The record-union., 1898-04-18

not afford to be out at the death. They
say they could not justify such a
courst with their constituents 1t is
said many of the Western Republicans
have been besieged by their constitu-
ents to-day to vote for the Senate reso-
lutions
me whole programme for tomorrow
has not been absolutely decided upon.
Something will depend upon the stu
alton as it appears when the final re-
ports are made to the Speaker in the
morning. The Speaker however will
hold that the resolutions as amended
do not have to go TO the committee,
but motion to concur or non-concur
is in order. This will bring the whole
question Immediately before the House.
1t has not yet been decided whether
the motion shall be to non-concur with
a request for conference, or to. con-
cur with an amendment striking out
the recognition of independence and
perhaps making other slight amend
mentS in the other sections of the SEN
ate resolution. In the latter case the
position OF the House would be def
nitely outlined and might be more sat
iSfactOry to the radical Republicans,
who are suspicious naturally of con-
ferences But in either event, except
in the improbable one that the Senate
would accept the House amendment
without further action, the resolutions
would go to conference.
There has been considerable criticism
Of the wording of the Senate amend
ments to-day. General GrosvenOr said
the resolutions which are to bear the
inspection of the world should at least
be grammatical and diplomatic
There is a strong intimation that de-
lay is what is desired by those opposed
to war in the hope of some action by
the Spanish Cortes. A hope is ex-
pressed that Mr. Hit, Chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee who has
been quite ill., but who is much better,
will be able to be in his place tO-mor-
row. If Mr.. Hit is not able to be
present, Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania
and Mr. Quigg of New York will be the
Republican conferees. Both are in
thorough sympathy with the Admin
istration and Speaker Reed.
The motion to be made tomorrow
will, of course, be antagonized by a
plain motion to concur This latter
would take precedence over motion to
non-concur and would have to be voted
upon first, but Speaker Reed has al
ready held this session that a motion
to concur with an amendment takes
precedence over a motion to non-con-
cur. 1t is desirable from a strategic
point of view that the first vote to be
taken should be on the proposition of
the Republican leaders, and therefore
ha CT 70 &c 10 wi
be the motion The debate will not be
long, and if necessary, a special rule
will be brought in to cut off embar-
RAISING amendments and motions.
If the resolutions should result in
war, the revenue measure agreed upon
by the Republicans of the Ways and
Means Committee will be presented at
once. The army reorganization BILL as
modified, will also be passed as soon
as an opportunity offers. The opposi-
ton to the modified measure of the
National Guard will be withdrawn.
There are contested elections and
other minor matters to fill up what
ever time remains during the week in
the House.
A majority of the Senate will give
very little attention to any other sub
ject until the Cuban question is finally
disposed of in Congress- That body
having acted upon the resolutions of
independence and intervention, the
question is not now properly before it,
but this is of such intense interest that
the Senators will continue to give it
their individual attention until an adj
juStment with the House is secured
The supporters of the Senate form of
expression are hopeful that public
sentiment will compel the House to ac
cept the Senate declaration, but they
know that the influential conservative
element is against them and they real
ize that they may be disappointed in
the action of the House In that event
they are prepared to stand out against
surrender on the part of the Senate.
How long this determination will hold
remains to be developed, but the advo-
Gates of recognition of Cuban indie
pendence refuse to be convinced that
any other course than it's recognition
is tenable. They decline to even dis
cuss the terms of any compromise short
of the Senates action on this point
Whether they would hold to this if they
should find the House equally deter
mined, is not certain in view of the
pressure for action. Still, many of
the most radical pro-Cubans say that
insufficient action is no better than no
action at ALL
On the other hand there is an element
IN the Senate of respectable proportions
which favors the House resolutions
over those of the Senate and whose
influence will be constantly exerted in
the Senate against that body's own
declaration. The outspoken Senators
who hold this view are the twenty-one
who voted against the resolutions as
amended and there are probably
dozen more who voted for the declara-
ton as a whole, who are not at heart
favorable to it, and who would not be
greatly disappointed at finding an OPP
portunity to nullify the Senate's reso-
luton. Thus it is that while the SEN
ument in the Senate is not yet suffi-
GENTLY crystallized to justify positive
prediction, there is enough difference
or opinion TO present an interesting sit
uatlon If the House fail to endorse the
Senate's action.
Aside from the Cuban question the
Senate will probably devote itself large
~ during the week to the appropria-
ton bills. The sundry civil bill has
been only partially considered and the
naval bill is on the calendar awaiting
action There are many disputed
points in both bills.
COULD GET BRITISH COAL.
But Vessels Carrying it Would be
Liable to Seizure