New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27

TION ADOPTED-LJTTLE DOUBT OF
ITS FINAL PASSAGE
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNE1
Washington. March 26.-The second conference
aver the Cuban resolutions ended this afterI BON
IN a complete reversal Of the action originally
taken by the conferrees. The House resolutions,
which were accepted by the Senate managers
at the outset almost without protest. were to-
day abandoned Internationally. and the Senate
declarations originally discarded with 50 little
ceremony were hastily resurrected and put for
ward as the definite and final expression by Con-
xress Of its vacillating and indecsive Cuban
policy The chief motive Of this sudden change
OF front in the conference is to be found in the
natural desire of the managers from both
branches TO bring the tedious and empty contest
which has been running on for nearly three
months TO an end.
Rv securing the abandonment of the House
resolutions and the rehabilitation of the declara-
lions framed in the Senate, the Senate conferrees
have cleverly outmano euvred the opposition
which has been developed in the deliberative
branch to the recognition Of the belligerent rights
of the Cuban insurgents The new conference
report will not have TO be submitted TO the SEN
ate for approval as II is identical with the reso-
buttons passed on February 2S. and further dila-
tory debate In the deliberative branch Is thus
the conference report with all the promptness
desired by the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and Congress can at last get its views and wishes
with regard to Cuba formally recorded for the
instruction Of the Executive and the information
OF the world at large.
The text Of the new conference report Is as fol-
lows:
ResolYed Coy the Senate. the House concurring
therein), That in the opinion Of Congress condi-
of
some time Maintained by force OF arms oy the peo-
pie OF Cuba. and tina. the United states or America
should maintain strict neutrality between the
contendlng Powers. according 10 eacn al the rights
OF beligeronts in the ports and territories OF 'he
Resolved further, That the friendly offices of the
United States should be offered by the freslaen' 10
the Spanish Government for the recognition OF 'he
Independence Of Cuba.
The action of the five conferrees was unani-
NOUS ,nator Lodge. OF Massachusetts. the
sixth member of the committee. Icing absent
i has not been doubted from the first that the
House conferrees would agree TO the Senate
resolutions since 1t was known that the eys-
tematic course Of ilibuster!ng which mas al
ready been pursued in the Senate would be con-
tinued there If the effort to pass the House
resolutions should be maintained. At the meet
irg to-day the Senate conierrees req iiirmed the
statements 10 this effe,t made by them yester-
DAY, although asserting that. could the House
resolutions be brought to vote. II would be
found that two-thirds of the Sen~tc would favor
their adoption.
The House conferrees who have held out
strongly for their own resolution. saw the futil-
fly Of further argument, and, by conserving TO
accept the Senate resolutions. brought the three
days conference 20 an end. Mr. Hit. the chair
man Of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
will at the first opportunity call Up the con-
ference report and ask its consideration. II Will
probably be followed by debate, but 1t
Is not doubted that IT will be adopted.