New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-03
THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS GO THROUGH
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
CHAPMAN HIT LEADS OFF IN ADVOCACY OF
PASSING THEM - THE OPPOSITION
HEADED BY BOUTELLE.

Uoshirgton March o-The House to-day, after
two hours spirited debate. under the limitations OF
a suspension Of the rules, by vote OF -oo 10 IL
agreed 10 the Cuban concurrent resolutions reported
last week by It's Committee on FOREIGN Affairs.
After the transaction Of some routine business MI
xI,, pen M chairman of the Committee on For
e,g, Affairs called up the Senate Cuban resolutions
and moved 10 suspend the rules and pass the resolu-
tons reported by the House Foreign Affairs COM
m.ttee in lieu OF the Senate resolutions Inc House
resolutions then read at the Clerk desk Ihey
follows:
Resolved by the House Of Ia yes Mns
Senate concuTrlng), That in the opinion OF Congress
a state of public exists in Cuba, the parties 70
which are entitled to behgerent rights. ana me
United States should observe strict neutrality De-
tween the belligerents .,o.,u .,o ,os,r,,o,,or -
,fs and property caused by the now waginS
in that island and believing that the only pernane
Snsiu The people OF Cuba and other Nations would
be the establishment of Government by the cholce
Of The people of Cuba, II is the sense OF Congress
ht b pGovernmen Of the United States should use
its good offices and friendly influence TO that ena
Resalyed That the United States has not inter
vaned in struggles between any European Govern
mens and their colonies on this continent out ~ IRON ,hn
United States and those of Cuba In cohseauea %
It's proximity and the extent OF the s s sntainr
such losses upon the people OF the inter ,ao,
teA, IT, sed States Should be
Ire legitimate Interests OF our citizens by hter'en-
tion IL necessary
Mr. McCreary Dem, KY oeSireu W h"o" way
thu fourth II the series Of resolutions was not read
This resolution pledged the support OF congress ~
the President in carrying out the resolutions.
Nv HIT said that the fourth resolution had peen
omitted because the greater NUMBER OF the cohi-
ni,tee had requested him to drop IT, SINCE IN tne'r
op,nion the sense was contained in the preceding
resolutions. and it was therefore unnecessary.
Mr. Route,le (Rep Me- demanded second to
the motion, and 1t was ordered by vote OF l'a
TO 10.
At the request OF Mr.. Hit thrty-fve minutes
on each side allowed for debate.
MR. HIT BEGINS THE DEBATE.
Tie debate was opened by Mr. Hit. The resolu-
tons he said had been considered with great care
nv the committee in many meetings. passing
through several months and after consultation with
rnany eminent jurists. IT was the belief OF the
committee that in the interest OF peace. in the In
,eres of the United States and In the interest OF
those who were struggling in Cuba and with whom
the committee sympathzed. the resolutions pre-
sented were a practical. conservative and effective
mode of action. The United States Government, he
said should be prepared protect the interests OF
American citizens and TO intervene II necessary.
All the resolutions had been carefully considered
that they could not. they certainly ought not 10.
cause any trouble between the United States and
any country that was not seeking to pick trouble
with u.s."
That belligereDcy fact was proved not by
newspaper reports alone but by the reports of
United States Consuls in Cuba The war in Cuba
was not reproduction of that which prevailed from