The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-15
WAR WITH SPAIN CERTAIN.
SENATE TO REMAIN IN rlNUOUs
SESSION UNTIL TO.NIGHT, WHEN
CUBAN WAR RESOLUTIONS
...... SHAg<L BE PASSED. ....
1t Is Now Assured that tho Sanste aIsJority
Resolution VIII be Pasaed BY the Senate
ana that tho House WIN Adopt It In
Lieu oftho Msj j'rIty Report Adopt.
ed Yestsrday-lt IL Moro
Radical Moasurp.
Especial to Atlanta Journal. !


be II continuous session Of the Senate
| until vote is reached on the war reso-
lutions, which will not bc later than tC-
morrow night.
In sp- 20 OF the strength for the prop
osition to recognize the Gomez govern
ment, tho Senate will finally adopt the
majority report Of tho committee ON
foreign relations. Senator Foraker
and those who favor recognition out
right claim to have majority OF the
Senate in favor OF Turpie's minority re-
port, but tho fear that President Nc
Kinley may veto any resolutions which
carry with them recognition OF the Co
mcz government, will deter them from
adopting them.
J The House resolutions arc already
| dead, not to bc rcsurrected. AS be-
tween the two sets Of resolutions, the
members Of the House really prefer
| those Of tho Senate and will accept
| them in place Of their own, whilo the
purpose Of the resolutions are the
same.
Tho Scnate's arc by far moro serious
and the preamble more in limo with the
temper Of Congress. The vote for and
against recognition will bo very close.
Considerable resentment Is felt in
the Senate over the reported statement
from tho White House that the Prcsi-
dent would veto any resolutions, what
ever they might be, in view Of the
passage in his message wherein he
turned over the whole matter to Con-
grcss to settle, expressing his intention
to abide by It's decision.
Tho peace party, or the "squaw-
men," rs Mason has dubbed Hanna,
lGlkins and Hale, will make futile at
tempt to kill ttmo and delay matters.
but the bitterness and resentment is al
ready too great for any porson or com
binc to stand against it.
The majority OF the Senate will not
be caught in the debate trap. Those
who arc deeply in earnest will remain
silent. An effort will bo made again
today to throw the matter into execu-
tive session, but tho proposition did not
stand moment before the whirlwind
of opposition to it.
Spuin's firm and warlilsc stand is
equal 10 thut taken by this country.
The fcur is expressed that sho may
meet fire with fire, and when the pur-
port Of the Senate resolutions reach
Spain in print, which they will do to-
day, Spain may anticipate the coming
challenge.
The Spanish minister has informed
the State department that any rcsolu-
tions which demand tho evacuation of
tho island under threat OF armed inter-
vcntion means war.
The representatives Of European
| countries SO construc the resolutions.
There Is rumor which seems to
come from some we'll informed source
to tho effect that if there is sufficient
delay here tho continental powers will
go so far rs to make ademand upon this
government not to land any Of it's troops
on the Island of Cuba.
Senator Davis report yesterday gave
the powers to understand in clear and
distinct language that this government
would not Mt any time brook any inter-
ference with tho affairs on this conti-
ncnt.
The following is tho resolution that
tho Senate will adopt before adjourn
mcnt:
Whereas, The abhorrent condition
which have existed for more than three
years in tho Island of Cuba, so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense Of tho people OF tho United States,
have been disgrace to Christian civil
ization, eliminating, as they have, in
tho destruction Of n United States bat
tlcship, with two hundred and sixty-six
OF its officers and crew, while on a
friendly visit in tho harbor OF Havana,
and cannot longer be endured, as has
been set forth by tho President OF the
United States in his message to Con-
grcss OF April II, 1893, upon which
the action OF Congress was invited:
t erefore resolved,
"First. That the people OF the Island
VA cnot' uio piu VI ElBhL OuSnV 10 Dc
free and independent.
"Second. That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
ernmcnt of the United States does de-
'nand, that the government OF Spain Mt
once relinquish its authority and gov
ernment in the Island of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Third. That the President Of the
United States be, and ho hereby is, di-
rcctcd and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of tho United
States and calling the actual service Of
tho United States OF the several
States, to such extent rs may be ncces-
sary to carry these resolutions into ef-
feet"
This is substantially tho same as the
majority resolution in tho House which
was passed yesterday afternoon by n
vote, 1922 to 49, eXceDt that this S;enotc