North Carolina Newspapers

... : - ." ..-'ll - I M r 111 V Jk' It r I II II & x. . m- . i a . a a a a a , . H; : 1 . ' WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY DKCEMBER (i, IS. !VOL X I. NO. 300. PRICE 5 CENTS i -V--J X I- CONGRESS MEETS. Sessions in, Both Houses Devoted to Reading of President's Message. I GENERAL WHEELER IN HIS SEAT lie is the Most Popular Man on the, Floor-Many Distinguished ' Persons AVitness.tlie Opening of the SessionResolution for Investigation ; of the War Department Miss Gould to Have, the Thanks of Congress and a Gold Medal Estimates for River and Harbor Improvements for the Next : Fiscal . ;.; jj:,- - i senate. . Washington, December 5. Congress reassembled, today under circumstan ces of unusual public interest. " The same congress, six months agor dei c la red war against Spain, : and. now, with the warT fought and won, it came together again for the first legislative onslderation of Questions developed by the eventful months just passed. The spirit of the occasion -was not?, however, one of immediate expectancy, - for the few months left of the existence j of the Ffty-fifth congress gave promise ' of little more than a beginning on the " momentous policies and problems grow ing out of the war. - -' As' usual all "Washington turned its attention to the capitol for that gala event which marks the opening jlay of a sesison. The weather imposed no barriers, for, the hurricane of yesterday , had given away to clearing skies and balmy air. Long before the ' noon hour, when the senate "and- house began their work, . centering in the rotunda and statutory hall and pushing towards the' private galleries. No evidence re mained of- the explosion and fire which recntly ravaged the building.' Wheii the,senate convened the cham ber presented a noble and beautiful - appearance.. By 11 o'clock the public and private galleries were filled almost to their capacity with a distinguished assemblage, including many ladies in brilliant attire. ; On the floor the display of flowers was, unusually beautiful for the op ening day of a sesison of congress. The. odor of the flowers filial the cham ber. ' . .V. , .. v ' i Through-the courtesy of the vice president the members of the joint high commission were admitted to the floor of the senate and were the re cipients of much attention. Just before the session was oiiori cai.ie.u i to order, several well knowri members of the diplomatic corps appeared in the S!lrtS'tJf g;..?n "K oil J U 1 1 ct 11 1 clUIlVClUl Lf. . amuaooauui of Great Britian to the United State.3 and dean of the corps, with a pairtjf from the British embassy; Mr. Wu. ''"l-'w!' JT Pty. - ium vini ' committee and carry out its directions, minister was also present. , - 'That the necessary expenses of the Air were interested spetators of j investigatioil be paid out of the contin the open ng scenes of the session and jat : t fund f house president's 'mssage. Tlnrin o- a rw!Q nf thwp nuarters nf an hour, while the senate -was awaiting ! ESTIMATES FOR NEXT FISCAL the presentation of the message from V YEAR. r the president; the members of the joint In conformity with the requirements high commission, hekl an informal of secretary of the treasury levee, greetmrpersonally nearly all of. today transmitted to congress the es the members. of the American senate. t5mtps nf nnnronri9tinn rnirori for The reading of the president's mes- sage, which occupied twro hours and ; - eighteen minutes was . received with very carefnl attention for -an nour, buq 7C iu w uis utiiteu- iu toC cloak rooms or to the committee rooms where they, could perused the message at their leisure in the5 printed copies which had heen furnished them. When the -clerk had concluded the reading. Senator -Mason, of Illinois, presented a telegram from Senator Pritchard. of North Carolina, announc ing thai illness . prevented .his attehd ance at the opening of the session. At 3:46 the senate adjourned, ' HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. In the house, the i greetings of the . members "were most cordial and. there ' was no outcropping of partisan ran-, cor to mar the Occasion. One of the most striking incidents was the cordial meeting between the floor leaders of Hade from pure cream of tartan the food Alum baking: powders are the greatest mnacJ3"s to health of the present day. HOVAL AKINO POWOEft CO., MEW VOC. , - ' '. 1 Year. the .respective sides, Messrs. . Din gley, and Bailey. In view, of the gossip about the pos sibility. of Mr, Bailey being deposed as the minority leader it is significant that the speaker named Mr. Bailey as the .minority member of the committee to ; -vvait upon the president, an honor al ways . bestowed upon the j recognized leader of the minority. Speaker Reed received a warm wel come from both sides of the house w hen hV ascended the rostrum to call the house to order: but perhaps the greatr est personal ovation to any member 1 was that given Major General TvTifr ; of Alabama who has not been seen by j lllixliy Ul i Ulil Uiu cncaguco" oini.c went to the front at the head of the cavalry division of General Shafter's army. ." , The floral tributes today were tin usually numerous and. made the hall a veritable bower of beautiful flowers. The proceedings themselves were dull all interest-centering in the reading of the president's message. If or over two hours the clerk droned through the long document, but; the interest of members and spectators never flagged. .No expressions of approval or disap proval interupted the reading. 'At 3:50 o'clock the house adjourned until tomorow. ' r . ,; TO INVESTIGATE THE WAR DE ' PARTMENT. ' Washington, December 5. Represen tative Sulzer, of New York, ranking democratic member of the house com mittee on military affairs, has intro duced a resolution, authorizing and di recting the committee on military af fairs to investigate the. war department and the conduct of the Spanish-American war. The resolution is as fol lows: " ' PocnlT'or! That tho "nramfnittpfk (In military affairs be and the same hereby! is; authorised and directed to investi gate the war department and the con duct of the recent war between Spain and the United States, -report alPof said procedings with their findings, cpnclus- Ions and recommendations to the , . . ,, uuuse ui lepieseuiauives wnu a.11 cuii- venient speed. ! -That said committee is hereby- au- thorized and'; empowered ! to send for boks, documents, papers and persons, examine persons under oath, sit in any part of the United States, employ a ste nographer and that the sergeant-at- arms is hereby directed to attend said I committee on military affairs. the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, as furnished by the sev eral executive departments. These stniateg . including permanent an- . m .apprDpriatiOItSt aggregate $593, 048,378, as against : . $802,875,513, the - amoant of tie j appropria tions,, including deficiencies and miscellaneous, for the fiscal year 1899, and: $468,678,875 Oie amoant of the es timates for 1899. The estimate1 for military establishment, amounts to 145,119,4314 for the naval establish ments $39,114,652; for the naval maga zine at . Norfolk, Va., $27,500. Folowing are some of the important items sub mitted by the light house service: Light vessels for Cape Lookout Shoals, N. C, "$90,01; light station, Cape Fear, N. C.; $35,ft; light depot at Charles ton. S. C, $35,000; for improvements sit Norfolk, (Tt.), navy yana. including -concrete and granite dry dock $2,000, 0v0; improvemaits at naval station, Pert Royal. S, C, $145,00O-at -naval station at Key West, including pur chae of additional land $112,20. The total amount asked for coniixniing or eomik'ptin? imtimmts nf rirc oh vi! : "frnn 7, , . karha- is JfS'fi9.5Tfi thfl -r . v ;iui5i iicuic . Bay, S. C, $400,000- harbor at S&van- $150,000; Coosa river. Georgia. $350 000; St. Julia's river, Florida, $200,006; entrance to harbor at Key West. Fla., $100,vK)0, The estimates for army and navy pensions is $144,000,000; cost of pension service $1,233,830, 1, A GOLD 'EDAL FOR MISS GOULD, nan, UaV, $200,000; Cumberland soaind, uuu"u un -LU cnest over tne seat or ea to-tnsnaustea ana destitute, peo- r Q wrtwer to ivmn wat? Ga;, and Florida. $40.000: imnmri Train will prom tly relieve the pain and Ple- stripg-of -all.thkt made fife and i7. f t "?. . ,r Jaraes if5ver, Virgil -. ;$150;O00;:. prevrt. threaten Fear rivr, near Wilmington. N. Ci monia- TMs same treatment -will cure ore v,', M noltr,, than fm. tates of dutv. no effort was relaxed General U iieeler. of Alabama, todav S and taff boarded the transnorf- Minn-- 40 per c$fr from th time General . reeon-:enti.rion x introduced in the house thrntifrs T?e I waska today and the vessel is anchor- . Weyler's 57 decree of reconcentradoes sufferers, retumin resentative stalling, a resolution hro- f eJ in stream read. to go to &-ea. w;as enfo.d. With the acquiescence i aidedby united viriinf? thaf in TAcnTiHion ; tfa o i tomorrow, ssne is aesnneu tor Mar 'I J -5:1.. . 6 paTanao, a .snt.aH port west , of Havana in uiuui. uouuou -at'u uvuuieous uenev- oience or jviiss rieiej oilier Gould to m -mm-, ' . a - the soldiers of the army of the United States during the -war with Spain the thanks of congress are hereby tender ed her and congress hereby authorizes and directs that a gold medal with appropriate designs " be prepared by the director of the mint and that said medal be presented to her by the president of the United States, at such time -and in such manner as ihe may determine." GENERAL WHEELER'S POPULAR V : :.. , , ity.? ; s. V,-.. Major General Wheeler was a center of attraction and congratulation when he appeared in the house of represen tatives today to resume his congres sional duties. lie arrived last night from the camp in Alabama where his troops are stationed; General WheeKl er said he probably would resign from the army, but his plans were not yet definitely fixed. He experts to con fer with the president and secretary of war and r then will determine on his course. , "If there is to be ariy more fighting I wait to stay in the army," said the general", "but if the fighting is over, I prefer to return to civjl life." MAM' GROSS Eltllfllli Found in the Klectlou lielurus Tlie Votes for JT udtten Verified Vote i Sainpwou IoiuliMt Elected a Treat- urer, but there t no Mueli Office j : I Messeneer Bureau Raleigh; N. C, Decmber 5. The vote for judges of, superior court, as canvassed, shows the follow- iDg: First district George H. Brown, Jr., dernocrat, 144,616; George II. Brown 28,y28,, Augustus M. Moore, re- , publican, 159,146, Augustus Moore 55: : Sprrvnrl rliatriVt Hpnrv . T? Triron ; f79 6iQ. xt " n o o. ; v.narles A. Cook, republican, 155,936, . . . - ., ., - . ; inomas a. uook i,iy4. Fittn district . Thomas J. Shaw, democrat, 174,774,"' W.P. Bynum, Jr., republican, 120,16.6, 1 Wiliam J. Bynum 584. Wiliam P. By- '. num 36,662. Sixth' district 6. H. At- f len, democrat, 176,802; A. Loftinrpopu- list, 159,829; Thomas A. McNeiir437. 1 Seventh district Thomas A. McNeill, democrat, 170,322; H. F. Seawell, popu- list, 1d3,371; Thomas McNeill 606, Thomas J. McNeill 3,143. Eleventh aistrictt-w. A.-woKe, aemocrat, .1,- 449, KOibert b. H,ves, republican, lo9,- and invm$ng far -rtach'ing- conse 511. :T-vvelfth districtFreder ick Moore., - quenees Lh: Will reqtire the earnest aemocrat, io,o4b,! j. a. tienaricKs, re- 1.1- r-, ! r ..- , . 0v, . v . 809. TKoro xr or a. n owor Yiafnra - nnvtjrt en1 man. errors. Some were made by the elecion officers and some by the r co?ty clerks of court The vote for congressmen as finally verified, is as follows: : , First district Small, democrat, i9,732; Skinner, populist, 18,263, Whed be, independent republican, 970. Sec ond' district White., cnlored rennbli- can, 17,561; .Fountain, independent populist :voted for by democrats, 14,- 947; James B. Lloyd, populist. 2,447. Third district C. R. Thomas.dembcrat, lb.OOO; Fowler , poulist 15,819. Fourth district Atwater, independent ywyuiiai, vuiw iui uy ueuiucrats, 419; Jenkins, populist, 18,581. vFiftf - Adams, republican, 18,607. Sixth W trict Bellamy, democrat. 23.168. Dock- 1 ery, republican, 17,329.- Seventh dis-' trict Kluttz. democrat 20 763: Cald- well, populist,. 14,661. Eighth district Linney, republican, 17,414; Lovell, democrat, 16,137, Brower, independent republican, 58, Ninth district Crawford, democrat, 19,606, Pearson, ' repuDiican iy,3bs, aoggs, populist 93., Pearson is his contest will claim that there were irregularities in nine . l J? . iV. uj. me sixteen counties in --tne iNinin; i J.V-! a wuc cue ue.uiucia.ui win literally . kuock- ,; - e . , lucuuii ue iictve pieuty , tempts at fraud. r line new democratic countv officials took charge today in the various coun- ties of the state. A pretty clean sweep Of republicans wras made. ,:The weather bureau ye t republicans was made. , ,:The weather bureau yesterday, with he temnerature 68 nredicted a rold - the temperatqre 68 predicted a cold w-ave. In fell to 42. t ao A great deal ot rain has fallen. The sowing of wheat was nearly completed but it has checked it. ' rThe PODtllists in Samnson cnnntv elected . a treastrrer, when there is no . snch office, it having been abolished six years ago. They want to revive the office, but the attorney general iraro' ho tViio c- orvm nV.;n v. l , : -V CLUliJ5 m.c ie5iS- jttuie aiuiiu ean uo. rw. : . - . . . . - . x us atrornev . srenerai neno-ps that tjrx rnllfvtnrc in orv,,T,Ho Mn ftntB i " ' lect-taxes on property, and not license or privilege taxes. -- " " w""-i- v.au ; ... . P2 ooia, indicates, a tendency toward i - c,a lcUua .uaru :VV- A Pieeeof flannel dampen- ! ed Wltril Chamberlain s Pain Balm and a lame back in a few hours. Sold by R. R. Bellamy nore Troops For Cuba !avnnnflii a rvrsmhc, Tha re.srinient and General George Davis t nt Pinor a m ' - J. VIA. U . A L ai Davis is to be military governor AlMAL message Of thfel President to the AS miliary of Events Leading up to thatfanflict Rehearsed No Hint f ' r , ortoRicci I . v Irf of JjjUluon. and the PhilippinesIncrease of the Army 1 ' ' ' Advocated Treasury' Notes Taken in Inland Nav payment for Gold to 1 : Only for WashjAgtn. Dece-mb er :. '1 he pres- ident se?4P(. the follow mg message to congress!1";? "To theinnat anl Ifouse of Repre- sentati: . "Notwit5tanding th e added burdens fnderedijcessary ' bv the war, oar a v fery satisfactory and steaor-mcrt assftg degree of. pros he largest vol ecorded. Manu uctive, agricul- peritv, eK5errced bv I. . . Ume ot miness ever factory lja4 bet-n prod i''-.W.. ' .t 1 tural. puf&tts have y elded abundant returhs; Mor m all fi bids of industry is better 'fjeis arded; revenue legisla- tion pasf by rtiie rjresgnt congress j at5 has 'increi(,-:d the treasury's receipts to the alHrvunt estimated . by its au thor; thej frnances of the .government have te 'supcessfuljly administered and its ?:lit advanded to -the first rank, Htj4 its currency has been moinf Qi'nM:il n t t V Ck At'st-I r c Viicrrioct " "IK rA , " T ' a standard fJmhtary service under a v i ... righteous cause as . s'treiS'he'ned'?rthe national spirit and F.ervi" to; cemeni more closely than eve5ithe j frateriial ' bounds be- tween evJ section of the country." ''M ?er of . the relations of the tnitd tp otWer powers al- ways- aHQ&priate, is this year of primary Mnportance in view of the mom'SMous. issiies which have arisen,., 40Landig in one instance the ultirri?e- determination by arms i:, 1 , attention the congress. TTTTTTT'VT2i STTt lITD T7T7 T T" Ol "In my.sast annual message very full consolation wa given to the question cf'the duty bf the govern- ! ment bf J-fe United ' States toward insurrectiori as Spain anfche Cuban being by fAhe 'most t mportant prob lem withLljiieh we w ?re called upon to deal. Ti?e' considerations then ad vanced', a,"yi the exposition of the views thn-expressed,, disclosed my sense be extreme gravity of the situation-sietting aside, as logically unfoundeor practically inadmissaU ble, the rrognition oi the Cuban in-t surgent&F belligererJtp. the recogni tion . of tB indenendence of Cuba. neutral rrvention L end the war y mpo a rational comprom between Jfi contestants, mtervent! in favor ffne'Pr the lother party and forcible iexation ofl the; island. I conclude j? Was honestly due to our friendly .titions with Spain that she should biiven a reasonable chance to realizf ? Ber : expectations' of reform. to .whiche had beebme irrevocably rnmmittf3 WitTnin a- fpw wpeks nre A k , s J,J& w 1. -, t hensive plas, which it was confident- i - Jr-- , . lv assertS'ty -vould be. efficacious t . . c remedv tn' evils so tteeolv affec tins: .. - . l ' - true intets of- the mother country as well sto -those ot Cuba, ana so 1 repugnarglo 'the universal sentiment ; of humaiuk SPAlN'SSltNABiLlTY . . phe SITUA' 1. . . i 4. TO BETTER TION. i i n -r i n v m rn i i nrnn irn r it a . rr ill.; A ; : ' i 1 t ; a a t i sign of ra. progress toward the paci- ' ncation rtuba. The autonomous ad , ministrations set up ii) the . capital and '. some ofrv principal cities appearea ' not to the favorf of the inhabi- tants noio- .be able to extend their influenced ' the largd extent of ter- ; ritorv hcl'bv- the .ilsiirs -nts. while ,v;P .m'nfer 'aVm: oi.vkousiv nnahie to ,2(f witK .the stiil dctive rebellion, I - . tc ; - j. . ' st ob5c- i conimue-. aiiitiiy ui uji.e iiio - , . i-jjt, . .,... TinnQ no .-ccn' nnon ci "rwri i i."fc fir -rnck i " " Kv ' ,T . coveritmer'T rnar nan nrerf nen if. .-vo j tangible ef was afforded to the vast,! numbersgof tinhappy reconcentradoes . ! uwput; Leeiiiueu piyisiuoa nmue in. nicxi ',u inF aiuumn ip'J- .;.j,aiCu a1(1 v, . pronereapedient oi. zones or cum- iT-,':. 'V .V vation Pjea , "no fs of succoSrfuld wel iikve been ten lei--7' i selves. AMERICuwN RELIEF FOR THE STARVING. I "By the &nd. of Peoember, the mor- taiity a.mp?s tnem naa rngntruny in- ) aSSmgtel? ' among th&iz distressed people, at over U1 f,''I,sn aumynuw, . suueme I was adopj for !relif by charitable contributl?!? raised in this countrv. A-TT . artd distrted -under the direction of - 4 J XUXV Ht - . fcZ- ZJ UVV.il.JI IV V Lll.lll Congr the State the Spanish War Salient Points of as to the Future Governments be" Paid Out Again Gold. the consul' general and-the sr-cial con suls, by noble arid 7 earnest individual effort through the organized agencies of the American Red Cross. Thousands Of lives, were thus saved, but many thousands more were inaccessible to such forms of : aid. "The war continued "on the old foot ing without comprehensive plan, de veloping only the same spasmodic en counters, barren of strategic, result, that had marked the: course of the earlier ten years' rebellion as well as the present insurrection from its staVt. Xo alternative save physical exhaus tion by either combatant and -therewithal the -practical ruin of the island, lay in sigh:, but how far distant no one could venture to conjecture. THE DESTRUCTION' OFi THE MAINE. "At this juncture, on the 15th of Feb- j ruary last, occurred the destruction of the battleship Maine- while right fully lying in the harbor of Havana on a mission of international courtesy and good will a catastrophe' the suspi cious nature and horror of which stirr ed the nation's heart profoundly. It is a striking evidence of the poise and sturdv good sense distinguishing our national character tiiat this shocking blow, falling upon a generous people, already deeply touched by preceding events in Cuba, did not move them to an instant, desperati resolve to toler ate no longershe existence of a con dition of danger and disorder at our doors that made possible ;such a deed, by whomsoever v.rcught. Yet th In? stinct of justice prevailed and the "na tion anxiously awaited the result of the searching investigation at oiU'O sd on foot, "i he finding u the naval board of inquiry establisneJ that the oh gin of the f xplosion y.W external by a submarine mine and only halted through lack of positive testimony, to fix the responsibility of Its authorship. HASTY PREPARATION FOR WAR. "All these things carried conviGtion to the most thoughtful, even before the finding of the naval court, that a crisis in our relations with, Spain and towards Cuba was a$ hand. So strong was this belief that i' needed but a brief executive suggestion to. the con gress to' receive-. immediate answer to the duty of making instant provision for- the possible and perhaps speedily probable emergency of- war, and the remarkable, ' almost unique,' spectacle was"; presented of a unanimous vote of both" houses on March 9th, appropriat ing $50,000)00 'for the national defense and for each and every purpose con nected therewith, to be expended at the discretion of the president.' That this act bf prevision came . none too soon, was disclosed when the applicat ion of. the fund was undertaken. Our coasts w:ere practically undefended. Our navy needed large provision for increased ammunition and supplies, and even numbers to cope .with . any sudden attack from the, navy of Spain, which comprised modern vessels of the highest type of continental perfection. Our army also required enlargement of men and ammunition. The details of the hurried preparation for lthe dreaded contingency is told in. the re ports of the secretaries of war and of the navy, and need not .be Repeated here. It is sufficient to say that the outbreak of war, when it did come, found our nation not unprepared 10 moot fh liff meet tne con llc x- i ACTION OFI HE- CONTINENTAL POWERS. "Nor was the apprehension of coming strife conlined to our own country. It was felt by the continental powers which, on April 6th, through their, am -hfl;sadnrs a-n'd ehvovs." addressed to j the exeuti'e an expression of hope I that humanity and moderation might mark the course of this government and peoe; and that further negoti i tions v.oa-d lead to . an. agreement; which, while seeiTripg the maintenance of peace would afford all necessary guarantees for the re-establishment of order in Cuba. In responding to that representation, I said I shared the hope the envoys had expressed that peace, might be preserved in a man ner to terminate the chronic condition of disturbance in Cuba so injurious and -menacing- to our interests , and J tranquility, as. w-ell as shocking to, our , sentiments of humanity, and. while ... - : appreciating tne numanitarian ana uis- the humanitarian and dis haracter of- the edmmuni- ; . . . , . - , . onThV' p0werSt j stated the confidence of thU . &over nment ..for its nat't. that equal anr.reciation would be snowri for its earnest ...and 'unselfish -..endeavors to ruinii a auty to numantty oy end- ' tr . a situation the indefinite prolong- tion of which had beeorn i nsufr era- ,Jble. I to bring c bout; a speedy ' ending of the Cuban struggle. Negotiations to this object continued actively with th gov ernment of Spain, looking to the im- ! mediate conclusion of a six monhs ar- mistice in cuoa, witn a vtew or errect- the instant revocation of the order of vsls asked, so that the !g to their homes and American and Span- . ism. uum nogui ue iui m a. iu support -themselves, arid, by, orderly ' resumDt on of the wellnleh destrov ed productive energies of : th Inland, - . ' " ssn co'n'tsibut' to the restoration of it tranquility at-d well bclns. N, Madrid. Ttsns-Jstr by th Jlfianiii icvrnnve'nt which could not om in rvartfii Inadtjuate, It wa Inp!d to crinfld? th prfparktlon of tH-a to tho Innujar parliament, t tt t convened under the autonom u -ad:lrvR of November 1. but l h- out th' Jnpairtnent in nr.y wtj.e o t . con!tiiutionJ rower - of j the frovernrrient. which to tht end. v . l irraht an armistice, if sbllcllexl b IfiaurKrents. for iuch lime: as the Kn-eral-in-cbtef might jie-e fit to fix. H. v and with what scon of discretionary:' powers the insular parliament wan iex PNrted; to set about the' 'preparatfn' of peace did not appear. If it wen to be by negotiation with the Inxurfcenta. the issue seemed to rest on the on side with a body chosen by a fraction of the electors in the districts under Spanish control, and on the other v ith th; ihsurfrent population holdlns: jh. interior country unrepresenl-.l in thft so-called, parhament. an i deflatit Jat the suggestion of tuing for peace. rniZ KNTIHK MATTER I.ni'T. TO CONGRESS. ' Grieved and dlsappint d at this barren outcome of my sincere t nde.iv ors to reach a practical solution. .1 fe.lt-, it my duty to remit the who, .juiionr to the congress,. In the- message of : April II, I arvnoun,d tluit with this .last overture In the direetiorj f nimHliate peace in 'u ba, and Us . i j -appointing reception by Spain. Itho ef. fort of the executive wa.s brought lo an end. I arain reviewed the alterna tive Courses of action whu h had ten' IM-oposco. conoludinp that th only one consonant .with Interna! iotfKil policy j and" compatible with ourt 4ir -mi s t his- r i ! l i ai .torical .traditions was Iiit.-V j a neutral to st p the war ar,Tl h k , tne nopeiess srerifice of. lif,-- even j though that '. resort " involved hostile constraint uxon both the parties to as to guide the eventful st -ttlflnent i'The grounds Justifying that s--p were nut he i n t ere t of h u m a n i t y. t h e d u t y io proreer an.i proj. rtv of our cit izens in Cuba, the right 'toi-chet-k in jury to our onmeroe atid . vp.-op'o throuch the df va.tation of 1 1 i.-lanl and. inost important, the m of re moving at ffue and forever the con. sAant' menace and the-v burdeiiH entail ed upon our. government by the uncer tainties ,and perils of the ! situation caused by the unendurable distur ban' e in Cula; I said: " 'The'lonpr trial has proved that the object for which Spain has waV.-d the war cannot be attained. The fir. of in surrection .may flame or may smolder with-varying seasons, but it has not been, and it is plain that it cannot be extinguished by present methods. The only hope, of relief and 'repose. -from a. condition which can no longer be en- durei is the enforced pacifU-afion V.f Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in "behalf .of en dangered American Jnterests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.' "In view Of all this, the congress was asked to authorize and empower, the presideht to take measures td secure a full and final termination . of hostili ties between Spain and the" people or Cuba and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable' government, capable of maintaining order and ob-, serving its international obligation?, . insuring peace and tranquility and the f securing of its citizens as well -as our own, and for the accomplishment of V thoge ends to iise-the military and na- val forces of the United States, an misrht be necessary, with added a'u j thority to continue generous relief t the starving people of, Cuba. i" THE RESOLUTION OF APRIlj 1,9 jU. 'The response of the congress, "after nine daysof earnest deliberation, dur ing which Jhe almost unanimous sen timent of your body was developed on every.' point save as to the expediency of coupling the proposed action with a formal recognition of thel republic : of Cuba as the true and lawful govern-, ment of that island a proiosition which-j'f ailed of adoption the congress, after? conference on the 19th of- April. by a vote of 42 to in the senate, and 311 tpf6 in the house of representatives, approved the memorable Joint ; resolu tion declaring: " i ! J3 " 'That the people'of the island of Cuba are, and of right, ought )to be free and independent. ! ! 2. " 'That it is the duty 'of the .United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby de mand, that "the government of; Spain at once . relinquish! f its authbriiy and government in the island' of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. ;; 3. " 'That the president of the United States be and he is hereby directed and empowered to use the entire land and havar forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States Jhe m.iiitia of the several states, to such extent as. may be necessary to carry these resolutions- j jno effect 4. ' 'That the United States herebv disclaims any disposition or ( intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or eohtroj over said island except for the. pacification thereof and asserts lis de termination "when that is accomplish ed to leave, the government and con trol of the island to its people DEPARTURE OF SPANISH MINIS . ; ; TEH. . , ' "This resolution was approved by the executive on the next day,: April 20th. A copy was at once corrirfluni- 5 cated to the Spanish minister at . thi capital, who forthwith announced that his j continuance in Washington had thereby lecome impossible, and asked, for his passports. Which were given him.. .'He, thereupon, -withdrew from" Washington, leaving the protection of Spanish interests in the United States ; to the French ambassador and the Austria-Hungary minister. - "Simultaneously with its communi cation to the Spanish minister here, General WoodfortLthe American min ister at iladrid. , was telegraphed con firmation "of trie( text of the-Joint reso lution and directed to communicate it to the government of Spain, with the formal - demand that it at once relin- j quish its authority and government in" the island of Cuba and withdraw its forces therefrom, coupling this demand- .w ith the announcement . of . the , inten tions' of this government las to the fu ture of the island, in conformity -witbi the fourth clause of the resolutions. (Continued on Second Page.)