The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-17
THE FORAKER RESOLUTION
is LIKELY TO WIN.
THE HOUSE MAY CONCUR
A Memorable Day In tho senate strong
Speeches For and Against Rocog-
milton, Hut All Declaring for
Intervention aud Calling
For Vengeance for the
Maine-Lie Passed.

general belief among the senators
that the vote will be taken oy or
10 o'clock tonight There being
numerous amendments there will be
many roll calls. 1t is likely that the
committee resolutions with the minor
ity amendment recognizing the repub-
lie of Cuba will be adopted The
resolution agreed upon wil he
substituted for the House resolution,
making it house measure to avoid
the preliminary difficulty of new
proposition in the House. 1t is sup
posed that the resolution will go 70
the House Monday and probably be
sent to conference though an effort
may be made to concur at once, but
the strength of this move is yet uu-
certain
After the debate had continued for
eight hours yesterday, an effort was
made to reach au agreement to begin
the vote upon all of the pending res-
olutions at o'clock this evening, aud,
in the confused colloquy among sem
ators, there was made manifest for
the first time, "A disposition to filibus-
ter. Mr. Caffery of Louisiana, al
though disclaiming any intention to
delay action unduly, objected TO any
agreement to the fixing of time to
vote.
The debate then proceeded, but in
n few minutes Mr.. Wellington Of
Maryland entered motion to adj
journ. This was defeated by tho de-
cisve vote Of 81 20 10. At o'clock
another effort was made to reach an
agreement to adi0rrn, but it was TN
availing.
The scene in the Senate as to the
war of words that was being waged
was a memorable one. This will pass
into history as one Of the great days
of the Senate. Thronged Galleries
looked down upon the hGF circular
chamber below where were assembled
scores of men who had written pages
Of American history With one eNcep-
tion, every member of the Senate was
there, and the exception (Mr. Walt
hall of Mississippi was confined to his
bed ill.
Among the distinguished audience
were a hundred or more members of
the House of Representatives, Justices
of the supreme court, members of the
Presidents cabinet and others promi-
nent in the life Of the country.
The debate, beginning at the un-
usually early hour of 30 o'clock, con-
tinued until far into the night, and
yet the throngs remained as II held
under some spell During the day,
speeches were delivered by Mr. Cullom
Of Illinois, Mr.. Berry OF Arkansas,
Mr.. Daniel Of Virginia, Mr.. Tillman
of South Carolina, Mr. Wolcott of
Colorado, Mr. Spooner Of Wisconsin,
Mr. Chiffon of Texas, Mr.. Teller of
Colorado, and Mr. Stewart of Nevada.
Fully twenty other senators are on
the vice presidents list for speeches.
All the deliyerances were character
lied by brilliance and eloquence, but
It is no detraction from the effort of
any man to say that the notable utter
ances were made by Mr. Wolcott, Mr.
Daniel and Mr. Spooner Mr.. Dan
iel carried aloft the flag Of recogni-
ton Of the Cuban republics inGepend-
tuENt WillAG bbAN MI W oAtntN huu NlIs
Spooner magnihcently supported the
policy of the President and the foreign
relations committee in favor OF armed
in ntervention with ultimate independ-
ence. The argument Of Mr. Spooner
was exhaustive, prof ound and brill
liant
Amid all the talk, however, IL is not
apparent that a single vote on the
main question has been changed. The
minds Of Senators are made up as
clearly as is Americas case against
Spain A sensational incident not
really growing out of the debate upon
the pending question occurred at 9;2'
last night In a personal squabblC
over the recent trip made by Mr.
Money of Mississippi 10 Cuba, be
Tween Inn and Mr. Wellington 81
Maryland, Mr.. Wellington charged
Mr. Money with speaking in the Sen
ate as the agent Of New York news
paper, when after a heated colloquy
Mr.. Money said: "You lie" to the
Maryland senator subsequently Mr..
Money APOLOGIZE 10 the senate for
using parliamentary language
At l0:45 the Senate adjourned to Il
O'Clock this morning.