The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-03
rHR DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Only sixteen Votes Against the cnba
Resolutlon-yyIlI he N Conference.


Only Sixteen Votes Against the. cuban
Res0lutlon-wul be confsrencs.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March Ain
the houSe to-day Mr.. Hit, In calling up
the Cuban resolution. did not offer the
last resolution pledging the support Of
Congress to the executive TO any action
the President might take. Several mom-
bers were on their feet calling for .recog-
milton and the strain was intense.
Mr.. Tucker (Dem., Val, demanded q
second TO Mr.. Hits motion, but with
drew II, whereupon Mr.. Boutelle tRepp
Me.). who objected last Friday to the
consideration OF the resolutions, re-
newed Il. The temper Of the house was
indicated by its manner towards Mr..
Boutelle. The second was ordered,
l75-l9. Mr.. Bailey asked unanimous
consent that the debate be extended TO
5 o'clock.
mo. no." came In chorus, and Mr..
Marsh CRep., 1lls.), objected.
At Mr.. Hits request, however. thir-
ty.five minutes were allowed on q side.
The speaker raped the house to order
and Mr.. Hit took the Hoor and opened
the debate in a ten minutes speech.
He argued that Spain could take no
offenEe. Spain recognized the Con-
federncy before the battle OF Bull Run.
BelligCrency. he said, would give Spain
the right 70 search American vessels
They could carry men but not muni-
tlons OF war. Mr.. McCreaFy lDem.,
Ky.). gave the resolutions his hearty
endorsement and expressed the opinion
that We should do all In our power 70
give independence 10 the Cuban pa
triots who were struggling for inde-
pendence against q cruel despotism.
Mr.. Adams (Rep. Pa.). said the time
had unuuestioh0bly come for action.
The most illustrious Spanish general
had failed TO put down the revolution.
lists and General weyler, the butcher,
had been sent TO annihilate them. The
patriots OF Cuba called on the mother OF
republics. We should not hesitate.
Mr.. sulzer (Dem.. n. Y. said the
Cubans had a government: they main.
tained 10000 troops In the field and bad
won decisive battles. We did not know
what was going on because Spain had
established censorship OF the press and
cable. that was an insult TO the civilized
world.
The Opposition.
Mr.. Tucker (Dem., Val, who CONTROLS
ed the time in opposition to the resoiu-
tions. yielded for a few minutes to Mr..
Turner Dem., Cal. who character
lied the correspondence from the state
department as q "dreary record OF nlu-
tual lncendiarism and outrage" He
said that when the Confederacy was
recognized II had possession or every
port south OF the Potomac and an army
against which the combined legions OF
Caesar and Napoleon would have been
unavailable. when the Independence
Of Texas was recognized, the battles OF
-
fought.
he was amazed that gentlemen were
trying TO do in this country what had
been done In Barcelona yesterday
arouse the mob spirit. Spain had has
tened to disayow the act OF yesterday.
Mr.. Turner's remarks were several
times applauded. but only by few
members and the galleries were ahso-
lutely silent.
Mr.. Cummings. Dem.. N. ". In q
minute speech declared that delay could
not be asked on the ground OF lack of in-
formation. General Weylers procla-
nation was all the information needed
He characterized Weyler as a monster
In uniform"
Mr. Tucker. (Dem.. ya-), closed the
debate for the opposition. Non-inter.
ference with the domestic concerns OF
| other countries was the settled and
traditional policy OF the United States.
He declared the house had lost Its head.
Mr. Hit closed the debate with the
assurance that Spain would not take
| Offense at our action. He read q tele-
gram from Secretary Olney. enclosing
the cable from Minister Taylor, re-
| ceived by the state department. Tho
right OF search was the dangerous
thing. II might bring on perllous con-
| ditIons. The resolutions OF the foreign
affairs committee OF the house were
then adopted by the house by vote OF
263 TO IS.
The Resolutions.
The lioase resolutions were made a
substitute for the resolutions passed by
the senate. which Will bring about n
conference between the two bodies.
The resolutions are az follows:
Resolved, by the house OF represefi-
tatives uhe senate cnncurring), that In
the opinion OF Congress state Of pub
| lie war exists In Cuba, the parties TO
which are entitled 10 beillgcrent rights.
and the United States should observe n
strict neutrality between the belliger-
eits.
''Resolved. TINT Congress depIcres the
destruction OF life and property caused
| by the war now waging In the Island,
| and believing that the only permanent
solution OF the contest equally in the
interest OF Spain. the people OF Cuba
and other nations would be the estab-
lishuent OF government by the choice
or the people OF Cuba, II Is the sense OF
Congress that the government OF the
| United States should use its good Office
| and friendly influence TO that end.
'ResolYcd, that the United States has
| not interviewed in struggles between
any European governments and their
colonies on thia continent, but from the
very cIoac relations between the people
OF the United States and those OF Cuba,
In consequence OF It's proximity and tho
| extent OF the commerce between the two
pcoples, the present war Is entalllng
| guch IoSses upon the people OF the
United StnteB that Congress iB OF the
opinion that the government Of the
United sthles should be prepared 20
] protect the legitimate interests OF
Americans. by Intervention, II neees-
Hary."
PREPARING FOR WAR