The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-15

linformatton Called For Regarding
the Conditions ESistInw IN Cubn.

THE NOVSE.
information Gated For Reunralnr
the Conditions existing IN Cuba.
Washington. February 14.--Considcrable
unnecessary excitement was caused among
| the members OF the house today by the
| rimor that important action relative 10
| Cuba was to be taken. Ii turned out TO
| be simply q resolution of inquiry unani-
mously reported by the foreign affairs com
| mittee last week. calling on the state de-
| partiuent for information as ~ the condi-
ton of the reconcertrados in Cuba and the
| progress made in SPANS effort 10 induce
4 the CueaDs to accept autonomy, The roso-
luton was adopted without division An
other resolution was adopted calling for
the correspondence relative to the cx-
clusion Of our fruits, beef and horses from
I Germany. The remainder OF the day was
devoted to District of Columbia business.
Washington, February ll-There was
considerable excitement among the menu
| bers OF the house before tho assembling
today owing TO an imperative summons
sent out late last night by one of the
subordinate officials OF the house 20 each.
! republican member, imprcssing the urgent
| necessity of his presence at the session
| today. AT first no one seemed TO know tho
purpose of this rallying cry, and all sorts
i OF fumors We're atioat. All that was dcii-
| nitely known at first was that Soinethug
| In regard to Cuba was TO be brought up
! in the house. although under the rules
! this was District OF Columbia day. The
| galleries were crowded. Among those in
the gallery were Senior Quesada aud sew
! eral other Cuhans connected vi o. the iun-
| Ia. Ii 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
ttsfar Of
related to Cuba, and the notice had been
| sent out as precautionary measure, 10
| prevent the possible amendment of the res
| oiution by the opposition. n proceeding
which would be in order II the previous
question were voted down.
| Immediately after the reading OF the
| journal Mr.. Royce tRep.. Ind presented
| the unanimous report OF the committee on
| elections No. > In the case of Nauderbnry
| VS. Tongue, i'll favor OF the sitting member,
/ and it was adopted without division or de-
| bate.
| Mr.. Quigg tRep., n. W, member OF
| the foreign affairs committee. calling on
| the secretary of state, If not Incompatible
| with public interest, TO transmit 10 the
| house the correspondence relating to a
| discrimination of the German government
| against the importation OF American beef,
| fruit or horses. II was adopted without
| division
1
| resolution. 1t was the resolution offered
by Mr.. Williams slightly modified. as fol-
| lows:
Resolved by the house OF representa-
| tires. that the secretary of state is hereby
| directed If not In his opinion incompatible
| with the public interest. TO inform the
| house what information, II any, has been
received at the department of state con-
| corning the condition Of the rccouoentradoj
| in Cuba, whether or not they have been
| permitted to return TO their estates, wheth-
| er or not they, or any considerable num-
| Der of them, are now on their estates
whether or not any zones. or considerable
parts of zones. are being cultivated by
them according to the reports received at
| the department of state from American
| consular agents, and what steps. II any
\ are shown by consular reports TO have been
| taken by the Spanish government for feed
| ing said reconcentrados for otherwise
| preventing them from STRIVING and snf-
| ierirg; whether or not the Spanish govern
| ment has given the necessary military
| protection 10 enable the mills to grind cane
| and what progress has been made IN Spain $
| efforts 10 induce the Eubann to accept au :
tonomy.
Sec. 2 That the secretary of, state be
| directed II in his opinion not Incompatible
! with the public interest. 10 send to the
| house all copies of such reports from con-
| sl.Is vice consuls and commercial agents
| OF the United States in Cuba rs may throw
| light on the subjects above referred to
ard shall give information to the house and
to the country concerning the condition OF
Cuba since the advent OF the new regime
| under General Dlanco."
| Mir. Quigg made q b,ief statement. saving
| that in December the president had notified
| the house that the indefensible policy OF
| concentrates In Cuba had been abandoned
| by Spain In Difference 10 the repeated re-
| quests OF our government and tnat more
| peaceful and humane policy had been
adopted. The object of this resolution was
simply to ascertain what had been done
| and what steps had becn taken looking to
an acceptance OF autonomy by the Cuban
People. Three months. he added, have
elapsed since autonomy had been promul-
| gated.
In order to retain control OF the floor
Mr.. Quigg asked for tho previous question,
| hui yielded five minutes 10 MIR. Dinsmore
| Dem Ark), the senior member OF the
| foreign affairs committee, who said the
| resolution had been unanimously reported
| by the committee. Its purpose was 10 put
the house and the country IN possession o.
! the real facts concerning the condition OF
the people in Cuba, both in military ami
private life. The press was fun OF stories
| regarding the deplorable condition or me
| concentrates and the suffering that Pre-
vailed In Cuba and the country MAS EMU
tied 10 the facts In orueT 10 uetcFihiHe WIFI
responsibility was placed upon us about the
conclusion of the war and thus end The
4 existing distress
Mr DeArmond (Dem.. MOI wanted TO
know why the words III any after the
1 words what progress at the end OF INC
! first section OF the original resolution had
been stricken out. He wanted TO know
4 why the committee conceded that any
i progress had been made toward the ac-
I, e. tance OF sutonomy by the cubans.
\ MIR. Dinsmore replied that the words
stricken out did not change the sense OF
tte resolution II no progress bad been
4 made the state department would 70 re-
4 port.
Mn. Terry Dem. Ark.) asked MT.
\ Quigg II the committee on foreign affairs
had considered the DeLome incident =,
"yhat is hardly q pertinent inquiry"
replied Mr.. Quigg. blandly.
III Is a pertinent Inquiry from the Amer.
lean uoint OF view said Mr.. Terry, and