The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-03-31
The Cuban Question Fails to Receive
Attention

The Cuban Question Fails to Receive
Attention
WASHINGTON, March SO.-Permission
was granted by the senate today for the
foreign relations committee to sit during
the sessions Of the senate. Following this
action the resolution providing for the
recognition Of the independence of Cuba.
introduced yesterday by Mr.. Allen of Ne
braska, was, at the request of Mr.. Frye
of Maine, referred to the foreign relations
committee without debate Beyond these
two points no reference was made by the
senate to the Cuban question.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana concluded his
speech on the national quarantine bill.
after which the measure making further
provision for a civil government of Alaska
was passed.
The galleries of the senate were crowded
to the doors and the corridors were packed
with disappointed hundreds who vainly
sought seats from which they might listen
to the proceedings.
Rev. John K. Mclean of the Pacific The
illogical Seminary of Oakland, Cal, offered
the invocation.
Mr.. Davis, Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, asked that the COM
mittee be permitted to sit during the ses-
sions of the Senate from day to day, and
the request was granted.
Mr.. Frye of Maine reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations the Sem
ate resolution:
THAT the President be requested If not
incompatible with the public interest to
transmit to the Senate all Of the Consular
correspondence relating to the conduct Of
war in the island of Cuba, the condition OF
the people and other matters relating there
to-"
Mr.. Frye asked that the resolution lie
On the table until tomorrow when he would
ask for its consideration.
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut, of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, reported joint
resolution providing that in any case of
emergency in which the immediate erec-
tom of any fort or fertilization is, in the
opinion of the Secretary Of War, deemed
necessary and urgent where the Legis-
lature Of the State Is not In session, so
much Of the existing law as prohibits the
erection of such fertilization until the con-
sent of the United States has been OBJ
tained, shall be suspended, and to author
ize the construction of such temporary fort
on the written consent of the owner of the
land. Mr.. Hawley asked for immediate
consideration Of the resolution, but Mr..
Pascoe of Florida, desiring to examine 1t,
objected and it went over.
Mr.. Frye of Maine inquired of Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska if he had any objection to the
reference of his resolution, offered yester-
day, to the Foreign Relations Committee,
that committee now having under con-
sideraton resolutions Of that character
Mr.. Allen consented to the reference of
the resolution saying he was satisfied that
the committee would promptly take action
upon the subject matter.
The committee considered that 1t would
be unwise in view of negotiations now on
to precipitate matters at this time. 1t was
said that Congress need not take action to
hurry the administration in view Of what
had been learned by members. The only
distinctive feature of the meeting was the
general disposition manifested to wait for
reasonable time upon the President, and
the sentiment in this direction was quite
unanimous on the part of the members.
The meeting was largely devoted to con-
sideration of the testimony taken by the
Maine Court of Inquiry. An inquiry of the
members found that they had not had time
TO redQ tHlS ana IL was re-
ferred by them to the full members The
general understanding appeared to be that
the situation was such that the report and
the testimony will have to be fully consid-
cred in arriving at any conclusion.
While the disposition of Congress is to
oblige the President it was made evident
that a large majority of the committee
would favor vigorous action as soon as it
is made evident that the diplomatic re-
sources have been exhausted What form
this action will take was not discussed at
today's meeting of the committee, no pref
erence being shown for any of the four
resolutions before the committee.
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