The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-04-15

e'si progress toward the suppression a, eats
a., uton' ana mas conducted the warfare
rao,tns contrary 20 the laws OF nations bv
1' linus ihhuman and uncivilized causing tho
go -. - aviation OF more than eO00OO inno-
cent non -com5atants the victims being ,or ~.
most part helpless women ana cbiIdree ,,e'a.
ing htolerable injury to the commercial In,or-
ests OF the United States invoIvinc tho
u.S''uctlon OF the lives and prosperity
many Of our citizens entail
ing tne expenditure of millions of dollars in
- nS1 our coasts and policing the high seas
I'D oroer TO maintain our neutrality: and
WHEREAS. This long series of losses ir,r-,as
anu burdens for which Spain is responsihIe
nas eliminated in the destruction of the rJnited
states oattleshlp Maine ia the harbor OF IA
vana and in the death OF 2o8 of our seamen.
therefore ~ '0""ien'
nesotred, etc, That the president is hereby
authorized and drected to intervene at once
10 stop the war in Cuba to the end ara uith
ene purpose OF securing permanent peace and
oruer thsre, AMI establishing by the free nc
ZION OF the people thereof a stable and
independent government OF their own In
'he island OF Cuba; and the president IL herehv
s'i9 zeo ana empowered to the land and
naval forces OF the United States 10 execute w.
purposes OF this resolution.
The Minority Report.
The democratic members of the bousa
ioreign affairs committee, in report
signed by five democrats and Mr.. New
lands, silverite, agreed to the following
resolutions as substitute for the ma
Jority report. 1t follows:
Resoired. That the United States government.
hereby recognizes the Independence of the re-
public OF Cuba.
z That moved thereto by many considers
lions OF humanity, of interest and OF provoea
tion, among which are the deliberate mooring
Oh our batteship Maine over a SUBJ
marine mine and its destruction in the
narpor OF Havana, the president of the United
states be- and he is hereby directed to emplov
Immediately the land and naval forces of the
United States in aiding the republic OF Cuba 10
MAINTAIN the independence hereby recognized
g. That the president of the United States 10
hereby authorized and directed to extend i'm
Heolate rellef TO the starving Cubans
AT 2:52 p. m. Mr.. Adams pa, acting
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, entered the house, and shortly
thereafter presented the majority re-
port and accompanying resolution. Mr..
Bailey (Tex.) had charge of and pre-
scented t he minority report.
There was a general understanding
that there would be little or no debate.
and that the report would be acted upon
during the afternoon.
There were some stormy scenes on
the floor growing out of differences of
opinion on the questions at issue, and it
finally required the production of the
silver mace in the hands of the SER
geant-at-arms to restore order.
The house committee on rules pre-
sented rule to consider at once the
cuban resolutions, and it was adopted
by rising vote-29O to 0.
After brief colloquy, characterized
by some acrimonious passages, the pre-
vious question on the passage of the
resolutions was demanded and carried,
and the house proceeded to vote on the
minority independence resolution.