The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-24


e er to do So All testimony taken shall be
committee, together with all testimony
shall be reduced to writing and reported
20 tne senate at as early date as prac-
ticable.
Both the military academy and the
! diplomatic and consular appropriation
| bills were passed. Mr.. Hansbrough at
tempted TO secure action on the bill to
regulate the laws of Alaska, but on
objection from Mr.. Turner CWash9 it
went over.
Cuban BeIIigerency.
Respecting the belligerency amend
ment Mr.. Allen thought a statement
was due the country. The amendment
ne said, is practically a copy of two
resolutions which have already passed
the senate Referring to the unfavor-
able report presented on the amend
rnent by the foreign relations COM
mittee, Mr.. Allen said il was a confess
sion of avoidance and meant simply
that the committee did not desire to act
upon 1t. The truth was, he said. that
congress was merely finding some eX-
cuses under which it could continue
business and escape cenSure. His de-
sire was to find whether congress could
IN any way be induced, cajoled or kick
ed into putting the country in a digni-
fed attitude on the Cuban question.
Talking on the main issue involved,
he asserted that he had reliable infor-
nation that no less than SO per cent of
the Cuban population, or five hundred
thousand people, had persisted in Cuba
within the past three years as a result
| of Spanish cruelty
And yet" said Mr.. Allen. Test We
the senate, a body of eighty-nine men,
offend the house of representatives.,
consisting of 357 men, point of order
is to be made against this amendment
and it viii go the way of much very
valuable legislation
Mr.. Alien said that If the Republican
| party could suffer to see the Cubans
exterminated by starvation in plain
violation of its platform and of the
Christian sentiment Of the country, the
Republican senators ought to be will
| ling to face the question on a yea and
nay vote.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala), said the senate
had twice passed the Cuban belliger-
Grey resolution substantially as it was
now offered, but both times it has been
done openly and frankly. I'VE have no
right" said he, Ito make a declaration
of war against Spain under cover and
| that is precisely what this resolution
would mean. If this amendment were
attached TO the appropriation BILL
Spain might we'll regard it as a cause
of war AS l have before indicated the
conditions and situation in Cuba were
entirely different when this resolution
vas passed by the senate.
Intervention now of the kind propos-
| ed a year ago means war. 1t could
ms an nothing else. An Intervention on
| the part of this government in the pres
! ent critical condition of affairs would
! almost certainly be regarded by Spain
as a casus belli. l almost dread to re-
| fer to the conditions and circumstances
which have been brought about by the
! events of the past ten days. In the
| present circumstances it would not be
! consistent with the feelings or charac-
/ teristic of the sentiments Of the Ameri-
| can people to do anything that would
| In any way aggravate the situation
which has been brought about by the
| events leading up to the inquiry now in
! progress at Havana"
Point of Order.
| Mr.. Hale made the point OF order
| against the amendment that 1t was
general legislation and had under the
rules, no place in the bill. The vice
president sustained the point. and Mr..
Allen took an appeal from the ruling.
! Upon this, Mr.. Turpie Qnd) delivered
| an extended speech in support Of the
ruling of the chair. although he was
personally in favor of the proposition
| contained in the amendment
! Mr. Clay (Ga) also supported the
/ ruling of the chair, although he said he
! would vote for any independent propo-
/ sition for the relief of the Cubans.
! Mr. Mason Ull) said he could not be
J deferred either from sustaining or OPP
| posing the ruling Of the chair by any
| overgrown reverence he had for the
rules of the senate or of any other al
| i tgrrl l. 1
| he desired to appeal to Mr.. Hale to let
| the bill go over a few days in order
J that senators might examine into the
| rules and authorities bearing upon
! them
| Mr. Bacon (Ga0, speaking in support
| of the ruling of the chair drew from
the galleries an enthusiastic round of
| applause. which was quickly suppress
| ed, however, by the vice president He
said that one of the greatest causes
| ever tried before the nations Of the
! world was now being tried in Havana
| Mr.. Bacon pointed out that any I'M
| friendly action on the part of the
| United States toward Spain might
| cause that nation to interfere with the
! conduct of the investigation. He sug-
| gested that now was the time for con-
gress and the American people TO re-
| main quiet, ard not to agitate an al
| ready critical situation by discussion
offensive to a friendly nation.
Mr.. Hale then moved to lay the APP
peal on the table, and Mr. Allen de-
manded the yeas and nays. Mr.. Hale's
| motion was carried-51-5. those voting
! against the motion being Messrs. AL
| len Neb); Cannon Utah; Heitfeld
| Qdaho); Mason mI), and Teller (Col0.
The senate then, at 5:15 D. m. went
| into executive session, and ten minutes
| afterwards adjourned.