The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
cUBA'S CRISIS IN CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE To VOTE on THE RES
OLUTIONs TO-MORROW.


Members Raise Their Voices in
OpPOsitiOn-The Subject Also I'm
der Discussion at a Night Session.
Washington. April 4.-Under considera-
ton by unanimous consent the following
measures were passed BY the House to-
day:
The House bill authorizing the New
orleans and Pacific Railroad Company to
take wild land in lieu of lands in its
grant settled on by about 100 settlers in
louisiana
A concurrent resolution authorizing
the printing Of $500 copies Of CONNER
efal Relations. and 10000 copies of the
commercial Review Of the World.
Mr. Fisher, rep, of New York, asked
unanimous consent for the present con-
sideration of the resolution directing the
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out seed
distribution as formerly, and put up pack
ages as members should direct. He said
they were now divided into packets of
fifteen each, which was undesirable in
many cases. Mr.. Loud, rep, of Califor-
mia, objected.
Mr.. Daniels presented the report Of the
majority members of elections committee
No. /. in the contested election case of
Goodwin VS.. Cobb, from the Fifth Ala
hama district, which favored the con-
testant He announced that the minori-
~ would have a week to prepare their
report, and the case will be called up one
week from Monday next.
Mr.. Leonard presented the unanimous
report of the same committee in the case
of Robinson vs.. Harrison, from the Inlrd
Alabama district in favor Of the eontestee.
and asked it's immediate consideration.
1t was agreed to unanimously:
Mr. Hit of Illinois. then called up the
conference report on the Cuban resolutions
and Mr. Adams, rep, of Pennsylvania, one
of the members of the committee, took the
floor He devoted his opening remarks to
a consideration of the statement made yes
teriay that sentiment had changed with
respect to recognizing the belligerency or
the Cubans since the passage OF the origl-
nal resolutions in the House. He denied
this. Sentiment on this subject, he said,
had not changed either in congress or
among the American people, and the only
members of the Senate who opposed rec
ognitiOn now were those who objected
when the pending resolutions were before
that body. He deprecated the attempt to
create d race prejudice against the Gu
bans and asserted that all the leaders, eX-
Cepting Maceo, were whites ana not ne
grOes and mulattOeS, as has been report
ga He quoted from the correspondence
sent to congress some weeks ago to show
that the best class of Cubans had joined
the insurgents. Spain had not kept the
promises which she made to the Cubans
after the last rebellion closed and this was
the cause of the present uprising.
Mr.. Adams in concluding said that Spain
would not conquer Cuba and that Cuba
would join the ranks of those nations
whose governments are dedicated to the
highest and best interests of man, where
white and black had the same civil and
religious rights, and which were admins
tered without domination from any Euro
pean power. (Applause.)
Mr.. Knox, rep, of Massachusetts, said
that a state of war did exist in Cuba, that
somewhere among the Businesses of the
nm ~ 10 inc Of hot ief
stronghold of liberty, there had been estab-
lished a government founded upon justice
and the equality of men, and that the Gu
ban army had made marches, fought bait
ties and endured privations which had
challenged the admiration of the world.
The duty developed upon the United States
where free government had its highest de-
Velopment, to recognize the belligerency of
tn Cuban insurgents, that they might have
their liberty and that they might be as free
as ourselves.
Mr. Gillette, rep, of Massachusetts,, op-
posed the resolutions. He ADMITTED that
the overwhelming sentiment OF the House
as manifested by the vote of several weeks
ago, probably represented public opinion
But this matter should not be decided by
public opinion for the reason that public
opinion was not the law and right of the
case but he considered it only as an express
sion of sympathy with the Cubans. The
passage of these resolutions, Mr.. Gillette
said, would accomplish no good results
Granting belligerency to the Cubans was
not a function or pregoratiVe of the legis-
lative power, but of the executive, and the
passage of the resolutions would be an US
urpation on the part of congress. The mo-
tive behind the resolutions Mr. Gillette
said. the reason why the Cubans desired
their passage, was that they would lead to
States. Such a conflict, in his opinion, was
the only hope of Cuban independence and
that explained why the resolutions were
here.
When Mr. Gillette had concluded, an eff
fort was made by Mr.. Hit to secure an
agreement to close the debate and take
q "a 10 1x hut ~, hn
cessful. A great majority of the mem
bers present wanted to vote for it, but a
member desired to speak and it was final
~ decided to debate the report for the
rest of the day, including a night session,
and take a vote Monday Immediately
after the reading of the journal.
advocated the cause of Cuba. 1t was time,
he said, that belligerent rights were ac-
corded those struggling FOR freedom, II
the matter were left to him he would go
further than the resolutions proposed.
spain had for years sucked the very life
blood out of every one of her colonies. If
ne had the power he would take Spain by
the throat, have her remove Weyler and
Tree Cuba, and command her to keep her
hand off. (Applause)
Mr.. Elicit, dem, of Virginia opposed the
resolutions on the ground that the insur-
gents had not reached that condition
which would Justify extending belligerent
rights to them. He advised that the
Rouse turn its attention to the internal
aHalrs of the country and leave interna-
NietA matters dlOlie, lOI a time at ledSL.
Mr.. Newlands, silverite of Nevada, ad-
Nocatlng the adoption of the report said
NE Senate resolutions were substantially
me same as those which had recently
PASSED the House, although possibly not
eouched in such diplomatic language. AS
20 the objection that they should not be
adopted because Spain was a friendly ma
llon Mr.. Newlands said, nations were not
really friendly. The same obligation de-
tHolv,e9d upon nations as upon individuals
70 AID those struggling for life and liberty
4nd IN this case, the obligation upon the
Ghlted States was the stronger because
me struggle was going on at the very
Jhreshhold. Referring to the terms of the
lesclutions he said Spain should under
stand that under the velvet glove of friend
y intervention there was the iron hand of
ne United States. On all occasions the
United States should intervene in the
cause of Cuban freedom.
Mr.. Stewart, rep, of New Jersey, also
IIaVoring the resolutions, declared that the
Lhlted States should aid struggling Cuba
10 achleve her independence.
NI, RUSSELL DEM, of Georgia, asked why
we United States should interfere with the
roIInesuc affairs of other nations? No
4i ny Ter nation had expressed the slightest