The Somerset reporter., 1898-04-21

appeal Of the Pope, should he make it,
since it is certain that she cannot retain
it even with war. But there is little
likelihood that she will do 50. The
government must take It's choice If war
abroad Or civil war AT home and it is
not strange that it prefers the former
alternative as the lesser evil. Il il
strengthened in this position by the
the concessions he counsels the Queen
Regent tn make, namely, 10 reserve
sovereignty, however slight. even at
the cost of war
Under the resolution as passed by the
House, Wednesday, the President Is
authorized and directed to intervene at
once to stop the war IN Cubs, to the end
and with the purpose of securing perm
anent peace and order there, and estab.
lsh by the free action of the people a
stable and Independent government Of
their own on the island of tuba.o The
President is further authorized and
empowered 10 use the land and naval
forces of the United States 10 execute
the purpose Of the resolution" The
Senate committee on foreign affairs, on
the other hand. has declared il to be
the duty of the United States to demand
that the government of Spain at once
relinquish it's authority and government
in the island of Cuba and withdraw it's
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters and has proposed to
'direct and empower the President to
use all the force at his command to
accomplish that end. The Iurpie
amendment to the Senate resolution
goes to the length of recognizing the
independence of the present Cuban
government. as also does the Senate
committee minority report. The Cuban
question went to the Senate Thursday,
and an adjournment was reached Friday,
without vote on the question.
On Saturday the Senate passed reso-
lutions declaring not only for interven-
ton but also for recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba, but disclaiming
any disposition to exercise sovereignty.
jurisdiction or control over said island
except for the pacifcation thereof.
The House of Representatives met,
Monday, at 10 a. M. but adjourned until
Il m. When the House reconvened at
noon the Senate Cuban resolutions were
Immediately read, and the Senate amend
ment recognizing independence was Wig.
orously applauded on the Democratic
side. After the reading of the resolu-
tions Dingley moved concurrence in the
Senate resolution with an amendment
striking out the Senate amendment rec
ognizing the republic of Cuba. This
motion prevailed by vote of 179 to G.
The Senate refused to recede and con-
cur in the House amendment and on the
return of the resolve to the House on
Dingley's motion, the House insisted
and asked for committee on conference.
The action was agreed to by the Senate
and conferees were appointed from either
branch. This committee agreed upon
striking out the recognition clause, but
did not agree upon the two words "are
and" in the first resolve, "Fhat the peo-
pie of the island of Cuba "are and"
ought of right to be, free aud indepen-
dent. These words were stricken out by
| Dingley's amendment as it passed the
the House earlier in the day
The conference had difficulty in agree
| ing. The first conference showed de-
termination on the part of the House
not to yield single part and it was only
after long consultation with the House
leaders that they agreed to allow the
little words "are and" in the first section
of the Senate resolution to remain and
the resolutions as agreed upon and passed
finally by both houses, Monday night,
are as follows:
"Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled.
"First-That the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent.
"Second-That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent of the United States does here
/ by demand, that the government of
Spain at once relinqush its authority
and government in the island of Cuba
and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Thrd-That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is, di:
rected and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual ser
vice of the United States the militia of
the several states, to such extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
"Fourth-That the United States here
by dsclaims any disposition or inten.
ton to exercise sovereignty, jurisdic-
ton or control over said island, except
for the pacificatiOn thereof; and asserts
it's determination, when that is accom-
plished, to leave the government and
control of the island to its people"
A Sad Case.