New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13
MANY CUBAN RESOLUTIONS


Mr. LINDSAY offered tho following >oint rs"oiu-
ION and asked tina, (, be laid on the table;
.rtirs, m" spanish srmier on IN. ISLAND OF Cuba
be eafsd on IN SGs1' q, Gem .n.r raj
Gomcr. suck concert to be secured through ar
sangefncnts between this Government ana sne Ia
60 On eni tnat any offer looking TO such AZ
sa may Be aa: 81 ia0Ss 1sap'
sh4 .e!o TO re- co M sanira ara dir.c al
second THAT all such military open ,ions Shoue
The cuban people may be secured
Mr. WILSON introduced the following Joint rsso-
tuition:
past have prevailed and are now prevailing IN the
Island o, Cuba have become intoeraole 10 tho peo-
p1o.o,red That the President OF the United States
ia empowered and directed to take at once such
stena as may No necessary to put an end TO hos
tilli,es I'm the island OF cuba. and 10 secure 20
10 inhabitants o. that island stable and indepsn-
o., o., the United ststcs Is empowered and 81:
rooted TO use ne,rssary .he .eha a ann, r.soI
luton effective.
A. Mr. Wilson's request tho resolution WAS re-
rerred to tho Foreign Relations Committee.
Mr. ALLEN followed with a resolution declaring
that state Of war existed between tho oni'cd
States and Spain II was as follows;
That a state OF war exists between no United
s,ates OF America and the kingdom Of spain: ana
that the political existence and Natlonai ndepen
line maintained by force o. arms is hereby rocos
nzcd that the President is ana n. ne.
c..ary 10 secure an immediate termination OF hos
uitcs Cuba and an independen, SIa snah,. him
hcr sy c11powcred AID directed 70 use the land
ana naval forces Of the United states
III. r.sol,tion went over under tho rules.
NJ pAscO presented a Joint resolution directing
IN, President 10 not TO exceed s"" OF the fuhu
onnrooriaied by Congress TO relieve American c''-
zo,s in cuba FOR the relief OF American CITIZENS
and others who have recently landed IN rlor"'
r,o,, ruba He explained that while the citizens
NJ Florida were doing all To their power 20 "e''''
the refugees their means were limited Inc reSo-
luton was agreed TO-
POWERS OF CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT
Mr. PrTTts presented a legal argument upon .ne
,,hor,tv NJ Congress and the President under the
Constitution I'm declaring and prosecu''"s "'
,,o said that these constitutional limitations WIZ
,, ,ardmarks which the fathers had set He
,,tod out that this Government vas not "o"-
arcby in which the President might Intervene VI
1850 the Army Navy at his Will 10 N'ANo wal,
A. CONGRESS alone has power TO oec'aro war; !"
80, has poycr TO limit IT, 1t may declare gen
I ar q speclal war against another nation ou'
- ,as no authority TO delegate this power
. ~. president or any other officer II war Is 10
>. winged Congress must order what shaii DC ."'
,,r. ~ the war declared and as Commanocr-ih-
C,,o, ~ tho Army and Navy the President must
-. -, tho war az directed by Congress and In
~ o,b.r way II would not be within It's hinita-
,,,s for Congress to confer upon the PRESIDENT
,,,hor,,v n wage war at his discretion
..v., What are we advised to dor" inquired MI
pot,us ..Ir YOU boil the words down TO their true
,oo,,,c u il evident that we are ADVISED 10 ocie-
,o,. 70 th. President the power to intervene anu
ol.o ,yar II ne sees lt without any declaration Oh
40 In
Io,ar,,,on OF Congress-would be disgrace 10
the nation. a., ..u. -.
When Mr. Pettus had concluded Mr. Aien en-
a.ovorcd TO secure the passage or q Dill JUST re-
oo,yed from the House. To this MI. Mason VINO
hod ornounced his speech on tho Cuban SITUATION
objected .u. ",,., ~.
- had hoped" suggested Mr. Allen. that the
c.no,or would yield HostIlities will not begin to-
day" .a NJ w..on
.. ,ho SENATOR from Nebraska seems to be-
a., ,rdsov gave notice that he would to-morro"
.darass tho senate on his resolution
SENATOR MAsoN's SPEECH.
Mr. MASON then proceeded with his speech no
.d nrenared II carefully. and confined hifnseh
Io.o,v n his manuscript. His speech was icsa'
r,,.nt in favor OF the recognition by this Gov
rrent of the independence OF tho CUBAN ne
,r Arnanded Is an abstract OF the speech: