The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-04
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS AGAIN
Mr.. 6outeIIe Opposes the Con.
terence Report in the House.
mr. patterson, Of Tennessee, One of the
Administration Leaders. Makes n Sig
hihcant staiement-The River ana
Hareor Bill Completed and Presented
TO the House-Appropriations ana
Contracts for the South Atlantic STAT.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The HOUSE "a.
DAY revived the agitation of the oues-
zion OF the Cuban belligerency in con-
neotion with the conference report ON
the Cuban resolutions. In order to pro-
vent another protracted debate In aha
Senate the House conferees had yielded
their resolutions and agreed 70 Aha
adoption OF those Of the Senate, which
like those Of the House, expressed IN a.
the sense of Congress that a state OF war
existed in Cuba and that the United
States should maintain o strics men,
trality between the belligerents.
1t was not expected that tn ere wonId
be much debate, but Mr.. Boutelle. bv
MS vigorous opposition, prevented ac-
ZION to-day, and the chances now are
tnat the debate will run all dsv 10.
morrow.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreiRn
affairs committee. in presenting the
conference report. made very temper
ate speech, In the course Of which he
expressed the greatest confidence In
the President, although the resolu tons
being concurrent, had no binding effect
upon the President.
Mr. PATTERSON (Dem.. Tenn.), who IL
recognized az one of the administration
leaoers on the floor. made q significant
statement: IF the Oubans are united.~
he said, sin the asked for Independence
tney are entitled to autonomy, and If tina
United States would interfere to prs.
vent Spain from acquiring new territory
IN IDLE hemisphere, why should we NOS
interfere to prevent her from retaininv
territory by subjugation?'
Mr.. Bouselle (Rep., Mel, who has
steadily opposed the passage OF any Gu
pan resoiutionr, said he had never re-.
GREETED his course and he thought hin
attitude had been vindicsted by subse-
quent events. This proceeding was n
remarkable illustration "of how mot 40
90 It." The resolutions had no legal ef-
iect. They amounted to nothing. That
mad been proclaimed in the Senate and
was we'll understood here.
Mr.. Hit admitted that o vote could
have been obstructed, but he deeis,aa
emphstically that there was in The
senate an overwhelming majority for
each and all resolutions.
Mr.. Skinner Pop, N. CO. closed the
debate for the day with q brief speech
In favor OF the adoption of the con-
ference report. without action at $40
the House took recess until O'Clock.
Inc river and harbor bill of the Fifty
fourth Congress was completed by the
committee on rivers and harbors and re-.
Hooker o-day.
The total amount appropriated by
the bill Ia in round numbers ten mil.
lions, and provision is made for con-
hnuing works already under way, con-
tracts by the Secretary of War for
works which will cost $51, 600, 900, for
which appropriations will be made In
the future. On Monday next the bill
Will probably be called up in the House.
Appropriations and contracts for the
South Atlantic States follow:
Marylsnd-Pasapsco Channel, $50. GOO;
pataPsco Channel 10 Curtis Bay. $780,
200; inland waterway, Chincoteague
Bay, Vs., to Delaware Bay, S25, 600:
Po.omac river TO Washington, Sl00, 600.
Vlfginia-JAmes, S120, 600; York. S16,-
600; inland waterway. Norfolk harbor.
Va, 20 Albemarle Sound. $4,000.
Hsrbors.Norfolk. Va. $1,000
Georgia-Brunswick, $4,000. South
Carolina--Winyaw Bay, S11O, 600. Flor
ia Apalaohicols, $4,000; Pensacols,
500. GOO; Key West, $50, 600; Charlotte.
10000; Carrabelle. $40, 600.
Louisisna-Mouth Of Calcssieu river
contracts, s325, 600; continuing, $40. GOO.
mington. 100000 inland waterway.
South Carolina-Great Pedee, Sl2. O00.
Santee, S4s, 900.
Georgia-Alamaha. $4,000; Chatta-
hoochee, $4,000; Ocmulga, $40, COO.
Oeonee. $4,000; Savannah. SIS, 600;
Cooss, between Rome. Ga, and
Wetumpka. Ala, $780, 900; inland
waters route, Savannah, Ca, to Fernan.
dina, Fla, $14, 900.
Alabama - Alabama river, $40, 900:
Black Warrior, $40. coo; Warrior ana
Tombigbee. sl15, 1000. Tombig from
Demopolis, Ala, to Columbus, Misa..
$50, 900.
Night Session.
After the house pension session to.
night number OF members jumped on
Mr.. Efdmsn, (Dem., Ps.). member of
the invalid pension committee, for
blocking pension bills. Mr.. Erdman in
his reply declared he would continue to
oppose pensioning all parties who were
not justly entitled to pension. Eiehs
bills were fsvorably passed upon.