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THE SENATE NON-CONCURS
CUBAN BELLIGERENcY RESOLUTIONS
SENT TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
LITTLE DOUBT THAT AN AGREEMENT WILL BU
REAcHED-Ir SEEMS PROBABLE THAT JOINT
RESOLUTIONS MUST BE PASSED BEFORE
THE PRESIDENT CAN BE INDUCED
TO DECLARE HIS POLICY.


[BY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUNE.1
Washington, March 4-The Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations decided this morning not to
accept the Cuban resolutions passed last Mon
day by the Hous, as substitute for the original
action of the Senate Of February 2S. and on Mr..
Shermans motion a conference with the House,
was ordered this afternoon by the Senate. ;
Messrs. Sherman Morgan and Lodge were ap-
pointed conferrees. The House Will undoubtedly
meet the Senate halfway in the effort to reach
an agreement the text Of new resolution or
set Of resolutions which will acknowledge tho
belligerency Of the Cuban insurgents and request
the exercise Of the ADMINISTRATORS good offices
to clear the way for the establishment Of an In.
dependent Government In Cuba.
II 1t possible now under parliamentary
usage to change the resolutions to the joint from
the concurrent form. the conference committee,
might consider seriously the advsability OF taxi
ing such a course But each house passed Ito
resolutions in the concurrent shape, 1t Is not now
within the power Of the conferrees to alter their
parliamentary scope OF character. In view, how
ever OF the apparent disinclination Of the Execu.
tive to accept or act The suggestions Of Con-
gress looking toward recognition Of Cuban bell
ligerency and independence, 1t is more than likely
that new joint resolutions, similar in form TO tne
concurrent ones just passed. will have to be In
troduced and voted on before the President can
be forced to declare his own Cuban policy.
There was a division Of sentiment In the For.
eign Relations Committee the majority holding
that the House resolutions were not so strong az
the Senate resolutions and that the language was
in some respects ambiguous. This was charged
especially with reference 20 the second clause OK
the House resolutions wherein 1t Is said that the
only permanent solution Of the contest equally In
tIa ntn of nh a
of other nations would be in the establishment
of a government BY the choice OF the people OF
Cuba" etc 1t was maintained during the argu.
ment in committee that under such resolution
this Government would be committed TO settle
ment of the trouble by Cuba on the basis OF an
agreement Of any sort which permitted SPAN 20
retain her control and domination Of the island.
The actual independence or the Island was In
sisted on as an essential feature Of any resolution
which may secure the final concurrence OF the
two houses.
THE ADMINISTRATION CONSERVATIVE.
What will the President do with the resolutions
when they emerge from the conference commit
tee and reach him? 1t is an open secret that
the President and Secretary Olney are disposed to
proceed in a conservative manner in regard to
Cuban recognition fully appreciating the many
difficulties surrounding the question. II is felt
by leading members Of the House that the Presi.
dent can be depended on to do what is proper, ana
that the action of Congress in passing resolu-
tions favorable u tn, Cuban insurgents gives
the Endorsement OF those bodies 10 him snoud
he deem proper to issue a proclamation Oh oe''
lgerency. r, .,.
was asked to-day OF a number OF promneht
Republicans and Democrats in the House Inc
Republicans said that they had no knowledge
of the Presidents intentions and that the only
person competent to speak with intenigence
on the subject was Mr.. Cleveland himself. Inc
Democratic leaders were equally uncertain In
their opinion the President will study the sltua-
tiop carefully and II he should be satisfied from
tho official correspondence that Weyler proposes
10 begin a reign of terror on the Island, ne
will incline more strongly TO accord peiigereht
rights to the insurgents than would otherwise
he the case II Is not believed that under any
circumstances he will act on the matter for sew
eral weeks should he do so at ALL
IL is asserted that the opposition TO the reso-
lutions would have been greater In the House
had not a yea and nay vote been taken one
Southern representative OF prominence said to-
day that the Legislature Of his state had passed
q resolution calling on its members OF Congress
to support any proposition expressing sympathy
with the Cubane and that he voted FOR the
resolutions therefore. because, as he expressed
it, he did desire to fly in the face OF his con-
stituents. . . . ia,
which the Spanish Government expressed itS
regrets for the outrages in Barcelona on Sunday.
their payment Of the celebrated Mora claim some
months ago the protection afforded by them 10
American property interests in Cuba. and other
evidences of desire to placate the united
States and regret that circumstances torceu
them to take a position which. in their opinion.
places this Government in the attitude or em-
barrassing a friendly nation already impover.
isEed financially and struggling with civt
war On the other hand. the friends OF Cuba
are emphatic in their assertions that Spanish
rule in the island must be ended at any cost.