The times., 1897-05-21


! its folds Oh every sea of liberty. Let Cuba
have its Yorktown and its Washington.
| that liberty may bcits joy forever"
Congressman McMillin OF Tennessee re-
minded the House that as 1T was now
| constituted it consisted merely OF one
man and one committee Whathas brought
about the condition of affairs in Cuba?
War that has been existing for d long
time; war winch over 250 900 troops had
| failed to queIl.
MI McMilHn believed the American
Government had the right and power to
protect American citizens wherever they
were The resolution proposed giving re-
lief If this country sent squadron
with the provisions there would be 10
interference with the carrying out OF the
resolution. The speaker wanted TO now
how Mr. Robbins OF Pennsylvania, with
the facts he had, could not favor tAe receg-
milton of Cuban belhgerency Mr. Nc
Mllin SAID ne would never see the day that
II Cnha got independence he would not be
in favor OF granting belligerency along with
freedom.
Let us do what Jefferson would have
done, what jackson would have done, what
1ldk NOulu nave UDde LII US uBl O4il4
send supplies to Cuba, but let US send the
word OF freedom and the JOY Of liberty
to the shores of the island that the Cuban
people might enjoy independence with
tie American nation"
At the conclusion of MI. McMlhn's
speech. Mr Bailey asked unanimous con
sent, the time being misunderstood. that
Mr. Simpson, representing the POpul1sts,
be given fifteen minutes. Objection was
made. and Mr.. Bailey renewed his plea,
Mr. Simpson said ne did not want to be
under obligations to the gentlemen from
Texas CT the Democratic party, much as
he desired the time.
Then 1 withdraw the request" said
Mr.. Bailey.
Mi Hit then did the magn unanimous thing
OF yielding ten minutes to MI. Simpson,
who promptly gave half of ii TO MI Bell
Of Colorado In discussing the resolution
Mr. Bell took the ground that the action
II the Committee on Rules was taken
solely to evade meeting the more import
ant question. When il was lumored that
the President was about 10 send q mes
sage to Congress on the Cuban question
there was. MI. Bell said, sudden trip TO
Washington Of the representatives OF the
sugar trust and the HayemeyeTs to see
nat nothing in the message would inter
fere with their investments in Cuba
Mr. Simpson maintained that the sole
question pending was one To AXE $50, 900
Of the money gathered from he taxpayers
to alleviate distress in Cuba If 1t was to
be an evidence OF charity merely, lie con-
tended that charity should begin at home
There were thousands on the verge of
starvation here in the United States. Mr..
Simpson read from an interview with John
Wanamaker relative to the existing poverty
in Philadelphia.
Had ] given utterance to these senti-
ments," laid Mr.. Simpson, 1T would have
been called calamity howl
The Republican party had been, he con-
tinHed, elected under false preteuses 1t
promised the people great prosperity at
once. and had not given it. Now il was
promising that in its own time il would in
terfere in behalf of the Cubans.
THAT uote will never be sounded" said
Mr. Simpson, until 1t is ordered from the
hack stairs OF some sugar trust or some
bond syndicate Then only viii the Re
publican party fail into line"
The zeal Of the Democrats for Cuba
astonished Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, because
during the four years they controlled the
White House, a portion OF which time they
also controlled one branch of Congress,
they had done nothing in this direction
He said the Republicans were in favor
OF not only belligerent rights, hut OF
more substantial aid for Cuba. If was
unreasonable, he said, to expect the Presi-
dent within sixty days, to rake up this
great subject and reverse the policy OF
the last administration, without iClowing
all the facts and the existing conditions
Referring to the future policy Of the Re
pubiicans Mr. Hull, said the House would
be given a chance to vote upon some such
resolution.
eff we cannot get chance TO express
our convictions here, then we need liberty
here as much as they do in Cuba, ''etacu-
lated Mr. Hull
This statement was received with SO
much laughter on the Democratic side
that Mr.. Hull Immediately saw he lad
made ''f1uke.''
What I mean to say is,' he hastened
to add, ''thet the House has never yet
failed to give consideration to a subject
when the dominant sentiment Of the House
demanded it,
Mr. Brown, of Ohio, followed in a short
Grafton of the school boy style, in which
he sought TO place the blame for the
adjournment Of last Monday on the Demo-
Gratis.
Are you ready to vote for belligerency?"
some one asked him.
I'm my own time and at the suggestion
Of the Administration, yes replied Mr.
Brown, amid laughter.
ssWhen will that time Gomez
''Soon, hope,' replied Mr. Brown, and
he sat down somewhat confused.
The resolution was then. at 4:05. put
upon it's final reading and passed, Mr..
Simpson, alone, voting mo"