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position briefly, giving his reasons for
declining to concur in the minority res
olutlon to recognize the independence
OF the republic. His position was not
misunderstood by the Cuban people.
Ills views had been submitted to AIR
Palm;t and We're concurred in by him.
| He said we should not recognize the in
dependence without |; stipulation
: which would prevent the possibility OF
General Gomez making u treaty with
Spain that would leave us in the lurch.
After MIR. Kenny, of Delaware. had
stated his position in favor Of the rec
Iosnitlon OF Independence the debate
, came TO an abrupt close.
Senator Hale and several others who
! We're scheduled to speak refrained.
The first vote WAS taken upon the
amendment Of the minority of the for
eign relations committee, which pro-
vlded Tor the recognition by the Uni
ted States of The republic OF Cuba as
the true and lawful government Of that
island"
1eas-.\llen, Bacon. Baker. Bate,
Berry. Butler, Cannon. Chandler, Chill
ton. Clay. Cockrell, Daniel. Foraker,
Galilnger. Harris. Heitdeld. Jones
IArko, Jones tNev.). Kenny. Kyle.
Lindsay, Mci3nery. NlcLaurin, Mallory.
Mantle, Martin, Mason. Mills, Mitch
Ell, Money, Murphy, Nelson, Penrose.
Perkins. Pettigrew, Pettus. Quay,
kawlins. Roach. Smith, Stewart, Tel
lsr; ihurston' Tillman. Turley. Turner.
Iurpie, Vest White and Wilson-51. ,
Nays--Aldrich. Allison, Burrows,
Caifery. Garter. Clark. CuIlom, Davis.
Deboe. Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner,
RYE; Gear, German, Gray, Hale, Han
Mcbride, Mcmillan. Morgan. Morrill,
Plat Comm, Platt ON. W. Pritchard.
Proctor. Sewell, Shoup. Spooner Var
ren. Wellington. Wetmore and Vol
| cott--37.
| Mr.. Davis then offered an amend
ment as an additional section AS fol-
| lows:
Fourth. That the United States here
nH ulsclalm any disposition or inter-
vention to exercise Sovereignty. i,,ris
diction. or control over said island. eS
cept Tor the paciiication thereof: and
asserting that its determination when
that is accomplished to leave the gov
efhment and control of the Stand to its
| people.
1t was adopted without Il division.
| Mr.. Frye moved TO strike out OF the
ilrst section declaring that the people
OF the island of Cuba are and or right
| "ught 20 be free and independent" the
words are and of right on motion
OF MIR. Davis the motion was laid on
the table. yeas IS, nays S. The nays
were Messrs. Mason, Morgan, Petit
grew, Turner and Wilson.
| Inc supreme moment had come Mr.
| Hale, OF Maine, who has been the
nainstay OF the opposition to radical
action on the Cuban question ever
since its inception in Congress, arose.
re nred the last shot in his locker In
protest.
He said the action the Senate was
ABOUT TO take woulo bring it into dead
lock with the President, as shown nv
ms me PSI 5 AdE il Tie situation and
warned them that they would not sue |
ceed
alr. German. Of Maryland. counseled
a temperate policy and invoked that |
the rancor of debate be eliminated |
from the occasion. He questioned the |
wisdom of the resultaton as adopted |
and he hoped that wiser counsel would |
prevail.
MIR. Allison, OF Iowa, ana Mr.. Aid |
rich of Rhode Island. made earnest |
pleas that the Senate follow the course |
Indicated by the President. In reply |
to Mr.. Aldrich and to others who had |
declared that it was the wish Of large |
majority Of Congress and the people |
that the resolution adopted should rec |
ogniZe the Cuban republics independ- |
ence and the events leading up to |
the present situation fully justified the |
friends of the independence in assum-
ing the position they had taken. The |
President had disappointed the people |
by not saying he intended the indie |
pondence of Cuba.
The vote on Mr.. Davis motion to |
strike out all after the resolving clause |
of the House resolution and insert the |
Senate resolutions as amended was |
carried by Il vote of GO to IS.
At > minutes past 3 o'clock the third |
and final reading of the resolution as
amended was begun amid much sup
pressed excitement. although there was
but little display of feeling
Immediately afterward came the
question. Shall the resolution pass?"
There was a general demand for an
aye and no expression On the question
and Il roll call was ordered. 1t pro-
ceeded in the midst of n profound calm
! which was only disturbed by the mo-
clerk and the almost equally monoto-
nous responses OF the Senators them
selves.
The roll call resulted in the passage
OF the resolution by the vote of 81 to
There was some confusion. but no
demonstration when the result was an
nounced
The title and preamble of the Senate
| resolution Were then substituted for
| the House title and preamble without
| division. .U.
| Mr. Davis moved that tn, Senate
should insist upon its amendments
and asked for a conference. This re-
quest was met with cries Of mo. MOI"
| and it was made manifest that many
Senator's considered that there was a
| possibility that the House would con-
cur with the Senate resolution If this
| mot,on were not entered in the Senate.
| Upon this suggestion Mr.. Davis with
drew his motion and in its stead enter
| ed motion to adjourn.
At 9;15 r nj. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
| HOUSE OFF REPR E,slEGNT ATIvFS.
WASHINGTON, April 16-At the
| opening session of the House today
| General Wheeler Democrat), Of Ala
ran1a. made personal expla nation in
| connection with some criticism Of a
letter he had written to Governor John
son, OF A!alsaTna.
Some unimportant minor bills were
passed by unanimous consent
| Mr.. Dimgley. at 1:35 P. M, moved that
|.ha House adjourn.
Mr. Bailey suggested the ACCESSIBILITY
of recess until 10 O'clock tonight to
await the action of the Senate, put on
motion Of Mr.. Dingley. he yielded but
modified his motion TO make it a recess