The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-21
A DAY OF BITTER
PARTISAN DEBATE
Continued from Page u


struck from his hand by a Spanish
officer, who lad been tied to "a tree
and cut to pieces by the Spaniarcs- An
American citizen from Indiana, lie
knew. who refusing to give money to
| a Spanish officer who demanded IL, had
been struck on the head with a sword
and wounded, had afterward been
driven from his plantation and was
now living in Havana on the charity
/ of the American consulate. He told OF
thousands of citizens, me, women ana
children, penned up and starving IN
cities, and said the methods OF Weyler
We're equalled only by the inquisition- II
money did not suffice TO relieve the
American citizens in Cuba, armed
troops should be sent for that purpose
The point was made by Mr. Living
ston of Georgia that $4,000 would hard
" suffice to feed the Americans for a,
month, and that the appropriation
must be repeated monthly for an in
definite period, as long as the war was
permitted to continue.
There was an interesting passage
when Mr. Livingston was declaring
that the only sensible course was for
this government TO end the trouble by
recognizing the Cuhans, and Mr.. HIT
interrupted him to ask:
Don't you think it would be better
for the president 70 use his authority
to secure independence"
TO THE POINT.
II do" answered Mr. Livingston.
land now have answered your ques-
ton answer me when viii the president
do that2"
Mr.. Hit hesitated. while the house
listened intently. and Mr.. Livingston
pressed him for an answer.
'I have no right TO speak by any au-
tating to word his answer rightly,
finally continued. Il have every reason
to believe that the president is taking
as active steps as he can to secure the
independence of Cuba, and that fact
| am convinced has reached Spanish
headquarters. for the news reaches us
today that the minister who viii
probably be in power in so days has
said that the Cuban war is utterly
hopeless"
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama spoke Of
General Wevler as the Nero Of the
nineteenth century"
Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania paid
tribute 70 the president for securing
the release from Spanish prisons of 40
Americans who had been left there by
the neglect of the last administration.
Mr. Clayton of Alabama criticised
the Republicans for holding out dipIo-
matte predictions that the president
would act, and being asked authority
for the statements, disclaimed any
authority
The debate was closed for the Demo-
cratic side by Mr.. McMillin of Tonnes
see, who declared that two-thirds of
the Republicans desired the resolution
for rercognition, but because OF the
failure to organize the house legislation
was in the hands of one man.
A MERE BLIND.
Mr.. Bell, of Colorado said that the
resolution was a mere ATTEMPT to
evade practical action, that the
Havemeyers and Searles had fastened /
to Washington when il is understood a
message was to be sent to congress to
see that the message contained moth |
ing inimical to commercial interests.
Mr.. Simpson RECOMMENDED that /
charity should begin with Americans /
al home and quoted Mr. Wanamaker. /
who, he said. had become "a calamity I
bowler"
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, and Mr.. Brown of
Chic closed the debate for the Re
publicans Then the resolution was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
GILSONITE LANDS.
The report of the conferees on the |
gilsonite lands of Utah the only I'M
settled feature of the Indian apprcpria- |
ton bill was presented by Mr.. Sher- :
man of New York. The opposition to
the report on the ground that a
monopoly of gilsonite would result was
renewed and the report rejected
56-64.
Mr. Sherman requested the house to /
make a definite proposition. stating /
that the chairman of the senate con- +
ferees had said that if the report was
rejected, he would move the accept |
ance by the senate of whatever propo- /
sition the house might make, or that !
the senate drop the whole question.
The house adopted an amendment to
the senate proposition offered by Mr.. /
Lacey, of Iowa, which directs the sec
rotary of the interior TO allot lands TO I
the Uncompahgre Indians on the I'm t
compahgre and Uintah reservations, /
the unallotted lands to be opened TO I
settlement on April 1, 1898, except /
those containing gilsonite and asphalt. /
the United States to retain title to such /
lands and lease them, the secretary of |
the interior to fix royalty and regu-
lation to prevent a monopoly.
The house confereeS- were instructed I
to work for such conference.
At 5:25 p. m. the house adjourned I
till Monday.
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