The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-07


Action on the Part of Our Government
Until After the Five Months Rainy Sea.
sou-Quesada Exultant
WASHINGTON, April 7.-The house yes
terday adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions by vote of 244 to |
81, and passed the river and harbor bill |
under suspension of the rules, after
lively debate of forty minutes, by vote |
of 216 to 40 The report on the Cuban res
olutions had been debated Friday and |
Saturday, and the vote yesterday was
taken Immediately after the reading of
the journal. Eighteen Republicans and
nine Democrats voted against the report. |
After the most determined opposition of
those opposed to the recognition of the
insurgents in the senate and house there
were but ten more votes against the re-
port than against the original resolutions.
The former vote was 262 to II. BY it's ac-
tion the house agreed to the senate reso-
lutions, and disposes of the Cuban ques-
ton for the present. Those resolutions
were as follows:
Resolved That in the opinion of con.
gress condition of public war exists be-
tween the government of Spain and the
| government proclaimed and for some time
maintained by force of arms by the people
of Cuba; and that the United States Of
America should maintain a strict neu-
trality between the contending powers,
according to each all the rights of bellig.
erents in the ports and territory of the
! United States.
Resolved, That the friendly offices of the
United States should be offered by the
president to the Spanish government for
] Al Of hn inI of
| Cuba.
The Cuban resolutions will be officially
brought to the attention of the president
today by the secretary of the senate, who
will present him with an enrolled copy Of
the document. Ordinarily concurrent reso-
lutions are not forwarded to the president,
as they do not require his signature, but
these resolutions will be laid before him.
as were the Armenian resolutions, because
they express the opinion that he should
tender the office of the United States to
Spain for the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence, and are therefore direction to
him in so far as congress can direct the
president in such proceeding.
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish min
lister here, was too busy to receive report
ers wishing to ascertain what he proposed
to do as result of the action of the house.
Probably his course will depend entirely
upon the attitude to be assumed by the
president on the subject. The course of
the latter is purely matter of specula-
tion. Since the transmission to congress
last February of the correspondence rela'
tive to Cuba much matter has accumu-
lated at the department. of state bearing
on the struggle. For prudential reasons
these reports have been withheld even
! > isr IN
learn whether or not the facts set out
therein is such as to warrant any change
in the attitude towards the revolution the
president assumed and defined in his an
nual message to congress The tests he
laid down in the beginning which the
revolutionists must fulfill remain un
changed so far as can be gathered.
Relative to the extension of his gooc
offices towards bringing about indepen
dence, it is entirely possible that the presi
dent may find it within his inclination
and disposition to move in that direction
as far as he can safely do so after he is OF
record in his message as deprecating th'
continuance of the present 'cruel anC
; bloody" war on the island However, il
either case the president is not under TIN
present necessity of deciding whether h
will act, and how, upon the resolutions
and as the rainy season is about to begil
in Cuba, putting a stop to all militar.
operations for five months, it may be tina
the president will decide to wait furthe
during the enforced truce before acting
himself in the matter.
Senior Gonzalo de Quesada, the secretar
of the Cuban delegation here, is exultan
over the advices from Europe, throug
the newspapers and otherwise, to the ei
feet that the Spanish government is i
great straits to raise money to prolon
the war. He said the Bank of France an
the low countries had refused to advanC
Spain any more money in addition to tn
$40, 1000, 900 already advanced and this ha
driven Spain to the doubtful expedient {
calling upon her own citizens for help. h
doubted the success of the appeal. Thel
again, Spain is under obligations to repa
the $40, 900, 900 loan to the Bank Of Franc
4 before June next, and one half O it on I'll
. 9th of next month. Otherwise she woul
. forfeit the collateral she had put up,
heavy blow for her. According to Gu
: sada the Spanish people are getting veI
y restiye under Weyler's failures in Cuba.
The senate spent the entire day on I'll
I postoffice appropriation BILL but did M
= complete it, The bill served to bring OF
some sharp criticisms by Senator Go
Z man on the administration of the pos
3 office department, and by Senator ALE
. on alleged Irregularities resulting frol
the civil service system. Mr.. Allen r.
I peated sensational charges as TO lare
money contributions said to have bee
made in the interest OF Mr.. Cleveland an
Z Mr.. Harrison. The charge that Mr.. Wani
! maker contributed 100000 toward M
. Harrlson's election led to an emphatic d
Z NAL from Mr. Hawley. Mr.. Allen allude
> to the president as 'his majesty and I
D the chief mugwump of the country.
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