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marching against England because Of her atti-
Ing up his proclamation OF war with an appeal
70 Congress TO furnish sufficient money 70, run
was as clever a bit Of comedy and humorous
speechmaklng as has been heard In the House
for many a,day. II, caused a perfect whirl.
wind OF applause and laughter, and led many
TO remark that II Boutelle would keen his
temper and always exercise his better iudR.
than he, now has. At the, conclusion OF his
speech Lseprcsentntive Smith read the Cuban
official report OF the Convention. which Mr.;
B9utelle and a MASSACHUSETTS, member had
apology for or defence of their denial.
nv the Unftci Press.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The House to-day en-
tered upon the consideration of the report OF ,the
| Conference Committee recommending the adop-
ton OF the Senate resolutions relating to Cuba,
which Mr.. I'll ni F6rs gSspxi I aIr.. 6 bss seen eS oi sEo
some time. Mr.. Hit was DESTROYS, OF securing
cess INTERVIEWED before the conclusion of the dis
cussIon, and II went over until to-morroW. ,IIne
in favor Of agreeing to the report, and Mr.. Bou-
telle rep. Me-, who opposed the passage OF the
Before the Cuban matter came up the House
passed thIrty-eiRht private pensions bills. which
had been favorably acted upon at previous Fri
In the course OF this part of the preceding.
Speaker Reed reversed, his famous ruling IN the
Flftv-hrst Congress, which has, been the subject
Of much controversy, and declared. that q ma
jority OF the actual membership OF the House
constituted a quorum. In the Fifty-frst Con:
gress he held that 1t required a majority of all
the members elected to the House to make a
Qp%GT r. Hooker 5TSssP GRep'. 4 4 vYfG" reported the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill for the year
ending June 30, 1897, which will be called up
A bill was passed authorizing the construction
of n bridge across the Mississippi River nj 81.
The prospect Of a further debate on the Cuban
question filled tho galleries OF the House De,
fnra fhn hour nf mp9tiDD. hut the interest
among members was not so general, Judging
from the attendance, not more than hsif ne
called up the report OF the Conference Commit
tee on the Cuban, resolutions. The report rec
commended the adoption of the following resolu-
"Rcs0lrcd, That in the opinion of Congress q
condition of public war exists between the Gov
eminent Of Spain and the Government. pro-
claimed and for some time maintained by force
q Tn fp,d' states ts sse Of Paine America Ha should I maintain a
strict neutrality between the contending DOW
ers. according to each all the tights OF pei,ig;
States. ,...,ou -, ~. ,-,.ra,, ooo.,o,
| the United States should be offered by the Prest-
dent to the Spanish Government for the recog-
milton OF the Independence Of Cuba"
Mr.. Hit said IL was true that the second reso-
luton as adopted by the House was In more
cautious form than that now proposed. and
Spain. unless persistently seeking n quarrel.
could not have resented such a proposition.
while the resolution of the Senate proposing In
dependence was more exposed to c%aptious OBJ
lection. But when n war between.a parent Gov
ernment and a dependency had been going on
for q considerable time. and when separation
was the best solution of the war, the mediation
or friendly counsel of another nation to solve an
s1issinS e s a ,raiy tr py fHSos set. ama ' tbs IN facs
has often been done. In cases almost precisely
parallel to this. when Spain was at war with her
dependencies on this continent in the early part
Of this century. our Government, had taken the
very step proposed in this second resolution.
The immediate recognition OF delinquency was
q far more important and practical question.
That was the point covered by the first resoln.
mere bulk the petitions presented to Congress
favoring this course had exceeded those upon
On the other side. individual members, es-
pecially OF the committee charged with this
r~ecatinS any action whatever, These letters
were almost always from those who called them
who were opposed to any agitation or discus
sion Of q foreign question; ana seemed TO care
but chiefly about the market:
The unmistaknble voice of tho people OF the
United states, as expressed In the enormous
favor OF recognizing the belligerency or the
Cubans. 1t was against this that all spanish
influences in this country were most strenuously
bclligerency that ali friends OF Cuba turned.
mable assistance to the Cuban cause. 1t would
give them a flag; 1t would give them a status in
New York harbor tomorrow with their lone
star flag, they would be liable to be treated as
pirates. The Spanish Minister would immedi-
stely claim that this should be done, but. with a
recognized flag, they could enter as the ships
from al counties an.nss DO Tbs They ceyi S9p SnI smEnI m is. III
every kind. Men could 60 openly. II not in
armed expeditions, to Join them. They could
negotiate loans-negotiate them as openly as the
Spaniards could do now.
The Spanish Government now buys munitions
OF war at Hartford and at Philadelphia, buys sup
plies, loads ships-in fact, the United States is to-
day he base OF operations in a furious war to
our Govcrnmsnt has been busted for a yearin
obeying the intimations Of the Spanish Minister
some one trying to carry arms or aid to Cuba.
We had not even confined our assistance to our
own ports. but In the case OF tn. Hawkins we
pursued the Cubans out upon the high seas at
the behest OF Spain.
~justice2 Is this observing neutrality in this
strugRle2 Either in spirit or in fact, are we not
efficient oppressors OF the Cubans?"
Was not the success of the Cubans now prob
able 2 Mr.. HIT continued. For a year they had
batied the armies of spain. In q recent state
people Of the United States. he said that spain
had sent 2 5000 men to Cuba. with this great
operating to shut the Cubans in and subdue
them. Far from being s%ubdued, they had fought
Week pressing forward, bringing province after
province under their power. until their author
fy had extended over 900 miles from the east
ern to the western end of the island, and the
Spanish forces were to-day largely penned In
Tho Spanish newspaper organs had been con-
staEtly claiming that the republic had no CAPT:
tai. and that " one were pretended they would
~ WIN 49, A'"NN 'htN 49,
publications from Clsneros. the President OF
the Cuban republic, at CuOitas, their capital,
which they have held undisturbed for nearly a
year-undisturbed because they defied Spanish
power. while the dispatches In this mornings
papers give accounts OF engagements In the en-
virons OF Havana. 1t looks from this distance
as II Gen. Weyler in Havana had more cause to
be uneasy than President Cisneros in his CAPT
tai OF Cubitas.
This is a far greater war than the ten years
war OF 1868 to 1873. with which 1t is so often
compared. That was confined to the eastern
end OF the island. The reyolutionists never es:
Santiago. The armies of Gomez and Maceo.
working in perfect harmony, have fought their
way, steadily through province after province
until they have come into Pinar del Rio, at the
western end OF the island. The political and
military organizat ion has been harmonious, ef-
fectiYe, and victorious from the nrst. 1t Is ex-
actly what President Monroe called "a move
ment OF such a steady and consistent form as to
make success probable" And now, as in the
time of Monroe, they should have extended to
them the rights TO which they are entitled by
the law OF nations as equal parties to civil war.
Mr.. Hit said, in conclusion: " 1t Is sometimes
objected that We ought not to encourage the
Cubans to separate government, as they would
simply enter upon anarchy and successive revo-
~lutiOns, as so often has happened with other
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