The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-04-19

Washington, April 10. - To-day the
difficult task of adjusting the differ
enceS between the two houses Of con-
gress on the Cuban resolutions began.
The. rock upon which the two houses
split is the recognition of the indie
pendence of the existing republic
which was incorporated in the senate
resolutions Were that clause of the
senate resolution eliminated nothing
could have prevented immediate con-
currence by the house, as a great ma
jority of the Republicans of the lower
branch of congress are eager for a
conclusion. But the action of the SEN
ate in declaring for the recognition OF
Cuba's independence against the di-
rect and specific recommendation or
the president has given the conserya-
tives a rallying cry from the stand
point of party loyalty. One of the
most prominent leaders on the floor Of
the house denominated that portion of
the. senate resolutions a direct las
sault" upon the president which no
loyal Republican could indorse. And
upon this theory Speaker Reed and his
leutenants have been proceeding in
their campaign
Against Concurrence
in the senate resolutions. All day yes
terday the speakers rooms at the
Shoreham have been like the head
quarters of the commander-in-chief OF
an army. He has consulted with his
lieutenants, Messrs. Dingley of Maine,
DalZell of Pennsylvania, Cannon of Ill
inOis, HeatwOle of Minnesota and 9th
err leaders of the Republican opposi-
ton, and through other agencies has
had a canvass made of the Republican
side of the house. He is confident that
the Republicans of the house can be
marshalled against yielding to the
senate on the main issue. Some OF
the arguments used with those who,
like Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin, Mann Of
Illinois and Bromwell of Ohio are dis
posed to take the shortest cut out of
the woods and by agreeing, end the
matter, have been such as to shake
the convictions of these gentlemen.
The chief complaint of those who want
to concur is that non-cOncurrence
means delay, complications, possibly
reopening of diplomatic negotiations
and possibly further concessions by
Spain which will embarrass the United
States when the
Time for Action Arrives.
These members have been labored
with separately. The arguments
against recognition have been reiter-
ated and reinforced in the light of the
speeches in the senate Especially po-
tent has been the argument advanced
by Senators Allison and Morgan that
if we recognized the independence OF
the existing government Gen. Gomez
might at any time negotiate a peace
with Spain which would leave the
United States in the lurch. More
than this, it is claimed that there are
evidences that the senate will yield the
recognition of independence if the
house stands firm. Notwithstanding
the large majority for the resolution
Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts urgent
ly counseled the house leaders to re-
iect tenaciously the senate's prepOsi-
ton He assured them that the SEN
ate would not hold out. But possibly
the strongest argument brought to
bear was that the president himself
could not approve any resolution
which contained such an invasion Of
his prerogative and that so plainly vio-
lated every precedent of international
law. This strong intimation of a pres
idential veto which would involve an
entirely new start and the delays Incl
dent to it, had a powerful influence,
although in certain quarters it was as
serted that
A Presidential Veto
would be overridden. If twenty-five
Republicans join the Democrats and
Populists in voting for concurrence the
resolutions go to the president as
passed by the senate. Should the little
band of Republicans who will vote to
concur make the result doubtful it is
feared that many others who are held
only by considerations of party loyalty
will go over in a body. Some of them
have made their acquieScence in the
programme mapped out dependent
upon the Republicans to carry it out.
If the resolutions are to be concurred
in they say they cannot afford to be
left out at the death. They say they
could not justify the course with their
constituents. 1t is said that many of
the Western Republicans have been
besieged by their constituents to vote
for the senate resolutions. The speak
er'S lieutenantS have held out to the
colleagues the assurance that action
should be had at every subsequent
stage of the proceedings with dispatch
and that the resolutions would go to
the president as finally agreed upon
before Wednesday morning. But those
who view the situation dispassionate-
ly do not believe that such expedition
is possible There is strong intima-
ton that delay is what is desired by