Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-18
WHEELING, W. VA. TUESDAY, MAY Is, 1897

more of the Cleveland policy" on Cuba.
Mr.. Daniel, Of Virginia, replied in sar-
castle vein to some Of Mr.. Wellington s
remarks. and then read carefully pre-
pared manuscript involving the legGt points
in the recognition Of belligerency
After concluding his legal argument,
Mr.. Daniel br2nched TO the general sub
ject Of Cuba and aroused the keenest at
tention by his vigorous words. The diplo-
macy Of Spain had succeeded for two and
one-half years. he said, In binding Ameri-
can diplomacy into the belief that war did
not exist in Cuba. But the world knew
that war existed there. high handed, red
handed, bloody. cruel war. 1t is a war in
which Spain employs more troops than
England employed in seeking to put down
the American revolution. He denied that
the recognition of an existing fact could
be construed as a hostile act, but in any
event the fact would be recognized and
the great influence of the United States
thrown toward the cause of civilized and
Christian usage.
1t is said this means war" continued
Mr. Daniel. Il deny it. If Spain should
declare war against us because We recog-
nize the belligerency of her former sub
jects. who had carried on a war for two
and a half years, she should have an un-
just cause Of complaint and war against
US. l DO not wish 10 see the American
people involved in war, as it is one of the
greatest calamities that can befall peo-
Pile But it is a greater calamity for the
public spirit of a great nation TO be so
I deadened that il can look upon murder
and arson and pillage with Indifference,
and for the public spirit of that nation to
be so dead as TO delay one instant in doing
an act of justice because of fear of war"
At the close Of Mr.. Daniels speech, Mr..
Mason. Of Illinois. secured the floor. and
will speak when the resolution is taken up
at two O'Clock tomorrow. At 3 o'clock an
executive session was held, and at $50
the Senate adjourned
The House confronted by the Cuban
question to-day. made a party issue OF
il and adjourned without taking any ac-
tion. President McKinley's message
was received without demonstration
and on its heels Mr.. Hit asked unani-
nous consent for consideration Of a bill
in response to the Presidents request.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas. asked for consent
to consider in connection with the bill
an amendment embodying Senator Nor
gan's resolution for recognition OF the
Cubans as belligerents. Mr.. Dingley
would not consent to consider the
amendment nor Mr. Bailey to consider
the bill without the amendment. so for
the time, the question was side-tracked.
Then the House devoted two hours TO
debate on the conference report on the
feature of the Indian appropriation bill
opening to settlement the gilsonlte
lands on the Uncompahgre Indian res
ervation in Utah, refused to accept the
compromise agreed on by the conferees
and asked for another conference with
the Senate on the bill. In the meantime
the Senate resolution, practically ident-
ical with Mr.. Hits bill. had been sent
10 the House and Mr.. Hit asked unani-
nous consent for its consideration The
deadlock between Mr.. Dingley and Mr..
Bailey was re-enacted, and while Mr..
Bailey was endeavoring TO get consent
for the consideration of the two Cuban
propositions together Mr.. Dingley put
in a motion to adjourn. This motion
was carried by a vote of 90 to 60, thir-
teen answering present. Under the
rule for bi-weekly session recently
adopted the adjournment carries the
question over to Thursday.