The Portland daily press., 1898-02-10

Favor of His Resolution-Sensa1ionai
Incident During His speech-Mr. ason
Follows With Long and at Times Fiery
Speech.
Washington, February 9.-For more
than three hours today the Senate cham
ber rang with eloquent appeals in behalf
of the Cuban insurgents. Announced
speeches were delivered by Mr.. Cannon of
Utah and Mr.. Mason of Illinois, in ad-
vocacy of the adoption of resolutions
which they presented to the Senate. Fol-
lowing Mr.. Cannon's speech, Mr.. II ale
Of Maine addressed the Senate briefly,
urging the Senate to uphold the policy
of the administration. He pointed out
that much had already been accomplished
| by President Mckinley, not only for the
cause of peace ION the island. but also
| for the protection of the Americans and
| American interests and for the relief OF
the reooncentradoes and paciicos He
maintained that 1t would not be good
policy by the adoption of any dramatic
declaration, to place the administration
In leading strings that might interfere
with the carrying into effect defined
policy. Long before Mr.. Cannon rose to
address the Senate, the galleries were
| packed with people who were aware
that this would be field dsy of Cuban
oratory.
Mr.. Cannons speech was calm and
dispassionate argument in support of his
resolution. He did not, he maintained,
desire to disturb the peace or Welfare OF
government, but he warned congress
men and officials in administration cir
cles that unless definite action was taken
upon the Cuban question by the United
States, the policy of the people would
fall upon them. He declared that In the
conflict in Cuba, Spain, afraid to meet
the Insurgents in the field, had resorted
to a policy of starvation. OF this he be-
lieved the American people could not be
brought to approve.
While MIR. Cannon was speaking SEN
sational Incident occurred. A member of
the House of Representatives, standing
pear the speaker audibly denounced as
u lie, seemingly some statement Mr.. Can
non had made. MIR. Cannon, pale with
ment seemed an insult. but which was
subsequently satisfactorily explained.
Mr.. Mason followed Mr.. Hale in long
and at times fiery Speech in which no
urged the President Immediately to inter-
vene in the Cuban war and end the strug
| gle which on both sides had become SO
| brutal as TO shock the sensibilities Of the
civilized world. He discussed from the
view point OF an international lawyer
the right Of the United States to inter
vene to put an end to the war and with
effective satire denounced as "p1ece
of Spanish fraud and chicanery' the
scheme of autonomy which Spain was
now endeavoring to force upon the Gu
bans. He did not believe war would re-
suit from Intervention, but thought if it
should it would be a war of glory and of
| honor.
In anticipation of speeches to be de-
| livered on the relations of the United
| States and Spain concerning the Cuban
war-a subject of interest to majority
of Americans-the galleries of the Senate
were crowded at an early hour today.
Indeed the public galleries were filed
| before the Senate convened at II o'clock,
and the reserved galleries filled rapidly
soon after noon.
confined to the people in the galleries.
When the Vice Presidents gavel fell
opening the session, noticeabIy larger
number of Senators was present than is
usual SO early in the day.
| The notice given yesterday by both Sen
ator Cannon and Senator Mason that
they would address the Senate upon their
resolutions served as the magnet to draw
senators from their committee rooms ear
| ly in the session. Rev. +. B. Meyer of
London, England. offered the invocation
at the opening Of the session.
| Mr.. Butler of North Carolina, present.
ed proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition enabling Congress to lay and col
! lect an income tax.
| Mr.. ....Allen presented and secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
committee of judiciary to investigate and
report to the Senate whether the order
placing the employees of the government
printing office in the classified service is
proper.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, called up his
joint resolution authorizing the gliding
of the Statue Of Liberty on the dome Of
the Capitol
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire, face
teously suggested that the Goddess of
| Liberty statue ought to be striped with
silver. Although he would vote for the
! resolution to gild the statue, he very
much preferred a bimetallio Goddess Of
Liberty.
The resolution, appropriates $4,000
for the proposed work, and on its
! passage Mr.. Hawley demanded the yeas
and nays. The resolution was adopted
80 TO 20.
The Cuban resolution offered by Mr..
Cannon of Utah yesterday, was then
/ laid before the Senate, and Mr.. Cannon
was recognized to speak in it's support.
| He read from New York newspaper a
statement in effect that the speech to be
delivered today would "amount to mere
talk and that nothing more harmful than
talk would result from the present agita-