The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
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alone some banquet hall deserted;" that
ne was not to be diverted because OF
he unanimlty of sentiment expressed
by his brother members of the commit
t"e from expressing his honest sentl-
neht about the dangerous character
or the resolutions" The second resolu-
ton. If presented TO Great Britain I'm
ease Of the Irish people. who had been
struggling for 100 years for self govern
men,, would be considered by Grent
Britain rs an effront. 1t declared that
people of the United States believed. and
that other nations believed, that the
only permanent solution Of the contest
was Oh recognizing the independence of
Cuba He expected that "other ma
lions would rather do their own thing
ing AMI he asked: What right have
we to dictate to a foreign power with
which we are on friendly terms. what
sort of government any of her people
should have?"
The Plain English OF the resolutions
was that If Spain ala not grant to the
Cuban patriots tso-called la government
of their own, based upon the choice of
| the people, then the United States
WAS 10 give II to them by force Of arms.
THE Southern people," Mr.. Tucker con-
| tinued, ere not for war. They have
had enough OF H. They know what 1t
| U.s. They have borne the burden and
| heat Of he day, through four years
| of war, and they know what II means.
| They are to-day pursuing their peace
| full avocation5. When the propeH time
comes they will come to the support OF
| this Government and defend It's inter-
ests against any attack. But to-day,
without cause except sympathy. we are
boldly and deliantly challenging war
with Spain. This resolution, In my
! Judgment, should not pass
Mr. fuckers speech closed the argu-
ment in opposition to the resolution, ana
the arguments in support OF them were
wound up by MIR. Hit. Several PROPOSE
lions for division Of the resolutions
and for separate votes upon them were
ruled out by the Speaker
At 3:45 the previous question was
ordered and on n viva voce vote the
question of adopting the House rcsolu
tons nus aEsrr:,, to. the few dssentln+
votes being drowned in the chorus
yeas" The yeas and naYS were then
demanded and the Cuban resolutions
were agreed to by vote OF "a to ~.
The Legislative. Executive and Judi
cial bin was then taken up, the ques'
tion being the section substituting Sala-
ries for fees in the CONDENSATION oil
limited States Attorneys and Marshals
without reaching a conclusion, the
House, ut $50. adjourned until to-mor-
row.
tSanate )-Among the petitions pre-
.antcd i'm the Senate during the morn
inr hour was one from the American
Protective Association of Maine, by MT.
Frye, protesting against placing the STA
inc of Pere Marquette In the Statuary
Hall of the Capitol.
Mr.. Call offered the following reSolu-
ton: 49,
Nesolved by the Senate, That the
President OF the United states be re-
uucsted 10 demand OF the Government
of Spain a statement as to the truth OF
the charges made IN letter puoished
in the newspapers, purporting to be from
Mir. Gomez. late editor of the La LII
chau. a newspaper published in Havana.
that he had been tortured while confined
in d dungeon in the bare ground for
two months in Ceuta. the penal colony
of Spain, TO extort from him evidence
against Julius SanGuelly. a natural.Ze0
citizen of the United States, and sub
seuuently killing the said Gomez; also
to insist on full report of the evidence
and all the proceedings In the alleged
civil trial of Julius Sanguilly. in which
II is charged that the said Sanguilly was
condemned to Imprisonment for life at
Ceuta on suspicion only and without
evidence; also to demand the release of
Charles Nicholson and Morenzo Betan-
court, correspondents Of New York news
papers, who are charged only with en-
tering within the insurgent lines to OBJ
tain information; also to demand OF
Spain that all American citizens who
shsll be captured by the apanish forces