Evening star., 1896-04-04
DISCUSSING CUBA
The Resolutions Further Debated in
the House.
SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST THEN
A Session to Be Held Tonight for
Further Remarks.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN MONDAY

The House was the only branch of Con-
gress in session To-Day, and the attendance
there, both on the floor and in the gall
leries, at the opening of the session was
slim. notwithstanding the Cuban resolu-
ticns were to be subject of consideration
fer the day. Several bills of minor import
ance were passed, among them being the
following: Fer the relief of settlers within
the indemnity grant of the New Orleans
Pacific railroad.
TO authorize the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to reconvey to the former owners Ger
tain lands in Valveade county, Tex.
Az to Seed Distribution.
Mr. Fisher (N.Y) created a brief ripple
of interest by Offering a resolution direct
irg the Secretary of Agriculture to comply
in spirit with the resolution of Congress
directing the distribution of seed and to
have the seed incloseI in packages in ac-
cordance with the directions of Senators
and members. He asked for immediate
consideration. but Mr.. Loud (Cal.) objected,
and the resolution went over
Mr. Livingston (GaJ suggested an amend
| merit directing that each package should
contain five papers of seeds.
Mr.. Watson (Ohio) called up the bill for
! the protection of the salmon fisheries of
Alaska. prohibiting the erection of dams
| as will prevent the ascent of salmon or
salmcn trout. and authorizing the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury to remove such OBJ
structions where they exist.
Mr.. Barham (Cal.) objected, and the bill
went over
a bill granting a pension of 800 per
| n nontl, to Gen. John NJ. Thayer was passed.
MIR. Leonard Pa) presented the report
! OF the committee on elections in the case
| of w. c. Robertson vs.. Geo. 3. Harrison,
! recommending the adoption of resolution
| declaring Mr. Harrison to be entitled 10
| his seat. The resolution was agreed to
| without debate.
| The Cuban ResOlutiOns.
Mr.. Adams FaD, member of the COM
| mittee on foreign affairs, was the first
| speaker on the Cuban resolutions today.
| He said he should have refrained from ad-
! dressing the House further on this question
but for the "extraordinary performance
| of the gentleman from Maine (AIr. Bou-
telle) yesterday
Referring to the charge that the people
were not behind the effort of Congress to
| grant proper recognition to Cuba he as
serted That Congress had seldom before
received so many petitions on any subject
as tais. What better proof could We have
CT the popularity of the resolutions: He
controVerted Mr.. Boutelles proposition that
the sentiment was subsiding He asserted
tnat the question which had been made
| pose of obstruction.
Mr. Boutelle here rose, but Mr. Adams
declined to be interrupted.
Mr. Boutelle succeeded. however, in in
(! ter)ectlng the remark that he had author
lty 10 deny that statement and that Mr.
Adams was stating what Sas not true
Continuing. Mr. Adams contended that a
handful of Stnato-s had taken advantage
| of the rules Of the Senate to prevent the
adoption of the conference report; resorting
| to such fiilibustering methods which would
nave prevented consideration for the re-
mainder of the session.
Speaking to the merits of the resolutions
! Mr. Adams said the Cubans had an organ
| lzed form OF government and were in every
way entltie1 to the recognition oontem-
plated by the resolutions.
Mr. Adams read resolutions adopted by
| the leading citizens Of the town of Nam
tua in the province Of Pinar del Rio, an
houhclns adherence to the cause of the in
s,rgents to refute the charges that they
| had no support in the cities. He said the
! original draft of the resolutions was in
Senator Shermans possession. He declared
'fat TIE Cuoans would never be conquered.
Mr.. Knox for the Revolutions.
Mr.. Knox Mass.), was recognized to read
a letter from his colleague Mr. Draper. a
member of the foreign affairs committee.
Mr. Draper opposed the adoption of the
conference report. Mr.. Knox took occasion
| to say that he differed from Mr.. Draper.
and made plea for affirmative action. He
said he thought the people of the United
states wanted not only expression of sym
| pathy, but that there was a general desire
! fer Cuba's success. He thought that meas
| ures should be taken to put an end to the
! Darbarous warfare and that for this coun-
| Try TO fall to do this would be to incur the
| less of our own self respect as well as to
| deserve the contempt of all foreign coun-
| tries
Mr.. Gillette In Opposition.
| Mr.. Gillette CMass) spoke in opposition to
| the resolutions. He admitted that popular
| sympathy was with the Cubans and he
argued that the Cubans were entitled to
/ sympathy, but he thought it was a time for
| the exercise Of caution. He thought also
| that we were in danger of mixing motives
of self-interest with our sympathy. Fur
| thermore, the question at issue was one
of wisdom and of justice, and not one of
| either sympathy or self-interest He did
not consider it expedient to embroil the
| nlsed States in a matter of this char
! acter, especially when the resolutions could
| be of no avail. Furthermore he considered
that the recognition of belligerency Should
rest with the executive, and if Congress
should attempt to usurp the privilege it
| ought not to do so in a case where any
| doubt exists. Such was not the case in
| cuba He considered the resolutions of
sympathy merely a cloak for our ambition
| to
! the second resolution looking to the offer
| OF the good offices of this government. to
| secure the independence of Cuba but such
| utterances had been made in the Senate
as offended the sensitive spirit of Spain
| and made the good offices of this govern
| hient impossible 1t was q fayorite resort
| o. European sovaceigns to divert attention
| from their own misgovernment by foreign
wars, and he could conceive, Mr.. Gillette
! said (referring to the Senate), that a body
| which had forfeited public confidence Nv
| putting aside all the good legislation Offer
| ed 1t when the country was bankrupt and
| appealing to 1t for aid, might try to divert
| attention from its misconduct by stirring
| up foreign bcois. The House should con.
| tlnue to devote itself to the business of its
constituents. VI 40
| Session Tonight.
| The House this afternoon agreed bv
unanimous consent to continue the discus-
sion of the Cuban question at a session
tonight, to begin at o'clock, and to vote
on the conference report Immediately after
the reading of the journal on Monday. Tho
session tonight will probably last from 4
Baby Drowned.
| A newly born female white baby was
| found in the tan yard sewer near the cor.