The herald., 1897-05-21


lbeIligerency Of the insufBonte- The3
accused the Republicans oe endeavor1n1
to evade this issue, but the dominant
4 party. through ttB epokesnaan. Mr.. Hit
made the important statement that ths
Republicans desired not to embarfasI
negotiations which were being projected
independence Of Cuba.
While Mr. Hit disclaimed presidentia
| authority for his statement. It was wei
known that he had been In consultation
with Mr. Mckinley on the question, and
knew whereof he spoke.
The days program was that forecastet
by the Associated Presa The committed
on rules presented report giving two
hours debate on the relief resolution
Mr.. Bailey endeavored to present the
views of the minority Of the committee
and to move 4 recommittal. but was de
clared out OF order by Speaker Reed. He
made strong speech and was given the
unanimous support of Democrats. Pop
ulistS and Silverites. while three Repub-
tiicans-Cooper OF Wisconsin, Colson OF
Kentucky and Robbins Of Pennsylvania
voted to consider the senate resolution.
The galleries were packed, and many ex-
pressed their sympathy for Cuba. The
epeeches were made by Dalzell Of Penn
sylvania, Bailey. Hit, Grosvenor, Will
liams Of Mississippi Livingston, Wheel
| er, Adams. Clayton Of Alabama, McMil-
lin, Bell of Colorado. Simpson, Hull and
Brown Of Ohio. Mr.. Robbins gave q
graphic description of the situation In
Cuba, based on personal visit.
| The house rejected the third confer
ence report on the opening of the Utah
gilsonite lands, and instructed the house
conferees to support plan proposed by
Lacey of Iowa, by which the secretary OF
the interior would lease the lands the
government receiving a royalty and pro-
visions against a monopoly being made
THE CUBAN QUESTION
WASHINGTON May 20.-Interest in
the House today. The House galleries
than half the chairs were occupied. many
members having returned to the city in
response to a message from the Chair
man of the caucus.
Simpson of Kaneas demanded the read
Ing of the fun journal after 1t had been
read in the usual skeletonixed form. Un-
der the rules, the Speaker was compelled
to grant the request. Then Simpson
made point that 1t was stated by the
journal that certain bills were referred
to committees. whereas no committees
had been appointed. Simpson was 81
fenced by the previous question being
demanded and sustained by the Republi-
cane.
The decks having been cleared, Dal-
zell. from the Committee on Rules, re-
ported a rule for the consideration of
the Senate Cuban relief resolution pro-
viding for vote after q two-hour de-
bate.
Mr.. Bailey thereupon endeavored to
secure recognition to present the views
of the minority of the committee.
The Speaker recognized Mr.. Dalzell to
demand the previous question. There
was a sharp skirmish between Reed and
Dalzell on one side and Bailey on the
other, in the course Of which Bailey re-
marked that he knew the Republicans
did not intend to give the minority an
opportunity to be heard, but advised
them to carry out their program with
some degree Of decency. Whereupon he
was applauded by the galleries.
Mr.. Simpson shouted: Don't ask for
decency from that side!"
The proposition of Bailey was an at
tempt to present substitute rule for the
consideration Of Morgan's resolution for
the recognition of the belligerency of the
insurgents. which is now before the
Senate, after the appropriation for relief
had been disposed Of.
The previous question was ordered
III to 81-the Democrats, Populists and
Silverites uniting in opposition, and two
Republicans-Messrs. Cooper of Wiscon-
sin and Colson of Kentucky-voting
against the rule and their party.
The keynote of the Republican course
was sounded by Mr. Dalzell, who de-
clared that the only question before the
house was that Of giving relief to the
suffering Americans in Cuba.
Mr.. Ogden of Louisiana desired that
Mr.. Dalzell inform the house as to the
cause of the sufferings of Americans in
Cuba, but Mr.. Dalzell replied that that
| question was not before the house; the
same information upon the topic was
at the disposal of all members.
"The gentleman should not attempt
to mislead the country into the belief
that that is the only question that ought
to be before the house." declared Mr..
Bailey to Mr.. Dalzell. He read the Nor
gan resolution. The question Of bellig-
erency, Mr.. Bailey asserted, was the
only one really before the house.
"If you believe you can vote it down,
why not meet 1t like men and vote II
DOWN." he demanded. 1.-THE country will
vastly more respect you if you meet ii
like men than If you run away from
it every time it is presented to you"
On Monday the Republicans had been
willing to propose relief for the suffer-
ing Americans rather than meet this
question, he continued. They were
afraid to submit the question to the
house because they knew it would be
carried by an overwhelming majority
The rule was not to attempt to force
the will of the majority, but to sup
press it.
He said: you declare that Americans
are suffering from the effects of war in
| Cuba, and yet you refuse to recognize
that war exists in Cuba. If war does not
exist there the United States should
declare war, for nothing but the necessI-
ties of war can Justify penning up Amer
lean citizens in Cuba and starving
| them"
| The attitude of the house would be a
surprise to the Republican masses, he
continued, for the Republican conven-
ton had not only declared that war ex-
listed, but that it was the duty of the
United States to terminate that war,
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