The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-20
/, ,aOCRATS TRYING TO
uPLAM THEIR VOTE.


6ot1on.
wAsurNcruN. April is.--Comparatire-
!. ssss h,,sandrs eae transacted by the
s..ss. ,.slsv. ID e. the senator's being Ia
.z....~s - seeennf Of their long v.g.i last
ssss-s 49, ~ Cuban resolutions. cofs-
z.Sss~ssnn z - aandry civil appropria-
~. sss1g - sn6umed, and the wide lati-
49,. ~ S1nnff permitted under the rules
~ - 1910 afforded opportunity Tor
49, xnftonx 10 be made concerning
~ 2z7SS n fhe senate upon the Cuban
1s.s.ss5I7< cccareIi OF Missouri and Ba-
49, 9 explained the action OF the
Fl b voting against the confer
- ~ 81 the early hours of the sem
- - fhe cosioQuies that ensaed be-
80 fhem and some Of the Republican
1890 uere srlcy and interesting. A
,.ss1nx ere OF debate was precspstated.
utt6k was participated in by Mantle OF
Nen1nnA. Cannon Of Utah Hale OF Maine.
1nnonar II Wisconsin ard others, the dis
e1n6un hating about three hours.
" a. opening Of the session the excit-
- ~ momentou8 scenes OF the past
81 ~ given say to dull and s0mber
ynsIGn, Abundance on the floor and In
- aoiiofies Was small A. f2:zs a mes
- ~. received from the house an
16u1ene the signature OF the speaker 10
~ cHban resolutions Eigh, minutes aft
6e1t The vice president announced his
6rzafare to tho Cuban resolutions.
b A<cordanco with his announcement
~ yesterday that he proposed 20 insist
- tha Independence OF the Cuban re-
49, Allen OF Nebraska offered the fol-
le11E fesoIution. which was referred TO
- 1D@mittee on foreign relations:
III the political Independence Of tha
e0I<nc 81 Cuba. the capital Of which In
n q cubftas. IL hereby recognized
eeasa a os ~, g islsnh 81 q cube s
- III the United States hereby pledges
= ~ republic It's friendly Offices
b ~ adjustment Of its financial affairs
m ~ hagdom os Spain or the holders
nlh bonds or indebtedness issued
49, - made ehargeable 10 Cuba. that
= ~ = the influence OF the United States
~ III pfoperiy exercised. IL VIII Insist
~ ~ rpuoilc shaG not he charged with
a. l4ndee indebtedness OF Spain. con-
lc0e 4p<ih3 or prior TO hostiiities be-.
= s' Z: t''ssslv' governments Of spain
nkAf Esvada said the resolution re-
- Nm of the very ancient and very
- Nut4ne ~ locking the door after
- toess y stolen.
lAat un9ef tn resent arrangement the
taAnd ~ CHA would pass Into the hands
= nnA1cht eornoFants and financial bug
nfds, un3eM tAe United States should a.
ssoe take measures to protect the island
ard ne people.
The senate then resumed consideration
u the saudry civil bill.
Fstfns q alabama attempted to secure
= war se4sure the expenditure of ssp.-
- naval ccafing station at Mobile.
poa me urgent request OF German. who
Asle1 t1At ether senator's were withhold
- amdhr amendments which their con-
susae1n we're pressing. Psttgs withdrew
IL amenaueaf.
e sne course OF dry discussion OF a
80 - e1esiument TO the pending bill.
tsexrea OF Missouri injected some life
n@ lhe debate by throwing down the
auHssst 70 Hale, for some utteraucs, the
- Dad made during the Cuhan debate
g oppressed the desire that Hale would
~ srsAt influence 10 get the Ren,,h-
II 80 ID hne upon the pending amendment
- - e1efs-sed tho hope that all Repuh-
8 go would os found In a solid nhalanx
= spoVt Of their president and their par-
- ~ nay oe pardonef. too. for EXPRESSING
said Hale tauntlnglv. ",ha. II,
~ and members OF other rarfl.s
e found supporting not The nresis
Sss.s .s. oas the country I'm all patriotic
"a 20 snali welcome the day when men
s ss. sslues may toin with the president
ovSsf - O. patriotic, policies deeIa red
- rn' the president Of the Un.ted
~ Aperis me To hc tail To his kite
~ nas along TO his eost-talis. he viii
himself greatly mistaken"
- then launched into an EXTENDED,
~s.ss-h which no sharply attacked the
- .'sfstioa and congress for their
- W sae Cuban question. Cockrell