The record-union., 1898-02-15

we may give the matter.
The resolution was passed. 1t is as
follows:
Resolved. That the President is re-
quested. if in his opinion it is not incom-
patible with the public service, to send
to the Senate copies of the reports of
the Consul-General and of the Consuls
of the United States in Cuba, written or
received since March 4, 1897, which re-
late to the state of war in that island
and the condition of the people there, or
that he will send such parts of said re-
ports as will inform the Senate as to
these facts.
'Second-That the President inform
the Senate whether any agent of a
Government in Cuba has been accred-
tied to this Government or the Presi-
dent of the United States with a view
to negotiating a treaty of reciprocity
with the United States, or any diplo-
matte or commercial agreement with
the United States; and whether such
person has been recognized and re-
ceiyed as the representative of such
Government in Cuba"
The Senate then, at 1:25 p. M, on
motion of Davis. went into executive
session, and at $40 p. m. adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-Consid-
cradle unnecessary excitement was
caused among the members of the
House to-day by the rumor broadly
circulated before the House convened
that important action relative to Cuba
was to be taken up. 1t turned out to
be simply a resolution of inquiry unan-
imously reported by the Foreign At
fairs Committee last week, calling on
the State Department for information
as to the condition of concentrates in
Cuba, and the progress made in SPANS
effort to induce the Cubans to accept
autonomy. The resolution was adopt
ed without division. Another resolu-
ton was adopted calling for the COR
respondence relating to the exclusion
Of our fruits beef and hogs from Ger
many. The remainder of the day was
devoted to District of Columbia bust
ness.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Royce (R) of Indiana presented
the unanimous report of the Commit
tee on Elections No. ,, in the case OF
Vanderbury VS.. Long, from the Sec
ond Oregon District, in favor of the
sitting member, and it was adopted
without division or debate
Quigg (R.) of New York, a member
of the Foreign Affairs Committee, was
then recognized. He first called up a
resolution reported from the Foreign
Affairs Committee, calling upon the
Secretary of State, if not incompati-
hn Mt act 70 fro
nit to the House the correspondence
relating to the discrimination the
German Government against the i'm
portation of American beef, fruit and
horses. It was adopted without di-
vision.
Quigg followed this with the Cuban
resolution. 1t was the resolution Of
fered by Williams, slightly modified, as
follows:
Resolved, By the House of Repre-
sentatives, that the Secretary Of State
be and hereby is directed, if in his
opinion not incompatible with the pub
lie interest, to inform the House what
information, If any, has been received
at the Department of State concerning
the present condition of the reconcen-
trados in Cuba; whether or not they
have been permitted to return to theiI
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. &C.
cording to the reports received at the
Department of State from American
Consuls of Consular agents, and VIVA,
nv c1,
sular reports to have been taken by
the Spanish Government for feedins
said reconcentrados, or for otherwise
preventing them from starvation and
suffering; whether or not the Spanish
Government has given the necessary
military protection to enable the mills
to grind cane, and what progress has
been made in SPANS effort to induce
the Cubans to accept autonomy.
Section =. That the Secretary OF
State be directed, if in his opinion not
incompatible with the public interes Is
TO send to the House copies of all such
reports from Consuls, Vice. onsuls
and commercial agents of the United
States in Cuba as may shed light upor
the subjects above referred TO. and as
shall give information to the House
and country concerning the condition
Of Cuba since the advent of the regime
underGeneral Blancc."
Quigg made a brief statement. saw
ing that in December the President had
notified the House that the indefensibIe
policy of concentration in Cuba had
been abandoned by Spain in Difference
to the repeated requests of our Gov
ayfa ont y1 . hn4
humane policy had been adopted. The
object OF the resolution was simply &c
ascertain what had been done. and
what steps had been taken towards the
acceptance Of autonomy by the Cuban
people, Three months, he added. have
elapsed since autonomy had been pro.
mulgated.
In order to retain control of the floor
Quigg asked the previous question. bu,
yielded five minutes TO Dinsmore Cd
of Arkansas, the senior minority mem
Der of the Foreign Affairs Committee
who said the resolution had been I'M
animously reported by the committee
Its purpose was to put the House and
the country in the possession of the
real facts concerning the condition OF
the people of Cuba, both in military and
private life. The press was fun OF
stories regarding the deplorable condi-
ton Of the concentrates and the suf-
fering that 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
De Almond wanted to know why the
words IF any," after the words ''wha,
progress" al the end of the first Sec
ton Of the original resolution. had been
stricken out. He wanted to know why