The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
He May Delay rendering His "Friend-
Iy Onices- Until the Rainy Season
Forces a Truce in Cuba.
SENTIMENT OF SPANIARDS
THEY ARE UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO
UNCLE SANS ADVICE,
And VIII Continue to Make War on
the Insurgents-Member of the
Cuban Junto Pleased.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The House to-
day adopted the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions by vote OF 24 to q. The
report on the resolutions had been debated
Friday and Saturday, and the vote to-day
was taken Immediately after the reading
of the journal. Eighteen Republicans and
nine Democrats voted against the report.
After the most determined opposition of
those opposed to the recognition of the in
surgents in the Senate and House. there
were but ten more votes against the report
than against the original resolutions. The
former vote was 262 to II. By its action
to-day the House agreed to the Senate reso-
lutions and disooses of the Cuban Ques-
ton for the present. These resolutions are
as follows:
Resolved, That. in the opinion of Con-
gress. a condition Of public war exists be-
tween the government of Spain and the
government proclaimed and for some time
maintained by force of arms py the people
OF Cuba: and that the United States OF
America should maintain strict neutrality
between the contending powers, according
ports and territory of the United States.
Resolved, further, That the friendly
offices of the United States should be Of
ernment for the recognition of the inde-
pendence of Cuba"
There was much interest when Mr. Hit,
in pursuance of the agreement, arose
to demand the regular order. The
Speaker put the question on the adop-
ton of the conference report. The great
swelling chorus of ''ayes" was followed by
feeble scattering of negative votes. Mr..
Hit asked for the ayes and noes. Yielding
to the appeals Of many members, however,
he withdrew it. Mr.. Boutelle, who had
made himself conspicuous by his opposition
to the report, made no effort to secure the
ayes and noes, and the report would have
been declared adopted had not Mr.. Tucker,
a member of the foreign affairs committee,
who has opposed the Cuban resolutions at
this juncture stepped forward and demanded
record-making vote, and the roll was
called. The report was adopted-244 to q.
Those who voted in the negative were as
follows:
Republicans = Arnold, Atwood, Boutelle,
OF Massachusetts,, Grout, Lefever, Call of
s' WadsWorth Walker % Of Masachusetfs. 1as. Walk.
er of Virginia, and Wright-1S.
Democrats-Berry, Black of Georgia, Cul-
berson, Elicit, Elliott, Lockhart, Tucker,
Turner of Georgia, and Taylor-9.
The announcement was greeted with
great demonstration on the floor, which was
taken UP by the galleries.
In the Senate, during the debate on the
postoffice bill, Mr.. Sherman presented the
conference report en- the resolutions and also
the action of the House accepting the Sem
ate resolutions. He said no further action
was needed. He remarked with satisfaction
that the vote in the House for the resolu-
tions was very large. Mr.. Allison raised a
question as to the formality of the report
and the action by the House, but after brief
discussion it was agreed that all parliament
tary requirements had been observed.
The resolutions will be officially brought
to the attention Of the President to NOR
row by the Secretary of the Senate, who
will present him with enrolled copy of
the document. Ordinarily concurrent reso-
lutions are not forwarded to the President,
as they do not require his signature, but
the resolutions will be laid before him as
the Armenian resolutions were, because
they express the opinion that he should
tender the Offices of the United States to
Spain for the recognition of Cuban inde-
-pendence and are. therefore, direction to
him in so far as Congress can direct the
President in such proceeding.
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish min
lister here, was too busy to receive reporters
wishing to ascertain what he proposed to
do result Of the action of the House in
| adopting the conference report Probably
| his course will depend entirely on the at
| titude assumed by the President towards
| the subject. The course of the latter is
| purely a matter Of speculation. Since the
| transmission to Congress last February of
| the correspondence relative to Cuba much
| matter has accumulated at the Department
| of State tearing on the later phases OF the
struggle. For prudential reasons these re-
ports have been withheld even from Con-
gress, so 1t is not possible to learn whether
| or not the state of facts as set out therein
| is such as to warrant any change in the
attitude towards the revolution the Presi-
| dent assumed and defined in his annual
message to Congress. The tests he laid
down in the beginning which the revolu-
tionists must fulfill remain unchanged, SO
| far as can be learned. Relative to the ex-
| tension OF his good offices towards bring
| ing about independence. it is entirely pos
| his inclination and disposition 10 move in
| that direction as far as he can safely, for
he is on IN record IN his message S as deore,
and bloody" war on the island. However,
| in either case the President is not under
| the necessity of deciding whether he will
| act, and how. on the resolutions, and as
| the rainy season is about to begin in Cuba
| putting stop to all military operations for
five months. 1t may be that the President
| will decide TO wait further during the en-
| forced truce before acting himself in the
| matter.
Senior Gonzales De Quesda. the secretary
| of the Cuban delegation here is exulta nj
| over the receipt of advices from Europe
| through the newspapers and otherwise 10
the effect that the Spanish government Il
| in great straits to raise money 10 prolone
| the war. He said the Bank of France and
| the Low Countries had refused to advance
| Spain any more money in addition to the
! S10,O00,00O already advanced. and this had
| driven Spain to the doubtful expedienf OF
calling on her own citizens for help He
Spain was under obligations to repay the
] si0.000,000 loan to the Bank Of France and
| the Low Countries before June next. making
/ payment OF one-half on the 9TH OF nexf