The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-10
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| Washington, February Elm anticipation
! OF speeches to be delivered on the relations
of the United States and SPAR, concerning
| the Cuban situation-a subject OF Intense
| interest to a majority OF Americans the
galleries of the senate were crowded at an
early hour today Indeed, the public gall
lories were filled before the senate con-
vened, at 10 o'clock. and the reserved gal
leries filled rapidly soon after noon. The
interest was quite evidently not confined to
the public. When the Vice presidents savel
fell opening tho session a noticcably larger
number OF senators were present than is
usual so,early in the day. The notice given
yesterday by both Senator Cannon OF Utah
and Senator Mason OF Illinois that they
would address the senate on resolutions
they Introduced served as Il magnet to draw
senators from their committee rooms early
in the days session. Rev. DR.. +. %. Meyer
OF London, England, offered the invocation
at the opening Of the session.
MIR. Butler of North Carolina presented
an amendment to the constitution enabing,
congress TO lay and collect an income tax.
MIR Allen presented and secured the
adoption OF a resolution directing the
committee on judiciary TO investigate and
report to tho senate whether taeorder piao-.
Ing the employees of the government print
ing office ON the classified service is proper.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Cannon
yesterday urging the president to notiIy
Spain mat II IL failed TO recognize the in
dependence OF Cuba before March next
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pt iiigetent rights OF the tupars ana ninety
uays thereafter assert The independence OF
the CUBAN republic was then iaii before
| the senate aud Mr.. Cannon was recognized
| to speak upon the resolution.
| Mr.. Cannon in opening his speech read
| from New York newspaper a statement III
| enect that the speeches 10 DC delivered To-
| day would amount to mere talk and notn-
| ins more harmless than talk wouid result
| from the present agitation OF the cuban
question in the senate. Mr.. Cannon said
that il was not his purpose--not the prr-
| pose OF those Who believed with hm---to
| disturb In any way the peace and wpifars
of the people OF The United States. He did
not, he said, desire TO reflect unnefcs sarily
| on the policy OF the president, but TINS Was
| n phase OF the question, in me opinion OF
| Mr. Cannon, raised by the newspaper aiil-
| cle to which he referred, which ought 10 be
| considered. BY what authority, he asked.
did any published journal assert iaat roth
Ling more substantial and effective than
| talk would result from fhe discussion or
the Cuban question in congress
Has some concerted plan been Hrraug-
| cd" he asked "by the carrying into ef-
| feet of which the will Of the people OF
J this country Is TO be undone? want 10
| eay.r said Mr.. CannO.. that something
more harmful than talk Will result from
| tho discussion of the Cuban question by
| congress. The results viii strike men In
\ congress and men In high places In the
1 administration. We have been told tiit a
policy has not yet been developed
War" continued Mr.. Cannon, lis ended
in Cuba The war that there existed has
4 developed into brutal contest OF hunger.
Spain, he thought had not the courage
i 10 pursue its operations against the
patriots in the field. The government 81
Madrid was bankrupt, and the greatest
statesmen Of that country had passed
away.
should the efforts OF Spain succeed The
result would be 10 saddle upon the peo-
pIe OF Cuba the enormous debt d! $500, 600,
600, debt that has been incurred by Spaif
:, to s,tbiue the spirit OF liberty, manifested
by the Cuban patriots. After some discus
, sion OF the general feature OF the cubaf
question, Mr.. Cannon said
Il charge now that the purpose OF ths
administration Is in consonance with I'M
wishes of the Spanish bondholdera ans
before peace is secured in Cuba security
for the payment OF that tremendous deb
must bo given by the blood stunned ~
, land. That appears TO be the Wish Vi W
} administration and may say Of Srsin.'
Referring TO the situation as Il wa
presented when Mr. Mckinley assumed III
I. presidency, Mr.. Cannon said IT was airi2s
: IN earthly cmnipotence which the pres
! dent possessed and possesses nos. Tn
recognition of the beIiigerent rights
! The insurgents would have been Of i'm
!, mense advantage at any time during ~
present war. but now since recognition
q would absolutely terminate the struggle
4 Mr. Cannon thought It peculiarly signih
: cant that every spaniard and every Span
! ish sympathizer was opposed TO the rec
! ognition OF the bellgerency OF the cnbal
(; patriots. while every Cuban had main
u tanned from the FIRST that such refogni
i | tIcn would be OF such advantage as
4 cradle them, TO wrest victory from %hs
otherwise might possibly be defeat
81 az the chief executive OF this countr
lhaa dreamed when he entered upon hi