Richmond planet., 1898-04-23
WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The House Announced n Determines
to Defeat Cuban Racornifion

The House Announced n Determine
to Defeat Cuban Recognition.
Washington, April z0.-On Wednes-
day Of last week the foreign relations
committees of both houses presented
warlike resolutions. The senate reso-
lutions demand that Spain withdraw
her troops from Cuba at once and re-
linQuish authority over the island, and
the president is directed to use our
army and navy to enforce the demands.
In the house the resolution presented
by the foreign relations committee was
adopted by vote of 322 to 19 after only
40 minutes debate. It provided for i'm
mediate Intervention, but without rec
ognizing the insurgents.
Meantime the war preparations were
rushed with increased activity. 1t was
announced by the navy department
that the American line steamers ST.
Louis and st. Paul had been pur-
chased as auxiliary cruisers, and they
will be speedily transferred into war
vessels. Soon afterward came the an
nouncement that the flying squadron
had raised anchors at Hampton Roads
and put to sea. This caused considera-
bic excitement. but IL has since been
demonstrated that they were out on
practice cruise. which was eminently
successful.
On Wednesday there was disgrace
4 ful scene in the house. During a heated
discussion Mr.. Brumm, OF Pennsyi-
MIA. called Mr. Bartlett, of Georgia. q
| liar. Quick as & fash the Georgian
K hurled a large bound copy Of the Con-
gressional Directory at the Pennsyiva-
nIan. 1t fell short. but for time there
was q perfect pandemonium on the foor
Il a. 4
vainly for order. One OF the house ern-
ployes was knocked down by MIR. Brumm
while trying to pacify that member.
After it was all over both members dis
covered that IL was "all mistake" and
mutual apologies followed.
| The principal news event OF Thursday
was en- intimation that the European
powers would endeavor to coerce our
1 government into giving Spain further
time IN which to try the armistice re-
Gently proclaimed. but later events
make the prospect of European action
| improbable. The navy department an
nounced the purchase OF another aux
| Hilary cruiser-the Venezuela, OF the
Red d line The Twenty-fifth regiment
Of infantry (colored) encamped at
Chickamagua Park, near Chattanooga,
Tenn. and the camp is known as Camp
Boynton. The men are eager to face
the Spaniards. The cruiser New Or
leans. formerly the Brazilian cruiser
Amazonas. arrived at New York. Tes-
tifying before the senate foreign rela-
tions committee. Consul General Lee
expressed the belief that Spanish Of
ficer touched the button that exploded
the bomb which destroyed the Maine.
During the debate In the senate on
the Cuban resolutions last Friday
Senators Money OF Mississippi and
Wellington of Maryland INDUCED In q
personal controversy during which Mr..
Money called Wellington a liar. There
was considerable excitement. but nc
violence. Mr.. Money afterward apollo
gized to the senate for using unpar-
liamentary language The navy de-
partment announced the lease OF the
American line steamers Paris and New
York, in addition to the st. Louis and
st. Paul, already secured. and the pur.
chase of the Old Dominion liner York.
town and the Ward liner Yumuri
The war department ordered the con-
centration at four southern points
New Orleans. Mobile. Tampa and
Chickamauga - OF six regiments oi
cavalry, % regiments OF infantry
and the light batteries of i've regi
ments OF artillery. The efncers whS
win command will be General Shaftei
at New Orleans. General Coppinger a
Mobile, General Wade at Tampa anC
General Brooke at Chicamauga. Gen
eral- Miles will probably soon establish
headquarters at Atlanta Dispatche
from abroad plainly intimated that th
efforts OF Austria and France to induc
foreign Intervention to prevent wa
had failed.
The great event of Saturday was tn,
passage by the senate OF resolution
which included recognition by this gov
: ernment OF the Cuban republic. Tn,
house majority az once announced
I determination to defeat recognition.
1t was announced at the war depart
ment Monday that Frank Thomson
, president OF the Pennsylvania railroad
had been selected as aide to Seeretar.
Of War Alger. Mr.. Thomson VIII tax
charge OF the transportation Of troops
A dispatch from England stated tina
> the torpedo boat SOmers, recently pur
, chased in Germany, had met with an
other accident and was again laid VI
for repairs. In an interview at Rom
Marquis Rudini. Italy's premier. an
! nounced that Italy would remain neu
trail.