Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-12
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Galleries Crowded by Patrio-
tic People.
READlNGOF THE MESSAGE
Duruiurut Referred to Foreign Relate Ions
Committees of Both Houses. Ring
Ing Resolution Introduced
10y Mr. iutlrr.

IEy rcicgraph)
WASiiiNG1uN, NrrIl lin the
Senate today every available seat,
bplh "n llr il"rr and i'll til" galleries
Was occupied when Vice President
ii"burts pHVuI called the session to
order. Ia the galleries the people had
been waiting tor hours. but The ar
engagements for handling the crowd
w-r" - :tdmrHbl. that not the slight
est cuufu%inn existed. Scarcely had the
S.rIi" been called 10 order when Mr..
QUAY. at Pennsylvania, prccipitatcd
the cuban question 10y presenting
some petitions AMI making startling
comments upon them. lie took the
strongest ground Tor Immediate and
lmpctUuUs action AMI declared that it
VAS now too lat" for Pope, prrlat" or
rr"shyt"r II interfere. Even Will" MIR.
quay was speaking, Maj"r l'rud"n. the
Legislative secretary IL the President.
entered til" chamber bearing; the long
expected message. lie was recognized
a. ,.pnu as Mi. QUAY had concluded
ANA whrn Il" mad presented the mes
"I%r ia" Vice President immediately
iiib ii before tn" Senate. Amid Stil,-
ness that Was almost GREATNESS the
messing" Was read. Tia" reading ucCu-
'yinG just furiy-twn minutes.
Throughout th" reading nf til" mrs-
Sar" every Senator except MIR. 'Hs"o.
OF Florida, i:!IVv IL TIA" most undivided
attention. Mr.. ras,u buSiiy wrnt" On
Il hg letter pad for quite ten minutes
~ tiIv conclusion ri the reading
thrr" WAS 4 hum "r whispered cnnvcr-
$atiun in the galleries. but no demon
stt3iti"n. Mr.. Davis. of Minnesota.
chairman al TIA" foreign relations
'"miniIt"".a III niI," moved that il here
I"rI"d t. his c"ruiuittr" aud Mr. Stew
at. taking advantage ui the uppurtu-
nifty. briefly addressed the Senate in
favor at recognizing til" Independence
II the cuban insurgents.
Mr.. l:uti"r OF Nnrth carolina, in
rising L. offer n resolution. said that
1t Was perfectly evident that the mes
sag. just read ,liI not mean ihee indie
l"n'!"u"r at cuba. Tor which the pntri-
OTIS al the island had 50 long been
struggling. I'll" President. said he,
| merely asks MS I" auth"iiH" him To
| stop TIA" war. This could not BE- don"
| until Tia" Spanish llns VAS hauled
down from the island forever. MIR.
lmtlrr then presented his resolution,
which follows:
Whereas. III" destruction nf the
| United States bntjl"ship Maine and
| rh- muI,!"rirr; I'll 2HG nf our sailors in
| "rnn"ui Is an act al war 10y Spain
'"aiuSt Iii" United States. therefore H..
1t ,..sS
"E-s"lvcL list. That /" nvruEc this
| fuul AMI Unparalleled crime. which our
| National houur demands. and to put :.
| stop To Spnin'S most cruel, barbarnuS
and iuhlImau warfare now being
| WaE"d against cuba. which is de-
| Iuhn,Icd ia III" interest az liberty AMI
| humanity. thai the government Of the
| United states hereby recognizes I'll"
| republic as Il S"pnrai. and indcpcnd-
"ui nation.
".Sr,"nh That the government OF
| the United States hereby demands
| that Spain ~ once Withdraw her naval
| forces from cuba
Third. That the President nj the
| United States he aud is hereby author
iz"d, empowered and directed to use,
| If necessary. the entire naval AMI land
force OF TIA" United States 10 carry
| ih"$" resolutions into effect"
| I'll" resolutions went over under the
! rules.
| without further debate III" motion
/ tn refer Tho mr:'$ag" To- TIA" committee
| un foreign relations WAS then agreed
| t" Nn"lh"r message from The prcSi-
| 'lvut transmitting Tia" Cuhan consular
| r"Inrts WAS laid before the Scnnt"
tnd after being read WAS referred with
tn" recommending papers L. the com
miit"" on foreign relations The Sen
a:- then at l:i5 l.. NJ. adjourned
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
| Presidents message WAS read in the
| ilulis" today in the presence of II vast
| ISScmhlar" ANA referred to the COM
| mite" nir foreign affairs without de-
| bate. There Mas absolutely no dem
| r!Siraiiun. either at approval or dis
IhprrnNal. in III" crowded galleries
| thrmirhuli "r ~ III" conclusion nf the
reading hui ih"r" WAS Il sharp buzz
| II lpplaiiS" in thv Republican when
| Toward the close al the message. the
| President said III" war in cuba must
| ease. At the conclusion of the read
| im;: about half Tie Republicans ap-
| rluuhrd AMI several nf the Democrats
| Groaurd, After the m"Ssur" was re-
| f"rrvd Ill" iiuus" TRANSACTED some
| District at Columbia business and
| then acted upon the Fairchild- Ward
| contested election ease from the six
t""nth New York district by confirm
| r.s MIR. Wards title 4" the seat l;oih
| ~" Republicans. Little or me- interest
| was taken in the proceedings. All the
| afternoon the members stood about in
groups discussing I'll" message and
| TIA" probable action OF Congress upon
| IL. ~ ~" T.. NJ the IInus" adjourned.
| LONDON IntE.SS COM MENTS.
| i.bNDoN. Apu.l 1.-The morning pa
rrri c"nrnrni generally OF PRESIDENT
M"klnl=E'% message. AS u rule they
| rri" iii" document. huN do not think ii
Ivcris danger "f war.
|