Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-30

Su IOT "pne purpose OF SldINhlpOu dLiN oA-
termination. And be it further
Resolved, that for the purpose OF en-
abhng the president of the United States
to provide the concentrated non-com-
Blatant Cubans with the necessary food,
raiment and medicine for their immedi-
ate relief from starvation. the sum Of
$500, 900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary. is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Senator Frye:
Whereas the war which has been
waged on the island of Cuba for the
past three years has been conducted by
the Spanish in violation Of the rules of
civilized warfare, such government hav-
ing driven the unarmed inhabitants
from their farms and forced them with
in the armed camps, where it has per-
nitted hundreds of thousands of men,
women and children to die of starvation
and as a result of this system Of inhu-
man warfare ten of thousands of help
less people are now dying for want of
food, and
Whereas, the war has paralyzed and
almost destroyed the large commercial
relations which have heretofore existed
between the United States and Cuba,
and has rendered useless and brought
property of American citizens invested
in the islands, and
Whereas, the existence and prolonga-
ton of the hostilities have imposed
heavy financial expenditures and burd-
ensome official labors upon the govern
ment Of the United States in the en-
forcement Of it's neutrality laws, and
Whereas, the consuls of the United
States and other impartial and COM
at tcT1f nIN< tn6 thnt
the Spanish government has lost con-
troll of much of the greater portion of
the island, that 1t is powerless to re-
store this authority, and bring about
peace and that prolongation of the con-
test will have no other effect than to
| increase the horrors, misery and starv-
alton which now exists, to utterly ex-
tinguisf1 the commerce and destroy the
property of American citizens, and add
to the expense and burdens of the gov
ernment Of the United States, therefore
Resolved by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled. that
the president of the United States is
hereby directed and empowered to take
such effective steps as in his discretion
he may deem necessary to secure a
speedy termination Of the hostilities
between the government of Spain and
the people Of Cuba, the withdrawal of
the militia and naval forces Of Spain
from same island and the complete IN
dependence Of said people.
The resolution presented by Senator
Rawlins was as follows:
Whereas, the war waged by the king
dom of Spain against the people of Cuba
has destroyed the commerce between
them and the people of the United
States and its revival is impossible so
long as war Is continued; and
| Whereas, by the authority Of that
| kingdom in the course Of such war
American property has been destroyed
and many American citizens without
just cause have been imprisoned and
some assassinated in their prison cells
| and
Whereas, while our ship Maine was al
anchor in the harbor Of Havana within
the dominion and under the control Of
| the kingdom of Spain at a place desig-
mated by her authority. that ship and
most of the men on board in the service
of their country by the explosion OF q
submarine mine were wdlfully, wickedly
and treacherously mangled and des-
| troyed; and s.H.tt.9t ..-r.-'' ..f.t.t,'
| Whereas, the kingdom of Spain has
proven herself incompetent to tranquil
| ize the island of Cuba either by the
methods Of peace, or by means Of civil
lied warfare, and accordingly has pro-
ceeded to make desolate the home OF it's
peaceful inhabitants, driving men,
women and children into guarded camps,
OBTAINING them there without making a
provision to shelter, clothe or feed them,
thus wilfully causing their extermina-
tion to the number Of hundreds of thou
sands by the slow process Of starvation,
and
Whereas, against these revolving acts
of inhumanity this government has
made peaceful protests to the kingdom
of Spain, at the same time endeavoring
by helpful charity to relieve those
whom she has brought to such dire dis
tress, and our repeated protests having
been disregarded, and our efforts of phi
lanthropy having proved unavaiiing,
and
Whereas, finally convinced that fur
ther peaceful protest will prove equally
in vain, and that the recognition of the
independence of the republic Of Cuba
and armed intervention in it's behalf by
this government will alone be effective
for redress of past and the prevention
Of future wrongs, and
Whereas, while regretting the neces-
sity now imperative for such action, but
mindful of our duty to a neighboIing
people and to humanity, and with a
clear consciousness as to the business
of our cause, and that our action will
meet with the approval of all civilized
peoples, now therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives Of the United States of
America in congress assembled. that the
independence Of the republic Of Cuba be
and the same is hereby recognized and
| that war against the kingdom of Spain
be and the same is hereby declared, and
the president is hereby authorized and
directed to employ the land and naval
forces OF the United States of America
to wage such war to success.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house quietly proceeded with the
order of the day-the consideration of
private bills. No opportunity was af-
forded under the rules of debating the
about the cloak-rooms and lobbies all
day long discussing the situation. The
most intense feeling was manifested.
The house after passing bill to PEN
| sion the widow of Gen. John L. Steven
son at the rate of $40 month, devoted
, the whole day to consideration of the bill
to pay certain claims for stores and sup
plies furnished to the union by loyal cit
izens of the south during the war There
was a bitter contest over a claim Of $217,-
000 preferred by the heirs Of the widow
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee. She inherited the
claim from Mrs. Fitzhugh, her aunt, who
it was admitted was loyal. The claim
was finally stricken out, but the house
took a recess before the bill was passed
1t provides for the payment Of about $50
claims aggregating $1,200.000,
At the night session 81 bills were
passed, among them one to pension the
widow of Capt Gushing, the command
er Of the torpedo boat which sank the
widow Of Capt. Cushing. tile command
confederate ram, Albemare.
REPRESENTATIVE MARSH'S RESO-