The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-15
TO VOTE SATURDAY
The Senate May Before that Time Get the Resolution its Final
Stage Senator Davis Desires that the Session May
Be Continuous One Until Then.

recognize them now would be to disown
our country's history.
Mr. Hoar said that. if we departed
from the rules of international law we
cannot blame the nations of the world
for sympathizing with Spain.
He expressed the opinion that the one
course open to the United States in the
present emergency was Intervention.
He said he would accept the House
resolutions, and indicated that he pre-
ferred them to the Senate resolutions.
He thought the outrage on the Maine
was an instance of proof of Spaip's
incapacity to the rule in Cuba, and he
declared the incident would have it's own
consideration. He believed the explosion
meditated act of which Spanish Off
cials were guilty.
He believed the Spanish government
should be held responsible. Yet to ac-
quit Blanco rs General Lee had done,
would be to acquit Spain of direct
agency, as he was the responsible rep
resentative of Spain.
If necessary. Mr.. Hoar thought the
Maine affair such as TO justify war
Still he thought honorable reparation
might possibly be secured without war.
Mr.. Turpie, Qndiana). followed Mr..
Hoar in speech for the recognition of
the Cuban republic.
He thought the people of Cuba had
earned nationality. If recognized as a
nation il would rest with them to do so
as they might please with the Cuban
debt.
Senator Pettgrcw offered Il substitute
for the preceding resolutions declaring
that war exists, and authorizing the
President to use the land and naval
forces to intervene for peace.
Mr. Gray followed Mr.. Turpie, says
ing that he would not consider such in
conccivably low considerations as to
consider who should own or pay the
Spanish bonds. He was born without
suspicion. but he would confess to great
concern for the honor and glory of his
country.
He was here. he said not 10 support a
Republican President, but to support
an American President. He would sup
port the committee resolutions if the
Frye resolutions could not be taken up.
He thought the Frye resolution better
represented the sentiment of the coun-
try.
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while he spoke of the committee resolu-
. tion with the remark that his words inn
piled motives on the part of other lnem'
bers of the committee less high than his
! own. The Virginia Senator manifested
some feeling, but Mr.. Gray declared he
/ had no such intention.
Mr.. Gray said the American people
would not justify war unless satisfied
that it was righteous war.
Mr.. Davis, Chairman of Foreign Re
lations Committee, in a brief statement
said he Thought the time had now come
for him to ask the Senate, owing to the
cxigencies of the situation, to limit the
debate in progress. He assured, there
fore, unanimous consent that the de-
bate at ) o'clock tomorrow afternoon
and at that time a vote be taken on
pending resolutions.
Objection was made by Mr. Daniel
lVa.), Mr.. Teller suggested that the de-
bate from now on be limited to speeches
! of fifteen minutes duration.
Il object again shouted Mr.. Daniel.
Mr.. Davis made the request that a
vote be taken at nine O'Clock tomorrow
night.
Mr. Allison Uowa) said that was agree
able to him and suggested that the last
four hours be devoted TO speeches not
exceeding fifteen minutes.
Again Mr.. Daniel objected.
Mr.. Caffery said that 10 good inter.
| ests could be sutseryed by basty action.
There could be no relief that would be
substantially given to the reconcentra-
dos who were the worst sufferers by the
Cuban struggle.
'Those poor people," interiected Mir.
! Morgon, tAlabama), "are now diving Mt
the rate Of one thousand a day. while
we are inactive"
Mr.. Frye, (Mainc). gaining recogni-
, tion of the President. said:
II will answer the Senator from
Louisiana, (AIr Caffery). and will tell
him what relief can be given 10 tho re.
! concentrates. The pathway from the
! United States to the island of Cuba will
| be opened by our ships of war. and fol-
lowing in those pathways will go the YES
/ siels of peace, loaded with food and pro
Visions FOR the starving people Of Cuba,
! which will be distributed among them
! Tor thelr rellet instantly upon a landing
| on the island" (1'remendous applause
on the floor and in the galeries.)
Mr.. Fairbanks, Republican, Indiana),
| then took the floor.
lie said he had not been for either
peace at any price. or war Mt any cost.
| lie had been steadfastly for peace f it
could be maintained honorably. and for
war if the national dignity and honor
required it, He praised President Nc
| hinley's policy, and said it was our
duty to stop the war in Cuba. He also
SAID Spain must make amends for the
destruction of the Maine. In conclusion,
Mr.. Fairbanks said:
AN efforts at amicable solution have
falled and all that remains is to invoke
the mighty power of this government
IN Dehalf of enduring peace and inn
periled humanity We shall now have
the satisfaction of knowing. that come
what may in the lottery of war. we
have left undone nothing which could
be done consistently with honor to se-