The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-15


 vine right of kings to reign in this con- tinent was eXtinguished, the right of the bondholder should be similarly treated. Cuba should not be responsi- ble for any part of the Spanish debt. MT. Turpie construed the presidents reference to international obligations as employing a possibility that the Spanish debts were to be cared for by any government that might be set up in Cuba. This possibility should be avoided by recognizing the present gov- ernment
 Senator Pettigrew offered a substitute for the preceding resolutions declaring that war exists and authorizing the president to use the land and naval forces to prosecute it.
 MT. Gray.
 MT. Gray of Delaware of the commit tee on foreign relations said he was here not to support republican presi- dent, but to support an American presi- dent. He would support the commit tee resolutions If the Frye resolution could not be taken up. He thought the Frye resolution better represented the sentiment of the country. MT. Daniel
  | piled motives on the part of other members of the committee less high than his own, to which MT. Gray de- clared he had not such intention. MT. Gray said the American people would ont justify any war unless satisfied that it was righteous war.
 Situation Intolerable. "We have waited until the situation has become intolerable," said Mr. Gray, land we can wait no longer. I believe the president did everything in his power to secure an honorable peace, but he has now turned the question over to congress and we must take the momentous steps which we are now about to take. The nations of the world will applaud our action, but if they should not, God help them and the civilization which they represent. God would hold us to responsibility if we continued to hold our peace" MT. Gray maintained that the recog- milton of independence would at this time be improper, because it could not be expected that the United States af- | ter putting an end to the war would retire without voice in the construc- tion of the islands government. Effort 10 Reach Vote. 1 MT. Voorhis asked unanimous con- sent that the debate lose at o'clock tomorrow and vote taken, and MT. Daniel objected. MT Allen said that he was ready to vote now Mir. Davis then asked unanimous consent that the vote be taken at once. MT. White | ~I~io l, NtI 1 | sired to speak upon the issues before the senate. MT. Teller suggested that | the debate from now on be limited to speeches of fifteen minutes duration. MT. Daniel objected.
 MT. Daniel Objects.
 Mir. Davis then requested that vote be taken at o'clock tomorrow night. Mr. Allison said that was agreeable to him, and suggested that the last four hours be devoted to speeches not ex- ceeding fifteen minutes. Again MT. Daniel objected. MT. Davis then ask ed that vote be taken before the ad- journment of the senate, but objection was made. Mr. Chandler inquired of MT. Davis if it were not his intention to ask for a continuous session of the senate if no agreement to limit debate could be raised. Undoubtedly it is,'' replied MT. Davis.
 | Frye Answers Caffary. MT. Caffery said that no good intents could be subserved by hasty action. | There could be no relief that would be substantial given to the reconcentra- dos, who were the worst sufferers by the Cuban struggle. These poor peo- ple,'' interjected MT. Morgan, 'are now dying at the rate of one thousand a day, while we are inactive" MT. Frye said: 'I will tell the senator from Louisiana (Mr. Caffery) what relief can be given to the reconcentrados The pathways from the United States to Cuba will be opened by our ships of war, and, following in those path ways, will go the vessels of peace, loaded with food and provisions for the starving people of Cuba, which will be distributed among them for their relief instantly upon a landing on the island.'' l Tremendous applause).
 | MT. Fairbanks then spoke. He said that in view of our relations to Cuba and of our policy of opposition to for eign interference with Spanish control, we were morally bound to put an end to the wrongs, the outrages and the evils which flowed from Spanish mis- rule.
 Senator Cullom was next recognized but had hardly spoken dozen words l before interruption came. Senator Wellington moved that the senate ad- journ until tomorrow at il o'clock. MT. Allen protested against allowing the resolution to go over for another day. The house resolution relative to the Cuban situation was then reported to | the senate and was laid on the table. Vote Against Adjournment. | Senator Davis asked MT. Wellington | to agree to an amendment to adjourn to specified time, which the Mary land senator accepted and roll call | was demanded by MT. Chandler. The motion was voted down, 32 to 30, as fol- l lows:
 Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Berry, Caffery, Chiffon, Clark, Clay, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner Gear German, Gray, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Mcbride, Pasco, Per- kins, Platt of Connecticut, Epooner, TilIman, Warren, Wellington, Wet