The herald., 1897-05-21

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in4cptn0onte of Cuoa. o1d that faot.
lam convln6ods hao tsacho6 spanish head
quarters. for the NEWS rsaches 10 today
that the minister who Will probably be In
power Ia thirty days has said that the
Cuban war q utterly hopeless"
Wheeler Of Alabama spoke Of General
Weyler - the ''Nego Of the nineteenth
century,
Adams Of Pennsylvania paid tribute "a
the president for securing the release
from Spanish prisons OF forty Ameri-
cans who had been left there by the neg
lect OF the last administration.
Clayton of Alabama criticised the Re-
publicans for holding out diplomatic pre-
dictions that the presidnt would act,
and being asked authority for the state
mehts. disclalmed- any authority.
The debate was closed for the Demo-
cratic side by McMillin Of Tennessee,
who declared that two-thirds of the Re-
publicans desired the resolution for rec
ognition. but because of the failure to
organize the house. legislation was in
the hands of one man.
Bell of Colorado said that the resolu-
ton was mere attempt to evade pratt
cal action; that the Havemeyers ana
Searleses had hastened to Washington
when It was known that message was
to be sent to congress to see that the mes
sage contained nothing inimical to COM
mercial interests.
Mr.. Simpson recommended that char
ity should begin with Americans at
home, and quoted Mr.. Wanamaker, who,
he said. had become calamity
bowler"
Mr.. Hull of Iowa and Mr.. Brown OF
Ohio closed the debate for the Republic
ans. Then the resolution was adopted
without dissenting vote.
The report of the conferees on the gill
sonite lands of Utah, the only unsettled
feature of the Indian appropriation bill,
was presented by Mr.. Sherman Of New
York. The opposition to the report, on
the ground that monopoly OF gilsonite
would result, was renewed and the re-
port rejected-56 to 81.
Mr.. Sherman requested the house to
make definite proposition. stating that
the chairman of the senate conferees
had said that IL the report was rejected
he would move the acceptance by the
senate of whatever proposition the house
might IHdhc, VI tAdt thS SSShotC uAoP sAAC
whole question.
The house adopted an amendment to
the senate proposition, offered by Mr..
Lacey of Iowa, which directs the Sec
retary of the interior to allot lands to
the Uncompahgre Indians on the I'm
compahgre and Uintah reservations. the
unallotted lands to be opened to settle-
ment on April 1, 1898. except those con-
tanning gilsonite and asphalt, the United
States to retain title to such lands ana
lease them, the secretary of the interior
to fix royalty and regulations to pre-
vent a monopoly.
The house conferees were instructed
to work for such an amendment.
At 5:25 o. m. the house adjourned until
Monday.
TELLER's FEARS
DENVER, May Ex-senator Teller ex-
pressed doubt today as to whether the
Morgan Cuban resolution will pass the
house.
'The influences that dominate Speak
er Reed" said Mr.. Teller, ARE hostile
to the Cubans and in favor Of Spanish
rule. 1t is quite evident that the admin
istration is following in the footsteps
Of Cleveland, and presume the admin
istration influence will be exerted on the
house to prevent it adopting the Morgan
resolution.
IT think the attitude Of the adminls-
tration is un-American, unpatriotic and
ccwardly. It Is afraid to send the sup.
plies that we suppose are to be sent to
the starving Americans In Cuba on q
warship for fear OF Offending Spain. We
should have had a warship in the har-
tor of Havana during the last two
years."