The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-15
The CUBAN
RESOLUTION
IN SENATE.
Indications Are for Con-
siderable Delay,
A Vote Is Not Expected Be-
fore Tomorrow,
Even Though 1t Is Decided to Hold
C.>~s>A
Conservative Senators Think the House
Proposition Will Be Accepted In Con-
ference in Order TO Secure
Early Action.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Interest
in the Cuban question centered to-day at
the Senate wing of the Capitol, where
the resolutions reported yesterday by
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons We're under consideration. The
most significant event of the day was an
attempt to fix a vote and the failure to
do so, on account of the desire of many
Senators to debate the resolution at
considerable length. 1t is Impossible to
say now when vote will be taken, and
the utmost the friends of the resolution
| hope is to secure vote by the end Of
| the week.
All day long conferences of Senators
were held looking to a possible agree
ment upon the form of resolution to be
sent to the President. Great efforts were
made for the House resolution, which
was known to be satisfactory to the
President, and which was supported by
the conservative Senators. tits not be-
/ lieved that the House resolution can
pass the Senate and the prospects are
that the committee resolutions will have
an amendment recognizing the repub-
! lie of Cuba before it is passed, the
friends of recognition claiming clear
majority for it.
The conservative Senators believe the
House proposition will win in conference.
the impression being that the House will
further delay, the friends of Cuba in
the Senate will accept the House propo-
sition.
When the Senate adjourned tonight
Senator Davis, in charge of the reso-
luton, repeated his intention to ask the
Senate to sit continuously after the be-
ginning of the session tomorrow, I'M
less an agreement to fix a time for a
vote can be secured. Il see no other
way of bringing the matter to an is
sue" he said.
| Anxious as Senator Davis and others
of his mind are for a speedy vote, the
indications are for considerable delay.
The Vice-President already has received
requests from about twenty Senators
for recognition to speak, and others are
expected to make similar application.
All these insist that they have no inten-
ton of speaking for the purpose or
causing delay, but nevertheless they will
consume many hours of time. It would
seem now that even in case of con-
| tinuous session. a vote would not be
probable before Saturday.
| For more than six hours this afternoon
the Senate had the resolutions proposed
! by the Committee on Foreign Rela-
! tions under consideration. The speeches
delivered upon the various phases OF
the situation, eloquent, spirited and We
| hement as all of them were, disclosed
no irreconcilable differences among
those who spoke. All were in favor of
action in some form by the Government
of the United States The most radical
differences were as to whether the res
olutions finally adopted should recognize
the independence of the Cuban repub-
lie, or simply declare for armed inter-
vention with a view to the ultimate
freedom and independence of the Cuban
people.
The speakers to-day were Turner Of
Washington, Hoar of Massachusetts,
Turpie of Indiana, Gray of Delaware
accorded the most profound attention,
both by Senators on the floor and by
| the throngs in the galleries.
| Among those who listened to part of
the debate were Sir Julian Pauncefote
and considerable number of the dip
| lcmatic corps; Speaker Reed, Justice
Harlan of the Supreme Court and Will
ian ]. Bryan.
The speeches were interspersed with
sharp and spirited colloquies, some of
which caused intense excitement in the
galleries. Many times the applause.
both on the floor and in the galleries,
was tumultous, and the Vice-Presdent
was obliged more than once to warn the
| spectators that no demonstrations
We're, under the rules. to be permitted.
| Within a few minutes of adjourn
ment a genuine sensation was created
| by the efforts of the Vice-President to
subdue the applause induced by the eff
| fort made to prolong the session until
q vote could be taken. Vice-Presidant
| Hobart directly addressed the galleries,
and ordered that the applause should