The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-20
CUBA IN THE HOUSE.
Insurgent Symp1thi7ers Again De-
feated by the Majority.
THE PLEA OF CHAIRMAN HIT.

THE PLEA OF CHAIRMAN HIT.
He Declares That the Cry For Recog-
milton Is Intended Merely to Involve
This Government In War with spain.
Presidents sympathy with Cubans.
Washington Jan. 20-Al day yester-
day the question of granting belliger-
ent rights to the Cuban Insurgents was
argued in the house, but, as on Tues
day, the minority hurled itself against
stone wall on the only vote taken
yesterday motion designated to over
rule the decision of the speaker and di-
rect the committee on foreign affairs
to report without further delay the Gu
ban resolution passed by the senate at
the last sesson-the Republicans stood
solid and voted to sustain the chair.
The galleries were banked to the
doors, and there was considerable ex-
citement throughout the early part of
the session, when the members of the
minority were successfully pressing all
sorts of amendments bearing on the
Cuban question for the purpose OF en-
barrassing the majority. During the
general debate Chairman Hit, of the
pressive speech of less than an hour
explaining at length the situation which
made action by congress inadvisable.
Mr.. Hit spoke with impassioned
words of the presidents sympathy with
| the struggle for Cuban independence
| and the achievements of the present
| administration. The release of Ameri-
| can prisoners in Cuba, the recall of
| Weyler the abandonment of the policy
| of concentration and the autonomy
scheme he attributed to the firm atti
tude of the president, and contrasted
these results with the inaction of the
| last administration. He averred that
belligerent rights could not aid the in
surgents cause, and perhaps the most
dramatic portion of his speech came
when he declared that the insurgents
only wished for belligerent rights in the
hope and belief that this country would
be embroiled in war with Spain, which
would give them their freedom with
our triumph. He asserted that the
president must assume the response
bility of any action which might
eventuate in war, and appealed to both
sides of the chamber to patriotically
support the executive if a crisis shall
come.
| MI. lClllSlllOItt VI al hetllSdo lllS lCdu-
ing member Of the committee on for
eign affairs, replied to him, and Messrs.
Adams, Pennsylvania Republican,
chairman of the Cuban subcommittee
of the same committee: Berry, Ken
lucky Democrat and Wheeler, Ken
lucky Democrat, also addressed the
house during the general debate. The
debate will close at o'clock today
when a final test will be made on
a motion, of which Mr.. Williams, Miss
issippi Democrat, gave notice, to re-
commit the bill with the instruction to
report back the Cuban resolution as a
rider.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi, intro
duced resolution to provide for a min
lister of the United States to Cuba. He
also introduced another bill for a COM
mission to negotiate treaty of peace,
amity and commerce between the Uni
ted States and Cuba.
A spirited debate was precipitated in
the senate by the introduction of a
resolution by Mr.. Hoar of Massachu-
setts, providing for an inquiry by the
committee on postoffices and post roads
concerning the recent order of the post
master general reducing the force of
letter carriers in several cities of the
country. MIR. Hoar declared that the
order had had the effect of dynamite
bomb in creating CONSERVATION among
business men throughout the country
while apparently all that was needed
by the postoffice department was an APP
preparation of $15O000 fully to maintain
the efficiency of the carrier service,
The debate took a wide range, Mr.
Wolcott, chairman Of the committee or
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that many New England people repre-
sented by the senator from Massachu'
setts We're responsible for the deficiency
in the funds of the postoffice depart
ment, because they insisted that the
government should carry second class
mail at an enormous loss and Mr.. AL
len, of Nebraska, charging that the
government was annually defraudeC
out of millions of dollars through tht
underweigfing of mail matter. Th'
resolution in a modified form is still
pending.
Mr. Vest gave notice that he woulC
move today to take up for considera
tion the Teller resolution reported by
the finance committee providing tha
= bonds of the United States may b'
paid in standard silver dollars. Mr.
Vests notice seems to indicate an in
tention on the part of some of the sen
ators to displace, temporarily, the Ha
waiian treaty.
Senator Morgan continued his speecl
in advocacy of the ratification of tn
Hawaiian annexation treaty in the ex
ecutive session of the senate. He an
nounced at the conclusion of the day
session that he probably would requir
one more day in which to complete hi
presentation of the subject. Senate
Morgan dealt with the questions of tn
agricultural and commercial possibili
ties of the islands, with the characte
:, of the present government, and wit
the position of the residents of tn
islands on the subject of annexation
He repeated his assertion that Presi
4 dent Cleveland was favorable to tn
u acquisition of the islands, and agai
expressed the opinion that 1t was hi
intention to have restored Queen LII
oukalani and to have negotiated wit
her a treaty of annexation.
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