The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-13
Insurgents Granted 8eIIlgerents
Rights by United States.
NEWS BUDGET BY THE MI0WERA.
Lord Dunraven Tilted by New York
Yacht Club = Enthusiasm Over
Action of Congress on Cuban Affairs.
Possible.Saval Appropriations, etc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Sen
ate TODAY. by tn. overwhe Inning vote
Of 81 to 6, adopted concurrent reso-
luton recognizing the Cuban b4lli
gerency aud independence. The AL
1ouucement of the result was received
with tremendous applause in the
galleries
There wzs an enthusiastic: demon
.-rsfion In the House when Secretary
Cox, of she Senate, shortly before
o'clock this afternoon, appeared ami
announced the passage by the upper
branch of Congress of the Cuban reso
buttons, but the mater did not come
lp in any further form during the
day. After the unexpected opposition
Of Mr.. Boutelle yeste, day, the, House
leaders decided 10 postpone taking up
me resolution until the Legislative
Bill wasSisposed of.
That President Cleveland has stro z
sympathy for the Cuban there is no
doubt. 1t has been salt, however,
that the President has given a tacit
promise TO Spain that there will be no
interference by this Government un-
Ill the rainy season has put stop to
active military operations. II is upon
this promise that Minister de LONE
mas based his positive assurance to
The Madrid Government that the
United States has no intention of
interfering.
This promise holds good ouly until
June 1t has long been President
Cleveland's intention to intervene at
that time, unless the rebellion should
De crushed in the meantime, and he
determined some time ago, when he
did take action in the CUBAN matter
II would be OF sort likely to lead to
results.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q. The
House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
after a warm session of two hours to
day, adopted a concurrent resolution
declaring it to be the sense of Con-
gress that a state war exists in Cuba
and the insurgents should be given
the rights of belligerents, and that it
is the sense of Congress that the Gov
eminent of the United States should
use its influence to stop the war, if
necessary, by Intervention, and pledg
ing the support Of Congress. The resO
lutious were greeted with cheers when
read, and Mr.. Sulzer (Dem,, Y. ",
asked for unanimous consent that the
resolution be made special order for
Tuesday.
The debate was interrupted by Mr..
Hit, Chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, who presented the
Cuban resolutions just adopted by his
committee. Tbir presentation was Il
signal for Il scehe of Wild enthusiasm. q,
Several times during the reading the
clerk was interrupted with rounds of
ringing applause from the floor and
gallaries, aud the reference TO armed
Intervention, if necessary, was greeted
with cheers. On the conclusion of
the reading, Mr.. Sulzer (Dem., n. ",
jumped to his feet and asked that IN |
view of the great public interest in
the question raised by the resolutions,
they be made special order for Tues |
day next. Mr.. Meredith dem, Va }, .
suggested that they be passed imme-
diately. The suggestion was approx
ed with more cheers. Mr.. HIT, how
ever, interviewed, and said the Com
mittee had instructed him to press |
the resolutions at the earliest possible |
moment Tbereupon the excitement
and the debate was resumed |
on the election cases.