New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-16
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 49, 1870.

alton OF Cuba In 1850 he had been inelnner OF Ine
Lone star CIDER" He had sympathhed WIN LoPe1s
and Crttcnden and had been warm personal friend Of
S had an. should % part Of
| this Republic. He desired TO see and h9pdn o 10
| acc within his day tho "Stars ana StIlPes
floating az evidence OF their beneacent power at the 18th,
mus OF BARREN and that whoever Travelled 10 the Nortn
| for the glow of the Aurora. lAppausel Were he to
speak according to his symDaths and his wishes rom
LET us have Cuba at any expense" But he believed
that the taken In carrying on TINS war IN oCS
Cuba and her consequent annexation to TINS country
ra e keG MIS- ' ssnt%ent in that respc those
officials OF the Government who were now charged MIN
no made IN the House that secretary Fish
influenced by desire TO get retainer ior ms sohH
that that statement had been denied IL had been
publicly denied He read the published Mn
| ster and Mr.. Edwards Pierrepont. - A..
Mr.. FITCH Rep., Ney) said he had never seen that
contradictions and had had no knowledge that tine sta
ment made had been oontradcted In the face OF tat
contradiction he could do nothing more than reract
Mr. BUTLER said he was glad to hear the retraction,
and il he had time TO follow up the other ISLANDERS on
honorable men, he had doubt there would be other re-
fractions One OF these ISLANDERS was that Mr. CALEB
Cushing had written % G5 ae aasare and
that he was in the pay OF both the spanish anu Ian
| Governments Now Mr.. Cushing never knew OF that
message until after had been read in the House and he
had received dollar for services from the spanish
Chill Peru or ANYTHING else. He believes that IL the
Cuban Instruction had not broken ont and sought 10
| embrOil
would by this time have Cuba free and annexed 10
the United States. What had the Cubans In New YORK
their friends in Cubai Not at all The Cuban Juna had
been told officially from the Government that II they
war 40 long as beigerency was not recognized, they
could put them any vessel from New-hork, or any
American flag unquestoned aud unsearched until they
got within a marine league OF the Island OF Cuba
Mr.. RANDALL dem, Penn.)-Iias the Government
| ever said 50 the record go,
Mr. BUTIER-Yes Sir; said so when we passed the
MT RASDALL--No generaltes.
Mr.. BUTLER-We said 50 a. all times We say so now,
and will agreen they want arms III CuDa TO 'ehd teh
Mr. RANDALI-When and where has the Government
Mr. BUTLER-It said over and over again.
Mr. BIITi ER"It is said in the Neutrality law which
| the gentleman never read, probably. Laughter
| Mr. RANDALL (scOrnfulyl-Oh! mOonshine. Laugh
MIR BUTLER continued TO state that under the same
law the Cuban Jqnta could send all the men Ihat tsy
Island OF Cuba unsearched and untouched Win tle run
knowledge and without hG % n III 1ne marine
league OF the Island of Cuba They could have exercised
both powers and still could because that did not inter
fere with the Neutrality act, which was aimed against
sending armed expeditions, and had been from the very
| embroing the United states in with Spain. lie
quoted 10 sustain this statement paragraph ro re
he good authority Cubans although for nobody else
lsGghterl, and he commended that paragraph 70 the
gentlemen the other side of the House who asked 80
many questions, with the adage Fools olten ask qes
tions which honest men cannot answer Iaughter;I =,
Mr. RANDALI-FOOls are sometimes honest, WHICH
you never are Laughter. .,o .o,..,, wan, On 20
Mr. BUTLER mot noticing the remark went on on, 10
say that the resolutions reported mad just escaped Dehg
anything at all except mischieyous They would EN-
broi the United states in quarrel win SPAN. II gem
tetnen asked whether he was not willing u nave war
with Spain he would say as Fourth OF July business
he was but as a statesman he not, because Spain
| was just in position to desire war She had Govern
ment only provisional not with any ascertaned u
with n, any ho war upon With e the e0 United saes
on fair pretense, the effect woud be to rally all her
people around her Government. 1t would unite them
| In a common band of patriotism and would give the
Spanish Government prestige at home. All she cOuid
lost But the effect on the United states finances would
be very prudica 1t would prevent the funding Of the
that would abroad at forty fifty cents on the
cy a n knoM Ne 'dhi o ' but St he
speaking ont in meeting" That being the condition OF
things would they not be the verest-he would not use
a harsh word-but would they not be extremely uh"lse
to give that opportunity to sPaini ....
| Mr.. LOGAN QRep- I'D replied to Mr. Butler In very
animated manner crticsing him sharply In reference TO
his suggestions about the use OF Cuban bonds once
there had not been stronger advocate OF Cuban indie
pendence in the House Of than the gen
side Of the question and insinuated that Cuban bonds
had Influenced the votes OF members Cuban bonds, he
Setter for corruptng purposes than bonds, and if
thing had been used on either side 1t would have been
| gold The insnuatiOn low contrary 10 good man
ners contrary good faith IL was an act which ought
not recognized rs the act of gentleman Applause
in the galleries, which called forth lecture from the
Mr. LOGAN went on to say that he meant no personal
but that perfectly astOnlsned al the gen
teman from Massachusetts (Butler going off, without
authority hunting up witnesses IN an attempt 70 throw
astonished him Buter), the friend OF humanity
the friend Of good reputation the friend OF liberty, UNI
dertake in the interest OF monarchy and oppression of
blood and carnage, and In opposition 10 liberty ana ifee
dom attempt to his brother members with thieves
Leaving the subject Mr. LOGAN proceeded to advo.
cate in an elognent and mpassOned strain the Of
free uba and 10 reply the arguments made in debate
against the resolution. AS to the argument that mere
Spanish gunboats that allowed to leave NewYork
we're intended fori Was it to go fishing of Cape
Cod [IAaughter) There was war IN Cuba, and
| all thai was asked was that that fact be
recognized and that the CuOams VINO are cap
| burned, or disembOweled, but shall be treated
prisoners OF war ME ne TO f fSe
of begerency. 1t not from fear Of being enDroed
TO Madrid to make arrangements with Gen. Prm for the
purchase OF the Island OF Cuba when was to be turned
oyer s 70 sT Se meat in the egg Would the gentleman
from say that that not the TACT He
INT IOgan happened to know something OF the secret
workings and the object Of all those great appeals that
he had heard to day As to the Presidents message ne
said that IN Gen. Grant had not been up In Pennsylvania
| fishing when the message was written, he would
not Lsye signed it as readily st ne the hda dGne
had signed IT, 1t bad message. IL did not state
the law CORRECTLY a4s me @as 20 s% He appee
TO the House II il erred at all to let err on the side OF
appealed let the Democrats beat them in favor of
Mr. BANKS dsep, Mass) took the floor to close the
| MIR BINGHAM rep. Ohio appealed 10 Mr.. Banks TO
give him an opportunity TO offer substitute for the reso-
| luton OF the minority.
| Mr.. BANKS declined TO yield.
Mr. DAWES Qlep, MassD submitted that il was hardly
fair the debate to be confined to members OF the
| Committee Foreign Affairs.
Various suggestions were made 10 MT Banks as the
House had session seven hours to consent to an
adjournment a recess, but he resisted then and APP
pea ed TO remain In session and dispose
Of the matter as adjournment without dsposng Of 1t
| would be fatal TO the proposition.
Mr. BANKS then proceeded with the closing speech In
| support OF the resolution.
| After he had closed Mr. BINGHAM moved 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the main question was ordered,