The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-22
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
After Hard-Fought Battle the
Cuban Resolutions Pass.
SEVEN CONFERENCES WERE HELD.
The Resolutions Say the People of Cuba Are,
and OF Right Ought to Be, Free aud
IndepPndent-The Rssoiu-
lions as Adopted.


WAsHINeToN, April 19.-After one
of the hardest fought battles and
seven conferences between the two
houses in many years, congress at an
early hour this morning came to an
agreement upon the most momentous
question it has dealt with in third
of a century. The Cuban resolutions
were passed and will be sent to the
president to-day. Their provisions
mean the expulsion of Spain from the
island of Cuba by the armed forces of
the United States. There were many
roll calls in both houses, and each
body held tenaciously for its own reso-
luton. The conferees had great diff
Guilty in agreeing. The first confer
ence showed determination on the
part of the house not to yield a single
point and 1t was only after long con-
sultation with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the little
words, ARE, and" i'm the first section
of the senate resolution. which de-
clares that the people of Cuba are,
and of right ought to be free and in
| dependent.
The resolutions as finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba.
When the house met at ten yester-
day morning, having recessed from
Saturday night, an adjournment was
Immediately taken until noon, when
the regular Monday session began
Almost i'm mediately, on motion of Mr.
Dingley, IL was voted, 1T9 to 1856, to
concur in the senate amendments to
the house Cuban resolutions, with an
amendment striking out the clause
recognizing the independence of the
present republic of Cuba and also
amending the first clause by striking
out the words ARE and" so that it
should read, 'of right ought to be
free, etc, instead of ARE and of right
ought to be free, etc
When the resolutions were returned
to the senate, that body refused to
concur in the amendments -32 to 10
and also refused by vote of "a to -
TO ask for conference The house
then, on motion OF Mr.. Dingley, re-
quested conference, which the senate
agreed To. The senate conferees were
Davis, Foraker and Morgan, and the
house conferees were Adams. Heat
wolc and Dinsmore.
Before the conference committee
met, IL had been agreed by the ten re-
publican members of the senate who
had been holding out for recognition
that they would consent to an aban-
donment of the Turpie recognition
amendment in consideration of the
restoration of the words "are and" to
the first clause, and it was understood
that. on this basis, the con ference COM
mittee would reach an agreement
which would be promptly sanctioned
by both houses.
When the conference committee
came to report, at eight o'clock, how
ever, il was learned that Messrs. Ad-
ans and Heatwole, of the house con.
ferees, had refused to restore the OBJ
jectionable words, "are and" and the
deadlock was still on. The senate
voted to insist on its amendments,
and, after considerable pulling and
hauling, another conference was ar
ranged, with the old con erees repre-
senting both house and senate. While
this committee was at work the house
and senate recessed from time to time
AT l2:J5 the house conferees asked
for conference alone. and at this con
ference II wn~ agreed To- yield 10 the
extent of restoring the word, are
and After this concession. tue Joint
conference committee speedily agreed
and reported to the respective houses,
which promptly adopted the resolu-
tions.
The resolutions as adopted are:
Resolved, by the senate ami house OF repre-
sentatve> OF the UIitad Stutes of America. In
congrp,, assembled.
Firsl THAT IN, people OF the island Of Cuba
are. and q. r,}nt ough, to b, free ana nde-
pen: H'.
> al-That it {, the duty of the United
Stlt's 10 demand. and the governm mt Of the
CuJHd States doe, herb d,nand that the
Government Of Spain a. once rplinlul>h IT, uu-
ihorliy and government In the island OF Cuba
ana with raw It's land aud nuvul forces from
Cuba and CuDnu wute-S
Third -Thut the president Of the United
States he. and he hereby l.. directed and en-
powered to use this entire land and naval
i"'N'H VI INV I u'l ~ olhles ahu 10 can into the
actual service Of tue United States the militia
OF the several states, 10 Such extent as may be-
necessary TO carry these resolutions into ef-
feet
Fourth-That the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to ex ,rcise
sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over said
island except for the paclhcutiOn thereof, and
asserts its determination. when thit is accom-
plished to leave the government an control OF
the island to It's people
Speaker Reed signed the Gu ban reso-
buttons after the house met this
noon Then they went to the vice
president. and after his signature to
the president.
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