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SCENES IN SENATE. Uoparalied io Its History The Lie Passed. MCKINLEY SEVERELY SCORED. Washington, April 15.-The Sen ate of the United States is still in the throes of discussion of the His paso-American crisis. While the Senate talks, the people of the country:-of the civilized world -await its verdict That verdict will be returned, in accordance with an agreement reached late to night, some time dur* : lng the legislative day of to morrow. That l?gislative day may extend into Sunday After the debate had continued for eight hours today, aa effort was made to reach an agreement to begin the rote upon all of the pending res? olutions at 7 o'clock to-morrow even? ing, and. rn the confused colloquy ?moog ..Senators .there . was made manifest for the first time a disposi? tion to filibuster. Mr CafFery (La ). although dis ing any intention to delay action uly, objected to any agreement to the fixing of a time to vote The debate then proceeded, but io a few minutes Mr. Wellington (Md.) catered a motion to adjourn. This wait dented by the decisive vote of | ol to 10 The emphatic manner in which the decision was reached in? dicated a determination on the part of those Senators who desire immedi? ate action to endeavor to force the Senate to remain in continuous see sion either until the question'was finally disposed of or until an agree ment had been reached for a vote to betaken at some specified time in the future, to be measured by hours At 8 o'clock to night another ef fort was made to reach an agree ' ment to adjourn ; but it. too was on availing. The scene in the Senate this after? noon as the war of words was being waged waa a memorable one. This will pass into history as one of the great days of the Senate Thronged galleries looked down upon the half j circular charo ber below* where were assembled scores of men who had watten: pages of American history W?tb one exception, every member of the Senate was there* and the ex ceptfon (Mr. Waithall of Mississippi) was confined to his bed ill. ' Among the distinguished audience were ai hundred or more of the members oft the House of Representatives, jus tices of tbe.Snpreme Coo rt, members of tbs President's Cabinet and others eminent in tho life of the country. It was an inspiring, an historic scene, and one rarely witnessed even in this country of great and Eotable assemblages In each cir? cumstances, ii is not surprising that the brilliant oratora who addressed the Senate rose to and even surpassed their best previous efforts. The debate, beginning at the un usually early hour of 10 o'clock, con? tinued until far into the night, and jet the throngs remained as if held under some epell Amid all the talk, however, it is ?ot apparent that a single vote on the question has been changed minds of Senators are made up as ?fear?y as is America's case against Sp?in SENSATIONAL INCIDENT A sensational incident, not really growing out of the debate upon the pending question occurred at 9 25 to-night During a personal squab ble Mr Wellington (Md.) charged Mr. Money (Miss) with speaking: in the Senate as the agent of a New York newspaper. Mr. Money was on his feet. He was standing in the rear of the Dem? ocratic benches, about fifty feet away from Mr? Wellington, who with flashed face, occupied a coospicu ons position immediately to the left of the vice president's chair. "Mr. President, I want to correct the Senator from Maryland," he ob? served. "The remark that he just made is absolutely untrue.7* "I want to say to the Senator from Mississippi that the Journal had said that it's commissioners had return? ed," replied Mr Wellington. "I do not care what the Journal said," retorted Mr. Money.? Mr Wellington-"If there is any untruth in the statement it was made by the newspaper." "I am correcting you, not the Jour? nal/' retorted Mr. Money. "I say the remark you make is not true." "1 make the remark as the Journal gave it," again retorted Mr. Wel? lington, doggedly. "Then make it on your own re? sponsibility," cried Mr. Money, bis whole frame quivering with suppress? ed emotion, his arm outstretched de? fiantly toward the Senator from Ma? ryland "I do make it on my own respon? sibility," replied Mr. Wellington like a flash "Then you lie!" came from the Mississippi Senator so quickly that it sounded like an echo or crack of j a pistol after the flash of the ex plo - j stoo. I j Tue Senate was electrified Sen* j j amazement aud the galleries rose en masse and leaned over as the two Senators faced each other. "I call the gentleman to order. If the gentleman can indulge in that kind of conversation on the floor of the Seaate," said Mr. Wellington, as be resumed walking toward his an? tagonist, ' I can stand it as well as he can " By this time al! was confusion The vice president was rapping for order and Senators had riseu to their feet But the two Senators still called to each other in defiant tones, that rang out above the din "Come outside and make it !" cried Mr Money "Very weli, then/7 retorted }!r. Wellington "Come now," Baid Mr. Money, beckoning The Senate will be in order," call? ed out Vice President Hobart. Mr. Wilson (Wn ) broke the ten? sion at this point by stepping for? ward into the centre aisle, and ask? ing, in a bland voice, whether "a declaration of war would be in orderi" The Senators and the gal lenes laughed heartily at this sally, and meantime friends of the bellicose Senators surrounded them and led them away into the cloak rooms Subsequently Mr Money apolo? gized to the Senate for using unpar? liamentary language In the general debate Senator Till? man made a strong speech. He counselled against baste in such a crisis. "There is to be war, in any event," he declared,; unless Spain Ignominiously backs down." He thought that party lines should be forgotten and that we should all stand as Americans to make Cuba free. :- Mr. Tillman said it was the suspi? cion of double-dealing that surround? ed the message of the President 'which needed the Senate to make the cause of the war clear as ?on ohine. He said he wished to God he had no suspicion of dark dealing and midnight plotting. .'We are even threatened with a veto if we dare proclaim the inde? pendence of Cuba,11 he declared. He made the direct charge that the Hoase and Senate had practically agreed upon the form of a resolution to be presented simultaneously to both bodies pending the reception of the message. Mr. Tillman strongly arraigned the bondholders, and ? aid that the whole world is becoming a slave to them. In conclusion, be ?aid : "War is inevitable whatever reso? lution is passed. My people do not want war God knows they would rather have peace. They have seen the horrors of war. But the great fellow-feeling of sjrapatby has gone out to the men of the Maine, and the lighted fuse which caused the explo? sion of a bomb under the Maine, has been relighted, ancl the blood of re? volutionary sires, crying through the men of South Carolina, demand jus? tice for the assassins who sent our brave sailors to an untimely death." Situation io Spain. Don Carlos' Attitude, The Pretender to the Throne Threatens to Make Trouble. Madrid, April 14 -via Bayonne, Franco, April 15.-The action taken by the Spanish cabinet to-day bsa con ! firmed the general belief, which has been prevalent hers since yesterday, that war is oow inevitable. The war? like tooe after official note issued by the ?pnoieh government fiada. general ap proval here and creates ruuoh excite? ment It is learned on unquestionable au? thority that the queen regent recently made the foilowtog statement: "I prefer even the horrors of war, i rather than tarnish on the prestige of the army or an impai'imeot of the rights j of the orowo." Aoother factor, ur doa bred ly is Don i Carlos' manifesto of yesterday, of I which the following is an ex? tract, whioh was not risked submit? ting to the censor : "The governors of Madrid may make a cali to arms : o evitable and im? mediate if they cont one to permit the i Spanish standard to be dragged io the mud Twenty years of patrotio retire? ment have proved that I am neither i ambitious nor a ooospirator "If the glove which Washington bas flang in tbe face of Spain is pick? ed up by Madrid, I will oon'iooe the j same example of ab: egatioa as before, j wretched in that 1 cannot partake in the struggle other than by prayers and by ioflaenoe of my name. "But if everything leads me to fear that the poltoy of humiliation will again prevail, we will snatch the reins of gov? ernment from those who are unworthy to hold them and ve will occupy their places." Madrid. April li -The utterances of General Fitsbugb Lee on his return to tbe United States, regarding the Maine, etc., are violently denounced here General Weyler reiterates that the latter of whioh be is said to be tba au? thor, referred to by General Lee, is apocryphal. It ts announced here that, io spite of the armistice, the insurgents continue their incursions, and it is added that the government haft reoeived news to the effest that new filibustering expedi? tions are being organised io Florida, tbeir destination be tog the Island of Cuba. THE SENATE ACTS. THE RESOLUTIONS PASS? ED AFTER A LONG SESSION. Washington, April 16 -The United States Senate nae spoken. Its voice is for war-war uotii the saffron flag of Spain shall bare been furled in the Western hemisphere and furled for? ever Its voice, toe, i? for the independence of the infant republic of the Gem of coe Antilles "Free Cuba and the independence of the island republic !" was ibe shibboleth of the Senate throughout the four days of debate which ended to night. Whife the vote was decisive, it i's just to say that is was not 5cai. Notices of discord-almost foreboding in their tone -were pounded This foreboding was not due in any sense to anxiety about thc impending conflict. It was prompt? ed by a fear lest, if the action taken by Senate should ultimately be aocepted as ?oal, this government might beoome involved io complications that io future years would prove serious. At 9:10 o'clook to-nigb? the Davis resolutions-those reported from the committee on foreign relations, amend? ed so as to include the recognition of the republic of Cuba-were passed by a vote of 67 to 21, as a substitute for the resolution by the House of Repre? sentatives. Ali day loog the contest waged with an earnestness, energy, ability and elo? quence seldom equalled, even io the Senate ' of the Uoited States. From 10 o'clock this morning until the moment of the fin&l vote the intensity of tbe intered did not abate for an instant. Uodcr the agree? ment limiting the duration of the speech es, except in specified instances, to fif? teen min?tes, every Seoator who so de? sired had an opportunity to express his views. IMPASSIONED ELEQUENCE. No less than twenty-five Seoators ad? dressed themselves to the momentous question under consideration during the day, and while, under the rule, elaborate arguments were impos? sible, the speeches were characterized by an impassioned force and eloquence rarely heard in or out of the halls of the American Congress. It was not until the first vote-that on the amendment of Mr. Tarpie of Indiana, providing for recognition of the island. republic-bad been taken, that the Senate was brought face to faoe with the tremendous importance of its action. The scene tn the chamber of many historic debates was one of incompar? able solemnity and impressiveness. The galleries, whioh had been filled ap? parently to their utmost capacity throughout the day, were ma?sed with brilliantly attired women and men dis? tinguished io all walks of public and private life. On the floor was every member elect? ed to the Senate save o De, Mr. Wal (ball, of Mississippi, who was again de tained from bis seat by serious illness. So deep was hi? patriotic interest in the pending question, however, that be notified Mr. Spooner, of Wiscoosie, with whom ho wad paired, that be could oot deem it fair to bold bim to the pair, aod would, therefore, release bim in order that be might vote. Tbe test vote, quito naturally, was on the amendment offered by Mr. Tor pie, recognizing thc independence of the Cubao republic. It prevailed by a majority of 14, the vote being 51 to 37. By political parties the vote was oast as follows : Yeas-Republicans, ll ; Democrats, 28 ; Populists, 7 ; Silver Republi? cans, 5. Nays-Republicans, 32 ; Demo? crats, 5. Upon the fioal vote the alignment of parties was quite different from that on the Turpie amendment. An analy? sis of it follows : Yeas-Republican, 24 ; Democrats, 31 ; Populists, 7 ; Silver Republicana, 5 Total, 67. Nays-Republicans, 19 ; Democrats, 2. Total. 21. RESOLUTION AS PASSED. The resolution as fia ally agreed upon by the Senate is as follows : Joiut resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people aod Republic of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish ita authority and government in the island of Cuba agd to withdraw its land and naval forces from Coba and Cubao waters, and dirooticg the President of the United States to use the laud and nuval forces of the Uoited- States to carry those resolu? tions into 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 Uoited States, have been a disgrac o Christian civil? ization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a Uoited States battle? ship, with two buodred and sixty-six of ita officers and crew, while on a friend? ly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as han been sot forth by the President of the Uoited States in his message to Concrete of April ll, .1898, upon which the notion of Coogross was in vised : Therefore, Resolved by the Senate ?nd House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled : First. That thc people of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and in? dependent,, and that the government j of tbe Uoited States hereby recognizes the Republic of Cuba as the true aod lawful government of that island. Seeond That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the gov? ernment of the Uoii =d States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at onoe relinquish its authority and government in the i?iand of Cuba and withdraw irs land and naval forces from Cuba and Coban waters. Third ^.That the President of the Uoited States bt\ and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, sod ro call into the ac? tual service of the United States the military of the several States, to Guch extent as may be neosbsary to carry these resolutions into effect. Fourth. That the United States here? by disclaim any disposition or inten? tion to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic? tion or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof; and assert their determination, when that is ac compliched, to leave the government and control of the island to its people " Views of a European Dip? lomat. Patriotism That is Worthy of a Better Government. London, April 18.--The Madrid correspondent of t'ae Daily Telegraph, telegraphic;g Sunday, tiays: Tbe greatest enthusiasm is manifest? ed everywhere among the. people, who are subscribing even more than they can afford to the fonds for the national de? fense. I am acquainted with families who t?tend to deprive themselves of ooe meal a day in order to give their mite to the government. Many officiais on email salaries have resolved to offer one day's pay, and even two, to the govern ment. Boys under age arc asking per? mission to serve io the army, their pa? rents haviog already consented Some popular bull fighters, whose performances are worth hundreds of thousands of francs yearly, have re? solved to abasden their vocation and to shoulder rifles in defense of their fath? erland I have had a long and interesting conversation with a diplomatic repre I tentative of one of the European pow? ers-who requested me not tu mention bis name or nationality-who said: "Although war seems oertaio, the possibility of peace is not yet eliminated The negotiations are proceeding without interruption, and success is still possi? ble Personally, I must say I believe it will be very difficult to maintain peace, beoauee the excitement on both i sides the Atlantic is ::oo strong to be opposed successfully by the government. But what I am certain of is this : I There will be no real war io the ordi? nary sense of the word. Hostilities ? will end aimost as they begin, because ? Europe will mediate between the belli gerenta under conditions which will tend to be extremely favorable to peace with honor for both sides. It is then i (bat the marked moderation of tho Spanish government will bear fruit. "The idea of armed intervention by Europe is absurd and unfounded. Not one power is disposed to support such a soggestion, although al! admit that : from the point of view of international law Spain is in the right and the Uoi? ted Sutes io the wroag. It seems to me, therefore, that Spain will yet enjoy an opportunity of trying the experiment of Caban autonomy/' The ministers appear eertaio that i their moderate, peaceful policy, which bas made a good impression io Europe, will sooner or later bear good fruit and that the prospect cf peace is not yet disposed of. At all events negotiations between the representatives of the pow? ers continue and great hopes are placed in them " OUTRAGE BY SPANIARDS. United States Consulate at Malaga Attacked by a Mob. Malaga, Spain, April 16 -There was a serious disturbance here to-day, resulting in an attack upon the United States consulate. The demonstration began with the parading of small crowds through the streets, shouting patriotic cries. Bat a mob eventually gathered and attacked the Uoited States consulate. Stones were thrown and one of the mob leaders procured a ladder, tore down the shield haviog opou it the arms of the Uuitod States and dragged it aloog the street. The prefect was summoned and he j addressed the people, beggiog them to disperse, which to some degree re? stored order. Afterwards the streets were patrolled by gee darme. As this d patch is tent thc excitement con? tinues. London, April IS.-It is reported in the city that the government of Spain has been in communication with leading financial houses here, including the Rothschilds, in au ef? fort to raise a loan of ?4,000,000 ($20,000,000). on the security of the Almaden mines The Rothschilds decline to confirm the rumor. 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It may not be true that the administra? tion is sobecniog for further delay, but it is quite certain that it did nothing to try to preveot the waste of four pre? cious days by Senators in talking without sayiug anything that had not been said before by themselves or by others It is equally certain that the Senators who were mos; anxious for delaying the final vote upoo the resolu I tion authorising the use of the army and navy and the militia of the several states to force the Spanish out of Cuba were those who have stuck the closest to Mr. McKinley since the Cuban busi? ness began, and the same crowd, now that the Senate has adopted a resolution differing from the House resolution in several particulars, notably tho rec? ognition of Cuban independence, are trying to secure more delay by bring iug about a deadlock between the House and Senate. What oould have been done in an hour has been dragged aloug an entire week. It is enough to make men suspect trickery somewhere, even if they can't exactly locate it. Mr McKinley claims that he is anxious to go right ahead and drive the Spaniards out of Cuba just as soon as Coogress clothes him with the neces? sary authority, and ic may be that he is, but the action of Hanna and bis peace-at-soy-prioe associates io tbe Senate in scheming ic every conceiv? able manner to get delay will make the claim doubted by some until actual proof is given by orders to the fleet at Key West and the soldiers now being gathered at Southern ports . Every way one tams he's confronted by au "if,'' just now. If Mr. McKinley acts upon that resolution be will please thc coun? try ; if he should exercise his constitu? tional right to bold it ten day? before sining it, be would rouse the oouutry to a state of iodignation. Nothing manlier nor truer has been said during this session of Congress than the reply of Representative Bai? ley, of Texss, to the tauBt that he bad lost his bead, when he hotly replied to what be characterized as ungentlemanly iu terr options on the part of Represeo- I ta ti ve Dalzell, of Philadelphia. "That ! a man may lose his temper under very great provocation," said Mr. Bailey, "Is a very natural thing ; but men may lose their tempers and still not lose their heads. Bat if io order for a man to preserve bis equanimity and appear cool ne must allow insults to pass unanswer? ed, then I prefer to be classed with those who lose their beads. I would infinitely rather loso my head ia resent? ing an insult than to lose my self re* spect by submitting to one." Senator Money apologizer! to the Seoate for h ava cg been unparliamentary io calling; Senator Wellington a liar when the latter charged that the former bad gone to Cuba an agent for a news? paper, but he did not and has not apologized to Wellington. On the con? trary, be took especial pains to empha? size h:s personal responsibility outside of the Seoate ohamber for the lan? guage. Thorn is probably cot a man in the Senate who is so absolutely friendless as Wellington, and it is all bis own ??ult too. It seems impossible for bim to let au opportunity go by to make a monkey of himself. He alone of all the Senators said in bis speech that we have no reason or oauso to fight Spaio. Although there have been all sorta of denials concerning an attempted Europeai intervention by force at the last minute to prevent the U. S. tak ing Cuba away from Spain, it is a fact that members of the administra? tion have been sounded by European diplomats for the purpose of ascer taining how a bluff at forcible inter? vention ou the part ol the socalled "concerted powers" of Europe would be received. To the credit of the men who were approached it can be stated that every one of them prompt? ly replied that any bluff of that kind would be at once called-that it would be an infringement on the Monroe I doctrine that would not, could not, be tolerated by auy American ad-1 ministration Archbishop Ireland took that view from the first, and in? formed the Pope that the (J. S. would brook DO European interference ; that whatever could be accomplished by European influence would be in Spain. The Archbishop, who was in Wash? ington for about ten days, has gone away thoroughly convinced that American occupation ot Cuba is now absolutely sure to come He has so informed the Pope, and it is believed has suggested that the Pope endeav? or lo persuade Spain to peaceably surrender Cuba and not wait to be diiven out Fitz Lee hasn't lost any of the hard horse neusa for which his friends have so long admired him. He couldn't avoid the impromptu sere? nade given him when he first arrived iu Washington, but when invited to a reception to be held in his honor by Union and Confederates he de? clined Wise Fitz He knows that the pressure that is being brought to bear in favor of his being put lu com maud of the troops to be sent to Cuba has already aroused political jealousy, and he will not give them a chance to say he ia trying to push himself. ?e has been assigned a room in the Department of State, in order that the administration may avail itself of his knowledge of Coban affairs so. long as it may be neces? sary. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. Washington, April IS -Represent? ative Hull of Iowa, chairman of the House committee on military affairs, will to morrow introduce an adminis? tration bill, authorizing the President to.issue a call for volunteers to thfi number of 60,000 men. It will be considered at once by the commit? tee and its passage expedited as rapid i ly as possible, and will take effect immediately upon the President's ap? proval Its terms will authorize the Presi? dent to call on the various States for quotas ia making up the aggregate. By reading in this way, instead of specifically looking to calling out the various State militia, will avoid sev? eral embarrassing technicalities, one being the constitutional inhibition on sending State militia out of the coun? try, while volunteers 60 called for can be ordered anywhere. It is likely that if the situation de? velops into such grave proportions as is now expected, a second call for 100,000 volunteers will be issued by the President The uecseity for this immense number, however, it is not clear to the military authorities at this time. The draft of the present war meas? ure has just been framed by the war department officials, and the leading members of the military committee have already conferred with the war department authorities on the neces? sity of this line, the latter having an? nounced that a maximum of $80,000 j volunteers would be sufficient at this time. The Spanish minister at Washingon has contracted with the Plant Steam? ship to carry the Spanish residents of Tampa, Pla , to Habana. A majority of them are men wbo have volunteered for service in the Spanish army in the event of war "Rust," the dread of the cotton grower, can be prevented. Trials at Experiment Stations and the experience of leading growers prove positively that Kainit is the only remedy. We will be glad to send, free of charge, interesting and useful pamphlets which treat of the matter in detail. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New Yofk.?. PAST the customary Easter eggs could have no better accompaniment than a slice from our sugar cured ham or or dainty bacon. lu the meantime we have any delicacy to tempt the Spring appetite-Spring lamb, Spring broilers, Benf and Pork Manufacturer and shipper of Sau? sage, oniets by mail or wire promptly attended to E. HOGAN, Telephone No. 26. 'SLOGS. Oct 25 _ 1898. Chainlees Colombia, $125 Standard Columbia. $75 Models 7 & 8. Hartford. $50 Models 15 & 16, Vedett, $40 2d hand Columbias, $25 to $50 Satisfaction guaranteed on every wheel sold by me. D. JAS. WINN, Dec 10 SUMTER, & O