The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-17
SENATE TAKES
PATRIOTIC STAND
Peace-at Any Price Members
Held Sway With Words
AND THE TRUE BLUES VOTED
In Vain Did Hale and Wellington
Plead
AGAINST THE STORM OF SENTIMENT
Which Chose to AYenge the Maine
Murder
AND FIGHT NoBLY FOR HUMANITY
The Resolution Speaks in No Uncertain Tones
and Passed With Only FL Voting
Against 1t -Hoar Made the
Dying Effort.

Washington, April 16.-All day long the
contest in the senate waged with an earn
estness, energy, ability and eloquence sell
dom equailed even in the senate of the
United States From 10 a. m. until the mo-
ment of final vote the intensity of the in
terest did not abate for an instant.
No less than twenty-five senators address,
ed themselves to the momentous question
under consideration during the day, and
while under the rule elaborate speeches
were not possible, they were character
lied by an impassioned force and eloquence
rarely heard in the halls of the American
congress.
1t was not until the first vote that the
resolution of Mr.. Turpe, of Indiana, pro-
viding for recognition of Cuban indepen-
dence had.been taken, that the senate
was brought face to face with the impor-
tance of it's action.
The scene in the chamber of many his
toric debates was one of Incompatible
solemnity and impressiyeness. The gal
leries, which had been filled to their ut
most capacity throughout the day, were
massed with brilliantly attired women and
men distinguished in all walks of public
and private life
On the floor was every member elected to
the senate except Mr.. Walthall, of Mis-
sissppi, who was again detained from his
seat by serious illness.
So deep was his patriotic interest in the
pending question, however that he notified
Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin, with whom he
was paired, that he would release him in
order that he might vote.
Many Prominent Men
In the semi-circular area, back of the
senator's desk, were seated and standing,
men, many of whose names household
words throughout the length and breadth
of the land. over all were floods of electric
light, softened by the mult-colored glass,
which were lined with the coats-of-arms
of the forty-fve sovereign states of the
union.
1t is no detraction from the brilliance of
the debate of the day to state that the
great, the notable utterance of the closing
hours of debate were made tonight Mr..
Hale of Maine, Mr.. German of Maryland,
Mr. Allison of Iowa, Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode
Island Mr. Jones of Arkansas and Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts,, all deeply inn
pressed by the magnitude and possible aW-
full consequences of the step about to be
taken, addressed the senate with an elo-
auence and solemnity born only from pro-
found feeling for their country's welfare
The test vote, quite naturally, was on
the amendment offered by Mr.. Turpie, rec
ogniZipg the independence Of the Cuban re-
public. 1t prevailed by majority of IA,
the vote being 81 to 32
Upon the final vote the alignment of
parties was quite different from that on
the Turpie amendment. An analysis of it
follows:
Yeas-Republicans, "a; democrats, 81; pop
ullsts, Z; silver republicans s. Total, ST.
Nays-Republicans, 10; democrats, 2. To-
tal 81.
After Mr.. Cannon of Utah, who spoke in
favor of Cuban independence, Messrs. Allen
of Nebraska Burrows of Michigan, Platt
of Connecticut and wellington of Mary
land had been heard, Mr.. Caffery of Louis
lana was recognized.
We Should Be Unit
.I have stood before said he, ION the
brink of war Although young then, coun-
selled moderation, but my opinions were
swept to the winds and was carried along
with my people into the most colossal war
in the history of civilized nations. Our
people were unit then. If war Is to be
waged, we ought to be a unit now. But 1t
seems that whoever dares to utter
thought in opposition to hasty or ill-con-
ceived action subjects himself to the gibbet
In the popular breast"
Mr. Caffery sent to the desk a clipping
from a Washington newspaper sharply at
tacking him and charging him with having
been one Of the agents of the Louisiana
lottery.
at is rarely I notice newspaper article
referring to me-" said he. 'There is moth
ing In this to make a statement about ex-
cept the charge that am an agent Of the
Louisiana Lottery company. The gro
tesqueness of the lie is the one thing that
attracts my notice. If there Is any one
thing In my life that take pride in It Is
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