The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16
.DAY Of SPEECHES ANDP[RS)NAu|I
Historic Session of the Senate on
Hispan0-American Crisis.
ELOQUENT WORDS SPOKEN FOR CUBA.
Agreement Is Reached to Vote on Resolu-.
tons Before Adjournment- Money
Calls Wellington q Liar.
ELOQUENT WORDS SPOKEN FOR CUBA.

WASHINGTON. April l5.--The senate Of the
United States is still in the throes Of the discussion
OF the HispanoAmercan crisis. While the senate
talks, the people Of the country, of the civilized
world, await its verdict. The verdict will be re.
turned in accordance with an agreement reache1
late tonight, time during the legislative dr.
tomorrow. That legislative day may extend In5o
Sunday
After the debate had continued for eight hours
today an offer was made to reach an agreement t.
begin the vote upon all of the pending resolutions at
o'clock tomorrow evening" and ia the confused col.
loqny among the senator's there was made manifest
fsr the first time disposition to fbuster Gallery,
OF Louisiana, although disclaimng any intention to
delay action unduly, objected to any agreement to
the fixing of time to vote.
The debate then proceeded, but in a few min
utes Wellington, Of Maryland. entered motion to
adjourn This was defeated by the decisive vote az
6i TO TO- The emphatic manner in which the deci
sion was reached indicated determination on the
part of those senator's who desired immediate ac-H
tion to endeayor TO force the senate to remain IN
continuous session either until the question wac
finally disposed of until an agreement had bets,
reached for vote to be taken nj some specific time
in the future, to be measured by hours. At o'clock
tonight another effort made to reach an argee-
mcnt TO adjourn, but it, too unavailing
The scene n the senate this afternoon az the
wal Of words that was being waged was a meinora-
bic one. This will pass into history as one Of the
great days Of the senate Thronged galleries looked
down upon the half circular chamber below where
were assembled scores Of men who had written paou
Of American history. With one exception every
member of the senate there, and the exception
Wallace, Of Mississippi, confined to lis bed i'll
Among the distinguished audience we're a hundred
Of the members Of the house Of representa-
i,es. Justices Of the supreme court members of the
presidents cabinet and others prominent In the life
of the country. 1t was an inspiring, an historic
scene, and rarely witnessed In this country
CT great and notable assemblages. The speeches
brilliant. The debate. beginning at the unu
srally early hour Of 10 o'clock continued until sar
into the night, and Yet the throngs remained as IL
h, Id under some spell.
Eloquent and Brilliant Speeches.
During the day speeches we're delivered by cul.
lom, of Illinois; Berry, of Arkansas Daniel. Of yir.
ginia Tillman of South Carolina; Wolcott. OF Colo
r.do; Spooner, of Wisconsin, Chiffon, Of Texas, and
az this is being written, Teller, OF Colorado and
Stewart, of Nevada. Fully twenty other senator's
aie en- the vice presidents list for speeches. All t6e
deliyerances were characterized by briIlianca and
eloquence but it is detracten from the effort 0f
any man TO say that the notable utterances werc
made By WoIcott. Daniel and spooner. Daniel eaes
RED aloft the ag Of recognition OF the Cuban epub
lies independence, while both Wolc5tt and Gpooneo