New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
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pointed yesterday and to-day to reconcile the dis
crepancies Of idea and expression in the conflict
ing resolutions for the recognition Of the bel.
gerency of the Cuban insurgents adopted by the
House and Senate were not long in coming to .
definite conclusion. ri the first meeting OF the
conference committee to-day the representatives
OF the Senate, Messrs. Sherman. Morgan and
Lodge showed unmistakable signs Of weakening,
and after a short resistance they Internationally
abandoned the Sherman Cameron compromise
ndorsed by the Senate on February 2S and 40
cepted without amendment or modification the
House alternative action Of March q Mr.. Sher.
man reported the conclusions OF the conference
committee to the Senate this afternoon. and
seemed disposed to force an immediate acqui.
escence in the House substitute. Mr.. Hale. how.
ever, opposed this expeditions programme ana
asked that the report. which is a privileged one
parliamentary, go over until next week. In
this suggestion hA was supported by General
Hawley, who hinted at a possible change Of sem
tment in the Senate since last Friday, and depre-
Gated any hasty concurrence In the declarations
Of the House. Mr.. Sherman yielded to this rather
unexpected pressure for delay and allowed the
report to be made special order for Monday.
A USELESS PARADE. so FAR.
Although General Hawley in his brief speech
doubtless voiced certain feeling Of reaction In
the Senate since Friday last the question OF
Intervention in Cuban affairs there Is no suffi-
cent ground for doubling that the report Of the
conferrees. accepting the House resolutions In
their full scope. will be sustained by an ample
majority. There is a growing conviction, how
ever, in both branches OF Congress that moth.
ing short OF a joint resolution will be effective
in bringing the Executive TO the point either Of
furthering the views and wishes Of the legisla-
tive branch or Of openly repudiating and an
tagonzing them. The suspicion has at last
taken odgment In the mind Of the average men,
Der OF Congress that all the turmoil Of the last
two weeks the recognition Of the belliger-
ent rights of the Cuban insurgents has been an
empty and useless parliamentary parade. com.
mittng the Executive to nothing and aiding in
no material or practical way the cause Of the
Cuban revolutionsts.
ANOTHER JOINT RESOLUTION.
So long, indeed as the legislative branch
evades responsibility by formulating mere
opinions under the guise Of enacting legislation.
there can be little hope that the President and his
advisers will abandon their present attitude Of
wholesale contempt for the wishes Of Congress
and of utter Indifference to its pronunciamentos
and enactments. There are now pending In the
Senate one or two joint resolutions authorizing
the President to recognize the belligerency OF
the Cuban forces and the independence OF the
Provisional Government and new resolution OF
the latter sort was offered to-day by Mr.. Allen.
OF Nebraska Mr. kllens performances usually
possess little significance. but his activity IN
urging Congress to declare its wishes In regard
to Cuba in some effective form indicates the ex-
istence OF a radical sentiment in Congress whi,h
does not hesitate to take issue with the prevail
ing policy of responsibility and Difference to the
hot tpna
in paesng declarations of opinion and harmless
petitions FOR the exercise OF his diplomatic good
Offices by the President
CONGRESS TIRED OF sNUBs.
II would not be surprising. therefore. II. In
view of the well-known policy Of the Admins
tration to delay belligerent recognition ana
calmly TO pocket all the concurrent fulmina-
tions of Congress. Joint resolution recognizing
both Cuban belligerency and Cuban independ-
ence were soon TO be presented from more re-
sponsible source than the Nebraska Senator.
and secure the approval Of both legislative
branches 1t cannot be denied that the patience
Of Congress unier the successive snubs admin
istered to it by President Cleveland and his as
sociates is almost exhausted. The spirit OF con-
tempt for the legislative branch which Mr..
Cleveland once voiced in his famous complaint
that he would soon have another Congress on
his hands" become fashionable under this
Administration. and there are few cuckoo
officeholders OF high rank left who have not
taken tie opportunity TO display their disregard
for Congress by overriding its instructions or
annulling its laws. The Presidents methods
of snubbing, browbeatng and ignoring Con-
gress have been adopted only too serviely by
the worshippers and imitators who surround
him. Secretary Morton, OF the Agricultural De-
partment refusing to carry out the law direct
ing the distribution OF seeds; Secretary Carlisle
openly defying the section OF the Tartn law
which exempts from internal revenue taxation
all alcohol usec in the arts; the great Bowler
annulling because Of "unconstitutionality the
appropriation Of Congress Of money to pay over.
due sugar bounties TO the planters OF Louisians
and the beet-growers OF Nebraska-all these ia.
grant abuses OF Executive authority are cleaTv
the natural fruit OF Mr.. Clevelands Original ~,
titude Of contempt for Congress ana OF MS pua
pose to ignore its advice and opinions ID 'o"s
as 1t remains burden ION MS ha"os
LIMITING AT IMPEACHMENT.
The feeling Of irritation with the President anu
his associates has been growing more ana "'ore
acute at the Capitol for some time mus iar
.hra hos been nothing but talk on the subject.
r,,,or na.ches have been made in both houses.
~ Iii ,,,ora hitter talk has been INDUCED In
In tho cIoakrooms The general dlscohteht has
rinened and the situation seems favorapie ior :
,irect issue 10 be made, now that Mr. Cieveiano
nd,c.tss a purpose TO disregard the practicaliy
,,nuarnous expression Of opinion by both houses
m .ha Cuban question BY the most outspoken
onnonents of the President II is now SAID tnat II
tha administration A pockets the Cuban concurrent
rasoiutions a Joint resolution will be passed ana
ranossad over the Presidential veto. and that X
Nr Cleveland still further persists IN Ignoring
The wishes Of Congress the proper remedy VIII DO
tound in the institution OF proceedings for irn-
peachment
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.