Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07
WHATWILLHEDO?
Cuban Question Now in the Pres.
ident's Hands.
CONGRESS HAS STATED IT'S VIEW.

-President's Action Cannot he Predicted
River and Harbor Bn Goes Through
Under Suspension Of the RuIes-what II
Carries in the Way Of Expenditure.
wAsHISGToS. April THE house yes
tcrday adopted the conference report on
tho Cuban resolutions by vote of pa 70
%, and passed the river and harbor bill
under suspension Of the rules, after a
lively debate of forty minutes, by n vote
Of ZIG TO ~. The report on the Cuban
resolutions had been debated Friday and
Saturday, and the vote was taken irnme-
diatcly after the reading Of the Journal.
Eighteen Republicans and nine Demo
Gratis voted against the report. After tho
most determined opposition Of those op-
posed TO the recognition OF the insurgents
In the senate and house there were but ten
more votes against the report than against
the original resolutions The former vote
was 2,2 to u. by tEis action the house
agreed to the senate resolutions and dis
posed of the Cuban question for the pres
cnt. Those rcsolutions::nrc rs follows:
Tho Resolutions ~ Adopted.
Resolved. That in the opinion Of con.
grcss condition Of public war exists be.
tween tho government OF Spain and tho
government proclaimed and for some time
maintained hy force Of arms by the people
Of Cuba; and that tho United States OF
America should maintain strict neutral.
ity between the contending po wers. accord
ing to each oil tho rights Of bclligerents
In the ports and territory Of the United
States.
Resolved, further, That tho friendly
Offices Of tho United States should be of.
fcrcd by the president to the Spanish gov
crnment for the recognition Of the indie
pendence OF Cuba"
Names of the Negative voters
The twcnty-sovcn men who claimed to
represent the best public opinion and
voted against resolutions they believed
tended in the direction of war were rs fol.
lows: Republicnns-Arnold Of Rhode
Island, Atwood, Black Of New York, Bou-
tcllc, Daniels, Draper, Gillet of New
York. Gillett Of Massachusetts,, Grout,
Leftover. Mccall Of Massachusetts,. Moody,
Poole. Simpkins, wndsworth, Walker Of
Massachusetts,, Walker Of Virginia.
Wright-ls; Dcmocrats-Berry, Black Of
Georgia. Culbcrson, Elicit, Elliott, Lock.
hart, Tucker, Turner of Georgia, Tay-
lor-g
WIN iie Laid Before the President.
The resolutions will, bc officially brought
90 the attention OF the president today by
the secretary of tho senate, who will pre-
sent him with nm enrolled copy OF tho
document. Ordinarily concurrent rcsolu-
tions are not forwarded to the resident.
NJ thcy do not require his signature, but
these resolutions will be laid before him
because they express tho opinion that he
should tender tho Offices of tho United
States to Spain for the recognition Of
Cuban Independence and are therefore
direction to him In so far as congress can
direct the president In such proceeding.
Cieveiand's Action rrobicmaticai.
Scnor Dupuy dc LONE. the Spanish min
istor here. was too busy To receive reporters
wishing To ascertain what he proposed to
do rs n result of tho action Of tho house.
Probably his course will depend entire
ly upon tho attitude To bc assumed by tho
president towards the subject. The course
of the latter Is purely n matter of spccula.
tion. since the transmission to congress
last February of the correspondence rcla-
tive Co Cubs much matter has accumu-
lated at the department Of state bearing
ON the later phases Of the struggle. For
prudential reasons these reports have been
withheld even from congress. and so 1t Is
not possible To learn whether or not the
state of facts as set out therein Is such as
TO warrant any change In the presidents S
attitude towards the revolution.
Not bound TO Decide mt Once.
The tests he laid down In the beginning
which tho rvvolutionists must fulflll ~
main unchanged so far rs can be gath
crcd. Relative to the extension of his
good offices towards bringing about inde-
tt a.. sboS ~.