The Caucasian., 1897-05-27
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THE PRESIDENTS PLAN TO SECURE
INDEPENDENCE FOR cusA.
Ne waits For Ar. C.ihoaa's Report and
Will Thsa Ask That Cubs be Allowed se
Purchase Her Freedom From The spa..
fsA
The Presidents policy in regard
to Cuba has been determined upon.
AS soon as Commissioner Cal.
houn's report Of the condition OF af-
fairs in the island is received, which
will be in about three weeks, unless
he has received orders to delay il
until after tho tariff bill has been
passed, and if it confirms the state
ments made in the reports of Con
sci General Lee, the President will
address q note to the Spanish gov
ernment suggesting that Cuba be al
lowed to purchase her independence.
The note will be friendly in it's tone,
but will be emphatic In expressing
the Presidents opinion of the best
solution of the difficulty.
Ii Spain should refuse to enter
tain the proposition, the President
is fully determined to take more
radical steps, even to the extent of
declaring Intervention. He has dis
cussed this matter with several of
his friends and advisers and would
have taken more positive action ore
this but for the appeal of Senator
Hanna that recognition of the Gu
ban question by the administration
would be disastrous to the CONNER
cial and financial world. The peti-
ton received by the Secretary of
State from the leading commercial
houses of the great cities, however,
has made it apparent to the Presi-
dent that peace upon the island is
desired as the first step toward re-
storing paraly zed commerce, and
he will undoubtedly give the peti-
tion his careful consideration. There
may be no further action until Mr..
Calhoun's report is received, but at
that time some action on the part of
the President looking to the inde-
pendence of Cuba through purchase
or otherwise is as certain as fate.
There will be no consideration of
the tariff bill in the Senate until
there has been a vote on the resolu-
ton recognizing the belllgerency of
Cuba. Notice to this effect will be
served upon Senator Aldrich when
he returns.
This is the most interesting as
we'll as the most important of the
actual developments in the Cuban
situation yesterday. Besides this
fact, the events of yesterday includ-
ed another meeting of the Cabinet
on the Cuban question and an after
noon of the livelist debate that has
been heard in the Senate this ses-
sionsion. The principal speech was
made by Senator Mason, of Illinois,
and his remarks were of a character
to excite the immense crowds in the
galleries and upon the floor to q
manifestation of the most enthusi-
astic applause. He made q most
eloquent plea for Cuba, and at times
was thrillingly eloquent. That he
caused laughter by side remarks
more humorous than dignifed il
true; but this was more than atoned
for by his earnestness and his sin.
cerity.
His speech had the effect, if it had
nothing else, of bringing the Cubar
situation in the Senate to a climax
Senator Morgan's belligerency reso
luton is now the regular order ol
business in the Senate, from which
position it cannot be displaced ex
cept by a majority vote. It has beer
supposed that the resolution would
be out of the way before next Mon.
day, at which time the tariff bill il
scheduled for consideration, but it i.
now quite evident that the Senators
who are classified as Spanish sym
pathizers do not propose to reach q
vote thus speedily. Consequently
when Monday arrives and the Cuba1
resolution is laid before the Senate
at 2 o'clock, there will be CLASH
between it and the tariff bill. Tn,
latter could, of course, be taken III
by unanimous consent, but this viii
not be given. There will be ye,
and nay vote.
THE TARIFF BILL WILL BE SHELvRD
The possible result of that vot,
was a matter of much comment
among the Senators yesterday.
the Democrats. the Populists anG
the Silver Republicans vote solidl,
against taking up the tariff bill tn
latter will temporarily be sidetracke,
and Cuba will remain at the front
Speaking as q Popullst, Senator
Butler of North Carolina, said yes
terday that he believed all the mem
bers of his party would rather Sc
something done for Cuba than vot
to take up the tariff bill, while Sen
ator Mantle, one of, the. silver Repub
icans, said that he for one was tire
of seeing few Senators hold u]
the Senate to prevent q vote an
therefore he would stand by the Gu
ban resolution. Every one knows,
said he, that the Cuban resolution
will not get more than half dozsl
negative votes, and it is these hal
dozen Senators who are preventing
a vote. shall be in favor Of keep
Jog the Cuban resolution before tn
Senate until We get vote" Othe
silver Republicans spoke in the sam
strain. Senator Lodge and Senate
Gallinger are two straight out Re
publicans who believe that q vote O.
the Cuban resolution will come be
fore the consideration of the tari1
bill. Senator Gallinger told Sena
tor Hoar, in the course of the debat
yesterday afternoon, that the nor
disposition of the Cuban matte
would work to the disadvantage 9
the tariff bill. Senator Mason take
even a more radical ground. 81 il
tend to have a vote on this que'
tion," he Said yesterday in b
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