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V y Washington March 3I For threo beiiira
today tho packed galleries andexcited
tn
membcra of tho bouso listened to it paa
> conato out buret of oratory on ho Ciiban
aticslton during which tho intensity1 6t
fqollng was alternately manifested by
j chrcrs Jeers and Hltaca Tlmo nud ngnln
tho excited throngs In tho kaliorleswero
admonished to he silent and once at least
it Seemed ns ft lnolon would ba mido
to tlcar hemii Time speeches vhltb
atlrrcd tho assemblage to Its depth were
auadei by Mr Sroavonor of Ohio who It
wan ntsumed pok Tor tho admlnisttatlon
and who pledged It to tho rnuSe of free
Cuba Mr Haltoy oT Tcxntf iho democratic
leader and Jin Johnson of Indiana who
declared it was our duty to go to tbo ox
tromo to avoid tho horrora or war
Mr Lewis Dem Waih provekcdTbo
epceeh ot Mr Johnson avhlcb aroused tho
members and tho naileries lo Iho over
oltcb of exelicmcnr Mr Lewis hud de-
nounced tho proposition Hist Cuba pur
cbaso h r firedom from Spain that It s b
nllescd tfml tbo nilinlnWtralJon m fos
tcrinR SjKitn 31r Johmon in a brilliant
Rpooch pleuded for peace Ho fated the
storm of Iiliwe which swept down upon
hbn from tho Kallorlea UKo a SpJirtan itud
with pa Ionate utterances urged mrmbii
to pjuso and reflect on what snr meant
Ilo Ba o it ns hlx opinion that If nn
tiltimatum linil been sent to Spain It mcuit
war an Spains pride would not permit
1 T to humiliate hernelt beforo the world
He eUlogUcd all Inlluento that wnred for
pcarp
Mr Ilnllej the democratlo leader waa
tjulek to nelre Iho aihanlago vbleh Mr
Jnhncona position had afforded nndlld a
ripglnK apeech which set hl follo nfd And
tho cnllerlcs wild he anuountrd liA tiolUf
from hat Sir Johnson had aaid imt fho
rapubliintm In refusing to Join > > J
democrats jtaterday ttna
pilnlntrttlau nn opportunity lo eoinjpWliflJ
Cubans to buy tho Independence thcyjwn
from iho hitieherlcH of paln Ho naldlio
joo deplored ar ami In desirlbins in
mful horroia an the Sontliem people bid
lmown them drew tears from tho uyrn of
aomo of hl eollcaRUCfl Ho deilared there
Has yet a ehnnco to nert vnr Ilo had
Ueu told within twentyfour hours by a
rcpresontntho of tho Cuban Junta that
they did not uaiit to linolvo tho United
Stated In wnr AH they wanted wu to
bnyo their Independent rocoimUed and
Villi tho munltloim or nr and tho recrulis
they could ben obtain their IndcpsndwKo
could bo ueblotod Jn conolualon liq tljld
tho doinotruta werO for froo Cuba without
war If lonslblc but war It nocowary This
speech of Mr Drtlley drow iho flrt < ot tho
ndmliilBtrotlon spokesman on tho floorOcn
Ortsvcnor of Ohio With Mb reply tho
ollmast ot tho day oa reached Ilo charged
IJailey with atlompllnp to maltp palttlail
capital ilo denounced tho ntatemcntH that
tho admluUtratlon Intended lo forro Cuba
to buy her freedom aa the allly Invciftton
of au Idiot and said that tho administration
waa for froo Cuba ftawsnlttati of her u
dopemkuce ho tald would bo but a half
jwa > utaiurer Ho thrilled his nUdleucj
vhen ho asked what meant tho war prep
aratlbim that wore roIhr on ntstit and day
if nuluhon action was takeu looking to
tho liidciKrtdelico of Cuba tt toid bo
backed up it necessary by tho army and
tho mivy of Iho United Statoi After Mr
uded tho debalo wont on
pfjpounced nttcrancoa Upij u
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f xtlu > rcbi31Crowikd uft
to she thoViMi
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fejLb a > i ftpproprlation < bll y
V4 aOae f4UPmt t xcilng IncldeuU f tho
vft > lia2Sii 0i iaiwt 8r mnil
1 i ic rwBf U oraammslrHtroU j
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ftWtfiHw rtecmvrd ri i saiiors Vtna
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pWIt K0artoii wrom Mr Jomwi
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j S T HotSTOTST DAriiY POSJL FRIDAY MORMXa APRIL 1 1898
Wfcafe l HyV i + > > f i H in
piXlNS THREE PROPOSALS
To Release the Reconcentrados To Declare an
Armistice To Withdraw From Cuba
Washington March 3i Tho prcuMcnts utterances lo con res In regard to
tho odtloolc for a settlement of the Cuban difficulty without a war bctwean this
fcmifttry and Spsln nro based Upon roprescntatlona mado to him by Minister
WoMford Oencral Woodford thinks otter related talks with 1rcmlcr BaRasia
and other members ot Iho Spanfoh ministry that after todays mooting of the
f Biunlsh rablndt thai Kovcrnmcnl ot Us own accord will make a Proposition to this
2 eoUritry looking lo tho dcflnltt settlement of the Cuban < iticlloni This propo
2 sltloli s expected to cover three points as follows
2 J Spain shall send tho rcronccntrndos back lo their homes and supply them
money lo sustain llfo until normal conditions can bo restored
2 That there shall bo an armlstlco belween Spain and Cuba vlth tho end lu
Ucw ot seturlnu n settlement of the difficulties and tho withdrawal of tho Span-
ish forces from Cuba <
3 In lliccaso of a failure of tho Culiops and the tpanltrds lo come to im un
denitandlng during the nrmfilfcc Bpala vlll ruhmlt tho oilire mattar to 1icsl
dent McKlnlcy as nibltrator wltli tho uideitilnndlug lint he will decide in that
vcnt for tho vibsolute indepoiidcnto of Culm
what t means if we should outer upon
hostilities
Thoughtful men In public llfo should
hot folco t io president to put Spain Into
an rmbarraWuB position which her prouo
spirit will not permit her to accede to f
tho public men lit congress would mmply
restrain tbeff eil and keep their hand ofT
he preside nt he would bo able to nccolii
Pllsh In a ery short spneo of time by ha
nrta Of diplomacy the Indepctidento of
Cuba Wo hear that tho Cuban Juntii lu
Now York my they oie < WfllHiK lo riUt and
Can raise 41001100000 n ordei to pun base
their lmrepndcnctf Now oti neo wci hoe
In ought Ihosv two antaKOtitslli loicei to
KUther by the oue < e B nf the Judgmoul Iho
diplomacy and he cxaiiiid pttrlutlvm of
the Hliitonmnti In the White House and 1
ielln > o If yfo will glvi him a fait oppor
tunity in iony out his purpo o he will
brliiR us to a rlumphiut conclusion with
out BliCiMltiff an outito of Amerliiu blood
ICrrat ajiplat ol
Thoamendmcut aiitiroprlitIdk JMinooi f < ii
tMw hulldliibs at ho nival icadem > wna
adoMod83 th S6
Mr Law npiled lo Mr Johnson In n
butuoimw siruln mm cIdihmI l > khvIhk
1 do not know whMher llm preslilrtit nt
tbo UiiUnil tttntcs liss flcleelcil the gentle-
man aa bin dotrndot mi this flooi but cor
Ittlnly jf mich Is tho < ia t > tlion h hum
ble adlsr of tho pnndonl 1 would iuk
te t that ho Join In the prayei nt ftiCMt
It bo delivered trom lilt frlemla II 11
ahoubl come lo imss that the precedent
should rierltv ns Mine people In certaui
wtrUlM hopntind otlmri ftnr his pollHoiil
iijtlj then ihcfii mAy wilio hit obltuaij
If the gelilletmiii from Indiana could Iho
ucoplo may cunfeni thoiuHelVctt with iho
jtilogy Ton mtudi Johimut loud and
toytlmicd liiiightej and appiitKi
Mrs Jubitroii iose iih nnni ail Mr Low Is
took his s t and madn a upecdl which
while H iaot much dlrtapprovaj from tho
naileries was Ibdctied lo Inienilj
1 linvo icallucd fnuii iho l in > uld he
llinl Iho dalinnr to tho country wah tho
hoihud < ltiht of them men wim n0U > v
yton to rcfleel Into what thuy would pioclp
IliiU thn lountfi Ml voice has been nlll
In mll for prate lUtolhap It he proper or
not VI do not atop n emu I am opposed
In AMir wnr with Its rt nutation war
whith InvoHejt a Mint spendlture of
010019 which InvoUct biirdnpA of litxnflon
Uibt pild h Hid people width Jiuohea Itie
filing of paper momy winch JnMiho 11
i > w11 Kfillation Wftt wblcli
4 < blldjlUiircmJ dpSwtifiiitl ifor esiilted
iUHttl m a ltd heroic dootlon in ho flag
at tho same time opu up an upporiuuly
for he tnrmoiaU who always phii < upon
u liulf of hi KOMunmcnt and seeks tu
luko aiUautago of Ita ta > flll 1 nm op
oysed to tint CondlliCn of arfaiut whltli
would toKo bvt the lowoi of llm Amerl
un people piU mothfia and wHtw 111
iiiuunilnR I would not ancrlflco prorloiu
Amoilenn Ilortd oxcept our tpuriel hIiiiuI 1
bt a Jtislono add tho tifsl gun would bring
every American ctttien to the hiipihiu of
bin trtuntryu flag and which would oiny
with it tlu moial mippoit o iho ttwiuwi
wirld And ho who hollciis tint do
moral suppoit ot tho world ti tt bt ignored
In ft onfllcl between two great nntloiu
luUcrtlaes hlmslf to huiiiaufij m u man
who kuowa nothing nf timid liifltirnem
wblcli In 1 tlmo of titttlonil conflict tond
towaul ptmo and townd ulllmjtm Alctorj
I hcllovo tlint II llilu luuso bud been n
patient m H hm heie ofnn betn and U
tho senate bad bitm ns far reelng m hcrt
toforo and if the lui BuCn 0 the piosl
dout tlniB lo Ww all tilpionmu and moral
Hiiasloil thit will in Interfeie with Spain
thirty daju from this tlmo would not havo
elaiKod until Cuba would bo an Independent
teto I sas nflaln if tho president has
sent an ultimatum to Ppultt It nmatis war
Tiou cxoito ho SMiib li pride You leao
BiiRftsta in a imitation Hmt he lu nut uole
lo complolo ncgotlallon Ton will shod
American blood You will expend million 1
of tteasuro In achieving Cuijiui Indeieud
incc At what a cost Slop and reflect k
it la entitled to bo considered almost n
authoritative When be uys tho presi-
dent is trj lug lu uilntxniO the mlsuiider
slauding between this Natiou and tfpalu
upon a IimIs whliIt wilt tomptl tho IMand
of Oiba to buy Its llbcio from iho iiunli
cra ot Bpatu wfl 010 Jiisttiled lit iiupputing
that it Ik lor thai purpose Hie bouse has
been dulled tho oppottunity to vote on
a resolution wlileh declares thai the Cuban
pitrtots hivo fnlil > won their ludcpcnd
oiico 1 Iwdloved ytndinduy I lnow today
that tho policy of that sldu > f tho huuso
war to delay n doUidon of thin iiUuHttoii
In the hope that tbo rbll 11 fid piworful
liitertfttn ot this nnd uihei iittliins will
compel tho utrugRlInK natrloli of fuhi
to buy tho freedom tiijl hoy have fairly
won Willi thcli eounige and bv thelt mvord
Appintiip I owe the iriuibllrnn party
no kindly ofllecs JJnt I will eniuro 0
warn It that If Hs leidem agree and thu
lppublMn runty wnMIoim tln > iiRiiOnteiit
in lotnnci onv people undi 1 Hod n outi to
bus that liliiily which Cod has nlven to
Ihtn that pirty ivlll tievor nuivlve long
enough to cwnpo thu odllim vvhli h Will ho
fasloned upon it fty the outraged oentl
tnmil of Did Airierltan people Applause ou
ho domouutlo nlde
Mr Chilli man liberty Is not a pen
clmmildo lommodlU renewed applnusn
Tbcro wan a tlmo In tlil icpublle when no
muti In high siutlon would imvo Btiggestea
thin 0110 nation tolild sedl it or that ono
should be compelled to but it applause
It wan n blilhrlgbt or I1111I1 find It Is tllrli
duty lei iiwjert it tlinugb war bo necessary
to Its umortl < u pieilongcd aipliun > 011 Iho
ilemoeiillo side 1 am myself Mr Chair-
man as iiviihc to win as any gentleman On
this side Twice during the piese nl isdon
Wn havo walked up to llm ultoi ami made < t-
willing mirlflii of our political udvaiiie
mrut Wo know and you know Hint u war
will bo lo iho itdvniuago of llm parts iu
power and you knowing It will still know
it mi belter than Wo do Yet with the
knowledge wt > ntc pursuing 11 policy to
tho iidvanl ig > > of out political npiwments
and to iho Injury of ourselves lint must
ndmll wo did all you osked us lo do
In nil tho hlstoiy or tills republic no
parly has t er acttd moio jmtilHtlcnlly 01
tuOro unselfishly than ho demoinitlc party
havo nclid durlnK Ihla crisis Applause
on thn democrat la side Tltero wim 11 tliiio
when thli threatened war could have been
mortal rll months ago If you had dnlm
as wo urged jiiu to do If jou had icior
nUeil tho rights of thoso sliugKllUK pa-
Ir ots to light for Independence war would
Iiuvo omul nv rlod anil Cuba vvoulil today
he mt vRtnbllihod fact In tho hlstoiy of llm
world Applatisn on tho domoimtiu
sldoA
A mrtnbcr And tho lnWe hlp Maine
with all the accompanlng lives of Ameri-
can stamen would not hnvu been Bicrt
flted
Mr ilallny conllmilng And that tinfoc
tutioto dlmstcr which Iiiih hnulfltd liunian
lly and humlllatci our Anieileiin ellUeu
Mllp would never have occurred lapplauie
The Rieat hattli hli > Ihc M ilio the ship
which bore tho name ot 11 povorelKii State
of thin Colon vvoulil sllll huvo been on tho
high Seas flying the flag of this Itepubllc
and lie more than 2i 0 bravo seamen many
of whom now ulcep many fathoms deep
beneath Cuban Waters would havo nceu
wcailng the uniform of tho nation which
they houorid with their coinage and sotiRht
lo defend with their lives applause Your
lofusfll lu act and tho oVcnts Imvo simply
InUnslflcd llm nltuntlou Tho loiiKcr > oti
poslpouo doing rlght tlie longnr ou post-
pone action the more ecrtnln It Is that
war and war alone will ottlcato jou in
Ibis you allow Spain lo complolo her 10
conriiiest of Cuba and jou have made It
absolutely nccessniy ihai you bIuiII inter
veno In tho cause ot freedom Theie may
bo tlmo still in avert ft war Within tbo
last fortyulght hours a ropicachtatlvn of
tho Cuban llepubllo ha wild to mo that
they did not deilio us to emmce in vviti
With Spain that nil thn > asked Is that wo
rocoBiilie their Indcnendepce lo give them
the cudlt and standing to which they are
entitled imoni the nntlmia of the world
and with their own fltiomt arms and with
iK J tJlinion llll Ibis government hud elr own bravo hcnits thev will nehlive
V 1 1 ll c1aus to pay JiOO 000000 independence pplaunc on the domociiit
to uciiuire hi IrJiidependenev than that omi le side Thil Is their spirit Why do we
dtop of Anieilcuii hiooa nhould bo umiotj 1 n ° t meet Ibeju In II War You Invito
jasarlly shod Applimao on tho
repuhllcnn
fdelo ami hisses i l0 B < illerleii it d0 8
hot imihtt un > dliforoiKfi 10 mo wlicthcr
I am biased or pot I ballotp wo aro
Klandinii oil tho verim ot a volcino mid 1
hopa to Uod that tho ultimatum ot the
res dent will not Urlko ro suddenly hit
It will reach such n re eutmeni m te > pm
xJv0 n < K H < wca every effort
nf whlelv I am eaplialo will bo thrown MiQ
tbo
scale lu behalf of u speWy caiiHu toit
of Hmt w8r 1 v > tt 0a ihu hrt r p
rwnUlUm m iln > Artcrlcsn people n
lids Il6yr the rtiiiHom wo rvPrficiit tti
wjurolsn Stales nt the other ud o tho
tapltol wl pausq to cn whertv w < nra
standing 1ct us Mippprt the president
He hsi brminht tha punlcs nearly together
Ho In trjltig to avert w i lm Mli lv
these Who consult blm that ho is nstlrss
ami eonrcrncdS tint ho has declared lm
feels It Is a oliSmn duly he owes totbo
couutiy Jo avert war < Let uo mm inutalia
tho tompcramcnl of ho Aint Iran people
They aro not all fpr war Many nion of
good bciiso nrc In fat or ot war iklt thtiro
js n groatconsvrvaflte element in ihp conn
CXUiyK W4 r iv as 0 la i Tv
rorj it u bjL the temporary tiptdauite pf
utjtude s Hal they Hcckj tl Is n lm
eooli dUpHMMmlf ludnmciit Hml will ba
ntPfdvcd whrn the daiwcr has pjsied when
tMVwr tlond has dr ttfd uway I upwnl
from the tul guletd aentliueittot hiScu per
W uii 1 jpfvMl fiom Jln levru f the cJinm
Ixr lAvttb which my icmarks have b n
gteetoiir appeal from ho hisses nt tUo
Killery whichtry uot < xiwl 10 Ho the
SSi h UmB 1f < 1 l and respectful con
ii J knofJ MaJ h0 A vHn u the
t his irtflvUn he r tlw 7 to > I
kn
1 Uwt wtui li iiijj4p9VfcB
1 MMkA M vlK
It with nil Its horrors I know tho horror
n wfll t > c gentleman from Indiana
Johnson I wllncmed lis dreolallou We
do not w nt wnr We hnve Cvlcn offered
you opportunity to mold It Put wo might
as well he fiauk If II taken a war to fiee
tho Island of Cuba mv voice and the voice
of those with tolom i havo the lienor to
ml Is Cuba frr without a wnr It poi
slblo tuhi free with it war If necessary
ANdaust on the demoeiotto tide
Mr Groirnpr llrp Ohio whoe utr
njicffi are given great weight nwlnir t his
Close friendship with the nduilrtUtratliiii
iniwerH Mr liallcy He walil ho did not
Intend to teply lo the atgumept ot ha gem
tlrjumn fiom Texsi but he full for him n
u X Mron P8rf0 of ympaihyt
When ho si I a man hat been for
noarlv n > ear trying lo play a Kame of poli
tic on the uuettlon of war and bm filled
uiid has finally m de an exhibition as tie
tllo In that dlrjctloi unparalleled lu the
history ot this body It become paihntle
When ho talks ibaut it war and n war that
will never happen 1 rise to point out the
absurd statement rtpiMlid in the naws
papery and wpKh find n echo in ho
totce ot tho KontliiUHn front TcUi Ho
warns this sUe Hut f he prnsldont at
tempts o torso h Qubaun tq buy Ujcti
treedom hell will break loose In ni oui
tlttccn seconds on the democratic side
ti < auihtor on the republican side Nn
body propose lo forcn Cuba to buy Hielr
ndepcudence I ko mio told by tl
dlota ful ot sound nuj fiiry mid full of
ijotliluR There j nq such proposition by
to on from the odmluMratloi and the
whole Idle pratile of his OiWier In Urn
J tYW a HcfnJu r liel > folly
and uohwite
and et a stativnuin Itadur
of 1 ureal division upon this floor iJes
and solemnly warus ho republican sldo ef
his house hit the pr hiegt drtvei fluii
o buy her Independence lr go
lJl K1 wlc iUm if omebody and
telk
of he newspapers
v lliA stajec inirriK > s i
mH rrojttlwhst
he kmvv ihst It
money consideration for ho freedom ot
Cuba
11 is too contemptible 0 answer Hucb
a thought never entered the head of any
mau connected with the administration
Now in conclusion Tho administration ot
this government today m as anxloui lat the
tndcpctiditito aftd freedom of Cub ns nny
gctilloman on the oilier ldo of tbo house
There Is not one man from Iho president
down to tho humblest member of this
floor who will ever ratify agree to or ap
proio any settlement of tho Cdban question
that docs not involve absolute Independ-
ence of Cuba Applause There Is not
a gentleman on tho other nldo of the house
wh know this fact hotter or from ft more
dlrbct source of lnf6rmfttton than does the
genflcmnn from Texas because he has liad
the fullest opportunity to learn Iho fact
nnd ho known It is unjust to tho preihlent
to itlllmato that ho today knows that the
president is trjlng to forte Cuba to buy
her Independence
Mr Chairman thli movement will gu
forward The republicans of tho lloUto nud
sunulb and tho loyal pcriple ot the VMuii
Slates republic and democrat arc In
futftr of tho Independence of Cnbi Hut
they are In favor of nvoldtmr war It It
tnn pcmlbly bo done consistently without
sftcilflcing thfi honor dignity and glory
nl tho American iinnie f AJiplau e Uo
vott hlnk this grmt party In piwer toiay
ii golnn 0 bo unfaithful to a trust wblcn
will If properly dltcharged bring goiy to
trio administration Will the ndmlnlura
llon now In poAor riln away Horn flic most
brilliant opportunity thtlt nny administra-
tion has had since Lincoln to ostabl i
Itself and Its puly In tho praise and honor
and glory of a mighty people ApplnUie
Any gentlemnn vvho Dilutes n does not
iindeisiaml tie men at tl e head of nftiilii
The Journals of the Utilized world Ifth
moriiiiii have spoken With Dtronger terwi
of Indoraemtnl than eter befme of he nt
tttudo ami ncllon of Hie president of tho
lilted States and In this connotlou all
HnglMli speaking JoUrndls put forward
ns cardinal the idea thai Cuba mint bo
free and wo must imtko her so As tho
Iontlenuin from Iuiusylvnitln hriD raid
war will keep let 111 stand tho Rrotiod
and icasc this nttiimpl at political iap
Ital f AppliiUHO It h iinworlli of a K nt
nolltlcnl pnrtv It li uttweirtbj of nn > von
tlenmn who wauls p be ho leader lu this
hn iiHn or the next
Tllern li Ktimcthlng more Uuin tein
rorary iiollllcul ndviinluge to hi lonsld
ered In this rase This Is Rlto mnahli >
Thorn Is honor Hloro IS it Rrity Iheio Is
Rloiy In the rlsht dlrinllon Pnlu will b
free and Culm will bo rico by Hie nl i
ventlnn of the Culled States 1 would not
clvo 1 wilt for n deelauitlou ot Independ-
ence titmeioiiipanlcd by 1 further declara-
tion What iiimseiiao H would lm to dciluia
tho Inland of Cuba linlependent and hen
let her starve lo dentil Tho llilng to do-
n the imo of Culm Is to oxlnuu all that
lionrst diplomacy rati do lo aehlevo hm
liberty nnd litdepnttdenco and fillliiR In
thai Hop not nt the halftvii > hoim that
Iho gcntlemin from Texas Is Itilkliiir about
not nulj decliuo that rtibi Is Independ-
ent nnd shnll be free but ncromtnnv that
deilnratimi with un army and unty to
miilie our declnrntlon wotth lemainltig
Applnu e
What me un the mighty demonstration
of wnr that li IicIiir mndo In this lounlry
vhnt iloei It miwi when every areeiinl
evny iivy jnrd and every appliance in Hm
ciuntiy Is working night mid day lire
reitive of price n forgo h ciirIiich ot
it01 Whel docs 11 mtun What s tnu
United Binds going to do It Is oIiir to
mike a slilllyahrlly declaration that thu
Cubans air flee and tlcn lot them ro to
llm elevlt In lie clutch ot Ihc Spanish m
ton ApObitlso on the republican nidc
ty Allittmmn > ou Have not hien lm
lr > od by > oilr ndmilfmtlon or deceived
b It Apilmwe That ndlnlnlHttntloti i
In loueli with Die hlgheflt limpliMlloi mid
llm best mollvcn of pntrlotle elllzens
throughout the whnlo limd and if the poo
tde With the help of the deiuurintlc party
If wo can et It oTrmhou Its bell if
we can mt get it but wt > will pet II I
K J With Iho help of thn lemoepitle pirtv
wtlhnut heir nglneeitlng cur mm ttnry
en the llooi of bin hoixe nl an eirly lime
loo tho pople of this country will hhout
In praise ol a rcpubllinn rdmtiiUtiaiuii
Hint will cany Into execution tho will nnd
tho eellit or tht > Amorlean i opln > ro
lonKCd applause
Mr Cimimlngt Dem N y mide a
aneech In fnvor cf Immedldto lntmventlon
and Mi Ilatley got tho floor atoiislitg hh
side of the hoiiso to enthusiasm a fid cheein
Several times ho croracd swonl with Oen
eral Grostcnor and Mr Jobmrtn ond tho
debate look on a political phace
rurthcr remarks wrro mado bt Mcsus
Otow Hep v Unti Hem Ohio and
OrlRRs Dem la
At t B5 the house adjourned
WEYLERISM PREVAILS
Hiiimmiv in voiiio men
ItllMlO OUT v pvuuitn
HAS
Ilillfn mill olillciN acquired 11 1P
h tvi > llirllul Oilier 111 InIiiiI
In reiircil nl I hi iiMfliniN
New Yotk March 31 dispatch 0 the
Herald from St Thomas suss Prom San
Juan 1orlo Hcn comes wprd that tho
enllre nutonomlBt ministry ha3 resigned
nights ago In Sail Juno Another out
break last nijht wen only nrevunled by
strong forces of Hoops and pollco
Ihcre was a big liidIenmou mtotln > In
a theater In San
Jean Hie theater was
rurrounded bv police pnl at one lime
owing to the belligerent ntlnio ot ho
dowel tho pollco wete ordered to muko
cf the pollco ufftieis preveiucd what would
undoubted have been a lilopdy Hot
ft m
STIRRED THESENATE OP
Simple Motion tyv Senator Iryc Did
the Word
R ALLEN SPOKE IN CUBAS UEIlALI
Jlciiiiiiiittil Simln ns 11 Itlilroil Vtcin
nlcT liioiltt AntliiiiN Will Stmillil
He Wliuil IIT Ihc Ciulli
Washington March 31 Au npparciilly
simplo retiucsl mado toelay by Mr lryo
of Maine 011 behalf of tho foreign iclatlons
committee precipitated n dlscusjiloft on the
Cuban itiejtlnit It llunlly led to a paBsaRc
ftt arms between Jr Chandler N II
and Mr hrjit Me In which tho former
made tome sarcastic rcfcienccs to tho con
eltiet of tho foreisn relatlorts eommllteo
and to tho altitude of the piesldcitt Con
cerning tho latter Mr Cltandlei iaid
I havo coiilldence In the president nnd
Hint he Intends o pursue 11 pitrlollc und
righteous couiso in Ihc prejficnt emergency
and 1 shall thuuk Cod when he reaches u
conLluslon of sonio sort or another There-
fore I din not In lebelllon us ict ngilnst
tho powers lbit be
Mr Allen Neb mado the request ot Mr
JVje the occasion of a speech un the gen-
eral Cub ill iiucbttou In tho eourfts ot which
he reviewed his own record ou the epics
Hon nnd dtclnted ho stood now whoio he
alwnjs fctood lu favor of ho absolute in
dejHuldcncu of Cuban people fioai hut
hideous monster among nations Spain
Upon tllo conclusion ot tbo Cubiu discus-
sion the sundry civil appioprUtlon bill vvai
taken up ami thlrtjflve pases ot it were
disposed of beforu ndjournment
Wufllilugton Maul II Whllo the gal
Icilcs ot he Kctufp were filled when that
body convened today there was ample loom
for till The fait that llieici wus ilo pros-
pect for eojisideiatlon of the Cuuitf qties
Hon coupled with tbo understanding that
the rennto would toko no further action
on Iho ciueollnii until next Monday urob
ably scivcd lu detract fiom Iho Interest in
the rcimto pioctodlnRM
Mr ljyo Me tiho rcpoiltd yestei
day from the rommlttfco on forolRti leln
tlonn a lesolutlou cilllni on the president
for tbo Cuban tonsulni renoits lennested
that tho leiolutlcm lie on the tntilo until
such lime aa tbo committee deslies to eill
It ui > Ho added that the cunimllloo was
constantly enRi ed in vtoikiind tlieio were
reasons win the resolution should not lie
consldcitd In the absence of tbo commit-
tee Mr Chandler N H objected to tho
mnkltiK or auj Mich eoutiiut as suggested
Mr Cryo then moved tliut thj lesolu
tlon > recommitted to tho foiClRn rela
tloiin comiiiUtee
On that motion Mr Allen Nub ex-
pressed his dcblics to be heird In openliiR
his elbtcuslon of the resolution Mr Al-
len lev lew cd his reconl on tho Cuban
Uiiestlon hiving that he ond Cornier Sen-
ator Cull Ila wero the first members
of the senate to tnko n strong tnml In
favor of the Independence of Cuba
Ilo said tr ho could have bit way be
would suppoit tho erection of 11 republic
In Cub 1 with all tho lnnd and navv forces
of tlmTnllod Slates and forco the con-
struction of an Independent ruitlou over tllo
ashes of Spains sovereignty on the island
Mr Allen rend voluminous excerpth from
Fl recites which he had mado during the
past two j ears to Indicate thit ho hnd been
eoiistnntlv nnd consistently In favor Qf the
Independciuo nf Ceil 1 Ho sold that he had
never wnvered in the liellef Hint Cubi
would ultlmateb stand foilh In the grand
galaiv of republics that sho would prest
forward o Miroesx He malntaliiFil that
llm United Slotos stood 11s an eldei brother
to Cuba nnd unlesa we did em full duo
lownrd hei wo would be guilty ot base
towurdlco
The Independence ot Cuba must ho wrest-
ed from Spain that hldccus monster
among notions so that the people of Hint
Island should tunc the light to breathe the
air of freedom Ho held hat the light ot
selfgovernment was Inalienable und was
au ninth tho light ot Cubans n ot tho
people of the Cnlnd Stales Cor > cnn have
the Cubans struggled for thcli freedom Mr
Allen declared and now thry stand In
sight ot that goal guided b a master lo
mez who will In the future be icgaulcd as
0110 ot he gicat commanders and 1 evolu-
tionists of the eenturv Ho will llvo lu Ihu
minds of patriotic people so long as ftce
dem shall have an abiding place with good
people
Mr Allen compared tbo careor of Woyler
In Cuba with ho conduct of tbo revolution
In tho Netherlands Thcie was universal
destruction and death This picture vivid
moro than Imagination iruld paint it had
been drawn for this senate by Senators
rromeir Oiillliigor Ihursinn and Money
Wejlcrs policy was stiongly presented and
his brulallllon and atrocities were sharp
With the exception 1 of two mombeta Mill 1 ly Iortrujed He delnred Hint Weylcis
Cllh hul tcprd with mur
tary authority as nlwas prevails in the < l modified by assassin Hon
1 rtcterHng to the catastrophe 0 the
isliniel nut Just now 1 Is moro rigid lhaii Mnlnc Mr Allen said ehut Sniiu must bo
fsual because of an autorottiUt Hot a few mall < 0 ftv r < 11 luo wholesale murder of
I American seamen And sho must compen
Bnte for Hml murder at least by freeing
Cuba bj furling hrr dirty flag and leavr
Ing this continent never to return 1 11111
a Jingo ot Jlngbcu 1 have Aiwaa felt that
Hie Cubans would ultimately be nldo to
avirst their freedom from Spain Whntovor
may be donoiibrut Iho Maine disaster said
be one thing nitnbt to be dtstlnctlv nnder
stco l fhnnld not b submltled lo nr
bltrnnient of a foreign power This eeuntry
bad no need for Spanish territory or Spflti
th pold ror was It our deslrn in establish
ready to fire nrty n 1011 plea of one a 0 1 n > r Cilm but lhx V
k
I which has lighted Cuba must bo cxiln
guishfel Purthrr nlong Mr Allen snldt
If 1 could havo mv wn I would In
atimtly recall our minister to Madibi and
Atitomuii In the Inland has lceordlngi l nd Uie Sixinlsn minister hlj flassporti
to my advtces piovcd an absolute Wun W m omiM o W enm
< >
> c
In tho committee and relations replied
Mt4 Trye sarcastically render nny re-
ply to his temarks unnecessary The com
mlttto Is nctlnst advisedly In asking that
tho icsoltttlon go over and tho committee
will endeavor to entitle Itself lo that con-
fident which tho senator from Now
Hampshire has so eloquently oxpresseid
Mr Iryc then renewed his motion to
recommit the resolution to the committee
I ohnll not object 1 sharply lespondcJ
Mr Chandler to letUng tho commlttto
on foreign relations havo conttol ot the
resolution to let the committee stnrt turn
buck nnd then start again I will help tho
eommlttco whenever i ean
Tho motion to recommit was pnssol
Thereupon Mr Chandler rtlntroducul 01
hli own account tho committees resolu-
tion nnd asked hat it go over until to
morrqw
Mr iVjo gave notice that lit won d
move whon tho resolution was called up
to recommit It to the committee on for-
eign lelatlons
Consideration of tho sundry civil nppro
nrlntlon bill wib then begun
After thirtyfive pages or the blllr In-
cluding nil of the committee qmondmtnts
therein except two had been disposed ct
the measure wa liild aside
Mr Htiwley Conn of tho military af
falrn commtllco tircscnltd art nmendd
Iflint lesolutlou offered by Mr Hat on On
for the erection ot temporary fot mira
tions Ho nald the resolution Whs now
amended ro ns to eliminate tho objections
bat had been rnlied against tho oitg nal
one tt U aft follows That In case of
emergency when tu the opinion of the
nrcsldent tho erection of any temporary
Ifortlflcnllons Is deft mod Important and
urgent such fori mention nra be
roiisttiicted on tvrlMcn consent ot th
owners of he land ore which such work Is
to be placed and tiV lcoulroments of
oction n3 of tho Uevjscd Statutes shall
not be applicable on ftuoh cases
The rrroliUlon tvcis passed
Then the senate at I oclock went Into
cicculive session utid nt t 20 ndjourncd
PSATING FOE PEAOE
ItniICIOt s IIOMlim STUKM Ol CIY
oiiosnn 10 wah
Vlelt lllle > A iiluiiileil fur lie
Ciinrsi nf IIl Cnllrj lleoolu
IIiiiim dopleil li > M < > Hiiiitl f
Now ioik March SI Patriotic senti-
ments broke nut hlrongl at Iho veiy be-
ginning Of the session of the Now York
conference of the Methodist episcopal
eliuieh Tlshop John P Huist alluded to
the war situation in his opening address
nnd Itev lames Cnntbrs amid tieinetielous
applaubo suggested that the American
flag be dl plajed on the lop ot he chinch
during the tontliiimiieo of the confecence
ntolutlou comhiendh g ho action of
Piesldent MCKInlej during Iho pieselit
tilKls was adopted
Hlshop Hurst In his nddrcsj said Wo
aro today oveishadowed and stiiroundcd by
somcthiliR of a war cloud I have ncvei
been prouder of tho American Chilstlun
pcojde and e peclnlly of tho members ot
our own church than I am todiy We
are all nulled In Ihc support of a peac
lovlng and llhcrtylovlng president Oui
piesldent knows what war means to Hie
humble cltlren His Idem upon the sub-
ject were not gathered by loading about
It Ilo canted n musket and shoiilderd a
knapsack as a prtvnle eddler He taw the
horrors of war I know ho stmpathlycs
with the little island lo the ninth of 118 1
am sure Hi it If vte cxerelso a little patience
and n llttlo coolness and ptit 11 little trust
In thoho In nuthoilty all will como out all
right
Tho follow ing resolution was then adopt-
ed I he bishops and niemhere ot the New
York annual eoiiforenib of the Methodl t
episcopal church assembled In the city of
Now York send loyal greeting lo the
Chrlstlau ehler of our Christian Nation
nshurlng him of Uiclr confidence In his
patriotism courage and capneit and that
they Implore tho Cod of nations to guard
his peison nnd giant him wisdom thit shall
enable him to lead tho republic out of dark-
ness Into light out ot discord Into hon-
orable peace out nf consenting copnrt
nerMilp with but barons cruelty Ipto active
alliance with Christian civilization
CONailKOATIONAliISTS
lloston Mass March 31 Tho officers ot
the Congregational missionary orgnnlrn
Hon bodies having wldu relations through-
out tho lnnd and tho world and other citi-
zens having their hoadeiuurtcu at the Con-
gregational bouse In Itoslon held a meet
ing and passed a resolution to the effect
Hint the unite inl tho hope and cxpoctn
tlon that their representatives In both
houses ot congie3s will do their utmost to
check hiity congressional action and to
sustain the president In his efforts to se-
cure an honorable and it possible peace-
able adjustment ot our relations with
Spain not dlsrogurdlng the Interests of the
oppiofsed pe > opIe of Cuba The resolution
has beep forvvarIed to United Slntes Sen-
ator Lodge and Congressman Olllottc and
President McKInley notified of the fact
im imi con mm
At llrst tho rcfornn vtcro welcomed but ca Hfferrnces ought lo be laid aside rje laretlo this nilerpnon noting
now nubile sentiment believed that m n few daja moto wo should fiinll In > lcldlng In view o
sentiment has turned atjuaiel wilticsr Cubas ting vnvlns In trlumrn over j of he djntisl nsks how In
lnt them and nl the nutoncmlu dec
lion o be held next Sup lay it it very
probable thrre will ba bloodshed Heavy
forces ot troops have been rent to Hii poll-
ing place nnd Wojorlsm lu IU broad
seuse prevails Koncrally Pailuro nt nn
tonomj n Porto lllco baa not been he
fault p the Sagasta ministry hut la due
enttrrjy lo th ftgreed ot the colonlol gov
crument and the military lrfort ot ha
military ufflclals have been directed
IfelK
tho irleml
Mr Chandler IN H preiltdtatci a
lively srepe Ilo thought the action f th
romrolttre en foirtga retvlons liil a ed
same Inebt and ndclslon Ye trav tlii
commlttro thctigbt a new call for the con
tular retorts ouM m ba midei tdiy It
HciiBht he mil should lit withdrawn
The first rail raid Mr Chandler wni
timdo In a rcRoluton prfu ni A by t < o
soustcr from AHh n Morgan on Pcb
rwary 1L On lh fcllowlng day t l > tO o
m nn atuvvtr to tbo all for infonna 01
com from Spaliu a slgnlllcjnt rtfsrento
to the Maine dtrastor
I ha o tho fiillcut eonrdsuei In >
rnnimljtiQ on foreign relations sold Mr
towaMforcing Did own Candida rt U uf A
Poriq lllco nnd to IhU U lirKely due tbo righteous course Jurto prrscnt emergn y
f edition tmlslane iro i r W
In the ettnl ot cleellor riots the llic l10t rrbelllon ni tu t the powers
t of Jorclsnet In Ioro nlc wU he In mvA XZ
eiangcr t0 l > l0U 1
111 Illlernl OnlliixN lie Polio III Ilr
IlirNiled li > Siiiln
Madrid March 31 CI Liberal anyss
Tho moment of tho denouement solution
ot the cilsls has diawn much nearer
Thero may ct bo found means to delay
matters but we doubt It
Tbo pnpir mentioned then adds We
ought to nppl > ouieelvcs 0 obain a gain
ot time or heurtlly devote oursslvos to
the eontrniy In our opinion It would be
acceptable even preferable lo accept an
uxtrcjne mca uro which would cut the
knot If it failed to untie It Tho sltilntlcn
I such that by avoiding cisternal strug-
gle we ma > fait info a still grater one
Al > It 13 nm MMIN
MIrJiI lie riiifil in Vhlil in lleiiMiui
In Sin e lie I hiimIj
London Alureh 31 The WcilmbiRtcr
Spains
ttvkiUftefr >
f the danger
this situa
tion ean Huropo best help Spain and thn
queen avhom all rejpeett And answers
My an expression nt opinion so Uuanl
Itiom mid dccUlve thai in bowing nn
iiuccn ami her minuter will s cm to ic
Jkldliig te force majeure If Hits i domi
und Prr lelfiit McKlnlo luirsucs the roll y
of suving Hm fdco of Spain by a neb jjji
of purihwn or olhrr incKHS n ronfllet
mar lie htoldcd without scrniis amno
lei the existing dynasty Wn hope our go
trnment will ndvlse ths Spaniards In thn
Btrongcit language to runko torms
> > > tiil li lutrl < lMii
Madrid March at The r h for read
fer tho performance n thn rtoyii theat r
In behalf of he SpaiUi uv norrnso
Tim qneen ln paid 51001 r t x fV n
tox llm Spanish mlplslr pad r0 > r Pt
for boxes aevern lapUaHda
nr lukl g
stalls at ipOOt h ank f
fr ju paid mm pnm m 0th9r cr
OnUatiens and lnddual paid euormoJa
turns
WM J BIIYAN ON CI
Time for Intervention Has Ci
ond h tlustifiablc
WAR IS TERRIBLE BUT A NECESSi
HiiniiiiiKv Hfinniulu lint lip tn
Hii < r liilerveno lniln tlatlj
Only Herself In Illume
Lincoln Nob March 31 Hon v
Ilrjan ionlgbt mado tho following stj
ment for tba Associated Press In nit
lo Iho question whether In his Judg
the lime had arrived for the United Si
to intervene in behalf ot tho Cubans
bring the war to an end
Yes tho lino for intervention has
rlvcch Humanity demands that wcj
act Cuba lies nlmost within sight e
shores unci the sufferings ot her peophf
not bo Iguored Unless wo as a nation
bcedhio 10 engrossed In money maklnj
to bo indifferent to dlslrcs4 1
Intervention may be accomplished
elangcr and expense but exlstcnco ciiy
bo separated fiom lcsponstblllty antf
sronslblllty vexno times leads a unlit
well an an Individual Into danger AnS
bor must sometimes Incur ehingcr t
neighbor nhd 11 friend for a friend i
War is a terrible thing and can lioti
entlV
difemlcd except ns a means to an
jet it is sometimes tho only meaajl
which 11 necessary end can bo secured
Slate punishes its own cltlzcni by Impft
onmont or oven death avhen counsel
pjirailftslon fall War Is tho linal arblter i
nvecti nnliona when reason and dlplod
arc of nn avail
Spain might not renlst lntervehlie
Is tqbo hoped sho would iccognlzo thci
ot tho United Statca to act and Immcll
ly withdraw from Cuba but wbclheri
rccnls Intervention or not tho Vm
States must perform a plain duty tc
Spaln has only hcisclf to blame fori
eondltlon ot tiffnlrs In Cuba if she d
to her former subjects the light otfi
ond calls tho Cuban army a mob Jet Ij I
< j
remember the at ords of Victor Hugo
v
Tho mob Is tbo human taco In mlstJ
4
No nation can nfford to make Hi
pie mlsciable If tho Culnns piefcre
to Spanish rule It must bo beoauso Spa
rule has robbed life ot joy and Import
nation sows tho wind It must re
whirlwind TO
A
J IIll CtlllAIVT COUNCII
liuprexKliin Prp nllic tlnil Simla lj
Vot cjoingr lu Voriiii
Madrid Mm eh 31 Tho cabinet cenej
today lasted an hour and a half Crwli
of pcopln watched thp ariivil ond depar
of tho rtotablci but othcrwlso there
no evidence of lntcictt In the bubject
Madrid Nothing definite Is yot
concerning tho decision arrived at soil
Is expected It will not bo rovcaledji
after tho confeicnco with Ooncral Stew
L Woodford tho United Stales mini
Tho Impression prrvnlls however
Spain will not agreeto tho piopobali 1
Senor Sagastn ho prenller In nn U
view Oday declared he would do era
thing possitc to keep peace but ho
ed wo can not submit to siny attacM
U10 honor or Integrity of the otlntry i
After the tablnel meeting xhtch C
presided over by the eiucen regcnVJ
mlnlsteis bad another hours confcKS
after which tho following Bcmlofficltli
was iBsucd
Captain Gcneial Blanco tolegrapHl
account of n glorious combat of 0 < h
Luquo ngalnbl tho Insurgents comn
by Cntlxto Garcia and also makes exS
reports of the progress of the operttW
sctllng forth that tho pacifications
advanced in tho Western provlncwj
tho concentration of the peasants kai 1
revoked Public workB nro also bclog
menced to glvo employment to ulC
enntar In view of thU new and la
tnni ijtibmlsblonB are expected J
Tho mlnlstei ot public works todsT
In un Interview that tho lost twcnijf
hours hud brought a favorablo chsnlj
tho bltuatlon When tho minister
asked If ho meant on account of Cn IT
fiom Washington he replied Nojfj
feeling of satisfaction dont refer jfaj
United States
coititiMOMiivr nvpmi K
4 g
VIiiMuriue Appriiltil o Ills
lull tint An Comrorl jv
New York MnrCh St Oeorge 0
gliive ho newspaper corrcspondolp
hna jubt bcon expelled from Cuba
scnlccl the London Chronicle and t f >
York Journal mid Advcrtlscr il ° ff
ly vUlkd ho rebel lines and inter
President Mnsso o tho Cuban r <
at Die ilvll government JiradquarMJ
Cunngnoy and mado a thorough w
Hon of Callxto OarclaS patriot ar
interior Tho London Chronica
the
unbilled lo tho British foreign ofWM
protection for Musgrove vvho Is a
Tho In
mbjeot HrlHsji consul
siyn thut If tbo lorresiiondimt bM
IntAido thu lebel Hneb In defiance eL
rrnnjpnt rolca he must expect ijj
any support from tho rjrltlsli forcif
lleo
Stl kll TOVK htMIUin
nniiiir for PiirtlfliiKliiii In
IVnr hciiiltl Oceiir T
Wasblnglon March 31 Many apPf
lions nro being received nt tbo en lt
cftlce of He war department from
towns along the coast for the erectW
loire means of defense to wlthstao j
na auts at foreign llps in ilts e
wur The orrico is hoivevcr powrerji
Iho event ot war to onmply with the
uuctts as there nro nq funds availing
li jnirpoie uiftrtln of ba cnglneera
lclio al he moufty ivntleblo sbof
expended on tho larger elte m lH
obiiliv n attacks on small ownsif
commercial ntcrctta nru not srtatl
sonably kmmi
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