Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-15


considerations as to Who should own
! or pay the Spanish bonds. lie was
porn without suspicion, but lie would
| confess to great concern for the honor
| ana glory OF his country.
lie was here. he said not to SUPPORT
Il Republican President, but 10 support
an American President. He would sup
port the committees resolutions if the.
| Frye resolutions could not be taken mp
| He thought the Frye resolutions bet
| ter represented the sentiment OF th,.
| country.
Mr.. Daniel interrupted Mr. Gray
while he spoke of the committee reso-
| buttons With the remark that his words
Implied motives on the par OF other
| members of the committee less high
| than his own. The Virginia Senator
! manifested some feeling. but Mr.. Gray
declared he had no such intention.
| MIR. Gray said the American people
would not Justify any war unless sat
istied that it was a righteous war.
| Mr.. Davis. chairman of the commit
| tee on foreign relations. in Il brief
statement, said he thought the time
| had now come for him to ask the Sen
ate. owing to the cNigeucics Of the sit
| uation. to limit the debate in progress.
He asked therefore unanimous consent
! that the debate close at O'clock to-
| morrow. and at that time 4 vote be
taken upon pending resolutions,
| objection was made by Mr.. Daniel.
| Of Virginia.
MIR. Teller suggested that the debate
! from now on be limited to speeches OF
| fifteen minutes duration
Il object" again shouted Mr.. Dan
| iel.
| MIR. Davis then made the request
that Il Vote DC taken at . o'clock to-
morrow night. .....
MIR Allison. of Iowa said that was
| agreeable to him and suggested that
| the last four hours he devoted T."
speeches not exceeding fifteen minutes.
Again Mr.. Daniel objected.
| Mr. Caifery said that no good inter
csts could be subserved b. has,y lc-
ton. There could be no relief that
! would be substantial given to the re
! concentrates, who were the; wors, sGf-
| fcrers by the Cuban struggle. ..
| Those poor people" ln,erjccteG Mr..
! Morgan. are nov dying ut the rate OF
one thousand i day While we are in
active"
Mr. Frye. of Maine. gaining Il recog-
milton of the President, said:
Il will answer the Senator from
| Louisiana ,Alr. Ca!fery). and will tell
him what relief can be given to the re-
concentrates. The pathways from the
| United States to the island of Cuba
| Will be opened by our ships Of war and
| followed in those pathways will go the
| vessels of peace. loaded With food and
| provisions for the starving people OF
cuba which will be distributed
amongst them for their relief instantly
! upon a landing on the island" tTre-
mendous applause on the floor and in
| the galleries
| MIR. Fairbanks, of Indiana, then took
the floor He said he had not been
| for either peace at any price or war ut
| any cost. He had been steadfaStly for
peace if it could be maintained honor
| ably, and for war if the national digili-
ty and honor required it. He praised
President McIlinley's policy and said
| it was our duty to stop the war in
| Cuba He also said Spain must make
| Maine. In conclusion, Mr.. Fairbanks
isaid:
T "-,ll efforts mt amicable solution
| have failed and all that remains is To
| ernment in behalf OF enduring peace
and impericd humanity. We shall
| now have the satisfaction of knowing
| that. come what may i'll the lottery OF
| war, we have left undone nothing
| which could be done consistently with
| honor to secure a pacific settlement
The Spanish flag must he withdrawn
and cease forever to contaminntc the
air of this hemisphere. To the high
| and holy cause OF humanity we dcCi-
cate thu. lives and fortune Of the re-
public" -
| MIR. Cu!lcm started to follow Mr..
| Fairbanks. but interruptions came
| from several members looking for adj
! j"urnment. A motion 10 adjourn was
voted down. - to so. Mr.. Culom again
| tried to speak. but the adjournment
| question soon cropped ont again. I'll
| nallE Mr.. Davis gave notice that he
would ask for a continuous session to-
| morrow and moved to adjourn until 10
| O'clock. Hi motion prevailed. 80 to %.
| and at 6:15 the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| WASHINGTON. April 1A.-The SEES
| sion Of the House was dull and abso-
| lutely devoid OF interest The galleries
and the floor were almost deserted.
| About Il dozen bills We're passed. All
| of them We're of minor Importance eX-
ccnt the Curtis bin to settle the vcNefl
! question Of title to the Indian lands in
the Indian Territory. AT O'clock the
| House adjourned.