The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-18
CUBA AND THE TARIFF.
Bill to Aid Distressed Americans
May Cause a Deadlock
AMI. DELAY THE TARIFF BILL.
ofr. Bailey, the Democratic House
Leader, Declares That Senator Nor
gan's Resolution Must Accompany
the ReliefBnl Urged by the President

gan's Resolution Must ACCOMPANY
the ReliefBill Urged by tho President
Washington, May 1S.-Cuba engross-
ed the attention of the senate yester-
day. The public interest in the subject
was shown by the great crowds which
besieged the galleries throughout the
day. Among the occupants of the dip
lomatic gallery were Sir Julian Paunce-
Tote, the British ambassador, and Min
lister Hatch, of Hawaii. and In the re-
served gallery was General Dan Sick
&es, ex-Unlted States minister to Spain.
Neither the Spanish legation nor the
Cuban bureau In Washington were rep
resented in the galleries, so far as
could be observed.
Two phases of the subject were pre-
sented. First came the question of
relief to destitute and starving Ameri-
cans in Cuba. This was presented in
the presidents message as soon as
the session opened. In his message the
president says:
"Official information from our consuls
in Cuba establishes the fact that
large number of American ciizens In
the island are In a state of destitu-
medicines This applies particularly to
the rural districts of the central and
eastern parts.
THE agricultural classes have been
forced from their farms into the near
est towns, where they are without work
or money. The local authorities of the
several towns. however kindly dis
posed, are unable to relieve the needs
Of their own people and are altogether
powerless to help our citizens.
1.-THE latest report of Consul Lee esti-
mates 600 to 800 Americans are with
out means Of support. I have assured
him that provision would be made
at once to relieve them. To that end
i recommend that congress make an
appropriation of not less than $50, ,0OO
to be Immediately available for use
under the direction of the secretary of
state. 1t is desirable that a part of
the sum be used for the transporta-
tion of American citizens who, desiring
to return to the United States, are
without means to do So"
Immediately following the reading of
The message Mr.. Davis, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations, pre-
Sented favorable report on tho joint
resolution, originally introduced by
MIR. Gallinger, appropriating $4,000 for
relief of American citizens in Cuba.
The resolution went through by unani-
nous vote.
The second phase Of the subject came
up at O'Clock, when the Morgan reso-
luton declaring that a condition of war
exists In Cuba was taken up. Mr.
Wellington, the new senator from
Maryland. came forward for his ini-
tial speech in the senate, making a
vigorous protest against the resolution,
on the ground that 1t threatened war
with Spain. The senator condemned
'jingolsm" and gave his Endorsement
to President Cleveland's conservatism
on the Cuban question. Mr.. Daniel, Of
Virginia, spoke in favor of the resolu-
don, closing with the vigorous asser-
tion that 1t was a calamity greater
than war for nation to withhold JUS
tice through fear of war.
The house confronted the Cuban
question, made party issue of It, and
adjourned without taking any action
President McKinley's message was re-
'ceived without any demonstration, and
on its heels Mr.. Hit, former chairman |
OF the foreign affairs committee, asked |
unanimous consent for consideration |
of bill to appropriate $4,000, In |
response to the presidents request. Mr.. |
Bailey. Of Texas, asked for consent to |
consider in connection with the bill |
an amendment embodying Senator
Morgans resolution for recognition of |
the Cubans as belligerents. Mr.. Ding |
ley would not consent to consider the |
amendment nor Mr.. Bailey the bill
without the amendment, so for the
time the question was sidetracked
Then the house devoted two hours to
debate on the conference report on the
feature of the Indian appropriation bill
opening to settlement the Gilsonite
lands on the Uncompangre Indian res
ervation in Utah. refused to accept the
compromise agreed on by the confer
rees and asked for another conference
with the senate on the bill.
| In the meantime the senate resolu-
tion, practically Identical with Mr..
Hits bill, had been sent to the house,
and Mr. Hit asked unanimous consent
for Its consideration. The deadlock be-
tween Mr. Dingey and Mr. Bailey was
re-enacted, and while Mr.. Bailey was
andeaVoring to get consent for the
consideration of the two Cuban propo-
eitions together Mr.. Dlngley put in a
motion to adjourn. This motion was
carried by vote of 30 to II. 1t was
practically party alignment. only
three Republcans-Messrs. Cooper of
Winconsin, Llnney of North Carolina
and Marsh of Illinos--voting against
adjournment, and all the Democrats
and Populists, except Mr.. Baker of
Illinois, and the Independent silverites
voting the same way. The adjourn
ment carries the question over to
Thursday.
There is a possibility Of clash be-
tween the friends of the Cuban belig-
Srency resolution and the tariff bill
The advocates of the Cuban resolution
hpprehend that their opponents will
make an effort to prevent vote before
next Monday, when the tariff bill Is to
be taken up under agreement Sena-
tor Morgan Is hopeful of securing a
vote before that time. Senator Mason
who Is an enthusiastic supporter Of the
Cuban cause, said today that If a vote
should be prevented this week by fill
clustering tactics the tariff bill could
not be taken up next Monday. 1--WE
must have vote on Cuba before the
tariff 10 considered" he said. "or we
shall sec some hlibustering such as the
senate 10 not used to-"
: Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic house
leader. proposes to secure vote on the
question by presenting a minority re-
port frorn the committee on rules,
Ehich will make 1t in order to offer the
substance Of the Morgan resolution as
Ri amendment.
Mr. plngley said today that a minor
fty report could not be made to the
house unless 1t proposed matter ger
mane to the majority report. He
doubted, he said, whether a proposition