Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS,

| Washington, Jan. 20. Senator Till
man made Il long address on
the subject of finance, calling Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle,
as well as Others hard names, and
speaking in particularly bitter Ian
guage about The gold ring" During his
bitter criticisms of the president he put
aside his notes and put the senators
and the galleries in roars of laughter
by telling how, as governor Of South
Carolina he had come here to inaugu-
rate the president and had stood for
hours out in the snow and sleet until
he was nearly frozen to death to do
honor to the president. And" he con-
cmdod, Il ask God to forgive me for
doing it,"
AT one point, after bitterly arragn-
ing the president, the senator adj
dressed himself to the republican side
OF the senate and exclaimed: why
have you not impeached him? You
have Il majority to do it,"
The senate committee on foreign
relations reported a resolution on the
has agreed TO report II resolution on the
Cuban question. 1t does not
go quite so far as to recommend
recognition, but Is more emphatic than
the extension Of sympathy. 1t is as
follows:
Resolved, That the present deplor-
able war in the island of Cuba has
reached n magnitude that concerns all
civilized nations to the extent that it
should be conducted, if, unhappily, ii
Is longer to continue, on those prin-
ciplcs and laws of warfare that are ac-
kn0wlcdgCd to be obligatory upon
civilized nations when engaged in open
hostilities, including The treatment of
CaptiNcs who are enlisted in either
army, due respect TO cartcls for eX-
change of prisoners and for other mill
tary purposes; trucos and flags of truce;
the provision of proper hospitals and
hospital supplies and services to the
sick and wounded of either army; be 1t
further,
RESOLVED. That this representation
the views and opinion Of congress be
sent to the president, and if he Conrurs
therein, that he will in friendly spirit
use the good offices of this government
to the end that Spain shall be requested
to accord To the armies with which it
is engaged in war the rights of bellig
crCnts as the same are recognized UNI
der the law of nations"
The resolution was accompanied by
u report saying: Congress, deeply re-
greeting the unhappy state Of hostili-
ties in Cuba, which has again been
number of the native population of
that island for its independence. liz a
spirit of respect and regard for the well
fare of both countries earnestly desires
that the security Of life and property
and the establishment of permanent
peace and Of a government that is sat
istactory to the people Of Cuba should
he accomplished. And to the extent
that the people of Cuba are seeking the
rights of local government for
domestic purposes. the congress of the
United States expresses its earnest
sympathy with them. The congress
would also welcome with satisfaction
the concession by Spain of complete
sovereignty TO the people of that island
and would eheerfully give to such a
voluntary concession the cordial sup
port OF the United States, The near
proximity Of Cuba to the frontier OF
the United States and the fact that II
is universally regarded as part of
the continental system of America
identifies that island SO closely with the