The age-herald., 1898-02-15
ALIENS AMENDMENT
 ADVERSELY REPORTED
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amendment is identical with joint resolu- ton which the senate on May 10, 1897, was sent to the house of representatives and referred to a standing committee of that body where it Is still pending. After adopt ing that joint resolution the senate, after a full debate and mature consideration performed what it conceived to be a sol- ernn duty to country that was demanded by proper regard for the rights and well fare of our own people. Their love of jus tice, humanity, liberty and independence of foreign oppression constrained our peo- pie to regard the persecuted native people of Cuba with earnest sympathy and caused them to admire and applaud their herosim in the defense of their homes and families aganst the most atrocious violence. In this demonstration of symGla- thy with the cause of the republic of Cuba our people almost with one accord, ad- mitted their obedience to the obligations and duties of Christian civilization and de- manded the interventon of our government aganst ther cruel abuse and abandonment by Span in the war of extermination now bsing conducted against the Cuban people. This committee has found no reason for suggesting the modification of the action of the senate on that resolution in any part of the history of the war in Cuba. The necessity for that action has been nial1e more manifest since the passage of this resolution, by the terrible and uney- ampled wrongs to humanity in process of perpetuation by Spain against her for mer subjects and now more fully realized in the extermination of non-comIbatants by tens of thousands and their starvation by military orders in groups of hundreds of thousands, who lingering, still live.
 "Tyhe senate has nothing to regret or modify as to the act that was taken in the adoption of the resolution now again presented for it's action and still hopefully invites the concurrence of the house Of representatives. In all parliamentary usage and in accord with the spirit of our insti- tutions, the houses in their action upon all questions presented to them are entirely free and independent in their delibera- tions and votes. It is needless to say that any attempt to coerce one of the houses of congress by the action of the other is derogatory to the welfare of the country; and it is high duty of each house to avoid giving to the other any reasonable ground of complaint or apprehension of such a purpose"
 The committee extends the argument of this latter point, saying that the passage of the appropriation bills If necessary to the maintenance of the government and that the incorporation of the amendment as a part of the diplomatic bill, especially after the house declined to place 1t there, would necessarily be regarded as an att tempt at complusion by the house.
 .'I'he desire of the committee that the joint resolution adopted by the senate" they close by saying. should be adopted by the house of representatives, is earnest and unanimous but they do not recom- mend that any action should be taken in the senate which will or can In any way be considered by that honorable body as an interference with their perfect freedom and independence in their de- liberation upon any measure. The com nittee recommends that the proposed amendment be laid on the tatie.