The record-union., 1896-03-03
II is Very Prompt in Dealing With the
Spanish Question.
Speaks in No Uncertain Terms of the
Cuban Troubles
The Only Permanent Solution of the
Contest is in the Establishment Of
Government by the People of
Cuba, and This Government Should
Use Its Best Offices to That End.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The
House to-day, after two hours spent in
the debate under the limitations of a
suspension of the rules, by vote of
263 TO IL, agreed to Tin lieu of the reso-
lutions adopted Friday by the Senate)
the concurrent resolutions reported last
week by the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, declaring that, in the opinion of
Congress, a state of public war exists
in Cuba, the parties to which are en-
titled to belligerent rights and between
which the United States should OBJ
serve a strict neutrality. They further
declare that Congress believes the only
permanent solution of the contest is in
the establishment of a Government by
the people of Cuba, and that it is the
sense of Congress that the Govern
ment of the United States should use
its good offices and influences to that
end, and that the United States should
be prepared to protect the legitimate
interests of its citizens in Cuba by in
tervention, if necessary.
The last of the series of resolutions
reported by the committee, pledging the
support of Congress to the President
in carrying out the foregoing. was
stricken out, it being thought unneces-
sary, being covered in the others.
In the morning hour a number of
bills were passed by unanimous con-
sent or under the suspension of the
rules, among them being the Senate
joint resolution directing the. Secretary
of Agriculture to purchase and distri-
butte seeds, buds, ETC., as has been done
in preceding years.
The bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi River
at Aitken, Minnesota, was agreed to-
Also a bill authorizing the Arkansas
and Northwestern Railroad Company
to construct and operate road through
Indian Territory.
Senate bill authorizing the appoint
ment of Lieutenant-Co Commander r. G..
NJ Brown to be a commander on the
retired list was discussed in Committee
Of the Whole, and defeated by a vote of
50 to 50. This officer was retired be-
cause of injuries received during the
great hurricane at Apia, Samoa, and
the promotion was urged on account
of the conspicuous bravery he dis
played on that occasion.
On motion of Willis (Rep) of Della
ware, the rules were suspended and
Senate joint resolution was agreed to
authorizing and directing the Secretary
of Agriculture to purchase and dis
tribute seeds, etc, as has been done in
preceding years.
Hit Rep) of Illinois, Chairman of
the Foreign Affairs Committee. called
up the Senate Cuban resolutions. and
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the resolutions reported by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee in lieu Of
the Senate resolutions.
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, by the House (the Senate
concurring), That in the opinion of
Congress state of public war exists in
Cuba, the parties TO which are entitled
TO belligerent rights, and the United
States should observe a strict neutral
ity between the belIigarents.
Resolved. That Congress deplores the
destruction of life and property caused
by the war now waging in the island,
and believing that the only permanent
solution of the contest, equally in the
interest of Spain, the people of Cuba
and other nations would be benefited in
the establishment of q Government by
the choice of the people of Cuba. it is
the sense of Congress that the Govern
ment of the United States should use its
gcod offices and friendly influence to
that end.
Resolved, That the United States has
not interviewed in struggles between any
European nations and their colonies on
this continent, but from the very close
relations between the people of the
United States and the people of Cuba
because of its proximity and the extent
of the commerce between the two peo-
pies, the present war is entailing such
losses upon the people of the United
States that Congress is of the opinion
that the Government of the United
States should be prepared to protect
the legitimate interests of Americans
by intervention if necessary.
Boutelle (Rep.) of Maine demanded a
second to the motion. and it was or
dered by vote of 175 to 49,
At the request of Hit thirty-five min
utes on each side was allowed for de-
bate. The debate was opened by Hit.
The resolutions, he said, had been con-
sidered with great care by the commits
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several months, and after consultation
with many eminent jurists, it was the
belief of the committee that it was in
the interest of the peace, the interest of
the United States and of those who
were struggling in Cuba, and with
whom the committee sympathized. the
resolutions presented were a practical.
conservative and effective mode of ac-
ton
Hit recalled the fact that the bellig-
erency of the Southern Confederacy had
been recognized by Spain month be-
fore the first battle of the war-the bat
tie of Bull Run. The Government of
the United States should now, through
the State Department, ask that the
people of Cuba should have a Govern
ment of their own choice.
Wherever American interests were
imperiled,' Hit declared, in conclusion,
marines were landed to protect them.
The great arm of the republic he ex-
claimed. fought to be ready always to
follow its people and protect their in
terests. their property, and their rights
anywhere in the world" applause
on the floor and in the galleries.)
McCreary (Derl.) of Kentucky, a
member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, declared himself emphatically
in favor of the pending resolutions. He
spoke of the brutal and barbarous out
RACES of the Spanish in Cuba, and de-
clared that the time had come when
Congress should do something. The
time had come when the inhuman war
in Cuba should be stopped. Cuba had
an organized Government. Legisla-