The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
CUBA IN
The Legislation Proposed and Passed Mt
tho Last Session..

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-A glance at the his
tory of Cuban legislation proposed in the last
session of Congress goes to confirm the impress
sion that without q decisive battle In Cuba tho
attitude OF this Government toward that coun-
try will not be radically changed in the APP
preaching session. The records show that no
less than thirty-thrco different and distinct
declarations regarding the struggle in that
island were presented in the first session OF the
F1fty-fourth Congress. 0flthese. eighteen orig
mated In the Sena.e-nino joint resolutions.
two concurrent resolutions. and seven simple
resolutions-and fifteen 10 the House OF Repre-
sentatives-three joint resolutions, three con-
current resolutions. and nine simple resolutions.
or all those, only one successfully passed all
stages of consideration and received the sigma
lures OF the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House. That was the concur
rent resolution introduced Ky Senator Morgan
from the on Foreign Relations.
reading as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion OF Congress a coudi.
spain ana the Government proclaimed and for some
S SaSs, m ana ,has he ey u fSTSs 81 sta Tr%s 8, y Xm ass geS sPsa %
maintain q strict neutrality between the contendng
eats in the ports and territory OF the Chilled States.
While this was under consideration Senator
,hn moyea an amendment suggesting that
i iiTien Of yy Si1Se sb to put am sns to on sh Fo st5iGsgh1s sln IN
sAsbc NhV A'AAo as AllSA NeS
adopted as . part Of the original resolution.
Resolved Jurther. Tha; the friendly orhces OF the
United States should DO offered by the President 10
the spanish Government for the recognition Of the
independence OF Cuba.
When the matter got into the House the fol-
lowing substitute for the Senate resolution was
adopted:
Received. That, in the opinion OF Congress, n state of
public WAT exists In Cuba, the parties to which are
should observe n strict neutrality between tho bel
ligerents.
Dissolved. That Congress deplores the destruction of
life and property caused by tho war now wRgtng In
solution Of the contest. equal In the interests Of
spain. the people OF CuDa, anu other nations. would
be In the establishment of a government by tho choice
OF the people OF Cuba, 10 is the sense Of Congress that
good ohices and friendly Influence to that end.
Resolved. That the United States has not iutervened
IN struggles between any European Governments and
their colonies on this continent but from the very
States and those of Cuba In consequence of Its prox-
Unity and the extent OF the commerce between the
two peoples. the present war Is entailirg such losses
upon the people OF the United states that Congress is
should De prepared to protect the legitimate interests
OF our citizens by intsrvention. II necessary.
In conference. however. the Senate PROPOSE
ton was agreed to and was finally passed.
1t was freely stated about the Capitol last ses-
zion that the failure OF Congress to take a more
decisive stand than TINT outlined in a concur
rent resolution, which required no Executive
action, wa, due TO the expressed desire OF Presi-
dent Cleveland that nothing should be done
which would embarrass or constrain his Adj
ministrRtion in any way regarding. the Cuban
question. So far as can be leaAhed. there has
been no change in the views OF the Executive In
this regard.