The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-20
POLICY AS 10 CUBA
Outlined BY M. HIT 10 Spesct 4
the House. W
Ii THE INSURGENTS WILL WAIT ]. !.
Spain Will Finally BE Uaabie e
Continue the War.
ADMINISTRATION FEARS WAR
Mtsh spain u RcliiEcr~ns Rishss
4 THE INSURGENTS Will WAIT
ADMINISTRATION FEARS MAX
with srasn II RclliKcrens Rlghta
Arc GRANTED. aud c1bans -Alleaea
30 he WorkinR for That.

Washington. January 1a.--All diy long the
question of granting belligcrcnt rights to the
Cuban Insurgents Was argued In tho houscs
but the minority only hurled itself ngninse
a stone wall. TN tho only vote taken today
n motion designated 10 ovcrrulc the decision
OF the speaker aud direct tho committee OH
fo,olsn aifairs 10 report without further delay
tho Cuban resolution passed by. the sem
ate at the last scssion--the republicans stood
solid and voted 10 sustain the chair. Tho
galleries were banked TO the doors. and there
was considerable excitement throughout tho
curly part OF the session when the members
OF tho minority were Aufccssveiy pressing all
sorts 81 lin, ailments berring on the Cuban
question 10, thu PURPOSE OF olnbariasslng The
majority. During the debate Mr., Hit dal,y-
cred IN Impressive speech explaining at
ltngih the situation wilton made action BY
congress advisable.
lie uytrrcd that hollIecrrnt rights could not
aid the insurgents rausr. aud ho declared
| that tho Insurgents Only wishcd for bciiigcr-
cnt rights III the belief that the country would
| be cinbsnilcd In war with spnili, which would
| give them freedom without triumph
! Washington, January is.--whtn the house
convened today the leaders op both sides
| were Ialyin,s their forces iud II WAS apparent
4
1 ter,,ny was ia continue today The aitcnd-
| ance on tho door and III the galleries Was
I yrfy large
Mr Llnney rep. y. ch from. the conf
4 mttteo IN slrcttonR No. !, reported that Mr
! g. L. Conner Ind abandoned his CONTEST
! against Henry q, Clayton from the Third
! Alabama district, and resolution was adopt
/ ed declaring that MIR. Clayton was elected,
1 MIR. lacey crop, Vtl reported tho District
| OF columbia appropriation bill,
[ sir. Lacey titcp,. iowa) asked consent for
sisnt finn ist niid
/ stead laws To tho territory of Aaaka aud to
4 grant q right OF way 10 any railway company
orsansed under The laws Of ANY, ANY s.a.e vi,
! to mis- committee by several companies pro-
4 lectins fonda into Canada; and the c9 o
| had decided to report this general Dill
MIR Simpson mid the bill was too important
to consider BY unanimous consent. aud he OBJ
jeetcd. Immediately afterwnrd the storm
broke and the battle over CUBA wus ones
4 Mir Bruckcr Dem, Mich, asked unani-
inous ronsent for the consideration ot rcs-
4 oution. and while doing ga Mr.. Bailey, tho
loader OF the minority loudly demanded thIS
the resolution be reported. The speaker al
4 rected the clerk 70 rend the resolution whlsh
| waH to instruct the comp lite on Foreign AZ
q, fairs to repnrt wjtiput fueth,s delay the sen-
ute Cuban bolllgeteney resolution
i Likcna pash Mr.. iiti, chairman, q tho lcr
4 Il point Of order. which the speaker promptly
sustained. and was about 10 rerognixe Mr.
iiiti 20 enll up the dnonhtn nna son ,a.a
Z
zone minute. plcnae.' he called. let us
4 dpjpueo OF this question OF order.
| "1hu chair sustained the point OF order,
retcrted the speaker 'erscly, ~.
THEN appeal. called ar. Bailey TO Mr.
Ilruntor across tho hall. and the Michigan
member entered an appca, against ,he &c,
pls'on OF the chair. Al was excitement ana
/ rnnf,Ialon. dozen members were their
feel do,nandlng recognition TO debate the APP
| peal. but thu speaker recognized Mr.; Dalzeib
who moved to Icy the appeal on .hr ,ab ,,,.,
nueN;on- On a riFine vote Inc topubiienns
stood firm aud voted iqi 10 "a 10 lay tho aps
neal on tho tahie, The ayes ap1 noes . .,f
i demanded and ,biaincd by Mr.. Bailey. Tho
roll call was watched @i:.i is;ersst 10 asonr-
taiu whether ali ibe rcpphiI'nns were will
i In committees OF The whole when no record OF
tho vote was made, Tho democrats VINO ex-
pocted TO see the republican ranks broken
nm uniroken front White Of North Carolina.
the solitary colorcd member of the nousc.
vhs, his name vas caiisai dns, , 20 vo,e
clurlon OF tho roll call he thought better Of
4 his resolution and voted aye. The motion 20
1, ~ IT, e. appeal on 'n' ''0'' v'' sa'''s''''
i There was no manifestation Of approval on
me anno,neems,nt q .ne VOTE n, Ins n nnn,
\ mittet OF tho whole aud resumed the con-
aio'rntion OF the Diplomatic and consular APP
Al soon as the frrst paragraph was read tho
4 struggle was resumed. Mr. Williams Dem.
Mish.l offered an amendment 10 direct the
Ift sident to appoint three commissioners to
4 proceed TO Cuba and II possible negotiate
4 trcnty OF peace, military and commercial.
Il with the republic Of Cuba, and appropriatlng
/ $1,000 for the defrnylng Of expenses OF the
i commissioners. II was ruled out OF order.
| iYan edinteiy afterward Mr.. Lewis Dem.
| WseL,) offered another amendment providing
| that, 10 emphasize the fnct that state of
| War exists IN Cuba, the Gc-.sni general of
the United States att Havana be Withdrawn
suspension OF diplomatic relations at thst
point
Nj. Hit quickly raised y point OF order,
y appeal from The decision Of the chair
said Mr.. Lewis.
/ "And make the point that the appeal y
dilntory," exclaimed Mr. Dalxell lRep., ~, !:
4 ''1'he chair susfaIns the point Of order.
declared Mr.. Hepburn. who directed the cterk
10 proceed with the reading N ~ &
IL Eeettcmout a boiling point, ana MI