Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-24
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and the finding of said select committee
together with all testimony shall be re
/ duccd to writing and reported 70 the
| Senate at AS early Il date as practicable.
ON objection to immediate consideration
by Plat. CT. the resolution under rules
| went over until tomorrow.
Allen said that the amendment was
practically copy of the two resolutions
which had already passed the Senate" lie
read the unfavorable report presented ON
the amendment by the foreign relations
committee. commenting upon il as a re-
markablc document. He said that it adj
mitted the trutn of the charge that the
conditions had grown worse since the
adoption OF Il similar declaration as an
independent measure, and yet took an ad-
NcrS" view of the propri"tN OF incorpo-
rating such an amendment in the "ni.
tie denied that there WAS any desire to
oct.rCc the House. Congress was. II" said,
merely finding some excuse under which
il could continue business ANA escape cen
| sure. His desire was to find whether
Congress could in any way be induced.
cai"lcd or kicked into putting the coun-
try in 4 disnited attitude on the Cuban
iqu,sliun.
Allcu asserted that he had reliable in
formation that % per cent. Of tn" cuban
population, ar 1000 people. had prriSh"d
in cuba within the past three years as Il
result of Spanish cruelty,
"And Vet" he said. lest the Senate
offend the House. il point OF order Is T."
lie mad" against this amendment aud it
Will go thu way of very much N1iutbl"
legislation"
liz, referred to the speech made hy FRYE
on tine massacre Of the Arm"nians By The
! Turks. and said H. thought it Indicated
1 that the further away TN" trouble was.
The deeper the interest of some senators
seemed to be.
# the hepuhlran party could bear
these t'ubans pXtcrminatcd bN starvation
in plain violation Of its platform and Of
| : l,,. { al l.s y.
the Republican senators ought To hc VIII
ing to fac" the question on 4 YEA ana
nay vote.
Morgan Ala said the Senate had twice
passed the Cuban bcIligorenrN resolution
substantially as il was now offered. but
both times it had been done openly and
| frankly We nave no right said hr. 70
make Il declaration of war against Spain
/ under cover, and this is especially what
this resolution would mean. II this
amendment We're attached to the appro-
prlatioN bill. Spain might as well regard
ii rs a cause of war.
The conditions and situation in cuba
were entirely different when this rcsolu-
ton was passed by the Senate. Morgan
I said that it might almost at any time
previous Ia .nlS have been regarded as
peace measure ana Spain would have had
no right to take offence At the United
States on the ground of our declaration
of bellgcrcncN The situation now, how
ever WAS entirely different Between
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ing "a declaration OF War against Suaiu
! '.Tf We should put this amendment 81
the approximation hiil'. replied Morgan
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