The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-25
MILLS SPEECH ON CUBA.
Advocates United States Takino I'M
mediate forciblc Measures.
DENOUNCED WElLeR As A VILLAIN.
tcderates pisastuty to Fight I'm
Their Countrsss Army.

iniiied to conference the subject came up
incidentally today on MIR Mills resolution
Tor the foreiele occupation Of the Island
of Cubs IN order ~ aid the Cuhans In Sc
curing local self eovernmeni.
Mr. Mills SPOKE Tor two hours In sup
port OF the resolution, lie was unsparlng
IN his arraignment OF General Weyier as
an 'atrocious scoundrel and villain and
in his recital OF SPANS bloody record in
The old and new worlds
Air. Morgan also spoke briefly in further
support OF the Cuban resolutions.
Mr.. Mills resolutions wrut 10 the calcn-
dar after the speeches. The rest Of the
day was given 70 r,s legislative appropria-
uon hill which is not yet cont !eted.
The displacement Of the Cuban resolu-
Cons had no appareat erect in diminish
Inc the attendance IN TIE senate gall 'res
odsy, as 1t WAS expected that MI Mills
resolution. PROPOSING the use of the army
and navy in taking possession If cuba
and holding it until the people had cstab.
iished local self government. would occa-
sion further debate.
Eills were passed amending the law
rgesJth'ng the desth penalty FOR Indians
'nVicted of rape and leaving the punish
ment discretionary witr the court, au-
orizing the Kansas city. Watkins ana
Dlli Railroad company 20 build a bridge
acres SIS the Red river at .Aiexandria, La.
resolution offered BY Mr. lIoar was
adopted. requesting the president to
transmit to the senate all dispatches,
correspon lence, etc, from November. b,
ISIS. 10 lsTs, concerning the pacihcation
III he then pending conflict IN cuba
was 200 "a
II, sif.port of the Cuban resolution in
traiuted by him Yesterday. lie said the
re-tIntinns hCrrtoIora before the senate
- s,ens IN the ri,fht direction. but
w short steps, Ihe 6eup'c OF cuba had
Il. erenIer claims on The United states
f,.', stn,ck Tor Inert today the
-. ~ ~, American ueople would
Hsei in svmpathv AMI 40 If Poland or
tAt IN ~ tipt."! H. r,gn, Of liberty
n""Eary Sssti te9 t'.e -, ,,',,b cIosSr
In, ~; t,v ~ SI,hs tSan To- Ireland ana
/ ieitnQilS 70 una man - - '" 90, a.,
t9ah FoltnI OF ,s5,g,yyh. ,V' vi1Ich
= INC Western tsilspilvIe, - ,ot mH,V'i
ne Monroe u2cIlIte eN'0''ueu '"e
b fueuce of this country.
Mr. Mills declared mat the Monroe DOC
triue was "a law of protection, ana as
SUCH God was the author OF IT, It was the
same right of selt-prctectlon whlcn an
indy dual exercises in abating nuisance
or destroying powder house near his
Premises.
threatening to join England and sweep
The French fleets from the seas il
| France persisted in holding The msu5h OF
| the Mississippi river. The same spirit
had brought forth President Clevelands
| Venezuelan message Cuba stood as the
| key To- The giilf and our unyarvlng poNcy'
| saja Mr. Mills had been to rests, any
! transfer Of Cuba TO another monarchy
'rbo I .nited states had stood nv as a taller
| s,,1 ,,rev,.nted crpha from going to
| I5ra,,.n or Esnt,anS And n we Insisted
| H. Joa,>t',, 49, n the nnsseasion Of
| ST., ptn ns 10 thc ,,,orai ol,ii,ratio, nj
/ * 80 c,,tos "a SOC RAJ Snain rrove
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Wy. .er,t u"sl peon,,c :, .at, ,,r ,,uts
.Lt ne IaS WI conc, sain MI -. ~ t
VIII '!lo A"leri.ail collae i 49, W ~, w
atouaeu 20 us Gulttln permitting the OPP
prtSSloh or Oupa ana Wucu mat con
sclVuSifsS comes me American peoIle
| VIII MI thlS chamber WIN senators VINO
will stop that oppression,
| the senator read or ntrocities attrlb-
uted 70 General Weyler ana anded'
This IS the work OF that atrocious
scoundrrL He could not be ~ cuba to-
| day u the United States would draw her
sword How tho checks of our American
women must bo suftused. how our chill
| dren must blush to know that this gov
| erumeut stands idlv by while Spain, with