The news & observer., 1898-02-09
THE BUSY HALE OBJECTS
HE TAKES CARE OF SPANISH IN
TERESTS IN SENATE.
CANNON AND MASON TO SPEAK TODAY
Lurid Preamble by BILLY" Mason, of Illinois,
Aliens Attemptto to Make Resolution an
Amendment to Consular Bill.
Chandler for Co:bett.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. S.-Tlrae
propositions differing materially rs TO
methods were presented to the Senate
to-day for the relief of the Cuban in
surgents. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) offered as
sln amendment to the Diplomatic AMI
Consular Appropriation bill resolution
recognizing the belligerency of the in
surgents.
Mr.. Cannon (Utah), and Mr.. Mason
Qlls.), also offered resolutions.
Mr.. Allen (Neb), said in presenting
his amendment to the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bin that since
the opening hostilities in Cuba more
than three hundred thousand pacihcos
had died of stavation. or of disease d.
rectly traceable to insufficient food Ol
lack of proper sanitary conditions He
said that he had been informed that il
was the custom of the Spanish govern
ment to herd hundreds of families to-
gether i'll inadequate quarters, starving
them until they have been more than
tlecimased by disease. He expressed the
hope that the committee on Foreign Re
lations wCald act promptly upon the
amendment, so that the Senate could
have an opportunity to vote upon it.
The amendment is as follows
That a condition of public war ex-
lists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and for
some time maintained by force of arms
by the people of Cuba. and that the
United States of America shall main
tain a strict neutrality between the con-
tcnding powers and accord to each all
the rights of belligerents in the ports
and territory Of the United States"
Mr. Allen said that he desired to have
the amendment made part of the
Diplomatic bill, so that the House of
Representatives might have an opportun-
ity to vote upon the proposition and not
be stifed by the Committee on For
eign Affairs Of that body or by other in
fiuences.
Mr.. Hale said the amendment proposed
was subject to, a point of order, even
though it should be reported by the
Foreign Relations Committee, as it was
general legislation.
DO YOU know of any appropriation
bill passed in the last few years. in
quired Mr.. Allen. that has not carried
with it general legislation|
Mr.. Hale replied that much matter
was put into appropriation bills by
unanimous consent that could be sub
ject TO a point of order.
Under the rules Of the Senate and
under those of the Houlae-which are
very strict-general legislation does not
belong upon appropriation bills"
Mr.. Cannon Utah, then offered the
following resolution which he asked to
lie over until tomorrow, when he would
sslyIaylaff soma scalba T.l-S 14,.ar,
"Wheras, the people of the Republic
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be
free and independent; and
''Whereas, the continuance of the
larbarous warfare OF Spain in her at
tempt to subjugate ahe PATRIOTS of that
republic is in violation of the law of hui
manity. is a menace TO the freedom and
progress of the people of the Western
Hemisphere. and is full justification for
demand by the government of the
United States that Spain shall withdraw
her land and naval forces from Cuba
and Cuban waters, and Shall leave that
republic and her people to their en-
joynlent of life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness, therefore be it
''Resolyed. by the Senate that the
President Of the United States is urged
To notify the Kingdom Of Spain that il
Spain shall fail to recognize the inde-
pendence of the Republic of Cuba on or
before the fourth day of March, 1898,
the government of the United States
will ON that date recognize the belliger-
ency of the Cuban patriots and will
within ninety days thereafter assert the
independence of the Republic of Cuba
Mr. Mason. 0lls.), kept the Cuban ball
rolling by offering another resolution Civ
ing notice that he would tomorrow at
the conclusion of Mr.. Cannqn's remarks
address the Senate upon the resolution.
His resolution is as follows:
''Resolved, that the President of the
United States be and he rs hereby re-
quested to notify Spain and the inslBr
gents of CTba that the war (so-called)
must at once cease and be discontinued
and that the United States of America
hereby declare and viii maintain peace
on the island Of Cuba"
The resolution of Mr.. Mason was pre-
ceded by the following preamble:
''Whereas, the wfr between Spain
and the Insurgents of Cuba has contin-
ued until all 'Christendom is shocked by
its barbaritics: pretended autonomy has
been offered by Spain and refused by the
Cubans in arms: the Spanish, as a war
measure. burned the homes and drove
the women and children (since known
ms concentradOes) into fortified towns.
where some of them have been starved
Others have been murdered, and women
and children have been debauched and
treated beyond the power of language
to describe; daughters of inSurgent sol
diers have been sold into houses of in
fanny and boys Of tender years have
been shot as spies. under the form Of
civilized war: American citizens have
been driven into the towns and refused
ap opportunity to work, and left to
starve. as a part of the Spanish war
measure, until we were compelled to
take, by apprOpriating funds Of the peo-
pie of the United States. large slNms Of
money to feed and clgthe our citizens,