Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-12
FRAMING THE RESOLUTIONS.
BUT THEY ARE COMING TO HIS POLICY.
On Ono Point They Are Determined, That
Spain Shall Retire and Give
Freedom to Cuba.

Washington, April IL. The foreign
affairs committee of the House met
this morning. The Republican members
mad come TO no agreement before the
committee met and it being apparent
after the committee had been in session
half an hour that no action could be
agreed upon, the Democrats with Mr..
Newlands (Silver Republlcans), with
drew to give the Republicans another
opportunity of reaching u proposition
upon which they could unite. The
agreement when the committee separ-
ated was that they should come to-
gether again at 1145.
1t seemed unlikely that the Republi-
cans would be able to agree. 1t is al
most certain that no resolution will be
presented to the House today.
Mr.. Smith of the committee was at
the White House until shortly after IL
ana did not appear at the committee
room until 11:i0 o'clock. The Demo-
Gratis returned at HAS but the Repub-
Means We're not yet ready TO receive
them. The Democrats had practically
agreed to support Il resolution declar-
armed Intervention.
member Of the committee said that
report will be made tomorrow and he
outlined the tenor of the resolution
saying that 1t viii ask for immediate
intervention on the part OF the United
states to terminate the war now being
Waged IN cuba. II is also stated that
there was every prospect of u speedy
agreement by the Republican confer
ence as to the wording of the resoiu-
ton, which give thePresident power to
use the army and navy of the United
States If in bis judgment resort to
arms Is necessary.
COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING.
Inc steering committee of the House
republicans met this morning and adj
1ourned until this afternoon to await
the action of the foreign affairs COM
mttee.
The committee authorized a canvass
OF the House ON a resolution drafted
by Representative William Alden
Smith of Michigan declaring for i'm
mediate armed Intervention for the es-
adjustment of stable government in
cuba, free and independent. 1t will
be presented to the Republicans of the
foreign affairs committee and things
seem in fair shape to secure unity of
action on the basis Of this compromise
1t is probable that the Republicans
Will caucus tonight.
Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
lions committee said this afternoon.
Il regard war as inevitable. The
United States will intervene and inter-
vention means war"
Representatives Grosvenor, Dingley
and other leaders, 1t is asserted, have
agreed TO the resolution.
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION.
The resolution presented by the
House steering committee IL as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that the war now existing
between Spain and Cuba has been con-
Quoted by Spain in uagrant violation
Of the laws of civilized warfare to such
an extent as to shock the moral sense
of the nations OF the world, and to
create condition which In the Lam
guage of the President has become
''insufferable" by the United States.
That all diplomatic efforts to termin-
ate this condition have failed; that the
people of the islands of cuba are and
of right ought to be free and indie
pendent, and that the President be-
and he is hereby empowered and d.
rected to forthwith terminate hostil-
tiles in Cuba and insure to the people
of that island a stable and independ-
ent republican government and that
he be and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to use the land and naval forces
OF the United States for the purpose OF
carrying this joint resolution into
effect.
The resolution seemed fully accept
able generally to the Republican MEM
bers of the committee, but when sub
mitted to Senator Davis of the foreign
relations committee of the Senate he
pointed out a radical defect In the lat
ter portion OF II empowering the Presi-
dent to secure to the people of Cuba
stable and independent republican
government"
He said it was his opinion that the
Congress had no power to delegate
such authority to the President and
after considering the matter from that
standpoint. 1t was agreed to change the
latter portion of the resolution into
declaration that such form of gov
eminent should exist in the island.
Senate foreign relations committee
SENATE COMMITTEE AGREED.
is understood to have practically de-
cided on a resolution for immediate in
PREVENTION and requiring evacuation of
| Cuba by Spain,
All the resolution members Of the
committee except senator Foraker are
understood to be willing to report on
these lines. and It is now believed that
for the sake OF party harmony he may
be induced to join his colleagues. This
compromise involved the elimination OF
the second of hts declarations recog-
nizing THE republic Of Cuba as the
true and lawful government of that
| island" and the retention OF his first
pr mise declaring that the people of
the island OF Cuba are and OF right
ought to be free and independent"
For the rest. the resolution Will be
n short and sharp declaration for i'm
mediate Intervention.
The connaittae ramalned toRefhsr un-