The herald., 1896-04-05

sequences. In case of war our COM
merce would be driven from the seas.
He had no fear of Spain. but any war
was sure to result in distress and ire
parable horror and disaster He de-
clared in his opinion that since the SEN
ate had come to its second sober
thought not even the senate resolution
could pass that body and said the vote
in the house when taken would show
that there had also been a change OF
heart there. He said that in Cuba
there was a far worse condition of af-
fairs, so far as the mixture of races
was concerned, that existed in the
south after the war. He said that the
Spaniards had not the instinct of self
government equal to the Anglo-Saxons,
with whom self-government was in
stinct.
MI. Quigg (Rep., N. " contended
that the position of the American peo-
pie on the Cuban question was due to
sincere desire to do unto others as we
would have them do unto us.
1T was not for u.s." he said, sons OF
the miserables who starved at Valley
Forge, to sneer at the distress of the
Cubans, who were fired with the same
passion for liberty and lighting for
the same end"
Mr.. Quigg was loudly applauded
when he had finished.
Mr.. Wheeler (Dem., Ala) declared
American government. The Monroe
doctrine was good for ten millions of
people, but now it should be the Am
erican doctrine that whenever people
were struggling for liberty they should
have our sympathy and if possible our
aid.
Mr.. Buck (Dem., Ala.) read a
telegram signed by the editors of the
four leading papers in New Orleans, in
cludinf the Picayune and the Times
Democrat, declaring their support . of
the resolutions. He said this was a.
partial refutation of the charge by Mr..
Boutelle that sentiment on the question
was changing. He spoke eloquently
for recognition. At o'clock the house
| took a recess until p m.
EVENING SESSION.
| Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts pre-
sided at the evening session of the
| house, which was devoted to debate on
| New York having charge of the time in
| favor of the resolutions in the absence
| OF Mr.. Hit. A dozen members were on
! the floor, though the galleries were well
| filled, when the house was called to
order and when Mr.. Dockery Dem.,
| MOI took the floor he remarked that
| "in the inspiring array of empty
! benches" on the floor he would make
| some remarks in favor of the resolu-
! tions. He maintained that in casting
| his vote for the senate resolutions. he
represented the wishes of his constitu-
| ents.
Mr.. Daniels (Rep, N. " favored the
| first resolution, but thought the second
| went too far and violated the spirit of
| our national policy, which in the begin
| ming had been no interference in the
| affairs of foreign countries. He feared
F, the resolutions might result in war.
Mr.. Baker (Pop, KaS) supported the
| a
| enough. He would vote for resolution
| recognizing the independence of Cuba.
Mr.. Malone (Rep. Pa.) said the ma
tion that used garrote to put to death
| political prisoners was not fit to be
recognized as civilized. During the
late war no prisoners of war were exc
cuted. He quoted Mr.. Boutelles speec b
in the Fifty-third congress, when the
| Maine member warmly supported a re-
| publican government in Hawaii.
Change Hawaii" to "Cuba." said he,
| and Mr.. Boutel'e would be found sup
| porting the resolutions.
Mr.. Otey CDem.. Va.) created consd-
cradle merriment by expressing his
deep sympathy With the Cuban rebels.
| He had been a rebel once himself. The
| opponents of this resolution had dweIt
| upon the unfortunate position 1t would
| leave us in IL Cuba failed to attain her
! independence. Our position. he argued,
would be no more Uncomfortable than
that of foreign governments, Spain
| among them, which recognized the con-
federacy.
Mr.. Smith (Rep.. Mich.) interrupted
| Mr. Tucker and defed him to point out
! the law or section of the constitution
which conferred upon the executive the
right to declare belligerency. He quoted
| Henry Clay as saying that when the
| executive failed to do his duty it was
the province of congress to prod him to
do it.
Mr.. Tucker, in reply, said that he
| supposed the gentleman from Michigan,
knowing the weak character of the man
| in the white house at the present time.
| believed that Mr.. Cleveiand would has
ten to obey the edict of congress.
At 10 o'clock the house adjourned.
The vote will be taken on Monday.
| IN COMMITTEE
The ways and means committee to-
| day finished consideration of the filled
cheese" question. and decided to report
| the house bill drawn by Tawney (Minn.)
| The proposed fines for doing business
| in filled cheese without license were
| reduced that for manufacturing from
! $500 to $500; for wholesale business from
$500 to $500; retail from $50 to $40. The
| board of appeal is established for cases
| in which the commissioner of internal
! revenue is unable to decide whether
| goods are genuine or imitation cheese,
| the board to consist OF the surgeons
| general of the army and navy. They
also provided that filled cheese import
| ed must be stamped and marked the
! same as that manufactured here. There
/ were only three votes against the bill
! Evans (Rep.. Ky.), Turner (Dem., Ca },
| McLaurin Dem.. S. C)
Chairman Hooker of the rivers and
! harbors committee today submitted to
| the house the report on the river and
| harbor bill made public yesterday. 1t
| shows that the aggregate amount rec
| commended is $40, $50, 560 and is based
| on estimates by the chief of engineers
! amounting to $12. .62S, $50 and by the en-
! gineer in charge $4S. .027; besides the
| estimates of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, commissions. OF the total amount
| recommended about 36 per cent or S3,-
646,SO0 is for harbors, Sc, 5S7, $50 for riv-
| ers and 100000 for surveys, etc. The
| urgent demands and pressure of COM
| mercial necessities, says the report, and
strong appeals made not only by men,
bers of both branches of congress, but
by large delegations of the leading rep
resentative citizens of numerous local.
| ties have been deemed fully sufficient
by the committee to warrant it's adop-
i tion of twenty-five new projects of inn
| provement. In view of the large saw
| ngs In the completion of projects
throughout the country by carrying on
the improvements heretofore made un-
der continuous contracts. the commit
tee has recommended more projects to
be placed under this system and there
is given in the bill authority to the Sec
| rotary of war tn opto,. i,,fa ,o,tro y g