EXCITING STRUGGLE IN CONGRESS.
ANGRY SCENES. AMERICANS BELIEVE THE WAR WILL BE SHORT. SPANIARDS SAT IT WILL LAST THREE TEARS. (Received April 21, 12.15 a.m.) Washington, April 20. The struggle in Congress lasted seventeen Lours, until the persistence of the House convinced the Senate extremists that it was impossible to carry the recognition of the Cuban Republic. , The galleries and lobbies of the Capitol were thronged with men and women until three in the morning. The Senate finally voted for a compromise by 42 votes to 35, the Houbo carrying it by 310 to 6. There were many angry scenes and emotional incidents, party politics dominating the situation. There was intense national relief when the decision was taken. There is a general feeling that the war will be short and little blood shed.- The Spaniards, however, declare that it will last three years, i and that they will fight to the last. I
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10895, 21 April 1898, Page 3
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153I EXCITING STEUGGLE IN CONGEESS. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10895, 21 April 1898, Page 3
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