The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-21

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because the speaker feared to submit Tho
question OF recognition to the house, know.
nn th1t american manhood was for Il.
ne called upon MIR. Hit to state to the
| hon'e that thu president Intended by cyec-
u,,ve action TO recognize the Cubaas. wSjci,
statement. he asserted. would nut a atom
| to aeitation, ~ soy
= one republican member, Mr., RobbIns Of
rehnsyivania, had voted against his party
on the last vote and he told the house that
ns views on tho Cuban question were
eased on a personal visit to Cuba IN YAM
VARY last. He told OF Charles Gown, an
| N"eIioah citizen aud newspaper man, who
VI Mr. Robbins personal knowledge, had
oecn captured by the spauiards, whose
,M','iean passport had been struck from,
| ms hana by the Spanish officer, who Ind
oeeh Tied TO tree and cut to pieces by
me summaries, Another American citizen
! IRON indiana. he know who, refusing 10
| sNe money to Spanish oshcer who do
Inanucu II, had been struck on the head
mitn sword and wounded. had aftcrwerd
| poon driven from his plantation and was
now living In Havana on the charity OF
t,e american consulate. He told of thous-
anus OF citizens. men, women aud children
pehnod up and starving In cities, and said
'hat The methods OF Weyler were eaualled
only by the inuuistion.
II money does not suffice to relieve tho
Americans in Cuba, armed troops should
be sent fcn that purpose!"
Inc point was made by Mr. Liyinrston
VI Heorsla, that 100000 would suffice TO
ieed the Americans for month and thui
mo appropriation must be repeated monthly
,or an ihdciinitc period as long as the war
was permitted to continue
Ihere was an interesting passage when
AFT, Livingston declared that the only sem
s'nle course was for this government to
enI 'he trouble by recognizing the Cubans
ami Mr.. Hitt interrupted him to aek;
Don't you think 1t would be better for
Independence"
II do" answered Mr. Livingston. land
now that l have answered your question.
answer me: When will the president do
that?"
Mr.. Hit hcsltated while the house
'steneu intentiy and MIR. Livingston
pressed MIN for an answer
haNo no right TO speak by any author.
NY, Mr., HIT began, hcsitatingly, aud
finally continued. ~ HAVE REASON TO
bbLlENE THE PRESIDENT Is TAKING
As ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE STEPS AS
NE CAN TO SECURE THE lNDEPEND-
ENCE OF CUBA, AND THAT FACT
AM CONVINCED HAS REACHED SPAN
ISL HEADQUARTERS. FOR THE NEWS
REACHES US TODAY THAT THE MIN.
ISTER WHO WILL. PROBABLY BE IN
POWER IN THIRTY DAYS HAS SAID
THAT THE CUBAN WAR Is UTTERLY
Mr. Wheeler OF Alabama spoka OF Weyler
ns tho Nero of the nineteenth century"
Mr.. Adams OF Pennsylvania paid tribute
to tho president for securing the release
from Spanish prisons of forty Americans
who had been left there by the neglect OF
the Inst administration
MIR, Clayton OF Alabama criticised tho
republicans for holding out diplomatic pre-
dictlons that the president would act, and
on being asked authority for the statement
disclaimcd amy authority.
The debate waa closed for the democratic
side by MIR McMllin OF Tennessee.
Mr.. Bell OF Colorado said that the reso-
luton was a mere attempt to ovadc prac-
Teal action: that the Hayemcyerp and
Searlos had FASTENED to Washington when
II was known that message was to DO
sent 10 congress- to zee that the messagp
contained nothing inimieal to commercial
Mr.. Simpson recommended that charity
should begin with Americans nj home and
quoted Mr.. WannHmalter, who. he suh had
become II calamity bowler
MIR, Hull of Iowa and Mr.. Brown of Ohio
closed the debate for the republicans Then
the resolution was adopted without a dis
santing vote
sonito lands OF Utah. the only unsettled
feature Of tho Indian appropriation BILL
was presented and disposed OF az men
Toned In the foregoing.
Al b:20 the housc adjourned to Monday.