The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
FOR THE CUBANS.
THE INSURGENTS ARE RECOGNIZED
AS BELLIGERENTS,
The Senate ,ResoIutions Are PASSED.
by the House, PA to ~, Amid a.
Scene of Enthusinsm-The ResoIu-,
tions Will Become Effective With
out the Action of President CIeve-
land

Washington, April 8. - The house
adopted the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions by vote of pa to.
81. Those who voted in the negative
We're rs follows
Republicans Arnold (R. y, Atwood,
Black IN. W, Boutelle, Daniels, ORA
per, Gillet On. y, Gillet (dass.), Grout,,
Lefevre, Mccall (Mass.), Moody, Poole.
Simpkins. Wadsworth, Walker (Mass.).,
Walker (Va.), Wright-1S.
Democra ts-Berry. Black (Ga.l, Gull
bertson, Elicit, Elliott Lockhart,.
Tucker, Turner (Ga.), Taylor-9
The vote was received with tu-s
multuous cheers. After the most de-,
ternined opposition Of those opposed
to the recognition Of the insurgents
in the senate and house, there We're
but ten more votes against the report
than against the original resolutions
The former vote was 262 to II. By
this action the house agrees to the
senate resolutions and disposes of the
Cuban question for the present The
resolutions were as follows: -.
r Resolved, That, in the opinion of
congress, condition of public war ex-
lists between the government of Spain
ana tile government proclaimed and
arms by the people Of Cuba; and that
the United States of America should
maintain strict neutrality between
the contending parties. according to
each all the rights Of bellgerents i'm
the ports and territory of the United
States. - es
Resolved, further, That the friendly
offices of the United States should be
offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition Of the
independence of Cuba'' a-s
No Presidential Action Necessary
The resolutions will be officially
brought to the attention of the presi-
dent by the secretary of the senate,
who will present him with an en-
rolled copy of the document. Ordi-
narily concurrent resolutions are not
forwarded to the president, as they do
not require his signature. but these
resolutions will be laid before him as
the Armenian resolutions were, be-
cause they express the opinion that he
should tender the Office of the United
States to Spain for the recognition of
cuban independence, and are, there
fore. direction to him in so far as
congress can direct the president in
such proceeding
4NS1ltIFt W lue cAtelSlOH OF his gOO0
offices toward bringing about indie
pendence, it is entirely possible that
the president may find it, within his
inclination and disposition to move in
that direction as far as he can safely,
for he is on record in his message as
deprecating the continuance of the
present .'cruel and bloody war on the
island. However, in either case. the
president is not under the present
necessity Of deciding whether he will
act, and how, upon the resolutions,
and as the rainy season is about to
begin. in Cuba. putting a stop to all
military operations for five months. it
may be that the president will decide
to wait further during the enforced
truce before acting in the matter
Senior Gonzalo de Quesada, the secre-
tary of the Cuban delegation here, is
exultant over the receipt of advices
from Europe, through the newspapers
and otherwise, to the effect that the
Spanish government is in great straits
to raise money to prolong the war.