Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-15

lutions, and after voting down n motion 10
adjourn. the senate finally, amid much con-
fusion. agreed to adjourn until 10 O'Clock
TOMORROW.
Proceedings in Detail.
Immediately after the senate convened
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, presented memorial
from the National Civic Club, of Brooklyn.
calling attention to the necessity, IN the
event of war with Spain. of repeating some
of the present navigation lays. The laws
as they are at present, il said. would pre-
vent our merchant vessels from sailing un-
der foreign flag. while every Spanish mer-
chantman would be under the French flag.
Our ships would. therefore. be preyed upon
by Spanish privateers.
Mr.. Hale said the question raised was a
most serious one. He thought It would be
mortifyinS and humiliating 10 this country
for its vessels engaged in commerce 10 fly
the flag Of any other coutry than our own.
lie asked that the memorial be referred 10
the committee on commerce. which. he hop
ed. would give it thoughtful consideration.
Mr.. Penrose. OF Pennsylvania, presented a
telegram from Philadelphia which was
read. as follows:
House resolution dshwater. Davis reso-
luton satisfactory. Remember the Maine. .
A message was received from the house
transmitting TO the senate the Cuban reso-
aution passed by the house.
By unanimous consent. at the request OF
MIR. Davis. chairman of the foreign re!a-
tions committee. the resolution yesterday
reported by the foreign relations commit
tee WAS laid before the senate.
An Assault on the President.
Mr. Turner. Populist. of Washington. be-
gan q speech in which he sharply criticised
the administration for its Facilitating and
irresolute. cowardiy and pusillanimous pol
icy pursued by it in the Cuban question. He
said that the developments of the past two
weeks had shaken his faith in those who
held the presidents ear and confidence.
Mr. Turner declared himself strongly in
favor of the resolution presented by the
minority of the committee on foreign rela-
tions and for so doing said he needed no
further justification than the magnificent
state paper which accompanied the major
ity report. He declared, however. that the
same malevolent influences which had par
alyzed the executive and almost caused the
people TO revolt were still at work. If these
influences should succeed. the whole coun-
try would know the disgraceful story and
the nation would be shamed.. o.
Mr.. Turner maintained that congress
could not delegate to the president the
power to make war. The congress of the
United States is the organized conscience
of the country" said he. ''and It is the
only power which can take the dread step
of war" - .
After vehemently attacking the presi-
cent for the delays which had occurred
in the sending of his message to congress.
Mr.. Turner charged that the delay last
week was not due to the request of Gen.
eral Lee. but to the fact that Archbishop
ireland had cabled 10 the Vatican in the
hope that the pope might be able TO briDs
about a peaceful solution OF the difficulties.
The president was waiting upon the
pcpe's action, taken to secure that which
American diplomacy had failed to OBJ
tain.
Administration RidfcuIcd.
Mr.. Turner ridiculed the diplomatic ne.
sotiations of the administration, and de
manded TO know whether congress wanted
mere of it. He declared the state depart.
ment. even with the support of the de-
partment Of Justice, was weak and un-
availinS. At the Spanish end of our dip
1omatic line We had a minister. man
whose desire for peace was SO strong tina,
he refused to obey the plain instructions
of his superiors. Mr.. Turner declared with
bitter sarcasm that, with such diplomatic
agents representing the United STATES. the
Madrid government might, eventually, for
a suitable indemnity. absolve this country
for blocking the harbor of Havana with
the shattered hull of the Maine.
The flashing sword of the United States
must be drawn for Cuban independence
and it would be welded by an arm strong.
er than ever. Once uplifted, it should
never be lowered until Spain was driven
from the. Western hemisphere
Mr.. Turner read several telegrams from
prominent citizens of Washington in order
10 indicate the drift of sentiment in tina,
stale. One from the governor declared
that Intervention without recognition OF
independence would be utterly unsatisfac.
tory Another from the colonel of the
First regiment, Uniformed rank. knights
OF Pythias, which had rendered 10 the
president fits services in case of war. IL
rected him to withdraw the offer, as i,
had been made under the impression thai
they would be called upon to fight Span.
3ards. not Cubars
Senator HOar Heard.
When the venerable senator from Massa
ckusetts. Mr.. Hoar, arose TO follow Mr.
Turner, there was visible stir IN the au
dience. for the conservatism of the senate,
from Massachusetts is well known Hi.
first sentence fell from his lips slowly an,
distinctly and showed that he was fo
peace If peace could be had He said tha
he wanted to make few observations
quietly. calmly and in the matter of ;
court dealing with the great problems O
public welfare and public honor IL,
thought it was not the time for impas
stoned rhetoric, loud defamation. the clap
ping of hands and the stamping of feet. bu
rather it was the position OF absolute de
liberation that should command such :
scene and such an occasion.
lie then urged that the report of cruelt,
aud oppression in the island OF Cuba un
doubtedly warranted some measures whic,
,yoIll hiring. psa.e hr,t ba 6n,,htsd tho xv;s