Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-20

voted 10T-9i to lay the appeal ON the
table: The yeas and nays We're de-
nanded and obtained by Mr. Bailey.
| Inc democrats who expected to see
| the republican line broken We're disap-
pointed. The majority presented an
unbroken front Mr.. White, of North
Carolina. the solitary colored member
or the House, when his name was call
go, declined to vote at ALL answering
present. But at the conclusion of the
roll call ne thought better of his res
pollution and voted aye" The motion
to lay the appeal on the table was car
ried 16S-l2G.
! The House. then, on MIR. Hits mo-
tlon. went hnto committee of the whole
| ana resumed the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
DIE. AS soon as the first paragraph
| was read the struggle was resumed
Mr.. Williams CDemocraD. of Mississip-
ri, offered an amendment to direct the
President to appoint three commission
ers to proceed to Cuba and. If possible
! negotiate treaty Of peace. amity and
] commerce With THE republic of Cuba.
and approprating $4,000 for defraytng
It's expenses. 1t was declared out of
order. Immediately after MIR. Lewis.
INDemocrat). Of Washington. offered an
other amendment providing that ito en-
lthasize that state of war existed in
ICuba THE consul general of the United
| States at Havana be withdra wn and
the government of Spain be notified of
| a suspension of diplomatic relations at
| that point
| lNIr. HIT quickly raised point of or
der. which Mr.. Hepburn. in the chair,
| sustained.
II appeal from the decision of the
CHAIR" said Mr.. Lewis.
And / make the point that the ap-
peal is dilatory." exclaimed Mr.. DalzeM
tRepublican). of Pennsylvania.
The chair sustaims the point of or
! der. declared Mr. Hepburn who direct
ed the clerk to proceed with the read
ling.
| The reading of the bill went on. in
Iterrupted every few minutes by five
| minutes speeches from the Democratic
side on Cuba. Mr.. Sulzer Democrab.
| of New York. offered an amendment di-
| recttnS the President to notify Spain
| chat unless the war ceased i'm thirty
days we would recognize the independ-
ence of Cuba and enforce our position
| by force of arms
| MIR. Wilson 0DemocraD. of South
Carolina, presented the Cuban question
! m stbll new form in hope to engraft
lit on the bill provided for a change in
the salary of the United States consul
| general at Havana. pending the con-
| tinuance of the present war. Mr. Will
| son declared that lit would be a blot on
the name OF the House of Representa-
| lives If IT prevented a vote on the queS
! ton of war in Cuba a. blot comparable
| only to that nf the Law written In blood
and of thu law written SO high that it
could not be read.
'Mr. 'Hftts point OF order disposed of
| this AaSt amendment.
MIR. H lit opened the general debate on
| the pending bill with "a brief but impor-
Itant statement as to our foreign Gela-
tons with Spain and Cuba, and THE
course OF the administration. He
sket ched tine course of affairs since MIR.
lMcKinley's advent to power, ard told
| af the successful efforts of the PreS-s
dent in obtaining the release OF Ameri-
| "a prisoners In Cuba. but the PrsSf~
| dent had gone further. He had protest,
/ ed with such emphasis ana energy
against the barabarities of the war alp d
1.-The poiicy3of concentration that G elre bal
.Weyler had been recalled in s. d :sssrSN le'
and the policy of concen ira zion E.id
been Abandoned. Further even than
this the President had gone. lie had
| notified the Sagasta. ministry that the
war must cease and proposals of set
Element made Within reasonable time
| These repre- sensations had been made
owing to the great interest all over the
country lin the struggle the Cugans
| We're making. The Presidents repre-
sensations had been listened by Spain.
| said Mr.. Hit. and .the scheme of self
| government. modelled upon that of Can
ada had been issued. Whether it would
he successful said he. many might
doubt. Perhaps it would be harsf
| Judgment now to say 1t had already
failed. Every act of .the President has
shown the spirit which animated him
| in his public uhterancaS in the past
| He had chieved much in afaw mon this.
burt he said that he Thought it unwise
| for ..he Unified States at this time to
recognize the belligerency of the fnsur-
gents.
MIR. Hit almon;shed the members
that "a national action must be Dictated
| by the worlti. ana that we must prove
f! i'm what we do that we are actuated by
10 vulgar greed to rob a neighbor or
| to seize. the property OF others. Pro
,seeding he dweht upon the effect of the
| extension of betligerent rights to the
insurgents. arguing that it would give
Spa nish cruisers the right of search and
| Impose a great hardship on the Cubans
who We're without a navy.
| a DECLARE tion of beliiSerency would
| allow ,Spa5n's warships to hunt our YES
| sells the high seas. In the existing
situation good men Symnathizimg with
ITuba's cause We're constantly making
! their way to the islands. Supplies,
gums and ammunition We're going from
| the United States. Members. he said,
might ask why with all these disadva7i-
ltaees i'm store for them the agents of
| the Cuban republic in this city desired
beHigeren;. rights. Il could explain 1t :"
| said Mr.. Hit. bat / prefer to do so in
| the words OF enc OF these agents to me-"
| I've lenow,' said this gentleman.
that we have much to lose In the mat
ter of supplies. but We also know that
II Spanish crisers begin to stop Amer
lean shippers it will not be long before
a hasty shot is fired. With that shot
public opinion in Spain and :jhe United
States will plunge those countries into
war: then our battle will be over
THAT perhaps is a very just argu-
ment for the CUBAN continued Mr..
EIitt. but not for an American. If we
are to have war let us face 1t directly,
not~be forced into 1T by chance. I do
not blame the Cubans. however. any
more than blame the Confederate who
during the rebellion hoped to precipi-
jtate war between the United States
and Great Britain. kr1o wing that once
war came the contract for freeing the
lGonfederacy would be taken off, his
hands"
Mr.. Hit spoke of the Spanish author
titles in Havana as tottering between
armed forces without any tumultuous
riot within. but with impressive words
warned the members that the vast re-
sponsibility of action with the momen-
tons consequences that might anSue