The record-union., 1898-04-08
WORKING FOR HARMONY.
Conservative Republican Senators
Hold a Conference.


WASHINGTON, April IA number
Of Republican Seantors, including Al
lison, Aldrich, Hanna and Spooner,
most of whom are classed as consarva-
tiVes, held prolonged conference in
| the room of the Senate Committee on
Resolutions to-day after the adjourn
ment of the Senate.
The purpose of the meeting was, If
| POSSIBLE, to devise a plan whereby the
action of the Senate on the Cuban sit
uation will be harmonious. The Sen
ators desire that whatever position is
taken by the Senate after the receipt
| OF the Presidents message on Monday
| it shall be as nearly unanimous as 1t
is possible to have it, and they devoted
| themselves to formulate a resolution on
which a general agreement can be Sc
| cured
They find this to be a difficult task,
in view of the fact that the Senate Ill
vides upon the question OF indepen-
! dence. All appear willing to concede
| the necessity of intervention, but there
is still persistent opposition to the rec
! ognition Of the present Government.
Their opposition has settled upon the
| second of the Foraker resolutions,
which reads as follows:
! Resolved That the Government of
| the United States recognizes the Re-
public of Cuba as the true and lawful
| Government of that island"
| Most of the conservatives express
| themselves as willing to accept as a
compromise the first of the Foraker
resolutions, which reads:
sE1n n
| Cuba are and of right ought 20 be free
and Independent"
! The advocates of the recognition of
| independence will oppose the change
proposed in the Foraker resolution, and
/ also will antagonize the plan to decide
! the question behind closed doors. They
claim to have a majority of at least
twelve for recognition of the present
| Cuban Government.
A WAR RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Represen-
| tative Robbins of Pennsylvania has in
troduced a resolution calling attention
to the cablegram from General Lee
as to the imperilment Of the lives OF
| American citizens if the message
| should be submitted to Congress before
Monday, and recognizing Cuban indie
| pendence.
| 1t declares that a state of war has
i existed between the two nations since
the Maine destruction, and directs the
! President to order the North Atlantic
| squadron at Key West to Havana to
demand the safe conduct of all Amer
! leans from the island who desire to
! leave, and for the squadron to bonn
! bard Moro Castle and close the port
of Havana if the Spanish fail to COM
| ply. 1t also demands that the Span
! ish Government be notified by the
President to withdraw her army from
the island and her navy from Cuban
| waters.
| A small coterie of the Republicans
| of the House who fear that there may
! be a request for further delay in the
sending in of the Presidents message
Monday are canvassing their side of
the House and obtaining the sigma
lures of all Republicans, who viii on
Monday, if the message does not go
to Congress on that day, join with the
Democrats to Overrule the Speaker or
support any other revolutionary action
necessary to get the question before
the House. Lorimer and Mann of Ill
inOiS and others are at the head of
the movement. They say they will
have over fifty pledged votes. Twenty
four votes, with the Democrats and
Populists, are a majority of the House.