The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-24
ANoTHER CONFERENCE ASKED.
The Senate Has Long Contest on Cuban
Resolutions.

Washington, March 23.--On motion of
Mr., Sherman, rep, of Ohio, the con-
ference report on the Cuban resolutions
was taken u2; but Mr.. Cullum, rep,
of Illinois, gave notice, that, after his
colleague, Mr. Palmer, had addressed
the senate, he would move to take up
the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Call, dem., of Florida, suggested
that the vote should be taken to-day
on the Cuban resolutions.
Mr.. Sherman stated that he was as
anxious as anyone could be to have
action on the Cuban resolutions. He
would even be glad to have evening
sessions for considering that subject.
He thought that, with warfare going
on in Cuba, the senate owed it to itself
and to the ordinary sense of humanity
to have the question disposed of with
out delay. He would therefore en-
deavor to hold the matter before the
senate.
Mr.. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, re-
marked that the trouble was that the
three senators who constituted the
conference committee on the part of the
senate had agreed without very much
elaboration, to throw aside and aban-
don the resolutions passed by the sem
ate, and to recommend the house reso-
lutions. He yentured to say that there
We're not five senators who approved
of the house resolutions. He suggested
that Mr.. Sherman should move a dis
agreement on the conference report
and ask further conference.
After further colloquy on this point
Mr.. Mitchell, rep, of Oregon, gave no.
tice that as to the Dupont election case
Mr.. George, dem, of Mississippi, de-
sired to address the senate, but would
not, on account of sickness. be able to
do so before Monday next. He would
not therefore call UP that matter be-
fore then, except to give an opportu-
nifty to Mr.. Chandler to speak upon it.
oh said Mr. Chandler, II will en-
deavor to slip in between other mat
ters."
Mr.. Palmer then took the floor. He
said that the whole undertone of the
resolutions was unfriendly to the gov
eminent of Spain. and that the whole
procedure was in a spirit OF unfriendli-
ness to the Spanish government. Thsre
was in Cuba slaughter, violence, de-
struction of property, but that was not
war. In order to meet the proper def
milton of war it should exist between
two organized governments. The in
surgents were unorganized, If they
were recognized by the United States
as belligerents it would follow that the
United States conceded that the Span
ish government would no longer be
held responsible for injuries to persons
and property of Americans in Cuba.
MI. Call, dem, of Florida, stated that
Palmer's statement. The insurgents
had a treasury and civil officers and a
regularly organized government.
Mr.. Morgan, DEM, of Alabama, coin
cided with Mr.. Call and referred to the
paper published by Mr.. Palmer contain
ing statement of the constitution and
organization of the republic. He had
the clerk read the address of President
Cisneros to the American people, here
tofore published.
Mr.. Palmer went on to show that the
insurgent government was a fugitive.
He deprecated the resolution as to in
tervention, and said it meant war with
Spain.
At the close of Mr. Palmer's speech a
joint resolution was introduced by Mr.
Mills, dem, of Texas, directing the
president os the United States to re-
quest the government of Spain to grant
the people of Cuba the power of local
In case the govern
ment of Spain shall refuse the presi-
dent is to take possession of Cuba with
the forces of the United States and to
hold it until it's inhabitants can insti-
tute such government as they may
wish, and to raise such forces as may
be necessary to support it.
Mr.. Mills gave notice that he would
address the senate tomorrow on that
resolution.
BY unanimous consent the senate dis
agreed to the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions. Mr.. Sherman NOV
ed that the senate insist upon its
amendments, and asked a further con-
ference That motion was debatable
and was discussed by Mr.. Allen, pop,
of Nebraska. He criticised Mr. Caff-
rey's argument.
Mr. Allen said few days ago sena-
tors were falling over one another to set
an opportunity to vote for these reso-
lutions. And yet their patriotism had
yet their patriotism had been Sitting
out until it was now very doubtful
whether the resolutions could pass.
Mr.. Sherman's motion that the sem
ate insist on it's disagreement to the
house amendment to the senate resolu-
tions and ask for a further conference
was agreed to without division and
Senators Sherman Morgan and Lodge
We're appointed conferees.
Mr.. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, offered
the following concurrent resolution:
The senate hereby expresses its earn
est desire and hope that Cuba may
soon become a free, independent and re-
publican government and that the
friendly Offices of the United States
shall be offered by the president TO the
Spanish government to secure such re-
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