The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-28

to say that We should do it by arms.
We can at least do it by stating to the
world that we believe the attempt of
this monarchy of Spain to suppress the
attempt to form republic in Cuba is
absolutely hopeless Never will come
an hour when Spain can .reassert her
dominion over Cuba"
Mr.. Vest repudiated the doctrine that
all vestige OF Spanish power must be
eliminated erom Cuba before we can
recognize the independence of her peo-
pie. He spoke of Spain as toothless
old wolf sitting at the door of the cave
of despotism and grinning at the pro-
cession of free republics and he de-
nounced the declarations of Captain
General Weyler and asked whether the
senate should sit silent and dumb While
the Cubans were butchered into subjec-
tion to the Spanish queen. If we do, he
exclaimed, God will curse us. The time
will come when there will be retribution
upon us, as people, because we have
not been true to the task assigned us by
Providence, and have not cherished
the legacy of lf-government be-
queathed to us by our fathers"
Mr.. Vests splendid rhetoric was list
ened to with wrapt attention and great
admiration by a full senate and crowd
ed galleries, and his peroration was ap-
plauded on all sides.
Mr.. Gray, DEM, of Delaware, argued
the futility of declaring Cuban indie
pendence when the struggle for it was
not yet successful.
Mr.. Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts,
nnticn that ha of ac c,
substitute for the pending resolution
the resolutions reported in the house
from the committee on foreign affairs.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The concurrent
resolutions recognizing the belligerency
of the Cuban insurgents were adopted
by the house foreign affairs commit
tee to-day after session of two and
one half hours, All the members of the
committee were present excepting Mr..
Taft, rep, of Ohio, and Mr.. Price, dem,
of Louisiana.
The only opposing vote was cast by
Mr. Tucker, dem, of Virginia, who OBJ
jected principally to the second reso
luton. Mr.. Draper, rep, of Massachu
setts, was also known to oppose the
general proposition, but he was called
from the committee before a final vote
was taken. The resolutions reported
to the house, excepting the last were
drawn by Mr.. Adams, rep, of Penn
sylvania, chairman Of the Sub-commit-
tee to which the Cuban correspondence
was referred a fortnight ago. The last
resolution was offered by Mr.. Money,
dem, of Mississippi. The first three
resolutions did not receive the approval
of Messrs. Draper and Tucker, who
served ON the subcommittee with Mr..
Adams. Mr. McCreary, dem, of Ken
lucky, the former chairman of the COM
mittee, urged delay in reporting the
resolutions until it should be ascertain-
ed if it was the duty of the president
to sign them.
The change to a joint resolution re-
quires the approval of the president
and if given it is held by many that
this will be equivalent to the recogni-
tion of the insurgents as belligerents.
Washington, Feb. 27.-When Mr..
Lodge, in the senate this afternoon, Of
fered the text of the Cuban resolutions
as reported to the house as an amend
ment to the pending committee resolu
tions in the senate, it was not without
design. 1t was done after a hurried
conference between MessrS Sherman,
Morgan and Lodge of the senate COM
mittee and Mr.. Hit chairman of the
house committee. The senate commit
tee will hold special meeting tomor-
row morning at which time the house
resolutions will be considered and rec
commended to the senate as a substitute
for those now before the senate. The
of
and this result is foreshadowed The
committee will urge the Senate to adopt
the house resolutions, for by doing so it
will indicate a unity of action in both
branches of congress.
But one change will be made. The
concurrent form of the resolution, as
reported to the house, will be changed
into joint resolution by the senate
committee tomorrow. Should the res
olution pass the senate tomorrow in
this form an agreement having been
reached to take the vote at o'clock,
when the resolution reaches the house,
Mr.. Hit will move to concur in the
senate resolution and the resolution will
speedily be sent to the president.
This preciDitated a general discus
sion. Mr.. Smith, rep, of Michigan, in
sisted that any resolutions which had
the force and effect of law must bear
the presidents signature in order to
become operative, unless they became
a law by reason of his failure to sign
them within ten days. Mr.. Draper
took strong grounds against the resolu-
tions, arguing that their adoption was
likely to involve the United States with
Spain and another effect would be the
destruction of American property inter-
ests on the island. Mr.. Tucker regard
ed it as no concern of the United States
what the internal policy of the island
was and thought that this government
should keep its hands off. 1t was
eontended by those who strongly favor
ed the resolutions that their adoption
could not justify Spain in proceeding
10 hostilities against the country, the
argument being that the Spanish crown
could not properly object to a recog-
milton of belligerency, as, under the
general Interpretation of International
law it could be done as an act of neu-
trality.
Another subject which led to further
discussion was suggested by Mr.. Smith.
Ihls had reference to the barbarous
system of warfare which the Spanish
government is alleged to be pursuing
against the insurgents. 1t was finally
decided thar, in the absence of any Of