The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-16
Duel Averted, and an Apology Made
to the Senate by the MISSISSIPPI
plan After Reelection.
ALL THE SPEECHES ELOQUENT
PRESIDENT CRITICISED BY TILLMAN
AND n FEW OTHERS.
Remarks OF CulIOm, Daniel, Berry,
WOIcOtt, SpOOner, Teller, Chiffon
and Stewart-EROrts to Adjourn.


the United States is still in the throes of
discussion of the Hispano-American crisis.
While the Senate talks the people of the
country-of the civilized world-await It's
verdict. That verdict will be returned, in
accordance with an agreement reached late
tonight, some time during the legis-
lative day of tomorrow. That legislative
day may extend into Sunday.
After the debate had continued for eight
hours to-day an effort was made to reach
an agreement to begin the vote upon all of
the pending resolutions at Z o'clock to-mor-
row evening, and in the confused colloquy
among senators there was made manifest
for the first time a disposition to filiDuster.
Mr.. Caffery, although discaiming any in
tention to delay action duly, objected to any
agreement to the fixing of a time to vote.
The debate then proceeded, but in few
minutes Mr.. Wellington entered a motion to
adjourn. This was defeated by the decisive
vote of 81 to TO- The emphatic manner in
which the decision was reached indicated
a determination on the part of those sena-
tors who desired immediate action to en-
deavor to force the Senate to remain in
continuous session either until the uues .An
was finally disposed of or until an agree
ment had been reached for a vote to be
taken at some specific time in the future
to be measured by hours. At o'clock to-
night another effort was made to reach an
agreement to adjourn, but it, too, was UNI
availing,
The scene in the Senate this afternoon 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
he hn1f
where were assembled scores of men who
had written pages of American history
With one exception every member of the
Senate was there and the exception (NIr.
Walthall, of Mississippi) was confined to
his bed, ILL., Among the distinguished audi
ence were a hundred or more of the men,
bers of the House of Representatives, JUS
tices of the Supreme Court, members of the
Presidents Cabinet and Others eminent in
the life of the country. It was an inspiring
"a historic scene and one rarely witnessed
even in this country of great and notable
assemblages. In such circumstances it is
not surprising that the brilliant orators VINO
addressed the Senate rose to and even sur
passed their best previous efforts. The oc-
casion, the surroundings, the momentous
subject under discTssion-war, with its
awful consequences-inspired them. Their
lips were rich with eloquence; their rea-
soning close and cogent; their wit as keen
as the flashing sword; their colloquies as
sharp and piercing as the pistols crack
The debate, beginning at the unusually
early hour OF 10 o'clock, continued until far
into the night. and yet the throngs re-
manned as if held under some spell. Dur
ing the day speeches were delivered by MIR.
Cullom, of Illinois: Mr. Berry, of Arkansas:
Mr.. Daniel. of Virginia; Mr.. Tilman, 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 deliverances were
characterized by brilliance and eloquence
but it is no detraction from the effort of
any man to say that the notable utterances
were made by Mr.. Wolcott, Mr. Daniel and
Mr.. Spooner. Mr.. Daniel carried aoft the
flag of recognition of the Cuban republics
independence, while both Mr.. Wolcott and
Mr.. Spooner magnificently supported the
policy of the President and the foreign re-
lations committee in favor of armed inter-
vention with ultimate independence. The
argument of Mr.. Spooner was exhaustive
profound and brilliant.
Amid all the talk, however it is not APP
parent that a single vote on the main
question has been changed. The minds of
senators are made UP clearly as is
Americas case against Spain A sensa-
tional incident, not really growing out of
the debate upon the pending question oc-
Cured at 9:25 tonight. In a personal
squabble over the recent trip made by Mr..
Money, of Mississippi, to Cuba, between
him and Mr.. Wellington. of Maryland Mr..
Wellington charged Mr.. Money with speak
ing in the Senate as the agent OF a New
York newspaper, when. after heated colo
guy, Mr.. Money said: You lie," to the
Maryland senator. Subsequently Mr..
Money apologized to the Senate for using
parliamentary language.