The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-10
Mingled with Dcnunciation of the
Spnniards and Criticism of the
Mckinley Administration.
SEVERAL WoEFUL PICTURES
PAINTED BY THE MAN FROM UTAH
AND THE CHICAGO ARTIST.
Sensa tiOnaI Interruption by a Member
of the HOuse-Mr. H0ar's VigOr-
Ous Defense Of the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9--For more than
three hours to-day the Senate chamber
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 advocacy of the
adoption of resolutions which they pre-
sented to the Senate yesterday. Following
Mr.. Cannors speech. Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
addressed the Senate briefly, urging the
Senate to uphold the policy of the admin-
istration He pointed out that much had
already been accomplished by President
Mckinley not only in the cause of peace
on the island. but also in the protection
of Americans and American interests and
of the reconcentrados and pacifcos. He
maintained that it would not be good
policy, by the adoption of any drastic dec
laration, to place the administration IN,
leading strings" that might interfere with
the carrying into effect of a defined policy.
Long before Mr.. Cannon rose to address
the Senate the galleries we're packed by
people who were aware that this would be
a field day of Cuban oratory. Mr.. Cannon's
speech a calm and dispassionate argu-
ment in support of his resolution. He did
not, he maintained. desire TO disturb the
peace or welfare Of this government but he
warned congressman and officials in admin-
istration circles that unless definite action
were taken upon the Cuban question by
the United States the heavy hand of the
people would fall on them. He declared that
in the conflict in Cuba. Spain, afraid to
meet the insurgents in the field, had re-
sorted to a policy of bribery and starva-
tion. OF this he believed the American peo-
pie could not be brought to approve. While
Mr. Cannon was Snaakinp canSafiopnI in
cident occurred. A member of the House
of Representatives, standing near the
speaker, audiby denounced as a lie SEEM :
ingly, some statement Mr.. Cannon mad
made. Mr.. Cannon, pale with feeling. made
reply to what, at the moment seemed an in
suit, but which was subsequently satsfac-
torly explained.
Mr.. Mason followed Mr.. Hale In a long
and al times fiery speech in which he
urged the President to intervene in the
Cuban war and end the struggle 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 inter-
national lawyer the right of the United
States to intervene to put an end to the war
and then, with effective satire, denounced as
piece of Spanish fraud and chicanery''
the scheme of autonomy which Spain was
He did not believe war would result from
Intervention, but thought if it should 1t
would be s. war of glory and of honor
Rev. DR.. f. b. Meyer, of London, Eng
land, offered the invocation at the opening
of the session to-day. Then Mr. Butler pre-
sented an amendment to the Constitution
enabling Congress to lay and collect an in
come tax.
Mr.. Allen presented and secured the adop-
tion of resolution directing the committees
on judiciary to investigate and report to the
Senate whether the order placing the en-
ployes of the Government Printing Office in
the classified service is proper.
Mr.. Morrill, called up his joint resolutions
authorizing the gliding of the statue of lib
erty on the dome of the Capitol and after
some facetious reference to the gold and
silver question by Senator'S Stewart and
Chandler, the resolution was adopted--3D 10
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MIR. CANNON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Cannon was then recognized to speak
upon his resolution. In opening his speech
ne read from a New York newspaper a
statement in effect that the speeches to be
delivered to-day would amount to mere talk
and that nothing more harmless than talk
would result from the present agitation or
the Cuban question in the Senate. Mr.. Cam
non said that it was not his purpose-not
the purpose of those who believed with him
Ito disturb in any way the peace and well
fare of the people of the United States. He
did not he said, desire to reflect unneces-
sariIy On the policy of the President, but
there was a phase of the question. in the
opinion of Mr.. Cannon. raised by the news
paper article to which he had referred
which ought to be considered. BY what au-
thoFity, he asked, did any public journal as
sert that nothing more substantial and ef-
fective than talk would result from the dis
cusson of the Cuban question in COngress2-
Has some concerted plan been arranged"
he asked. "by the carrying into effect of
which the will of the people of this country
is to be nndone? j want to say said MIR.
Cannon, that something more harmful
than talk will result from the discussion OF
; the Cuban question by Congress. Those re-
suits will strike men In Congress and men
in high places in the administration. We
have been told that policy in the treat
ment of this Cuban question was 10 be In
aueurated that would startle the country.
but that policy has not yet been developed.
War" continued Mr. Cannon. lis ended in
Cuba The war that there existed has devei-
oped into a brutal contest of hunger
Spain. he thought had not the courage to
pursue its operations against the patriots In
the field. The government or Madrid was
bankrupt. her greatest statesman had
passed away and in the conduct of the Cit-
ban war she had adopted a policy to sub
due her enemies by bribery and starvation
Should the efforts OF Spain succeed the re-
suit would be 10 saddle on tho people OF
Cuba the enormous debt OF $780, a
debt that has, To IA great extent. been In
Cured in the vain effort to selbdue the spirit