The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
ACTION Will Be TAKEN
Congress Is to Dispose Of Cuban
Resolutions in Some Manner.
WILL NOT Be LEFT IN THE AIR
The Senator from Tex as EvOkes Applause
from tho Galleries by Ills EiO-
qucnce - Appropriation Bills
COnsidercd-Othcr Topics.

Washington, March 24.-The man.
ayers on the part of the two houses
in charge of the Cuban resolutions
failed to agree this afternoon and ad-
journed to meet again tomorrow at
2 o'clock. Many tentative propositions
were discussed. 1t was apparent how
ever, that neither house will adopt the
text in toto of the other. The opinion
is expressed that the senate confereeS
will agree to the first and second claus
es of the house resolutions striking out
the third clause. which reads:
'Resolved, That the United States
has not interviewed in struggles be-
tween any European governments and
their colonies on this continent; but
from the very close relations between
the people of the United states and
those in Cuba in consequence OF It's
proximity and the extent of the COM
merce between the two peoples, the
present war is entailinsc such losses up
on the people of the United States that
congress Is of opinion that the govern
ment of the United States should be
prepared to protect the legitimate in
terests Of our citizens by Intervention,
If necessary"
This will remove the Objectionable
features discussed during the debate In
the senate. it is thought the house VIII
accept the resolutions as so amended,
While members of the conference ad-
here to the statement that no conciu
sion was even approximately reached
they all declare that they will report a
conclusion that will he satisfactory TO
both houses and which will be agreed
to, They assert with emphasis that the
matter Is not to be left hanging III
the air, for the overwhelming vote in
both houses is accepted as an evidence
of the sentiment of this congress that
final and positive action of some sort
should be taken and that the congress
should not be frustrated by lew
friends of Spain developed by the de-
bate in the senate. For this reason
they say. they will agree upon resoiu-
tions that must command the respect
and support of both houses of congress.
MR.. MILLS SPEECH.
The matter of chief interest In the
senate today was the speech or Mr.
Mills Dem.. Texas), in support OF ms
Joint resolution requesting the presi-
dent to procure from the Spanish gov
ernment the right of self government
for Cuba; or, in the event or spain y
refusal to take military possession OF
the island and hold it until the Cubans
organize government ana raise mil
itay and naval forces for its defense.
Mr.. Mills took the ground that. mas
much as the United States would not
permit England. France or any other
country to purchase or obtain the Is
land from Spain and thus to amellorate
the condition of its inhabitants. the
United States was morally Dounu 10
put a stop to the cruelties and misgoV-
ernment there. and to aid the CuDans
10 establish a government or their own.
This idea was elaborated by Mr.. Mills
in q passionate speech, which At times.
drew applause from the galleries. He
asserted that the United States had
rights not only in Cuba but in every
foot of soil in the western hemisphere;
that that was the Monroe doctrine;
that that doctrine was as old as hu-
maEity, and that God Almighty was
its author. as it was the right OF self
preservation. "The United States
should say to Spain (Mr. Mills ex-
claimetD: you must give that island
self government or we will. and we are
able to do it, too" After Mr.. Mills
speech some additional correspondence
bearing on the Cuban requestion was
brought forward by Mr.. Morgan tDem..
Ala.). and then the joint resolution was
placed on the calendar.
The rest Of the day was given up to
the consideration of the Legislative. and
judicial appropriation bill without a
final disposition of it. the senate at
$50 adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Quite unexpectedly today the house
was plunged towards the close of the
session into a debate in the course of
which the war was fought over again.
and the issue of which was the repeal of
the last remaining restriction against
those who served in the confederate
army.
Mr.. Hull (Rep., Ia.) had presented
from the committee on military affairs
for the consideration of the house the
senate bill which repealed Section 1918,
II. s., regulating the appointment of
officers in the army or navy, providing
that no person who held a commission
In the United State army and after
wards entered into the services of the
confederate states or any state thereof.
should be appointed an officer in the
army or navy of the United States.
Mr.. Boutelle CRep., Me.) vigorously
opposed the passage OF the bill. He
said that 1t could serve no practical
purpose; was a reflection upon the sem
timent which had enacted the original
law, one of the measures, he said, which
made Il possible for the government to
live: that 1t was too late now to write
q new definition of the duty of the man
who took the commission of his coun.
try; and he said the house should not
declare that 1t was q light thing for a
man after having taken an oath to sup
port and defend his country afterwards