The herald., 1898-04-07

member of the foreign affairs COM
mittee, introduced the following joint
resolution:
Whereas, The governement of Spain for
three years past has been waging war in
the island of Cuba against the revolution
ary government established in that island,
without making any substantial progress
towards the suppression of said revolu-
ton; and,
Whereas, This war by reason Of the un-
usual and unciyilized methods resorted to
has caused unprecedented loss Of life and
destruction Of property, not only to the op-
posing forces but to innocent non-com-
batants by reason of the process known
as RECOMMENDATION, and has caused SER
ious injury to the commercial interests of
the United States, involving the destruc-
ton of the lives and property of many of
our citizens, disturbing the business of
our entire country, endanger!ng public
health and comfort by reason of the proxim-
ity of pestiential diseases, causing our
government to expend millions of money
| in patrolling our coasts, and in policing
the high seas in order to maintain the OBJ
legation of neutrality and finally when our
forbearance has already been taxed to its
the harbor of Havana and on friendly
visit is destroyed by an accident so un-
| speaka5ly atrocious, and,
| Whereas, There is no definite prospect
and no present energetic efforts on the
part of the government of Spain to sup
press the revolution and restore peace to
the island; and
Whereas, The further prosecution of
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the commercial and business interests of
the United States without benefit to the
government of Spain; then
! Resolved That we recognize the inde-
pendence of the republic of Cuba and will
accord to it's government all the rights and
privileges of a sovereign state under the
| law of nations.
! Resolved, further, That the imperative
interests of the United States, as well as
the highest considerations of humanity
constrain our government to intervene for
the purpose of ending the contest. and the
President of the United States is hereby
clothed with power to use all the land and
naval forces in order to accomplish this
| end.
| AT o'clock, without action on the bill,
| the house adjourned.
| CALLED FOR CHECKS
WASHINGTON, April CA feeling of the
| greatest disappointment was manifested
in the House when the word went around
| that there would be no message from the
President until Monday Members in the
| lobbies discussed the cause of this further
delay in groups Some of them, KNOWN g
that General Lee has asked for more
time. harangued their angry colleagues
! who seemed to believe that there was a
trick in the proposed delay
Mr.. Cooper (Rep) Of Winconein an
uounced that he believed 1t was to get time
| to bring pressure to bear upon the insur-
| gents. Another said that he surmised that
General Lee had "weakened;" but the
members will acquiesce in the delay. The
meeting tonight will be adjourned. Re-
| pubicans anxious for action said that If
| the lives of American citizens were en-
dangered the delay must of course follow.
| When the news reached the thousands
in the galleries, who had been there for
hours they left in intense dlsguest. AS
they pushed their way out into the corri-
dors some facetious individual asked
"Are we entitled to return checks"