New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
prBATE on THE CONFERENCE REPORT.

rn. sen,,. galleries were again crowded this
morning as they have been every day since the
Cuban belligerency resolutions have been eApec'eu
10 come up for discussion and action
The conference report taken up at p. m.
and Mr. I'M oDein. y " addressed the Senate
tIe said al the outset that he should vote against
concurrng in tho repor. of the Conference Commit
toe and that his remarks were Intended more as
an exclamation of his vote than any elaborate argu
ncnt on the question involved. He wished 10 ca-i
st,entlon to ths parliamentary situation OF me con-
ference report II had TO BE- accepted In It's entirety
or be rejected II could not be amended. IL oou'u
NO, be changed IIc objected 20 the third 'resou
,,o, and he read H. with criticisms on ts language
:, declared tha, the United States had not Inter
vcnea I'm struggles between any European Govern
n,r' and their colonies on this continent. nat
ne askei did that word ''intcrvcned mean' II II
mean. that me United States had not recognized
those colonies as belhgerents II was not true. The
United states had recognized them as belligerents
II hal done more than that II had recognizes
their Independence Something more. therefore. Mr.
HI said. must be meant by Intervention III inc
Hous. resolution. II not I'm the Scnaies rcso-
luton The Senate conferr"es had abandoned the
two Senate resolutions "Withou, the firing Of n
GUN u.,,. u,,le cnnsuatlon the Senate conferrces
surrendered 10 the House" Evidently the word
.iniervened" meant something more. II II had any
legitimate meaning at all II meant tha: the United
States was to take part in the struggle between
Spain and Cuba An unnecessary resolution was
an unw!se one. and this third resolution was an
unnecessary one. 1t subec. to double consruc-
ton II was liable to msinterpre,at!on. and II
adopted 4, would produce mischief In the future.
All the Senate had intended to do In It's resou-
ton for whIc- ne hal voted-was 10 declare the
two points: First. that a state Of war exists De-
tween Spain and cuba which warrants the recog-
milton OF the Insurgents as belligerents. and' Sec
ond that the kind Offices OF the United States Gov
,I..l, tka and ~
Cuban independence Mr.. Hll added with strong
emphasis: I'VE could not have gone further We
ought no. 10 have gone further. This resolution Is
liable TO complicaic us What Is meant by TINS
term lntervened'? The resolution sounds too much
like threai-too much like buncombe. hut IL means
than that. and that is the reason why II Is
mischievous. Let us be frank with ourselves Let
us be frank with Spain. Let us be frank with Cuba
Let not deceive either party to this controversy.
THE GROUNDS FOR INTERVENTION.
Going on TO criticss the third resolution. Mr. Hill
came to the clause which declares that the Govern
ment OF the United States should be- prepared 10
protect the legitimate interests OF American citizens
by Intervention II necessary. and he asked; w NAT
does that mean? II It means that we should IN
crease our Navy and Army. let II proceed by DILL
duly Introduced and passed. and to which the Presi
dent OF the United States shall become party Let
proceed prepare not by threats OF preparation
not by idle boasts Of preparation. hut by bills Let
us raise the necessary revenue. Let us prove IN
the forms OF law. what we are going to do 10 pre-
pare for war There is hardly any necessity
think for the declaration about protecting the legiu
mate interests OF the citizens or the unie1 Sthtes
What interests? Not their lives. Not their safety
Not their comfort. Why are we to Interfere! MOI
on the score Of humanity. The resolution does NOT
put our Intervention on any such high grouhd. MOI
for the nurnose OF stopping bloodshed Not for lib
ertys sake Not because we want TO help along free
institutions No No such words are uttered
This House resolution says The United states
should be prepared to protect tho legitimate inter-
ests OF our citizens.
Mr. fInl repeated this phrase with intense scorn
and he added: This is placing our proposed action
ON very low ground II there must be Intervention.
let II be placed on higher ground than the mere
Ioss~s 10 some OF the business interests OF the
country Lot II be put upon the broad ground OF
stopping boodshed. Let 1t be put upon the proad
ground of doing something for a people struggling
TO be free Let II be put upon the ground OF our
sympathy with the establishment OF republics But
do not put Il the low ground that we are losing
few dollars by this contest between spain anu
Cuba"
Mr. Hl read a telegram which he mad received
from N merchant I'm New-York city. to the effect
that ths present attitude OF the United States
toward cuba In seriously affecting the commerce or
New-York and that tho Spanish merchants were
boycotting American products In consequence OF
Conversational action and were canceng all orders
Commenting on thia dispatch and others OF similar
character Mr.. HIN exclaimed contemptuousy
And they expect me to place my vote upon great
international question OF right and wrong on the
mere noint that some Spanish merchants In Cuba
rs bovcotting my constituents In New-York! With
ali due respect to these gentlemen. our action here
proceeds or should proceed. on higher grounds on
better grounds on more tenabe grounds than that"