Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-13

their own in the island Of Cuba; and the
president is hereby authorized and en-
powered to use the land and naval forces
of the United States to execute the pur-
pose of this resolution The minority
members agreed to report a minority
resolution Efforts will be made by the
Republicans to pass the resolution with
out debate. All the house Republicans
will support the majority report of the
committee.
Resolutions Presented BY Democratic Mem
bers of Committee.
The Democratic members OF the house
foreign affairs committee, in report
signed by five Democrats and Mr.. New
lands, free silver Republican, agreed to
the following resolution:
Resolved, First That the United
States government hereby recognizes
the independence of the republic of
Cuba.
Second-That moved thereto by the
many considerations of humanity, inter-
est and prOyocation, among which are
the deliberate mooring OF our battleship
Maine over submarine mine and it's
destruction in the harbor of Havana, the
president of the United States be and Is
hereby directed to employ Immediately
the land and naval forces Of the United
States in aiding the republic of Cuba to
1.-the independence hereby
recognized.
Third - That the president of the
United States is hereby authorized and
to extend immediate relief to
the starving Cubans.
Violent House Proceedings.
At $3.50 o'clck Speaker Reed recog-
nized Mr.. Adams. acting chairman of
the foreign affairs committee. He asked
consent for the consideration
Of the resolutions he submitted. A
outburst of applause from
the floor and. galleries greeted the
report, and great confusion followed.
Trouble arose out of the objection made
by Mr.. Bailey (Texas,) to the considera-
ton of the resolutions withOuta proper
as to the length of time
allowed each side for debate. Mr.. Hen
derson Na., } In impassloned appeal to
the men of the American congress to
act like mon, was met with storm of
Kisses. He said the agreement between
the Republicans and Democrats of the |
committee on rules was unanimous. |
This statement called forth achorus of
Nos" and men fought like mad. |
'Liar, liar, scoundrel" and other denun-
ciatiory epithets were applied. Mr..
Myers Dem. Ind.,) and Mr.. Pearson
Rep, N. H. almost came to blows.
There were half a dozen personal COLI
'ions. Mr.. Brum (Rep., Pa.,) and Mr..
Bartlett Dem, Ga.,) were involved in
jhe general row.
At 3:45, Mr.. Henderson brought in a
special rule agreed to by the committee.
No time is fixed for closing the debate.
Mr.. Henderson said the house would
nave the power to close the debate.
When he got a chance Mr.. Bailey said
hc minority was perfectly willing to
proceed to the consideration of the re-
,ort. His object in making an objection
vas to see If reasonable understand
ng could not be had for the debate. He
denounced the Republicans for desiring
o rush the resolutions through without
lebate, when they knew the resolutions
would not become operative until the
enate acted, and the senate would not
ct without complete deliheration. The
ule to consider the Cuban resolutions
vas adopted by vote Of 200 to 0. No
ime limit for debate In Ike rule. BY a
trict party vote the house then ordered
he previous question, the Cuban reso-
utions, this cutting the debate to 20
minutes on each side.
Minority Report Rejected.
Mr.. Dinsmore, Oem. Ark, senior
minority member of the house foreign
fairs committee, made the only speech
4 support of the minority report. Mr..
dams made the only speech for the
The vote first was taken
n the substitution of the minority re-
ort. The minority report was rejected
y 151 to 191.
Majority Resolution Adopted.
The final vote on the committee ma
,rity resolution was 324 yeas, 20 nays.
[ovements of Fleet and Troops Considered
General Lee was with the strategic
oard until 1:15 o'clock. At the conclu-
on of the meeting 1t was stated by
hose present that General Lee ana the
lembers had gone over the entire ques-
on of offensive and defensive move
rents in the event of hostilities.
General Lees Statements.
The statement in General Lees testi-
lony which has had the greater in I