Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL BESlEGEO
WITH EXCITED HUMANITY.
Nick inley's Message TO Non'
rress on the Cuban-Spnnish S1tun-
tion was Awaited with Strained
Anxiety.
Was an Anxious Crowd.
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Washington correspondence:
Undaunted by the disappointment OF
Wednesday, the mult;tude again hesieged
the capitol Monday morning before the
doors were opened. Many caMped our
on the marble terraces all night and 9TH
ers began streaming in through the dawn.
But the thousands did NOT begin to arrive
until about O'Clock. The day was dark
and gloomy. The smoke hung heavy over
the capitol and city and the Stars ana
Stripes above the dome and terrace chung
limp and damp to their tiagp"les. me
experience of Wednesday, when thou
sands who held tickets to the reserved
galleries could not even get to the corri-
doris leading to the galleries, had resulted
in better arrangements, so far as the re-
served galleries were concerned, and an
holding tickets were accommodated. Inc
multitude suffered, however. The space
for the public was restricted and only
comparatively few of the thousands who
stood in the dense line stretching down
stair and corridor to the basement for
hours were admitted AS OH Wednesday,
many women tainted in the crush and
were carried cut and others dropped out
of the lines at last from fatigue and eX-
haustion.
Prominent personages from all over the
Union were pointed out here and there
The diplomatic gallery was filed with
members of the diplomatic corps, with
their ladies', eager to see how Congress
would receive the situation as left by
diplomacy. The executive gallery, save
for the first row of seats, was also filled
by ladies and gentlemen holding tickets
from the White House. The scene was
memorable as the eye swept the banked
galleries and the animated group of mem
bcrs on the floor be.ow, but there was less
huhbub and evidence of excitement than
there was Wednesday. In Subdued tones
everybody was DISCUSSING the latest phase
Of the situation. The general public rs
manifested by the spirit of the galleries.
seemed in favor Of brushing aside the lat
est offer of Spain, and this feeling was
reflected by some members on the floor,
but the conservatives circulating here and
there were counseling ca.mncss and pa
tiencc.
The message asks Congress to au-
thorizc the President to take meas
urcs to secure termination OF hos
tilitics in Cuba and to secure the
establishment of Il stable govern
mcnt there and to use the military
and naval forces of the United
States rs may he necessary for
those purposes. The President
says the only hope OF relief from
condition which can no longer be en-
durcd is the enforced racitcation of
the island. The issue is now with
Congress and he awaits its action,
standing prepared to carry out every
obligation imposed on him by the
constitution. SPANS decree for
suspension of hostilitits is submitted
to Congress for just and careful at
tention, with the observation that If
the measure atta;ns II successful re-
suit "thcn our aspirations rs Il
pcace-loving people will he realized.
If it fails, it will be only another
justification for our contemplated
action" The Maine incident figures
prominently in the message. The
President argues that the wreck of
the Maine III Havana harbor shows
that Spain is not able to guarantee
security to foreign vcsSc.s. Spain
has disavowcd any connection with
that disaster and has offered to sub
NIT to arbitration all the differences
which may arise from that affair.
After the reading of the message the
leaders of the various clements hurried
into conference. Very few were prepared
oifhand to express opinions as to whether
the message was satiSfa ctory in all par
ticuiar% or not. The applause at the con-
cluson Of the reading was not general on
the floor of the House, nor in the galleries.
1T was, i'll fact, contine! to very temper
ate handc.apping on the Republican side,
f1,,N, lI.N,,, l.. II
stration. The Democrats maintained
dead silence, although they had given APP
proval of the sentence declaring that hos
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