The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-21
THE HOUSE PROBLEM
The Passage Of the Resolution Recognizing
Cuban BeIligerancy Seems Doubtful.
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE CONSIDERATION
naiicy Leads Democrats and Popu.
lists I'm and Effect to secure IT'S con,
stdefntfon. but the Spcnker Rules Ia
Out of Ortlcr-A Bitter PARTISAN
Fisi,t-Fimai RGstliE DouBlfui.
Washington, D. c., May %. 1887.

Washington, D. c., May %, 1897.
Cuban affairs furnished the House
with day of bit:er partisan debate The
resolution app. opriating $4,000 for the
ielei or American citizens was adopted
without dissenting vole, but The Demo-
cfatS endeaVoreu to force considerations
also of the Morgan resolution for recog-
h!tlon or tho 1belligerenCy OF the insur-'
gents. i,-
They. accused the Republicans of en-
ueaVoring TO evade this issue but the
dominant party, through its spokesman,
ME-. Hitt, made the important state
ment That the Republicans desired not
TO embarrass negotiations which were
pe.ns projected by President Mckinley
TO secure the independence Of Cuba
The days programme WAS that fore
east by the Associated Press The, Com
!nittee on Rules presented n report Civ
.nE two hours debate OH the relief re-
solution. Mr. Bailey endeavored to
present the views OF the minority OF the
committee and to move IL recommittal,
pui was declared out Of order by Speak,
er Reed. FIc made 4 strong speech anu
was given the unanimous support OF
Democrats, Iopulists and Silveritcs
while but three essrs
Cooper. of Wisconsin; Coison, Of Ken
tucky. and Robbins, of pennsylvania
voted to consider the Senate resolution
The galleries were packed and mani
The speeches were made by Messrs. Dali
Zell of Pennsylvania; Bailey. Hit Gros-
venor, Of Ohio; Williams, Of mississippi;
Livingstone, of Georgia: Wheeler, OF
Alabama; Adams, Of Pennsylvania;
Clayton, of Alabama McAIillin, 81. Tens
nessee; Bell, OF Co!orado; Simpson, ,'of
Kansas; i1ulr of Iowa, and Brown, fof
Ohio. Mr. Robbins gave a graphic de-
scription ofthe Situation5in5 Cuba, based
on personal Visit. .a'.F 2'# ~ &.
TILE REt::'Lt1,I.rC,.N An X E,Xil Gs.is!. 8
The keynote Of the Republican course
on Cuba was sounded by Mr. DalZe!l,
who declared that the only question be-
fore the House was that OF giving relief
10 the suffering Americans IN Cuba. Mr
Ogden, Of Louisia ma. :lesred that Mr..
DalZell inform the House the cause OF
the suffermgs Of Americans In Cuba, but
Mr.. Dalzell replied that that Question:
was not before the House; that the sarde
disposal of, all members. IN
The question of bellserencX.r Mr.. BAL
ley asserted, was the one Ially hefore
the House. IF you believd you can vote
1t down. why not meet It hike men aud
vote 1t DOWN." he tiemandHd
.'The country will have vIstly more re-
spcct for YOU If you nlyet 1t like ncl.
than il YOU run away from il every
time it is presented to Eou You declare
that Americans are Suffering from the
effec ts OF war i'll cuba. If war does not
exist there, the Uni,Ad States should de-
clare war, for nc. hing but the necessi-
lies OF war CAM justify the penning up
OF American c'kizens in cities; and starry
ing them. Ihe attitude OF the House
Wouio he II surprise to the Republica .
masses, ,he continued, "for the Rcpub-
ican Convention had not only declared
thnt fWar existed. but that it was tho.
aaniy{ OF the United States tc terminate
Jlpr FOG Str-rr % t,4lt
Gu pans they now refusedlto carry out.
jPRoAusE AND FULFILLafENT.
}'"rhose were fine words but in strange
Contrast to action to-day Then you
Ivcre anxious to do more than the sound
iadgment OF the country would perhaps
Sanction. Now you refuse t., do what
Fcommon sense demands. Eta
But the stock gamblers had become
alarmed, and theyiwould rather see the
country insulted than justice done. and
tne Republican party vas standing as
il always did, on the sida of the i'm
reEsely rich. They might escape the
question here, but could not before the
Teopfe Of the country, for no previous
uG"s ton could save them before that
august tribunal"
Nj. Hitt, OF Illinois, foil )wcd Nr Bal
ICY. lie SPOKE or the necessity of the
passage of the resolution. Money for
the relief of American citizens IN Cuba
could not be taken out Of the enc rgcncy
lund lie explained how 1uickly the re-
lief could he given by telegraph. This
wcuio have been done last Monday
but a certain gentleman meaning Mr..
Eaiiey decided to gain some political
and party ad:ant;:., and
made objection to the resolution, show
ing h would allow American citizens to
st0,ve while ne played ;",litics
i Mr. Livingstone, of Georgia., made the
nn.nt that $4,000 would suffice Ia FOOD
the Americans for a month ana that the
appropriation must ba repeated month
ly, foi an indefinite periol IS long as the
var was permitted to continue There
vas an interesting passage when Mr..
Livingstone was declaring thlt the only
scns ibic course was for this government
10 END thc trouble by recognizing the
Cuhans, and Mr. HIT inie"ri!pted him 10
ash
DON'T you think it would bc ,ctter for
the President to use his authority to se-
cure Independence?
u do" answered Mr.. LIVINGSTONE.
and now that have answered your
Question answer me, when will the
President do that?"
Mir. Hit hesitatcd, while tic House
listened intently and NJ. Livingstone
pressed him for an answc".
McKINLEY'S POrlCT
i have no right to speak by any au-
thority," AIR. Hit began, and. hesitate
'"s 70 word his answer rightly, finally