The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-04-22
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Both Houses Agree on a Course That
Means Freedom Of Cuba.
T1EPss Amendment Recognizing IndsPend-
ense Eejsetsd-BOth Houses COneeded
ROInts-ResuIt Reached After Hours
Of Pulling and Hauling.

WAsHINeTOE, 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 10 an
agreement upon the most mOmentous
question 1t has dealt with IN a third
OF q century The Cuban resolutions
were passed and viii be sent to the
president today. 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-
lutiOn- The eOnferees had great diff
Guilty in agreeing. The first confer
ence showed a determination on the
part Of the house not TO yield a single
point, and It was only after long con-
sultatiOn with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the little
words, 'sare, and, p in 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
the addition OF the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part Of
the United States 70 acquire Cuba
On the final roll call in the house
there were 80 votes for the resolutions
and six against The following voted
against the adoption Of the report:
BOutelle (rep-) OF Maine, Brewer (dem-)
OF Alabama Gardner (rep.) Of New
Jersey, johnson (rep.) Of Indiana,
Loud (rep) Of California, Mccall (rep.)
Of Massachusetts.
The senate vote is as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich Allison. Baker. Burrowa Car
ter, Chandler, Clark CullOm. Davis, Debos, FL
kins, Fairbanks, Faulkner Foraker Frye Gal
unger, Gear. Gray, Hale. Hanna HansbrOugh.
HaWleyr Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan,
Mason. Morgan. Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Per
kins, Plat OF Connecticut, Pritchard- Proctor,
Quay, Sewen ShOup. SpOOnsr, Warren, VIII
son WOllcOtt-42
Nays-AIen. Bacon. Bate Berry, Butler,
Csdery. Cannon Chiffon Clay, COckrel, Dan
Tel, Harris, Heitfeld. Jones Of Arkansas. Jones
Of Nevada Kenny. Lindsay. McEnery. Nc
Lsurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin Mitchell,
Money, PascO Pettigrew, Pettus, RaWlins,
Roach. Stewart, Teller, TURKEY, Turner, Tur-
pie, Whites
The resolutions as adopted are:
Resolved. By the senate ana house Of repre-
sentatiTes Of the United States OF America, in
congress assembled:
Ffst-That the people OF the island Of Cuba
are. and OF right ought to be, free and indie
pendent
secoud-That it is the duty Of the United
States TO demand, and the government OF the
United States does hereby demand. that the
government Of Spain at once relfnquish its au-
thOFity and government in the island OF Cuba
and withdraw IT'S land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters
Third-That the president OF the United
States be, and he hereby is, directed and en-
powered 70 use the entire land and naval
forces OF the United States and to call into the
Ectual service Of the United States the militia
Of the several states to 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 exercise
sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over said
island except for the pacidcation thereof. and
asserts its determination when that is accom-
plished- TO leave the government and control OF
the island to its people
Speaker Reed signed the Cuban resO-
lutiOns after the house met this
noon Then they went to the vice
president, and after his signature to
the president.