The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-29
WAR DECLARED
Against the Kingdom of Spain-SecretaIJ
of state Sherman Resigns and Judge Day
is Appointed in His Stead.

Against the Kingdom of Spain-SecretaIJ
of state Sherman Resigns and Judge Day
| is Appointed in His Stea6.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The presi
! dent Monday sent a message to the
congress recommending a declaration
of war against Spain. The message
recommends the adoption ''of joint
resolution declaring that state OF
war exists between the United States
of America and the kingdom of Spain;
and l urge speedy action thereon tc
the end that the definition of the inter
national status of the United States as
a belligerent power may be made
known, and the assertion of all its
rights and the maintenance of all its
duties in the conduct of a public war
may be assured"
The house in one hour and forty
minutes after the foreign relations
committee reported it passed the Co.
lowing bill:
! A bill declaring that war exists be.
tween the United States Of America
and the kingdom of Spain.
Be 1t enacted, ETC.,
/. That war be and the same is
hereby declared to exist, and that wal
has existed since the 81 day of April,
A. D., 1898, including said day. between
the United States of America and the
kingdom of Spain.
2. That the president of the United
States be, and he hereby is directed
and empowered to use the entire land
and naval forces of the United States
and to call into the actual service OF
the United States the militia of the
several states, to such extent as may
be necessary to carry this act into eff.
feet.
Another resignation from the cab
met occurred Monday. when the ven
cradle secretary of state, Mr.. John
Sherman, handed his resignation of
the premiership to the president. This
takes effect at as early day as may be
convenient to the president, and with
it Mr.. Sherman retires from public
life after a service of over 40 years,
embracing the house of representa-.
tives, the United States senate, the
secretaryship Of the treasury and the
secretaryship of state. The reason for
the resignation is the condition of TIE
secretary's health, which is now i'm.
paired as the result of years of devO-
ton to the public service and the ardu'
Gus laOors of lifetime, added to age,
the venerable secretary being now
within few days of rs years of age.
The secretary's resignation was ten
dered in a simple ncte rendering tC
he president the portfolio entrusted
to him upon the Inauguration of Presi
dent Mckinley and asking that it take
effect from the close of Monday. The
secretary was seen by reporter be
fore he went to the cabinet meeting
but declined to make any Statement
beyond saying to the reporter that he
was carrying with him his resignation
and that he might have something tC
say later in the day,
Judge Day has accepted the appoint
ment of secretary of state, vice JOhr
Sherman. resigned. and John B. Moore
of New York. has been appointed t.
the office of assistant secretary o
state, vacated by Judge Day.
An amendment has been adopted t
the naval bill appropriating SIS, $50, OO
to enable the secre tary of the navy t.
enlist men for the navy during the ex
lsting war.
The naval appropriation bill ha
passed the senate.
Senator Hawley then called up tn
army reorganization bill and it wa
passed.
The senate went into secret session
Monday on receiving the house declara
ton of war bill. Mr.. Davis moved t.
take up the house war bill and then t
amend the house bill by adding a few
words which the senate committee ha(
agreed upon. The effect of the amend
ment, if adopted, will be to compel tn
house again to act on it.
Senators Morgan and Turpie agreed
to the report of the house war declar
alton by the foreign relations commit
tee, but they reserve the right t.
amend in the senate. The want rec
IGNITION o. the belligerent rights o
the Cubans.
The senate has agreed to the hous.
war bill. Amendments of the foreign
relations committee were dropped.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The hous
COumlILSe Oh naval dndlTS HdS dPTSS
to report tavOrably to the house tn
administration resolution creating a.
auxiliary naval reserve force. Tn
measure vests the number of vOlun
teers so called out in the discretion o
the president.
The war declaration was transmit
ted to the house for Speaker Reed
signature at 4:95 D. m.
The president signed declaration o
: war bill at CHS and it is now a law.
The Cuban belligerenCy amendmen
! failed to pass the senate by vote of >
to "a