Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-21
TALK IN THE SENATE
CuBA'S FREEDOM THE suRlEcr
OF A HOT DEBATE.
some Plead for Peace, While Others
urge Vengeance on Spain, and De-
clare 1t Is Time to End the Conflict
on the Island.
Proceedings in Unner House

| Proceedings in Upper House.
The action Of the House Of Renresan+o-
yves Wednesday in adopting it's declara
tlon upon the Hispano-American situa-
ton, made the Senate Thursday the storm
center OF the war elements. The galleries
were packed and thousands were Turned
away. BY unanimous consent. at the
request or Senator Davis, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee. the res
oiution as reported by the Foreign Rela-
uo1s Committee was laid before the SEN
ate and debate began.
| Inc debate was not particularly inter
| esung, although there were some spicy
dialogues and two or three dramatic
scenes An attack was made upon the
President by Mr.. Turner of Washington,
which was very bitter in tone. He de-
scrlbed the policy Of Mr.. Mckinley on the
| Cuban question al ''efferyescent and iri-
descent promises accompanied by mys-
FERROUS reserve that was awe inspiring"
during the progress Of the debate there
was large Attendance and number of
chairs were brought in to accommodate
number OF Representatives who came to
hear the speeches.
| Senator Hoar replied to Mr.. Turner.
Lie spoke in low tone of voice, with
| great earnestneSs and solemnity, and ev-
cry word he uttered was distinctly heard
by every person in the chamber. Mr..
Hoar recited many incidents in our earlier
history that bear directly upon the pres
ent situation, and urged the Senate ito
| practice that self-restraint which Is more
sublime than to yield to q tempest Of ex-
citement and indignation" No one felt
more deeply the awful horrors Of the
Maine, no one was more jealous of the
| national honor than he, no one feared war
less; but he pleaded with his colleagues
not to plunge the country into hostilities
without being certain they were on the
right side. He defended the President
with eloquent zeal.
Senator Gray a Democrat, made an
| earnest speech in defense Of Republican
President. Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana
also spoke. The Cuban resolutions, how
ever, were not q party question in the
| Senate. Both the Republicans and the
Democrats were very sharply divided.
Among the most earnest supporters Of the
| President were Messrs Caffery, Faux
| ner, German, Gray and other Democrats,
while the most radical sympathizers Of
| the insurgents were found ON the Republi-
| can slde-Messrs. Chandler, Thurston,
| Proctor, Foraker and Mason.
During Senator Fairbanks speech Mr.
| Davis, the chairman of that committee,
| made repeated efforts to reach an agree
ment for an adjournment, and after Sen
ator Fairbanks had concluded Senator
| Davis moved that the Senate adjourn I'M
| til 10 o'clock Friday, and upon that mo-
| ton the test of the strength Of forces
came. The roll call showed it to be de-
! feated by two majority, the vote being 81
in the negative and 30 in the affirmative.
! Senator Cullom took the floor, but yield
ed to Nr. Davis to renew his efforts to
! reach an understanding limiting debate.
This precipitated a scene. The Senators
| forgot their dignity, and proceeded in an
informal way TO discuss the proposition.
! They crowded in the main aisle in front OF
| the Vtce-Preside1t in heated discussion,
| and for a while it was feared the Disgrace
full scenes in the House Wednesday would
be repeated. Mr.. Cockrell pleaded with
Mr.. Davis for a motion to adjourn, leav-
| ing the Senate to set an hour for the final
vote at Fridays session. Senator Carter
opposed delibcration and demanded ac
| tion He said tWenty-three Senators had
announced their intention to make
| speeches, and yet every one knew not
vote on the floor would be changed should
the debate continue for q week. He was
literally applauded, and when the gal
| eries were censured by the Vice Presi-
dent Senator Pettus OF Alabama took up
their defense and claimed they voiced the
sentiment Of the American people. The
applause, he said, commenced on the floor,
and Mr.. Mason, with apparent satisfac-
ton, announced that he had started it.
| One Of the great speeches Of the day
| was delivered late i'll the afternoon by
| David Turpie, Democratic Senator from
| Indiana, who is generally regarded as one
Of the ablest lawyers in the United States.
| Mr.. Turpie, in q speech of less than thirty
minutes, attempted to demonstrate that
| if this Government interviewed in the Gu
ban situation without first recognizing
the independence Of the insurgent repub-
| lie it would thereby become liable for the
| Spanish Cuban war debt, amounting to
about $4O0000,0O0.
After a six-hour session the Senate adj
| iourned with the Cuban question unset
tied. and 10 arrangement made for tax
| ing vote.
War Speech by Cu11orsl.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock Friday,
| and it was announced that an adjourn
ment would not be taken until a vote had
! been reached on the Cuban question. De-
spite the lowering clouds which threat
ened to pour out their suspended torrents
at any moment, and despite, too, the I'M
| usually early hour of convention, the gal
| leries were thronged when the Vice-Presi-
dents gavel fell. At the suggestion Of
Mr.. Davis the ordinary morning business
was set aside and the Foreign Relations
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