The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-16
PROMPT ACTION
1Iay he Looked For From President Nee
ISiuIey.

Washington, April 16.-The wash
ington Posts summary of the situation
includes the following statement.
Immediately the president is em-
powered to use the army and navy he
viii issue an ultmatum TO Spain. Civ
ing her "a hours-possbly 4S-within
which to answer whether she viii
peaceably withdraw her troops and
flag from Cuba. Her refusal To- eyacu-
ate the island-which is of course eN-
pcctcd-WiI he the signal for action ON
the part of this government, and that
action will be the vigorous use of both
our naval and land forces. The Post
makes this statement up the highest
possible authority. the course of acc
tion indicated having been deoidodupou
at yesterdays cabinet meeung
Should the resolutions reach the
president accompanied by the amend
ment recognizing the republic of Cuba
the president viii sign them, but iu q
brief message to congress ne win hold
that the constitutional prerogatIyc
vested in the president to recognize
other governments cannot be taken
away. and that the amendment is
therefore void and imperative.
The senate is suu in the throes
of discussion of the Hispano-Americau
crisis. While the senate talks the po0-
pie of the country-of the civilized
world-await its verdict That verdict
viii be read in accordance with an
agreement reached late last night.
some time during the legislative day of
today That legislative day may ex-
tend into Sunday.
After the debate had continued for
eight hours Yesterday am effort was
made to reach an agreement To begin
the vote upon all of the pending rgs0-
lutions at & o'clock this evening, and
in the confused colIoquy among seua-
tors there was made manifest for the
first time a disposition to dlibuster.
Mr.. Caffery, of Louisiana, although dis
claiming any intention to delay action
unduly objected to any agreement to
the fixing of time to vote. The de-
bate then proceeded, but I'm few min
utes Mr.. Wellington, of Maryland, en-
tered a motion to adjourn. This was
defeated by the decisive vote Of 81 to
10.
The emphatic manner i'm which the
decision was reached indicated an in
tertior ~, trs rgrt of tI,ns. s.,,t-.r.
,vho desired immediate 9rtf,p to ON
deavor to force tbe senate to remain
I'm continuous session aitbar uptU tba
question was finally dfsrosad or on
until an agreement had baar reached
for vote to be talsan at some snaoi-
fed time I'm tbe future to he measured
bv hours. AT o'clock last ntsht am
other effort was made to reach an
agreement to adjourn. but it. too. was
unayaillng.
\ Memorable Scene.
The scene i'm the senate as the war
of words was being wapad was mem
orabIe one The dav will mass inf, bis.
tory as one of the great davs of tbs
senate. Thronged galleries looked
down unon the half circuIar chambet
below where were assembled scores of
men who had written pages of Amert.
can history. With one exception every
member of the senate was there. anG
the exception CNIr WalthaI of Missis.
sippi) was confined to his bed i'll
Among the distinguished audience wer,
a hundred on more of the members OF
the house, justices of the suprem,
| court, members Of the presidents cab
met and others eminent in the life o.
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