Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-10
WORK Of CONGRESS
Eloquent Appeals in Behalf
of Cuba.
A FIELD DAY OF ORATORT
Policy of the Administration. III
House Unscats Mr.. Pi"wmnn,
of Alabama.
CBy Te!egraJsh.)

lHdii siilSt iipOLS lpcdS VIZ sNfiist q
chamber rang with eloquent appeals
in behalf of the Cuban insurgents.
Announced speeches We're delivered by
Mr.. Cannon, of Utah. and Mr.. Ma on,
of resolutions which they presented
yesterday. Following Mr.. Cannons
speech, Mr. Hale, Of Maine. addressed
the Senate briefly, urging the Senate to
uphold the policy of the admin.stra-
ton.
Long before Mr.. Cannon rose to ad-
dress the Senate. the galleries were
packed with people who We're aware
that this would be field day of Cuban
oratory. Mr.. Cannon's speech was a
calm and dispassionate argument in
support of his resolution.
While MIR. Cannon was speaking a
sensational incident occurred. mem
Der of the House of Representatives.
nounced as a lie. seemingly some state
nent Mr.. Cannon mad made.
Mr.. Cannon pale with feeling made
reply TO what at the moment seemed
an insult, but which was subsequently
satisfactorily explained.
Mr.. Mason followed Mr. Hale in a
long and al times fierce speech in which
he urged the President Immediately to
intervene III the Cuban war, and end
the struggle which both sides had
become so brutal Is to shock the SenSi-
Utilities of the civilized world.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina. pre-
scented an amendment to the constitu
ton enabling Congress to lay and col
lect an income tax.
MIR. morrill,. OF Vermont. called up
his joint resolution authorizing the
gliding Of the statue Of Liberty in the
dome of the capital. The resolution ap-
propriateS $1,000 for the proposed work,
and after a short discussion it wa
adopted. 1922.
The resolution offered by Mr.. can
non, Of Utah. yesterday. urging the
brglSt Ian g, tJ,.lt q
10 recognize the independence of Cuba
before March i, next. this government
would then recognize the belliGcrcnt
rights of the Cubans, and in ninety
days thereafter assert the independence
of the Cuban republic, was then laid
before the Senate, and Mr.. Cannon was
recognized
In opening, Mr.. Cannon, replying to
the criticism of a New York newspaper,
said that some ling more harmful than
talk viii result from the discussion of
the Cuban question in Congress.
After discussing the general features
OF the Cuban question, MI. Cannon
said:
Il charge now that the purpose of the
administration is in cons0nance with
the wishes Of the Spanish buulholders,
and before peace is secured in Cuba
security for the payment Of the tremen-
dous DEBT of $iO0.OOO.V00 must be given
by the blood stained island. That. ]
say. appears to be the wish Of the ad-
ministration, and. may say, of spain
MIR. cannon said that President Nc
hlnlty Signature to document would
set the Cuban people free What he
asked, lis it that stays the hand of Nc
Kiniey?"
- WI: cannon maintained mat IT was
no answer satisfactory 70 the CUBAN
parrots or 70 the SylnpathlZcrs WIN
them that the battleship Maine should
De sent 70 tuoaii waters. ABOVE wi
II wac no satlstactlon 70 see the Stars
ana stripes dipped 70 tne spanish en-
sign. Ut is no answer to those IN wait
ing ior soihethinS e!ScHVe a'in lrauE IN,
with results 'nat the auhih'S'ra'iof
should nave under cons!deratI?h AZ 'hi7
lin" a treaty WIN spain no"h \ - IL
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tins - on "a njtr, sneacf a..nrar9tory or
~ tr.,si@,,,I d.laT,,inn
an me CiIban question. and in support
Of The course Of The administration on
that subject
Mr. Hale smoke of the release. of all
Americans from Spanish prisons the
recall of Wcyler, and the establishment
cf autonomy in the island as showing
what uhe Pcrsidvnt had accomplished.
He did not agree with Mr. Cannon that
the narr,la at large wanted war The
motion to refer was adopted without di-
vision.
Mr.. Mason was then recognized. u