The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
House WANTS T0KNOW
Calls for information In Regard
to Cuba.
WILLIAMS RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

General Blanco Took Charge-Report of
the Civil Service Commission.
Washington. Feb 15.-There was con-
siderable excitement among the MEM
bers of the house before the assembling
owing to an imperative summons sent
out late at night by one of the subordi-
nate officials of the house to each Re-
necessity of his presence at the session.
At first no one seemed to know the pur-
pose of this rallying call, and all sorts
OF rumors were afioat. All that was
definitely known at first was that some-
thing in regard to Cuba was to be
brought up in the house, although un-
der the rules it was District of Co
lumbia day. The galleries were
crowded. Among those in the gallery
was Senior Quesada and several other
Cubans connected with the junta. 1t
turned out that Chairman Hit of the
foreign affairs committee, was merely
to call up some resolutions reported by
his committee calling upon the state
department for general information,
one of which related to Cuba, and the
notice had been sent out as a precau-
tionary measure to prevent the possi
BILE amendment of the resolution by the
opposition. a proceeding which would
be In order If the previous question
were voted down.
Quigg Is Recognized.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal. Royce, Rep, of Indiana, pre-
sented the unanimous report of COM
mittee on elections No. in the case of
Vanderbury VS.. Tongue, from the Sec
ond Oregon district, in favor of the sit
ting member, and ii was adopted with
out division or debate. Quigg, Rep, OF
New York, a member of the foreign af-
fairs committee, was then recognized.
He first called up a resolution reported
from the foreign aft airs committee,
calling upon the secretary of state, II
not incompatible with the public in
terest, to transmit to the house the COR
respondence relating to the discrimina-
ton of the German government against
the Importation of American beef. fruit
or horses. 1t was adopted without di-
vision. Quigg followed this with the
Cuban resolution. IT was the resolution
offered by Williams, slightly modified.
as follows:
The Williams Resolution.
Resolved by the house of representa-
tives. That the secretary of state be.
and hereby is,@drected, IL, in his opjn-
ion, not incompatible with the public
interest. to inform the house what in
formation, IL any has been received at
the department of state concerning the
present condition of the reconcentrados
ha hot rot hax hax
permitted to return to their estates;
whether or not any zcnes, or considera-
BILE parts of zones, are now being cul-
tivated by them, according to the re-
ports received at the department of
state from American consuls or consul
lar reports to have been taken by the
Spanish government for feeding said
recc ncentrados or for otherwise pre-
venting them from starving and suf-
fering; whether or not the Spanish gov
ernment has given the necessary mill
tary protection to enable the mills to
grind cane and what progress has been
made in Spain's effort to induce the
Cubans to accept autonomy.
Reports from Consuls.
Section q That the secretary of
state be directed, If in his opinion not
incompatible with the public interest.
to send to the houae copies of all such
reports from consuls, vice consuls and
commercial agents of the United States
in Cuba as may shed light upon the
subjects above referred to, and as shall
give information to the house and to
the country concerning the condition of
Cuba since the advent of the regime
under General Blanco."
Quigg made a brief statement, saying
that in December the president had not
flied the house that the indefensible
policy of concentration in Cuba had
been abandoned by Spain in Difference
to the reputed requests of our govern
ment and that more peaceful and
humane policy had been adopted. The
object OF this resolution was simply to
ascertain what had been done and what
steps had been taken looking to 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 or
the floor Quigg asked for the previous
question. but yielded five minutes to
Dinsmore democrat of Arkansas), the
senior minority member of the foreign
affairs committee. who said the resolu-
tion had been unanimously reported by
the committee.
Real Facts Wanted.
It's 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 full of sto-
ries regarding the deplorable condition
of the concentrates and the suffering
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 con-
clusion of the war and thus end the
existing distress. De Almond wanted
to know why the words III any" after
the words what progress" at the end
of the first section of the original reso-
luton had been stricken out He want
ed to know why the committee conced-
ed that any progress had been made
toward the acceptance OF autonomy by
the people u Cuba. Dinsmore replied
xk.t fho xUorda africLou ont did not