The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-15
THE EXECUTIVE EXl 0SED.
oryrRAL BiNKS's ExCORTATTON or
CdLEB CUSHING'S MESSAGE.

At Finy Thousand spanish soldiers-Tho
Prccedeuts Established by Europe In cur
RrbrIlion-Tbe Cownrdice Of Congress-
The spanish Ministers Lie An Infamous
insult 10 the United states.
W.,nINeroS June 1.-THE House to-day, AZ
,,,oc expiration Of the morning hour, proceeded to
lie con.i icra'ion OF the joint resolution reported
rm The Committee on Foreign Affairs in relation
mite contest between tie people VI Cuba and the
Govcrnmcnt OF 81 ain.
The res luton ns,ructs the President to declare
,rd maintain a strictly impartial neutrality in the
Contest and requests him to demonstrate against the
batbarous manner In which the war In Cuba has
been conducted and, II he shall deem II expedient,
10 .olcit the cooperation Of other Governments TO
secure from both the contending parties an observ
nee Of the laws OF war.
Amendments were offered BY Messrs. Ortiz and
Logan the latter being the second section. to make
The construed 90 ~ to give 70 both contending
PARTIES the same advantages Of intercourse and trade
With the United states, consistent with the law Of
niops. which have been or may be accorded to the
Government Of spain.
ruB BATTLE OPENED.
Mr.. BANKS Rep., Mass.) addressed the House In
support Of the joint resolution. lie had listened 70
the message Of the President without having his
views on the subject changed or modified. There
never could be peace In the country until tie rels
tons Of Cuba TO the United States we're definitely
settled. He knew that the people OF the Unitod
Fta,cs had been reiitiously faithful to their duties,
Lthough they had the reputation abroad OF being
fnbusters No State in the world had so clear and
honorable q record In that regard as the United
states had. The present movement in Cuba origi.
rated ut OF the revolution in Spain The people Of
Cuba naturally expected to share in the benefits Of
The revolution, but captaIn.Gencr Lersundi
rtccked the idea, and ntmsted that the eiiaeo Of
few lives would save greater and more painful
losses. The people Of Cuba had thereupon risen
pr,ihst the Government OF Spain and established q
Government Tor themselves They had adopted q
Constitution ~ wise, and in some respects wiser
than that OF the United states They held three ont
Of the four states into which the island Ia divided
and hal fought IRON Octoter, 1863 until now, with
pcrtisenee, faith, and fidelity that had rarely been
exceeded.
He had heard the mention made In the Presidents
isn occasional bullet" and recognized tne source
from which that expression eamo; but It was not
"sn occasional bullet" that cost the lives OF
yIyrr THOUSAND SPANISH SOLDIERS.
There had been 107,O 900 men employed 10 suppress
Che insurreciion The exact military force in the
Geld nj the present time lie supposed to be about
y 900 uien against ten or twenty thousand Cubans
The conflict had been carried on with q barharity
never before equalled, which sddit onsi res
~u for tho interference of The United States Gov
eminent
The propositions submitted were simple. They
ave offence 70 no nation nteriered with the rights
elneii1er party TO the eontest asd were in eonso-
nance with the preoedents established by all the
European Governments In the late rebellion in the
United States spain had recognized the rebellion
within siKy-hve days alter the firing at Fort sumter
He proposed TO do only that for the Island OF Cuba
rot within sixty ave days after the beginning Of
alter thousands OF lives nsd fiIlen in war lie re-.
minded the House OF the insecurity OF United States
citizens and officers In Cuba lie had seen a letter
yesterday sating that United States Consul there
whose name he would not repeat, was preparing 70
ie.ye toe island, in the belief that his lie was not
iaie there.
There was no indignity and no wrong which
might not be imposed upon Americans there. An
Admiral OF the United states navy had been sent
tlere some tune ago to inquire into the circum-
stances " the murder of young man from Penn.
tyyaria afler the sham and farce OF trial and the
Admiral reported that the man had been bI utslly
murdered, and TO that report the President as
scnied. The Admiral had also reported that the
bntsh Government had power to protect ts subjects
eni uia1 they suffered no violence whatever from
tbs ANARCHY IN CUBA.
The Secretary OF State wrote 70 an American Con-
GU there tnqur1ng what there In British leZis-
blon that It cir subjects the projection which
American citizens had not and the Cons vi could not
answer te question; but he (Nr Banxs) could tell.
u was because the British Government protected
Its osn subjects, and never took the side OF the oD
Iressor and OF the tyrant against its people,
ne United states Government had too nearly done.
lAurmurs Of applause in one OF the galleries The
and towards, but projected them, whether they
we're rieht or wrong. Whenever the American
Govern ment took that ground Americans would be
a. perfectly protected as Englishmen. Frenehmen,
kvede-, Danes Russians, or PTussans protected.
lie wanted that protection given 10 Americans there,
ind the Avg OF the country unmoestcd on The seas
and especially in the Gulf Of Mexico.
cALED CUSHING USnAsKxD.
Mr.. BANKS touched the arguments on International
law In the Presidents message, and compared tn en-
sih similar arguments communicated some tine age
by lbe Secretary OF state, and ad that lie could not
Lut lee instincuvely on bearing the message read
That tie peron who had prepared them for the one
ams nassoa nso Ioi me otner and maj tnst
Of spain In the pay Of the spanish Government and
n the pay Of the Government OF the United statea
h.t might be 40 error on bis part and he hoped TO
Iod IL was, but he was inclined 70 believe II.
Mr. ineEHsoLL rep, In)-wm the gentleman
nate 70 whom he Alludesf
nr. BAsxs-No, s,r, not at an.
M. lssKRsoIL-I would like 10 be informed On
hat point
urn SPANISH HKBrRR's Contribution.
Mr.. BAnks referred to that part Of the Presideats
message reiatink To the brutaiities committed on
both sides, all Of which, he said, might have come
from u. spsnish Minister. lsensstion,l 1t would
Minister OF State. He would say TOR tie Cubans
who were instinct with the character OF Amer.
their contest under the rules Of civilized warfare.
not one man would have been butchered by them in
truel and uljusuhahe manner. lie would not altemp
10 justify tho reported murder In Wholesale OF sir
hundred prisoners OF war by Of the chiefs Of
hsurgsns, though they could do nothing bat retail
asIr zee the country depop1lsted BY the Spsniards
lie do MOI blame the President Tor not ierfernx.
iougress had taught the President that IL was dan
rerOos for him ~ entertain opir ion do an act
lllt niEni be called . policy. Laughter on the
democratic side.l And therefore II be sa~ those
things done and said nothing It was ais fault but "
uembeTs Of Congress would claim absolute and I'M
limited power In tie Administration, aud II the
yernmeut saw these tLibgs, and permitted them,
AID iusihed them, or gloated over them. they ought
10 be
EuDERED AMONG THE DAMNED
forever and forever; the curse OF God should rest
upon Them Applause, suppressed by the speaker. !
igey we're responsi1'e Tor these things. There had
Ipt been a prisoner Of butcleTed In Cuba,
not woman OF child sent TO eternity Tor which Con-
fress Nns not responsible, for II had the power u
Geek suCh b1rtMity, and did not exercise It,
I"eive hundred million OF people would Join the
tiNed States ~ tie cry OF condemnation against T.
bu! SSngresa dared not TO utter word against sach
Noesnl. butSl"J OF the defeneeess people Of Cuba
Me ~. naS we're tad that 20 long toe k,pGniArds
huuereu women and children, 80 long there Ma.
hoh.I VIC OhIltu States hid no Tignt ~ In eriefe
WIN lhem IN hby Wy. That was whit VS. called
law. lie did not blame the Fre-deui Tor il mo-, Al I'M
utamw! CT wLO Tor any thug bu. pay Would send ~
nc represent tINes ui t.e Icsls a !lutriue NO
81 1t Tor them 10 set urou, ought 70 De Il yer 70
Undated, anl FORBIDDEN Tue lersruce OF rl,uiz,t.
uen. lAppiause In the gallery, AMI ..u,ht.r apo =,
y Democratic members.
Tue SPEAKER stated that am manifesto ion o. an.
ihuse VAS positively forbidden b. the Ile-.
vi. lsGIRsOLL-Let Us have a htue hi erty 10.
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