The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-10

Washington, Feb. 9.--For more than
three hours to-day the senate chamber
rang with eloquent appeals in behalf
of the Cuban insurgents. The an
nounced speeches We're delivered by
Mr.. Cannon of Utah and Mr.. Mason OF
Illinois in advocacy of the adoption OF
resolutions which they presented To the
senate yesterday.
Following Mr.. Cannon's speech. Mr..
Hale of Maine addressed the senate
briefly, urging the senate to uphold the
policy of the administration. The gal
ieries were packed with people who
We're aware that this would be a field
day for Cuban oratory.
While Mr.. Cannon was speaking a
sensational incident occurred A
member of the house. standing near
the speaker, audibly denounced as a
lie, seemingly some statement Mr.
Cannon had made. MIR. Cannon. pale
with feeling. made reply to what at
the moment seemed an insult, but
which was subsequently satisfactorily
explained.
When the vice presidents gavel
fell, opening the session of the
senate to-day a noticeably larger
number of senators were present than
is usual so early in the day The no.
tice given yesterday by both Senator
Cannon of Utah and Senator Mason oi
Illinois that they would address the
senate upon the resolutions they had
introduced. served as the magnet to
draw senators from the committee
rooms early in the days session Mr
Butler of North Carolina presented an
amendment To the constitution. enab-
ling congress to lay and collect an in
come tax.
Mr. Allen presented and secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
committee on judiciary to investigate
and report to the senate whether the
order placing the employees of the
printing office In the classified service
is proper. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont
called up his joint resolution, authoriz-
ing the building of the statue of Lib
erty on the dome of the capitol, and
after some facetious references to the
gold and silver questions by Senators
Stewart and Chandler the resolution
was adopted. 30 to %
The resolution offered by Mr.. Cam
non Of Utah yesterday urging the pres
ident to notify Spain that If she fails
10 recognize the independence of Cuba
before March 4 next this government
would then recognize the belligerent
rights of the Cubans. and 80 days
thereafter assert the independence of
the Cuban republic. was then laid be-
fore the senate, and Mr.. Cannon was
recognized TO speak on the resolution.
Mr.. Cannon in opening his sneech
read from a New York newspaper a
statement in effect that the speeches
to be delivered to-day would amount
to mere talk and nothing more harm
full than talk would result from the
present agitation of the Cuban uues-
ton in the senate. Mr. Cannon said
purpose of those who believed with
hin--to disturb in any way the peace
and welfare of the people of the
United States. He did not he said
desire to reflect unnecessarily upon the
policy of the president, but there was
a phase in the question. in the opinion
of Mr.. Cannon, raised in the news
paper article to which he referred TO
be considered. By what authority, he
asked, did any public journal say MOTH
ing more than talk would result from
the sideration of the Cuban question In
congress- Has some concerted plan
been arranged? he asked by which
the carrying into effect the will of the
people Of this country is to be un-
done?"
I want to say" said Mr.. Cannon.
that something more harmful than
talk will result from the discussion of
the Cuban question by congress These
results will strike men In congress and
men in high places in the administra-
tion. We have been told that Il policy
in the treatment Of this Cuban cues
tien was TO be fnaugurated that would
startle the country but that policy has
rot yet been developed.
War" continued Mr. Cannon. SIS
ended in Cuba. The war that there
existed has developed into a brutal
contest of hunger" Spain. he thought
had not the epura ge To pursue It's on
erations against the patriots in the
field. The government at Madrid
vas bankrupt her greatest statesmen
had passed away. and I'm the conduct
IF the Cuban war she had adantad a
rolicy to subdue her enemies hv
bribery and starvation. Should the
efforts Of Spain succeed the result
would lac to saddle unon the reoute II
fuha the enormous debt Of s4aH aHn aa0
q debt that has been incurred in
vain effort to subdue tbe spirit If Iib-
ertv manifested by the Cu-1an patriots
After some discussion Of the general