the proposed armistice. which came on
the heels of the announcement that
General Lee had cabled for delay, re-
ceived quite as much attention as the
| request of Lee. The debate In progress
In the House over the army reorganiza-
ton bill attracted little or no attention.
| There was a scene Of great excite
ment in the house Thursday during the
consideration of the b'll for the reor-
ganization Of the army. 1t was caused
by Mr.. Lentx. an Ohio democrat who
made q vicious assault on the admin
istration. Mr.. Lentx was met by Gen.
| Grosvenor with an emphatic reply.
Gen. Grosvenor declared that It was
stock Jobbers who were behipS the as
saults on the president.