The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
cussing the question of official proceed

Mr.. Hill of New York, called atten-
ton to the numerous resolutions pass
ed by the house and senate, some
joint, some concurrent, and some indl-
vidual acts of the houses. There was
no authoritative decisions as to which
Of the resolutions required the sigma
ture of the president in order to make
them operative.
AT the suggestion of Frye, who urg-
ed the desirability of an authoritative
statement Mi. Hill offered a resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, directing
the judiciary committee to report on
the subject. This action is regarded
as having an important bearing on the
| pending resolutions relating to foreign
, affairs.
Mr.. Squire, of Washington, reported
favorably a bill requiring marine engi-
| neerS to be American citizens.
MI Frye called attention to some
recent remarks by Squire criticising
the un-American course of the Inter
national Steamship line. Frye declar-
ed the senator had unintentionally
misstated facts, having been ''crammed
! with transformation"
Mr.. Squire responded showing that
| his statements had been made on what
he considered reliable authority
On motion of MI. Chandler, the reso-
luton of Mr. Lodge, concerning a bond
investigation went over until Monday
Minor bills blocked the way for some
time. but Mr.. Cali finally had
THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
called up The resolution as reported
by the committee on foreign affairs is
as follows:
Resolved, By the senate (the house
OF representatives concurrine), that,
| in the opinion of congress, a condition
OF war exists between the govern
| ment of Spain and the government pro-
claimed 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-
tral1ty between the contending powers,
/ according to each and all the rights of
belligerents in the ports and territory
OF the United States"
Mr.. Cameron (Rep) of Pennsylvania.
moved the substitution of the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the president is
hereby requested to interpose his
friendly Offices with the Spanish gov
eminent for the recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba''
Mr.. Call then addressed the senate
on the resolutions. He spoke of the
bloody contest now in progress and the
actual condition of war existing. The
course of Spain had caused revolt af-
ter revolt in Cuba. The senator trac-
ed the history of these uprisings and
the course of the United States.
Reading from a manifesto issued by
the Cuban authorities Mr.. Cali ar
raigned Spain for imposing enormous
taxes on Cuba The manifesto as read
by Mr.. Call reflected severely on the
official administration of Spain.
A SEA OF BLOOD.
"A sea of blood is now running" as
serted the senator Murder and re-
prisal prevailed. Mr.. Call declared that
the recent order of Captain General
Weyler visiting death on those even
suspected of sympathy with the in
surgents was brutal and bloody edict.
Mr. Cameron followed in support of
the substitute he had offered.
For my own part" he said. II re-
gard the question OF the belligerency
as a false issue, r. take, into which
the friends of Cuba should not fall.
If Spain wishes to impede or delay eff
fective action on our part, she will
encourage us to waste our energy and
cur initiative in struggling with the
legal difficulties that involve this ques-
ton of belligerency, which, when strip
ped of all it's popular notions, is al
most an empty, or perhaps, a mischiev-
Gus legal form.
81 object to it, in the first place for
the same reasons which caused Cen
eral Grant to reject it in 1875. because
it is offensive to Spain and
DELUSIYE TO CUBA.
The contest is no longer one of bel
ligerency, but one of independence In
the second place [ object to, it because
it comedies to Spain the belligerency
right of searching our ships on the
high seas and Selling them whenever
they have anything on board which
can be considered contraband of war.
L object to it, in the third place,
because it imposes belligerent duties
as we'll as belligerent rights, and re-
lieves Spain of all further responsi5ili-
ty for the destruction of American
property in Cuba by transferring that
responsibility to the insurgents
Il wish the government to act /
want to see the chronic misery of Cuba
ended. ] know that the course [ favor
was the fixed policy of the Republican
party of the United States and of the
American people. The course I prefer
is, as L believe, the true expression of
public feeling, which is Unanimous in
demanding action in favor of freedom.
Evidently the government of the Unit
ed States can do no less than take up
the question where General Grant left
it and to resume the friendly mediation
which he actually begun, with all the
consequences which necessarily would
follow it's rejection
Mr. Cameron said. in conclusion
that if this resolution was adonted
| and Spain paid no attention to II. he
would move the immediate recognition
of Cuba
LODGE IS VIGOROUS.
Mr.. Lodge spoke vigorously as to the
need Of action. He would, he said ro
further than the resolution of the com
mittee. While other Spanish depend
encies had broken away from Spain.
| Cuba had remained faithful, earning
the title faithful Cuba. And yet.
oppression, dishonesty and robbery
had been visited on the island
The time had come, declared Mr..
! Lodge, when it was the duty of the
United States to act firmly and fully.
The past relations between this colin.
try and Spain offered no ties of graft
tude- or blood to check our actions.
The senator reviewed the "friendshin
of SPAIN toward the United States.
England was the first to thrust her
hand into our bloody wound at the ont
break of the civil war; France was
next and Spain followed. Within three
months of the firing on Sumpter.
Spain had recognized the confederacy
Mr.. Lodge spoke of the suppression of
q free press and a free church in
Cuba.
A FREE CUBA
would mean the development of that