The evening times., 1896-03-12
mr.. RHl OPPOSES THEM
Inielvsnfiu7 Clause in Cuban
Resolutions D sp|eases Il m.
sMACKs MUCH OF BUNCoMBE
He Thinks 1t Unnecessary, Useless
AND HarnIfui-Ea rnest in His Hope
for the Freedom of the Island.
Sherman Says All Is Serene Be
tween Hoar and Himself.

The Senate galleries were again crowded
since the Cuban bcliigerency resolutions
have been expected TO come up for discus
! sion and action.
| Among the petitions presented was one
1 by Mr. Calling err OF tie While Ribbon Women,
Il branch Of the Women's Christian Teni-
perance Union of New Hampshire, advocat-
l. ing the settlement tufdifferences bet wcen he
| United States and 1.-THE mother country" by
| arbit rati on.
F! a bill 10 establish gas buOys at some
| dozen different points in the 81. Lawrence
River was reported from the Committee
on Commerce, and was, at the request OF
! Mr.. Hill, taken up ard passed.
Senate bill. authorizing the Hammond
aud Blue Island railroad company TO con-
struct a bridge across the Calumet River
in Illinois, was passed.
House JOINT resolution for the adjustment
of certain claims OF the United States
against the State OF Tennessee and OF Ger
tain claims OF Tennessee against the United
States, was, at the request OF Mr.. Harris,
taken from the calendar and passed. The
claims and counter claims arise out OF
States during the rebellion.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that lie will
from this time forward press for as early u
vote as possible on the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions.
HILL OPPOSES THE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Hill took The floor at 1855 on the
Cuban resolutions. He said he should
vote to nOn-concur in the conference report,
and the few remarks he had to make would
be explanatory of his position. He would
vote against concurring because he OBJ
jected 10 the terms of the third resolution,
and his objection was based only upon that
particular resolution.
He should vote against ooncurring be-
cause he wanted To place the resolutions
in such parliamentary shape that the third
resolution reading The United States has
not intervcned in any of the struggles
between any European government and
their colonies on this continent could be
amended and made more clear. AL de-
pended upon what Interpretation was put
upon the word ''intcrvened."
We had recognized insurgents In the
past and that, Mr.. Hill contended was inter
yention OF a certain kind. The resolution
was unnecessary. ffwemean that we have
not interviewed with force OF arms to assist
any one that should be stated; but that, Mr..
Hill said. was also unnecessary.
The threat that we would intervene to
protect the rights OF American citizens
was unnecessary, dnd unnecessary resolu-
tons were always unwise. The language
used by the House was capable of double
neaning and might create trouble. 1t was
unwise 1t was sufficient to let The future
take care of itself
This proposition, looking toward "inter-
and the statement that We should
be prepared to protect American citizens
looked too much like buncombe. II it was
meant to I've serious. the proposition should
be seriously made, and if it meant that we
should increase our army ornavy, that should
be done by bills requiring the signature. of |
The President, not by resolutions thai mean,,
nothing.
le was nonsense to say that we should be
prepared 10, prpteet the legitimate inter
.sts of our citizens; no one presumes that
We. would seek to protect their illegiti
mate interests. 'Our intcrposition in
his matter should, Mr.. Hill asserted, be
placed on higher ground than that some
Of our people are losing 4 few dollars by |
his struggle.
Interfere in the cause of liberty. and seek |
o save human life and prevent suffering, |
Iut do not, Mr.. Hill exclaimed, draw the |
United States into this matter because |
,f some little property that may be i'm
periled.
NO BUNCoMBE OR THREATS.
Mr.. Fl Ill said he had received a number OF
elegrams, one OF them from a man hiR in
he commercial world, which ne read. 1t
tated that the present attitude OF the
;nited States toward Cuba was seriously
affecting the commerce of New York. Mer-
,hants of Cuba were, 1t recited. resolving
o boycott American merchants, and had
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