Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-21

 who declared that the only question be- fore che house was that giving relief to the suffering Americans in Cuba
 MT. Ogden, of Louisiana, desired that MT Dalzell inform the house of the cause Of the suffering of Americans in Cuba, but Mir. Dalzell replied that the resolution was not before the house; that the same information upon the topic was at the disposal of all members.
 The gentleman should not attempt to mlslead the country into the belief that that Is the only question that ought to be before the house, declared Mr. Bai- ley, to MT. DalzelI The question of bel Hgerency, MT. Bailey asserted, was the one really before the house.
 If you believe you can vote it down, why not meet it like men and vote it down? ?' he demanded. q would have vastly more respect for you if you meet it like men than if you run away from 1t every time it is presented to you. You declare that Americans are suffering from the effects of war in Cuba and yet you refuse to recognize that war exists in Cuba. If war does not exist there the United States should declare war for nothing but the necessity of war can justify penning up American citizens in cities and starving them. The attitude of the house would be a surprise to the republican masses, he continued, for the republican convention had not only de- clared that war existed, but that it WAS the duty ofsthe United States to termin- ate that war protesting a solicitude for CQbans they now refused to carry out These were fine words, but in strange contrast to your action today. Then you were anxious to do more than the sound judgment of the country would perhaps sanction, now you refuse to do what common sense demands. But the stock gamblers had become alarmed and they would rather see the country insult Q i'm GDr-O md tha h iaaf1 party was standing as it always did on the side of the immensely rich. They might escape the question here, but could not before the people of the country for no previous question could save them bsfore that august tribunal.
 Mr. Hit, of Illinois, followed MT. Bai- ley. He spoke of the necessity of the passage of the resolution. Money for the relief of American citizens in Cuba could not be taken out of the emergency fund be given by telegraph. This would have been done Monday, but that a certain gentleman (meaning MT. Bailey) decided to gain some political notorety and par ty advantage and made an objection to the resolution showing he would allow American citizens to Starve while thsy played politics. As far as the repub- lican party was concerned, it had demon strated its friendship for Cuba by bring ing in and passing a resolution year ago, identical in terms with that offered by Mr. Bailey. That was a concurrent resolution. Tine object of offering the belligerency resolution now, MT Hit in sisted, was for the purpose of embarrass- ing the president in the midst of nego- tiations for the protection and relief of American citizens in Cuta.
 MT. Livingsto ton, of Georgia, made the point that $50,OOO would suffice to feed Americans for month and that the ap propriation must be re-appropriated monthly for an indefinite period as long as the war was permitted to continue There was an interesting passage whsn MT. Living ton was declaring the only sensible course was for this government to mend this trouble by recognizing the Cubans and MT. Hit interrupted him to a ask: ,zl,. .
 Don't you think it would be better for the president to use his authority Q secure Independence ?"
 "I do," answered MT. Livingston, "and TOW that have answered your question: answer me, when will the president do that?'
 MT. Hit hesitated while the house lis- tened iatently and NIT. L.virg gston pressed him for an answer.
 "I have no right to speak by any au thority," Mir Hit began, and hesitating to word his answer rightly, finally com cludedt0D D"I have reason to believe that the president is taking as active and as effective steps as he can to secure the independence of Cuba and that fact am convinced has reached Spanish head quarters for the news reaches us today that the minister who will probably be in power in thirty days has said that the Cuban war Is utterly hopeless"
 MT. Wheeler, of Alabama, spoke of Gen. Weyler as the Nero of the nine teenth century"
 At 5:20 the house adjourned until Mon- day. 5.' s