The age-herald., 1898-02-15

was Senor Quesada and several other Cubans connected with the junta-
 Hit to Call Up Resolution
 It turned out that Chairman Hit, of the foreign affairs committee, was merely to call up some resolutions reported by ms committee, calling upon the state depart ment for general information, one of which related to Cuba, and the notice had been sent out as a precautionary measure to prevent the possible amendment or the resolution by the opposition, proceeding which would be in order If previous ques- ton were voted down.
 Immediately after reading of the journal MT. Royce (rep. Ind.), presented the unani- nous report of the committee on elections No. g. in the case of Vanderbury Vs. Tongue, from the Second district in favor of the sitting member, and 1t was adopted without division or debate.
 MT. Quigg (rep. N. Y9, member or the foreign affairs committee, was then recog- nized. He first called up resolution re- ported from the foreign affairs committee cailong upon the secretary of state, if not incompatible with public h- terest 5. to transmit to the house the correspondence relating to the dis- criniination of the German government against the importation of American beef, fruit or horses It was adopted without division.
 Williams Cuban Resolution. : Mr. Quigg followed this with the Cuban resolution. It was the resolution offered by Mir Williams (dem.), of Mississippi, slightly modified as follows:
 "Resolved, By the house of representa- lives, that the secretary of state be, and he hereby is directed, if in his opinion not incompatible with the public interest to inform the house what information, 1T any, has been received at the department Of state concerning the condition of the reconcen- trados in Cuba; whether or not they have been permitted to return 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 con- sul or consular agents; what steps, if any, are shown by said consular reports to have been taken by the Spanish govern ment for feeding said reconcentrados or for otherwise preventing them from starving and suffering; whether or not the Spanish government has given the necessary milf- tary protection to enable the mills to grind cane and what progress has been made in Spain's efforts to induce the Cubans to ac- cept autonomy.
 Reports From Consuls
 Section 2-That the secretary of state be directed, if in his opinion not incompatible with the public interest, to send to the house copies of all such reports from con- suls, vice conslus and commercial agents of the United Sates in Cuba as may shed light upon the subjects above referred to and shall give information in the house and the country concerning the condition of Cuba since the advent of the new regime under Gen. Blanco.
 MT. Quigg made brief statement, saying that in December the president had notified the house that the indefensible policy of concentration. in Cuba has been abandoned by Spain in deference to the repeated re- quests of our government, and that more peaceful and humane policy had been adopt ed. The object of this resolution was sim ply to ascertain what had been done, and what steps had been taken looking to the acceptance of autonomy by the Cuban peo- pie. Three months, he added, have elapsed since autonomy had been promulgated. In order to retain control of the foor Mir. Quigg asked for the previous question: but yielded five minutes to MT. Dinsmore (dem.) of Arkansas, the senior minority member of the foreign affairs committee who said the resolution had been unanimously re- ported by the committee.
 The Real Facts It's purpose was to put the house and the country in the possession of the real facts concerning the condition of the peo- pie of Cuba, both in military and private lire. The press was Iuil or St0r1eS regaru- ing the deploralble condition of the con- centrados and the belief prevailed in Cuba and the country was entitled to the facts in order to determine what responsibility was placed upon us to bring about the conclusion Of the war and thus end the existing distress.
 Mir DeArmond wanted to know why the words If any" after the words "what progress" at the end of the first section of the original resolution had been stricken out.
 He wanted to know why the committee concaded that any progress had been made toward the acceptance of autonomy by the people of Cuba.
 Mr. Dinsmore replied that the words stricken out did not change the sense of the resolution. If no progress had been made the state department would so re- port.
 The Dc Lome Tncicent
 Mir. Terry (dem) Arkansas asked Mir. Quigg if the committee on foreign affairs had considered the DeIome incident.
 'sThat Is hardly a. pertinent inquiry" re- pied Mir. Quigg blandly.
 R"It is pertinent inquiry in the minds