The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-22
VIII Lie on the Speakers Table Until
Committees Are Named, Which
May Not Be for Months.
AMERICANS TO BE RELIEVED
CONSUL GENERAL LEE INSTRUCTED
TO AT ONCE USE $4,000.
Not Yet Signed by OFF,
GERS of the Senate-Spain's Reply to
an Offer of Mediation.
Special to The Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The echoes of
yesterdays battle in Congress for Cuban
liberty are still shaking the capital, but
they threaten to soon reverberate less thun-
dering When the Senate belligerency reso-
luton reaches the House on Monday next
it will strike an area of low temperature.
Under the rules it will lie on the speakers
table and will be by him referred to the
committee foreign affairs. LAS soon as
this committee is appointed the matter will
be taken up at once and reported" said
gentleman to-day who will come very near
ly shaping the action of that committee
when it is appointed" There being now
no committee on foreign affairs, nor any
likelihood of there being any in the
future, beligerency seems destined to en-
joy a slumberous period of considerable
duration. Young Mr.. Bailey announces his
purpose of trying to obtain prompt House
action on the Senate resolution but yester
days experience has taught him and his
colleagues the utter uselessnesS of trying
to stampede the Republican organization.
1t is compact and in splendid discipline. 1t
has time and again shown under trying and
diverse situations it's absolute and unques-
tioning faith in the instances of it's elected
leaders, and there is not the slightest
chance that Bailey will succeed on Monday
next where he failed yesterday.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was not of
long duration, but it was interesting be-
cause the principal subject of discussion
was that of our relations toward Cuba.
The action of the Senate yesterday in pass
ing the Morgan joint resolution was regard
ed a movement that threatened, if car
ried out to the end, to interfere seriously
xxritt, Thn of OF he
the government to accomplish something
substantial for the -Cubans The details of
the plan which President Mckinley has in
mind have not yet been disclosed-in fact,
it may be said that they are subject to
arrangement on the basis of the latest Of
fetal information that is received from
Cuba, probably from Mr.. Calhoun, but it
was clearly manifested in the Cabinet meet
ing to-day that the President has made up
his mind to another forward step, and that
while up to this time he has, he prom
ised in the beginning of his administration
confined his efforts largely to securing alb
solute protection for American citizens in
Cuba, he has now come to the determine
ton to use his powers to stop the blood
shed on the island so far as this can be
done without involving the United States
in war.
The resolution appropriating $50, 900 for the
relief of suffering Americans in Cuba was
ing to the absence of the Vice President
and President pro TEN. Frye, of the Senate
could not receive the signature of either of
them on behalf of the Senate. AS the SEN
ate has adjourned until Monday, it cannot
be signed before that date There was some
talk at the Cabinet meeting respecting APP
plication of relief measures, now that the
resolution suggested by the President has
passed both branches of Congress. 1t was
decided that the delay of the formal sigma
ture of the resolution would not necessarily
prevent the immediate application of some
of the money to feeding the people who are
represented as in great distress, as the
drafts cannot be received before the for
malities are completed and the resolution
becomes law. The secretary Of state has
therefore directed Consul General Lee at
Havana to draw for immediate purchase of
supplies and medicines for the relief of
American citizens and transportation of
such as are without means and desire to
return to the United States, not to exceed
$4,000. He is also instructed to furnish
United States consuls in Cuba, at his dis
erection, funds for this purpose. United
States Consul Brice at Matansas, has been
instructed by the secretary of state to APP
ply to Consul General Lee for funds with
which to relieve American citizens there