The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-03-06
HOUSE FOR CUBA, TOO.

| With even more apparent unanlmltv OF
sentiment than prevailed in the Senate
| last week, the House of Representatives
| passed the resolution Monday declaring
| in favor of bclligerent rights for Cuba.
| The discussion which preceded the final
| and decisive vote was peculiar SIMPLY for
| the fact that, although the time allowed
| for debate was not more than two hours.
Representative Tucker, who led the oppo-
sition to the resolutions and controlled the
| time allowed the men who thought with
him, was unable to find speakers who would
| argue against taking the action proposed.
One member after another on the demo-
cratic side was allowed time only to make
an emphatic declaration in favor of Cuban
independence. There was, IN fact, such
degree of harmony upon both sides of the
House that for time the debate assumed
| rather a humorous turn. and there was
general laughter at some of the express
| ions used.
In the opinion of many conservative men
however the resolutions are much more
| radical than the occasion calls for, and
were there not the impression that the
| President will be guided as much by his
own judgment as by the sentiment of Con-
gress in according recognition to the in
surgents, the vote against the resolution
| Monday would have been much larger
But so intense is thought to be the feeling
| in the country in favor of Cuban lndepen-
| dence that many members voted against
| their own Judgment in order to impress
| their constituents at home and with the
| hope that the President will not take the
| action recommended by the House until it
has been demonstrated that it is the wiseSt
| course to pursue.
But the conservative men were vastly in
| the minority, and had the resolutions been
| in the form of a joint resolution, requir-
| ing the signature or the veto of the Presi-
| dent there is little doubt that they would
| have passed by an ov erwhelming ma GRITTY.
! There is no question that they would also
| pass over an Executive veto if the occa
sion should arise
1t is generally held that the House reso-
| lutions are more emphatic and sweeping
than those adopted by the Senate. They
declare in favor not only of Cuban indie
pendence, but advocate the intervention
of the United States to stop bloodshed and
prevent the destruction of commerce. Such
a declaration could be made with regard
to any war that ever occurred, but it is alb
solutely inconsistent with the idea of neu-
tralitv This was the principal ground
| upon which the opposition to them is based,
and the hope is expressed that the Senate
will refuse to accept them and will insist
upon a conference. In THAT case it is an
ticipated that modified form of declara-
ton will be decided upon. There cannot
be the slightest doubt however, that the
| two houses of Congress are intent upon
Cuban recognition, and that should the
President refuse to take action or delay
such action for any length of time, Con-
gress would not hesitate to attempt the
veto. There seems, however, to I've no
reason to suppose that such action will be
necessary The opinion among both dem
| ocrats and republicans is that Mr.. Cleve-
land will issue proclamation of belliger-
encN before lnanN McekS hayr naSsrl