The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-03

the sentence by the Speakers gavel. and
! heard a shout Of laughter from all sides
Of The House, and from the galleries.
THE OPPOSITION.
Tho debate upon the opposite side Of
the question was opened by Mr.. Turner
OemOcraO. of Georgia, who commented
upon the fact that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had not seen iii TO re-
port the facts on which their recon-
mendation rested.
There .ere no facts presented. and a
pamphlet from the state Department con-
tanned a dreary record only OF mutual
inccndiarism and assassination. And
yet" said ne. I'VE are asked 10 declare
that state Of public war exists in the
Island of Cuba"
AS 10 the recognition Of the Southern
Conicdcracy hy Spain. Mr.. Turner re-
called the fact that the people OF the
Confederacy held at Che time a region of
country extending from the mouth Of
The Potomac 20 the Rio Grande. and
that it had an army against which the
combined icgions of Caesar and the pha-
lanNes OF Alexander would have been
utterly unavailing. Applause) lie was
amazed that an effort was made 10 do in
this country what was done In BARGE
Iona yesterlay-the appeal TO the mob
spirit with tales Of Spanish horror and
atrocity Re reminded the House that
the Spanish Government had made the
amende honorable 10 the Government Of
tho United States for what had occurred
yesterday IN Spain. and had apologized
FOR IL. The Spaniards. Mr.. Turner said.
might be a high-blooded people, hut they
had within their breasts the spirit Of an
Cient chivalry.
SPANISH OUTRAGEs.
The stories told Of Spanish outraees in
Cuba were utterly incredible. lie did not
believe i'm the unspeakable outrnges said
10 have been perpetrated under the orders
OF General Weyler during the last insur-
rection i'm Cuba. Besides. at that time.
General Weylcr was not in command. but
was subordinate officer. lie recalled
General Grants statement I'm one of his
messages 20 Congress on the subject, that
during those ten years Of struggle the
Cuban General Quesada had al one time
executed $50 prisoners at war "at one fell
sWoop.' so that after all IL was only
story of mutual atrocities. He did not
believe that a state of war. such as was
understood under international law eX-
listed I'm cuba and he again referred to
General Grant. who had laid down the
rule that in order 10 recognize bellgef-
ency it must be made 20 appear that the
NInNi-NaA Us NtlN an fAtfiA0AN N'A AAt'A -
had un organized government, q capital,
at least some seaport, and that they
could give protection TO citizens and
could levy and collect taxes.
what information" Mr. Turner asked.
"have we from the gentlemen represent
ing these resolutions on a single one Of
these important and material questions?
Who is the president OF this so-called
republic? ] understand that he is citi-
zen of the United States; and l under
stand that ne is now i'm the United States
instead Of taking his fate along with the
patriots lighting for freedom. Where is
The capital of that country? How many
men have the insurgents I'm their army?
Who knows What great battles have
they fought? Where are their gallant
chieftains? Who have met the enemy
in the open plains? Instead of war we
have had only stories OF cOnnagration.
lncendiarism dynamite. HestrucFion of
property. and assassination.
WRONGS TO AMERICANS.
'If j had my way the first time tha.
au outrage SIS committed ON any one Of
our own citizens I'm cuba / wou.i send our
navy TO the island ] would send 10000
men TO rescue any American citizen from
wrong and oppression. The question is asr
90 who shall in the dark. without infors
feet our friendly relations with Srafn. and
ON which may depend such q momentous
question as that of peace and war"
Mr. Turner was followed on the opDo-
site side of the question by Mr.. Smith
Rcp). of Michigan and he 10y Mr.. Bou-
telle on the same side. lie argued against
haste. lie did not mean TO say that the
adoption OF the resolutions would pro-
duce war. but he would say that the
House was entering upon course which
might lead 20 war. and that whether
rightiully or wrongfully, the House ought
not 10 DO that under suspension of
the rules, but only in accordance with
every rule of delboration to safeguard
such action (Some aDplause)
RHETORICAL CUMMINGS.
Mr.. Cupmines of New York advocated
tho resolutions. lie called General Wey-
Ter "a gigantic monster of despotism
daughter and applause. poisoning with
his breath the atmosphere of American
civilization" I'm answer to Mr. Turner's
argument as TO the Cuban patriots hav-
ing no territory or capital. Alr Cummings
asserted that they held more ground i'm
Cuba than the Confedoracy had held Gn
proportion one year after the hr!ng on
Fort sumter And ne also declared that
II General John G. Breckenridge ana Ju-
bal Early had maintained their position
around Washington as along as Macco !
and Gomez had maintained theirs around |
Havana. the prospects of the COnfederacy
would have hecn much brighter han they |
We're at the Vine Of the battle Of Bull |
Run. (Applause)
Mr.. Mccall Rep) of Massachusetts,. |
orrogcd the resolutions. He yielded 10 |
none in sympathy for the Cuban pa |
,riots but the House Of Representatives |
should be governed. not by its sympa- |
thy. but by its judgment. and should not |
start out with haste and enthusiasm on |
i pathway which might lead the country |
into war.
Mr. Moody Rep). Of Massachusetts,. also |
opposed the resolutions. and expressed his
with the views Of Mr. Bou- |
lelle.
MR.. fuckers OPPOSITION.
MI Tucker Ocm). Of Virginia. said |
hat as the only member of the Commit
ce on FOREIGN Affairs who opposed the
resolutions "he felt like one who treads
dong some banquet hail deserted that
,e was not 10 be diverted because OF the
lnanimity OF sentiment expressed by his
,rother members OF the committee from
,xnresslng his honest sentiment about
the dangerous character Of those resolu-
ions"
The second resolution. if presented 10
treat Britain in tho case OF the Irish
,coplc. who had been struggling FOR one
hundred years for local seli-government.
gould be considered by Great Britain as
an afIront II declared that the peoDle
If the United States believed that other
nations believed that the only vermanent
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