The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-21
HIT STIRS UP THE HOUSE.
MKINLEH MAY BE ABOUT TO REC
OGNIZE THE CUBANs.

as Embodied in Mr.. BaileS's
Amendment TO the Cuban Relief
ResolutiOn-PRrty Lines sharply
/ Drawn in the Debate-RcIIef ResO-
tuition Not Yet Passed.
! Washington, May 20.-Cuban affairs fur
nished the House with day of bitter par
tisan debate. The resolution approprlat-
| ing $4,000 for the relief of American ciu-
zens was adopted without dissenting
vote but the democrats endeavOred to
force consideration of the Morgan resolu-
ton for recognition of the beligerency of
| the Insurgents. They accused the repub-
leans of endeavoring to evade this issue,
| but the dominant party, through its
| spokesman, Mr.. Hit, made the important
statement that the republicans desired
not to embarrass negotiations which were
| being projected by President Mckinley to
secure the independence of Cuba. While
MIR. Hit disclaimed presidential authority
for his statement, it was well known that
he had been in consultation with Mr.. Nc
Knley on the question and knew whereof
he spoke.
The days programme was that fore
! casted by the Associated Press. The COM
mittee on rules presented a report giving
two hours debate on the relief resolution.
MIR Bailey endeavored to present the views
| of the minority committee and to move
recommittal, but was declared out of or
der by Speaker Reed. He made a strong
speech and was given the unanimous sup
| port OF the democrats, populists and sil-
| verites, while but three republicans,
Messrs. Cooper of Wisconsin, Colson Of
Kentucky and Robbins of Pennsylvania
! voted to consider the Senate resolution.
! The galleries were packed and manifest
| ed their usual sympathy for Cuba. The
speeches were made by Messrs, Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, Bailey, Hit, Grosvenor, VIII
hams of Mississippi, Livingston of Geor-
! gia, Wheeler OF Alabama, Adams OF Penn>
| sylvania, Clayton of Alabama, McMilin
/ of Tennessee, Bell of Colorado, Simpson
of Kansas. Hull of Iowa and Brown of
Ohio.
! Mr.. Robbins of Pennsylvania gave
| graphic description of the situation in
| Cuba, based on a personal visit
The House rejected the third conferences
report on the opening of the Utah gibson,
\ ite- lands and instructed its conferees TO
| support a plan proposed by Mr.. Lacey or
Iowa, by which the Secretary Of the In
terror would lease the lands the governs
ment receiving royalty and provisions
against a monopoly being made.
The keynote TO the republicans course
on Cuba was sounded by Mr.. Dalzell, who
| declared that the only question before
the House was that giving relief to the
suffering Americans in Cuba.
Mr.. ogden of Louisiana desired that Mr.
Dazell inform the House as to the cause
! vip of In
but Mr.. Dalzell replied that the resolu-
ton was not before the House, and that
! the same Information upon the topic was
at the disposition of all members.
The gentleman should not attempt to
mislead the country into belief that that
| is the only question that ought to be be-
fore the House, declared Mr.. Bailey TO
Mr. Dalzel. He read the Morgan resolu-
ton.
The question of beligerency, Mr.. Bailey
asserted, was the one really before the
House "If you believe you can vote II
down, why not meet it like men and vote
IL DOWN." he demanded. THE country
will have vastly more respect for you, II
you meet il like men than II you run
| away from IL every time 1t is presented
| to you.
"You declare that Americans are suffer-
ing from the effects of war in Cuba, and
yet you refuse to recognize that war ex-
the United States should declare war, for
| nothing but the necessity pf war can JUS
tify penning up American Citizens in cities
and starving them" The attitude of the
| House would be a surprise to the republl-
can masses, he continued, for the republi-
can convention had not only declared that
war existed but that Il was the duty Of
the United States TO terminate the war.
| They were then protesting a solicltude for
| Cubans they now refuse 20 carry out.
These were fine words, but In strange con-
trast to our action to-day. Then you are
! anxious to do more than the sound Judg-
| ment Of the country would perhaps sane
ton, now you refuse TO do what common
| sense demands. The stock gamblers had
become alarmed and they would rather
see the country lnsulted than Justice done
| and the republican party was standing, as
1t always did, on the side OF the Immense
! ly rich. They might escape the question
here, but could not before the people Of the
country, for no previous question could
save them before that august tribunal.
Mr. Hit OF Illinois followed Mr.. Bailey.
He spoke OF the necessity for the pass
| age Of the resolution. Money for the re-
| lief of American citizens I'm Cuba could
! not be taken out Of the emergency fund.
lie explained how quickly the relief could
be given by telegraph This would have
| been done Monday, but that certain
gentleman (meaning Mr.. Baley) decided
| 20 gain some political notriety ana party
advantage and made an objection to the
resolution. showing he would allow Amer
| ican citizens TO starve while he played
politics. As far as the republican party
| was concerned. it had demonstrated rs
! friendship for Cuba by bringing la and
passlng a resolution year ago, Identical
In terms with that offered by Mr.. Bailey.
| That was a concurrent resolution The
object OF Offering the beligenercy resold-
tion now, Mr.. Hit insisted, was for The
purpose OF embarrassing the President IN
| The midst OF negotiations for the protec-
tlon and relief Of American citizens In
| Cuba.
Mr. Livingston Of Georgia made the
pont that $4,000 would suffice TO feed
| Americans for a month, and that the APP
propriauon must be re-apprOprlated
monthly for an indefinite period, as long
as the war was permitted to continue.
! There was an interesting passage when
/ Mr. Livingston was declaring tho only
sensible course was for this government
10 end the trouble by recognizing the Gu
bans, and Mr.. HIT interrupted him 10
ask: Don't you think II would be better
for the President to use his authority 70
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