Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1898 — THE FINAL VOTE. [ARTICLE]

THE FINAL VOTE.

Debate in the Senate ors Cuban Resolutions Comes to a Close. L - * ’* The Body Declares for Armed Intervention by a Majority of Forty-Six. It Also Voices Its Opposition to Exercising Sovereignty Over the Island. Foil Text of the Resolutions as Finally Adopted by the Senate on Saturday Night ' i The Vote in Detail, Showing How Each of the Senator* Placed Hiiuseif on Record. i Washington, April 18. —The senate reached a tinal vote on the Cuban resolutions shortly after nine o'clock Saturday night. It amended the majority •committee resolution by adopting the ■clause suggested by the minority members under Senator Foraker’s lead. The ! present republic of*Cuba is thus recognized. i Senator Davis then offered an amendment by which this government dis--daims any intention of asserting its in the island. This was unanimously. > Senator Morgan’s substitute resolution, w meh declares war on Spain, was then considered and rejected by a large majority, only five members voting for it. The house joint resolution was taken from the table and Senator Davis moved that all after the enacting clause be stricken out, and-the senate resolution, as amended, substituted. This motion carried by a vote of 60 to 28. I The vote on the final passage of the Aouse joint resolution, amended as labove, was then taken and the result ■wr.s; Yeas, 67; nays, 21, and the resoJrtion was adopted. The Resolution.

Following is the resolution passed by Hie senate: "Joint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people and republic of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish Its authority and government In the Island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the president of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions Intc effect. “Whereas, The abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States; have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, In the destruction of a United States battleship, with 266 of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Cuba, and cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by the president of the United States In his message to congress of April 11, 1898, upon which the action of congress was Invited; therefore, "Resolved, By the senate and house ot representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled: "1. That the people of the Island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent, and that the government of the United States hereby recognizes the republic of Cuba as the true and lawful government of that Island. "2. That It Is theduty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. “3. 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 necessaiy to carry these resolutions into effect. "4. That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or Intention to exercise sovereignty, Jurisdiction or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof; and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to Its people.” The Vote. When the roll was called on the final question the senators went on record as follows: YEAS. Allen Mvi aurin Bacon Mai.cry Baker Manne Bate Martin Butler Mason . Berry Mills Cannon Mitchell Carter Money Chandler Morgan Chilton Murphy Clark Nelson Clay Pasco Cockrell Penrose Cullom Perkins Daniel Pettigrew Davis Pettus Deboe Proctor Faulkner Quay Foraker Rawlins Frye Roach Gallinger Shoup Gear Smith Gorman Stewart Gf«y v u Teller Hansbrough Thurston Harris Tillman Heltfield Turley Jones (Ark.) Turner * Jones (Nev.) Turnle Kyle Vest Kenney Warren Dodge Wilson Xlndsay Wolcott—67 HcEnery natb . Aldrich * McMillan Allison Morrill Burrows I'latt (Conn.) Caffery Platt (N. Y.) Elkins Pritchard Fairbanks Sewell Hale Spooner Banna Wellington Hawley Wetmore Ho.t White—2l. ‘ Mcßride The Debate. The day’s debate began at ten in the morning and lasted till u quarter past ■even in the evening. Twenty-five •peeehes in nil were made, mostly limited to 15 minutes each. There were ▼ery few exceptions in favor of the

most extreme measures proposed in dealing with the Cuban question. Only three of them were distinctly and unequivocally in advocacy of peace. They were delivered by Senators Wellington (rep., Md.), Caffery (dem., La.) and White (dem., Cal.). The closing scenes in the senate Saturday night were marked by much excitement and were witnessed by an immense concourse of spectators. Every senator except Senator Walthall, detained by illness, was present and voting. Very many visitors were admitted to the privileges of the floor, more than 100 members of the house of representatives being present, and the galleries were crowded.