Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-04
54th CONGRESS-.
WITT VVTVO1TEO0
BouteI|e Defends His Stand in
the Cuban Matter.
Asserts That Congress Has No Right
to Pass the Resolutions,
With Liability Of Plunging the Country into
War with Spain.

Washington. April Sin the House,
during the consideration of bills re-
ported from the committee of the
whole. Talbert. Dem, of South Caro-
lima, rising to Il point of parliamentary
inquiry. asked if under the existing
condition
The Speaker--"The gentleman will
confne himself to Il parliamentary in
quiry."
Talbert-"I will try to do so. but was
just laying down my premise"
The Speaker-"The Chair will answer
a parliamentary Inquiry but not Il
premise"
Talbert-"Will it not be in order TO
ask to lay aside the bill on the ground
that it is an outrage
The Spealer-"It will not
Talbert was continuing to denouncc
some bills. but the Speaker sharply
raped him to order and sternly noti-
fled him 10 take his seat when he was
declared to be out Of order.
Upon the passage of the pending
bill, Talbert asked If il was in order to
amend the title. 1t was. ana he
moved il be made to read "isiI not To
pension Mollie Crandall."
Can be heard ON that motion
Mr.. Speaker" he asked
Not under the rules Of the House. r.
was the response, Laughtcrl.
The amendment was rejected.
Erdman. Dem. Of Pennsylvania
finally succeeded in heading of one
bill by demanding an engrossed copy
1t could not be furnished, Of course
and had to bc laid aside.
ThirtN-eieht bills were passed IN an
hour and a half. and then at go. Hit
called 40 the report Of the conference
committee ON Cuban resolutions TIE
report recommended the adoption of
the following resolutions as passed by
the Senate:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of
Congress. a condition of public war cx-
lists between the government Of Spain
and the government proclaimed 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 neutrality between
the contcnding powers. according To
each all the rights of belligerents in
the ports and territory of the United
States"
Resolved further that the friendly
Offices of the United States should he
offered by the President to the Spanish
government for the recognition of the
Independence of Cuba.
Hit; Immediately took the noo3. but
VAS interrupted by Patterson. " no aslzct.
what proportion of the 1890 0ca rupula-
zion in Cuba engaged III the movement
to secure the Independence OF the is
| and.
Mr.. Hit said that the SECRETARY OF
| states communication to the House
| hoWcd that in August there We're 30
100 troops in the field, and since COM
| ing 70 the House today. he had been
| handed Il statement by Rappleyc cor
| respondent of the New York Mail and
| Express. just returned from Cuba
which showed that the Cuban army
| numbered over 50, 600 men
| Patterson said if the people of Cuba
| with substantial unanimity desired
| their autonomy and Independence. they
| rught to have il, and Spain should not
| De permitted to hold the territory of
such people by subsection. (Applause).
Hyde. Rep. of Washington. asked
| Hit to state, if the President should
not take any action upon the reeoiu-
| tions. whether they would be entirely
ousatory, except merely as an express
sion of sentiment.
Hit replied that he could not recog-
1ize the possibility Of such a condition
If affairs. ard declined to express al.
opinion.
Boutelle, Rep, of Maine. referred to
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