The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-15
CUBA N BOTH HOUSES
Furnishes a Chief Topic of
the Debates.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY
Are Freely Adopted--HarriS
and the Kansas Pacific.

Washington, Feb 14-Consderable I'M
necessary excitement was caused among
the members Of the house today by the
rumor broadly circulated before the house
convened that important action relative
TO Cuba was to be taken. 1t turned out
10 be simply a resolution Of inquiry unan-
imously reported by the foreign affairs
committee last week, calling on the state
department for information as to the con-
dition of the concentrates in Cuba, ana
the progress made in SPANS effort to IN
duce the Cubans to accept autonomy. Inc
resolution was adopted without division.
Another resolution was adopted calling
for the correspondence relating to the eX-
clusion of our fruits, beef and horses
from Germany. The remainder of the day
was devoted to District of Columbia bust
ness.
Washington, Feb. l4.-There was con-
siderable excitement among the members
before the assembling today, owing 10 an
imperative summons sent out late last
night by one Of the subordinate officials
of the house to each Republican member
Undressing the urgent necessity of his
presence at the session today. At first
no one seemed to know the purpose of this
rallying call and all sorts of rumors were
afioat All that was definitely known al
first was that something in regard TO
Cuba was to be brought up in the mousse
although under the rules this was Dis
trict of Columbia day. The galleries were
crowded Among those in the gallery
were Senior Queseda and several other
Cubans connected with the junta.
1t turned out that Chairman Hit Of the
foreign affairs committee was merely to
call up some resolutions reported by his
committee calling upon the state depart
ment for general information, one Of
khich related to Cuba, and the notice had
been sent out as precautionary measure
to prevent the possible amendment OF the
resolution by the opposition, a proceeding
which would be in order if the previous
question were voted down.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal Mr. Royce CRep., Tnd) presented
the unanimous report Of the committee
on elections No. 2 in the case of Wander
bury VS.. Tongue, from the Second Ore
gon district, in favor of the sitting mem
Der, and it was adopted without division
or debate.
GERAfANY'S EXCLUSION.
Mr. Ouigg Rep., n. V a member of
the foreign affairs committee, was then
recognized. He first celled up resolution
reported from the foreign affairs commit
tee calling upon the secretary Of state
if not incompatible with the public in
terest to transmit to the house the CORE
spondence relating to the discrimination
of the German government against the
Importation Of American beef, fruit or
horses. 1t was adopted without division.
THE RECONCENTRADOES.
Mr.. Quigg followed this with the Cuban
resolution. It was the resolution offered
by Mr.. williams slightly modified, as fol-
lows:
Resolved. by the house Of representa-
tives. That the secretary of state be and
hereby is directed, If in his opinion not
incompatible with the public interest, to
inform the house what information II
any, has been received at the department
of state concerning the present condition
of the reconcentradoes in Cuba; whether
or not they have been permitted to re-
turn to their estates; whether or not they
or any considerable number of them are
now on their estates; whether or not any
zones or considerable parts of zones are
now being cultivated by them according
to the reports received at the department
Of state from American consuls or con
sular agents: what steps, if any. are
shown by said consular reports to have
been taken by the Spanish government
for feeding said reconcentradoes or fol
otherwise preventing them from starving
and suffering whether or not the Spanish
government has given the necessary mil
itary protection TO enable the mills 4
grind cane and what progress has beer
made in SPANS effort to induce the Gu
bans to accept autonomy.
Section 2-That the secretary of stat'
be directed, if in his opinion not incom
patible with the public interest. 10 SEM
TO the house copies of al lsuch reports
from consuls, vice consuls and CONNER