The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-23


splendidly maintained his position. A
sharp colloquy between him and Mr..
| Elkirs caused excitement.
Mr.. Lodge followed with an appeal
for action in preservation of the ma
tons honor and in wiping out the
stain of the ''atrocious murder" in Ha-
vana harbor. His words SO reached
the heart that the galleries were swept
with tremendous wave of applause.
Mr.. Lindsay (ky) concluded the dis
| cussion for the day with a powerful
| speech in which he advocated the rec
ognition of the Cubans and a concert
| of action between the lnsurgent army
and the United States troops in driv-
ing the Spanish forces from the island
of Cuba"
| Action OF the House Committee.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-At 80 p. IN.
the majority of the house committee en-
foreign affairs agreed to the following
resolution. which was later reported To
the house:
WHEREAS, The government OF Spain fos
| three years past has been waglng war on the
| island OF Cuoa against revolution by the In
| habitants thereof. without making any substan-
| tial progress toward the suppression OF said
| revolution. and has conducted the warfare
in manner contrary to the laws of nations by
| methods inhuman and uncivilized, causing he
| death by starvation OF more than 2OvuO nno-
cent non-combatants. the victims being for tho
| most part helpless women and children. infiict-
| ing intoerable injury TO the commercial inter-
| ests OF the United States involving the
destruction OF the lives and prosperity
CT many OF citizens, entail
ing the expenditure OF millions OF dollars in
rolf faaar t. md .Al 10
in order to maintain our neutrality; anu
| WHEREAS, This long series OF losses. injuries
and burdens, for which Spain is responsible,
has eliminated in the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine in the harbor OF Ha-
vana and in the death or 266 OF our seamea;
therefore
Resoircd, etc, That the president Is hereby
authorized and drestei to intervene at once
to stop the war In Cuba, to the end, and with
the purpose of securing perman mt peace and
order there and establishing b. the free ac-
tion OF the people thereof stable and
Independent government OF their own in
the island of Cuba. and the president Is hereby
authorized and empowered TO use the land and
naval forces of the United States TO execute the
purposes OF this resolution
The Minority Report.
The democratic members of the house
foreign affairs committee, in a report
signed by five democrats and Mr.. New
i lands, silverite, agreed to the following
} resolutions as n substitute for the ma.
jority report. 1t follows:
Resolred. That the United States government
hereby recognizes the independence OF the re-
public OF Cuba.
, 2 THAT moved thereto by many considera-
lions OF humanity. OF interest and 81 provoca-
tion. among which are the deliberate moorlng
OF our battesaip Maine over sub
marine mine and Its destruction In tho
harl. ~ he All tt4nf nf 40 N
| States be, and he is nereby directed To employ
Immediately the land anl naval forces OF the
: United States in aiding the rcpu lie OF cuba 10
: MAINTAIN the Independence hereby recognized
8 That the president OF the United states Is
hereby authorized ani directed TO extend i'm
mediate relief to the starving Cuoans-
! The house of representatives., after
one of the most exciting and memoir
able days in its history, by vote OF
81 To 10. adopted a resolution which
nine-tcnths of its members believe
makes war with Spain inevitable.
4 There were majority and minority
: reports made from the foreign rcla-
!. tions committee. and motion TO re-
(, commit with instructions.
: When the vote was taken on the sub
e stitute resolutions they were defeated
Lar to 100.
Mr. Dinsmorc then moved to recon-
!, init with instructions to report back an
: amendment recognizing the independ-
: ence of Cuba. 1t also was lost, li6-ly0.
u The vote was then taken ON the adop-
: ton Of the majority resolutions, and
; they were adopted, 322 to 10. The
house then, at 6:30 p. m, adjourned.
= a Day OF stirring Activity.
"A " .t1a ~
u was day of stirring activity at the
: navy and war departments. Antici-
= lting decisive action by congress, the
machinery Of the military and naval
n branches of the government was early
a put in motion, and events Of grave sig
n nificance followed in quick succession.
N In every bureau the work of prepare
ton went on with an enthusiasm and
ut push that was in marked contrast To
:. the lethargy that had characterized
Ak the big granite building since Monday.
re With IL all there was an added secrecy
Is and reticence on the part of officials To
~ discuss the warlike movements.
he The first event to become known was
the acquisition by the navy department
as of the American line steamships st.
:" Louis and St. Paul, and coupled with
an the announcement came the inforna-
he ton that, in APPLICABILITY, Capt. Sigs-
70 bee would be placed in command of one
- and Capt. Goodrich OF the other.
Early in the forenoon the naval
rs strategic board went into session and
I'd called Consul General Lee into the con
la ference The session was long one
os and was devoted to a thorough discus
sion of offensive and defensive move
g. ments in Cuban waters, Gen. Lee giving
the board much valuable information.