The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-11
insurgents Granted BelIigerents
Rights by United States.
NEWS BUDGET BY THE MIOWERA.
Lord Dunraven Tilted by New York
Yacht Club - Enthusiasm Over
Action of Congress on Cuban Affairs.
Possible Naval Appropriations, etc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Sen
ate today, by the overwhelming vote
of ga to 6, adopted concurrent reso-
luton recognizing the Cuban belli-
gerency and independence. The an
nouncement of the result was received
with tremendous applause in the
gallaries.
There was an enthusiastic demon
stration in the House when Secretary
Cox, of the Senate, shortly before
o'clock this afternoon, appeared and
announced the passage by the upper
branch of Congress of the Cuban reso-
lutions, but the matter did not come
up in any further form during the
day. After the unexpected opposition
of Mr.. Boutelle yesterday, the House
leaders decided to postpone taking up
the resolution until the Legislative
Bill was disposed of.
That President Cleveland has stroug
sympathy for the Cubans there is no
doubt. It has been said, however,
that the President has given tacit
promise to Spain that there will be no
interference by this Government un-
Ill the rainy season has put stop to
active military operations. 1t Is upon
this promise that Minister de LONE
has based his positive assurance to
the Madrid Government that the
United States has no intention of
interfering.
This promise holds good only until
June 1t has long been President
Cleveland's Intention To intervene at
that time, unless the rebellion should
be crushed in the meantime, and he
determined some time ago, when he
did take action in the Cnban matter
it would be OF sort likely to lead to
results.
WASHINGTON,' Feb. 81. - The
House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
after warm session of two hours to
day, adopted a concurrent resolution
declaring it to be the sense of Con-
gress that state war exists in Cuba
and the insurgents should be given
the rights of belligerents, aud tbat it
is the sense of Congress that the Gov
erDment of the United States should
use its Influence to stop the war, if
necessary, by Intervention, and pledg
lug the support of Congress. The reso
were SIecJSu VIII CuG6TS w ucH
read, and Mr.. SulZer (Dem,, y. W,
asked for unanimous consent that the
be made special order for
The debate was interrupted by Mr.
Hit, Chairman of the Com mittee on
Foreign Affairs, who presented the
Cuban resolutions just adopted by his
Their presentation was a
signal for scene of wild enthusiasm.
Several times during the reading the
clerk was interrupted with rounds of
ringing applause from the floor and
gallaries, and the reference to armed
if necessary, was greeted
with cheers. On the conclusion of
the reading, Mr. Sulzer (Dem., n. Y.),
jumped to his feet and asked that in
view of the great public interest in
the question raised by the resolutions,
they be made a special order for Tues
Day next. Mr.. Meredith (Dem., Va J,
that they be passed imme-
1iately. The suggestion was approx
I'd with more cheers. Mr.. HIT, how
ever, interviewed, and said the Com
mittee had instructed him to press
the resolutions at the earliest possible
moment Thereupon the excitement
,u bsided, aud the debate was resumed
)n the election cases.