The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30

Reference is made to the absence of re- |
sronsible government In Cuba as Il cause |
of delay. OF protracted Imprisonment and |
property considerations, also to the fact |
that these Cuban insurrsctions have ever |
proved temptation to fllibusterprs from |
this country. causing trouble and expense.
IT Is asserted that the devastation of
Cuba In the present war. that Is being |
waged with fire and sword" Is a cnuse or |
unrest among the people OF the United |
states, creating strong ground for pro- |
test against its continuance. This STRUGGLE |
the report says. Is rapidly changing the
issue to one of existence on the part OF
great number OF the native population.
inc report continues: II Is neither lust
to the relations that exist between Cuba
and the United States nor is II in keeping
with the spirit of the age or the rights
OF humanity that this struggle should be
protracted until one party or the other
should become exhausted In the resources
of men and money. thereby Weakening
both until they may fall prey to some
strong power or until the stress of human
sympathy or the rescntments cngendered
by long and bloody conflicts may draw
Into strife unruiy elements Of ncighboring
countries. This civil war. though It Is
great in its proportions and Ia conducted
by armies that are In cor 2lete organisa-
tion aud controlled by supreme military
authority, has not n safeguard of II cartel
| or prisoners OF war.
| In this feature OF the warfare II becomes
| n duty of humanity that the civilized
powers should insist upon tho application
of the laws of war recognized among civil
| lized nations to both armies As our own
| people are drawn into the struggle on
| both sides. and enter either army without
4 the consent OF our government and In
| violation OF our laws, their treatment,
when they may be wounded or captured.
| although II is not regulated by treaty and
| ceases to be u positive care or our gov
ernmcnt should not he left to the revenge
/ full retnliations which expose them TO the
4 fate of pirates or other felons.
| Attention Ia called to the inability OF
Spain to deal with the revolution, which 's
characterized as n misfortune which IL
is unfair to visit on the United states
| II Is due. the report continues. to the
situation OF affairs IN Cuba that Spain
should recognize the existence of state
of war In the island, and should volun-
tarily accord to the armies opposed to her
authority the rights OF belligerents under
the laws of nations.
Mr.. Cameron (Rcp.. Pa) presented
|minority report on the Cuban question
A from tho committee on iorc'sh rcih''o"S'
Y Following is tho text:
Il Resolved, that the president Is hereby
! requested to intctpose his friendly ofiices
4 with the Spanish government Tor tine
recognition OF the independence OF CUBA
MIR Cameron presented long report on
tho subject, reviewing the historical part
| of the cuban afrair. ana the course OF
President Grant during the Cuban revolt
! s,hci, ne WAS president. He recitcs inc
striking. contrast between the action OF
Spain in recognizing the Confederate
States during the American civil war
and the failure to recognize thc Sup'.''
insurgents as belligeren's. The minority
reuort also states that shortly after MT
| Dlaine became secretary of state he
sought TO secure the independence OF
cuba. but failed by the absolute refusai
of Spain to consider the release OIL her
colony. ,,,,,a, -,
atuirs the minority report declares that
a state of war now exists In Cuba Tue
southern Confederacy, 1t says, h',l pec'
| recognized by Great Britain. frihcc aug
Spaiu before a battle had boen iouSht
delinquency Ia a question oil iact nhu
should he recognized whenever u IN ihr'
e,dsts Warfare Implies belligerency. lr
uily Inst the insurgents had nearly cap
,ured cantain General Campos. thus es
tah1Ishing their actual helliger'hcN' VI
I. December "a last they had advanced west
! ward until near Havana, having oVerrui
tho entire island and threatened the
: oan,,,, such action established bclliger
ency as n question Of fact beyond DOUBT
In conclusion the report urges II to D'
an imperative duty that delinquency p'
accorded aud that tho president tufthc'
move toward the independence OF the III
, land. A..
calendar.
: mfr. Gray Dem, Del) frombthe commit
: tee on foreign affairs, made faVornpi'
report on tho resolution Gaining on I'M
secretary Of state for Information ms ,'
the arrest of Mark Roderiguez on IN
4 instant and also the arrest OF I.ohis Som
2 melIein and his son In Havana AT ina
l time The committee strikes out that or
j OF the resolution as introduced lnHrucuh'
1 tho secretary of state TO demand the I'm
mediate release II the prisoners named
' Tho resolution went to the calendar
Among the bills introduced was one b!
A Mr.. Gnilingcr of New Hampshire pen
| sioninp the widow OF General Thomns EW
= ing, who died recently
e Mr.. Calls resolution directing the In
n ! terstatc commerce committee to investl
G gate and report on canal across I'M
c State of Florida was agreed TO-
| Tho resolution as to Eugene V. Debs wa
I referred TO the judiciary committee OF
= the assurance OF Mr.. Hoar, chairman o
= the committee that early action woul'
| be taken. ~.
i At o'clock Mr. Tillman Uop" s. O.
c took the floor ON the pending silver BON
= bill The galleries filed quickly ana IN
s senator was accorded close attention "
1 moved down from his rear seat TO one u
the front row. Immediately In front OF IN
h presiding officer. Although provided WIZ
4 manuscript he began extemporraheousiS
Il Tho senator said he would use plal
n Anglo Saxon, the Language OF the coinmo
t peopIe, for he was one of them. lie spok
y bitterly of the essay readtng INDUCED i
d be senators He referred TO the statemen
= OF the senator from Ohio tSherman) tina
n the silver question had been thrashed ou
y Eyes. It has been thrashed out by IN
e spcculators, but not by the farmers a
e n farmer he would thrash II again. tal
Is ing UP the whole subject on pitchforl
ready. II need be- to uncover the manur
In likely to be found
4 '.Mr. President" the senator continuof
ir 'sit is not saying too much. ana l ie'
d warranted In charging the dernngemcr
a In our finances and all this cry aboi
n sound money and maintaining the cred
" OF the government as all part and pare
of a damnable scheme OF robbery while
lie had for its object, first the utter desuu
dl ton OF silver ns a money metal; secoh'
l. the increase nj the public debt, the issll
= of bonds payablc in gold ana, thirp, IN