The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-24

On Motion of senator sherman 1t
Goes Back 10 the Conference Com
mittee-Senators ON BOth sides OF
the Chamber Now of the Opinion
That the Cuban Question is a Dead
Issue.
Washington. March 2s.-The opposition
to the Cuban resolutions in the Senate
has developed so much strength recently
that Senator Sherman, much against his
will, was obliged to-day to move to nom
concur in the report of the conference
committee. His action was virtually a
back-down for the committee on foreign
relations, although the members of that
committee who have stood with Mr..
Sherman in favor of recognizing the bel
ligerency of Cuba refuse to admit even
part defeat 1t is freely asserted by SEN
ators on both sides of the question that
the Cuban question IS a dead issue, and
the resolutions may slumber uninterrupt-
edly in the conference committee The
action of the Senate in non-concurring in
the conference report, sends the subject
back to the committee, and if the clause
relating to Intervention is stricken out,
as has been proposed, the whole ques-
tion viii come up again in the House ana
Senate for debate and the programme of
the opposition is to talk the resolutions
to death.
On the other hand, Senator Morgan in
sists that the resolutions will be modified
to meet the objections of those who on
pose Intervention and when the HOUSE,
ana Senate are committed TO the spirit or
the resolutions, he will bring forward his
JOINT resolution directing the President
10 recognize Cuban independence There
gre grave DOUBTS as to the success OF
senator Morgan's little scheme, for there
Is a growing impression that the friends
OF CUBA in congress have blundered
throughout the consideration of this dues-
Ilon ana the sooner they let the matter
crop the better it Will be for all concerned
BY Southern Associated Press.
Washington, March 2S.-The Cuban res
olutions took the course to-day in the
Senate to which the current Of debate has
been drifting for some time past. That
is, the conference report was, on motion
of Mr.. Sherman, himself, disagreed to.
and the Senate insisted on its Disagree
ment to the House substitute for the
Senate resolutions and asked for a fur
ther conference.
The same conferees on the part of tns
senate We're reappointed-Messrs Sher-
man, morgan and Lodge. This disposf-
rny,l rlTn OF i the question does not, however,
remove II entirely from the continued con-
slderation of the Senate, for two reso-
lutions were introduced to-day which will
keep the matter alive, independent of
the action of the conference committee.
Ihe nrst was joint resolution by MIR.
Mllls. It directs the President of the
Onited states to request the government
oI spain TO grant to the people of cuba
the power of local government. ana
Qn case the government of Spain Should
reIuse) TO take possession Of the island
OF cuba and to hold until its inhabitants
can institute self-government as thev
may wish to organize and arm and eoIIin
uen suen military forces as may be neces-
sary 70 protect them from invasion.
mr. Mllls Is to speak on this Joint reso-
luton tomorrow ~V
me second was a concurrent resolution
Lntroduced by Mr.. Platt, rep, of Connecti-
cut ~ expresses the earnest and hope OF
Ihe senate that Cuba may soon become
d Iree, independent and republican gov
eInnleht, and requires that the friendly
99Inces or the United States shall be Of
aered da3eer, by 5 the President to the Spanish
government to secure such result This
concurrent resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
ne IeslSIatlYe, executive and iudiciaI
appropriation bill was taken up and con-
SSLtGieteu Tor upward of two hours-some
tnTrty Trty out OF l35 pages being disposed of
I'LL tomorrow. iiS"