The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-24

cruelty as would justify interference. not
to secure Cuban Independence. but to put an
end to atrocities. there should DO a clear. plain
which tho American coloHies appealed to the
civilized world against Great britain were
donco. But the. condition OF things had
not come to such action. In the meantime
he thought that the senate sh9 3aIo rSS ,9c Ss.
partment OF the Government. The Senate was
the treaty making power, the ~, trS eat , HdSyi ,hnf
public. excited, earnest. severe angry dis,
sussions were any more IN n Place ph% surname IN tne
Court Of the United states, He aid not
think that any Senator should say ANYTHING
proper to be uttered by tho President himself.
Such utterancc should be made, IL at all. In tho
confidence OF, secret sessions and OF closed
posing mediation. II that failed he should be in
favor of supporting the, executive department
clear and ;iagrant that NIL tho representative OF
the American people substantially agreed us to
Mr.. Stewart Pop. Nov.j favored the amend.
mcnt, and said that tho hands OF the American
Government should be taken from the throat OF
"" Mr.. farpie IDSem., indl. a member of the Com.
OF that committee in reporting back Mr.. Aliens
amendment adversely, and said that he would
vote against II.
Mr.. Hale made n point of order. against
the amendment, and the Nlcc-Prcsidcnt sus-
,"ined the BoiSMI; AT appeal end : from O,n,, the % de eel ion
arpcalon the table was made by Mi: Hale.
Mr.. Clay Dem.. Gal said that while no would
vote for tho amendment IL it wero the original
proposition. he would vote to sustain the point
Mr.. Mason rep. ILL., asked Mr.. Hale to let
the amendment go over till next week, but Mr..
Hale declined.
Mr.. Bacon tDcm.. Gal said that not only did
he believe the ruling of the Chair to becorrect,
but no did not think that at this time the sub
ject matter OF the amendment was one on which
iieve,' he said. THAT this is tho timo for break.
ing the Spanish arms in Cuba. but yet this Is
s sen,i fns t' IN the eo seh s,tl" uI in Gonsfss,. TO- rs fs9s
is, a great. and controlling reason with me
why l am of that opinion. Ono of the greatest
in the presence Of all the nations in the harbor
OF Havana; an issue out Of which may grow
us not obscure that issue, Let us not do
ANYTHING that would probably defeat I'll the
S %Tsdf Of sho Maine 4, lie aTuH IN the, Hs5d hsrbor iS of
Havana. n province of the Kingdom OF Spain.
Our prosecution Of that investigation can only
certainly cannot be made II there is a rupture
Of friendly relations between us. III be true
ternnl, causes, VIC ought TO know tho facts
in order, to guard against sucn things in
future. II it be true that its loss was not due to
internal causes. but to external causes. whether
should also know 1t. And II the last, the whole
nation to n reckoning that shall DO II monument
to all time. as to the rights Of this people to fair
treatment in the harOor OF n friendly power.
before the conclusion oftho sentence there was
an outburst OF hearty applause from the gale
RES IF It has not been due to, treachery on tho
par! OF that nation. IL Is equally important that
she should be relieved from the suspicion so Ren.
eral over the country that such was the case"
The vote was taken on Mr.. Hale's motion. and
tho appeal from the decision of the Vice-Prcsi-
dent that the amendment was not in ordor was
laid on tho table. Yeas. 81; nays. 5 (Allcn. Can
non. Heilttld. Mason, and Teller.
She Appropriation bill was passed. and tho
ScLate adjourned.