The record-union., 1898-04-06
The Question Likely TO Cause Ssri.
Gus and Prolonged Discussion.
Certain That the Foreign Relations Com
miitee Will Not Report Resolution
on the Day the Message
Is Received.


which occurred in the executive session
of the Senate late this afternoon would
indicate that no matter what was the
character of the resolution to come from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
resolution would cause a serious and
perhaps prolonged discussion 1t en-
phasized the fact that there are two ele-
ments in the Senate-one for lndepend-
ence with intervention and another for
Intervention alone. and these two fac
lions viii fight vigorously for their ideas
The relations of the United States
with Spain was the uppermost topic in
the executive session. and constituted
the subject of many conferences among
Senators The activity was due to the
announcement that the Presidents mes
sage would recommend theg adoption OF
a policy looking to Intervention in Cuba
on the part of the Executive branch of
the Government, rather than the recog-
milton Of independence and to an effort
to make smooth the way for the recep-
ton Of such a report.
The executive session DEVELOPED the
fact that much opposition would be
made to the acceptance of policy in lin
with the Presidents desires. The ques-
ton was raised by Senator Allen, who
made long speech predicting much
dissatisfaction in the country at large
with policy on the part of the Exc
cutive that did not go to the extent of
giving the Cubans their entire indie
| pendence Of the mother country
Senator Allen was followed b. other
speakers in the same line. and the fact
was made very evident that if the COM
mittee should bring in a resolution
merely complying with the Presidents
request, and stopping short of declara-
ton for independence, there would be
an effort in the Senate to amend it so as
to accomplish this end
resolution was offered that the en-
tire Cuban question should be considered
behind closed doors. on account of the
probability Of utterances that would af-
ford information to the enemy. This
proposition was debated, but without
reaching a conclusion
| While the Senate was in executive
session a formidable element in the
Senate was considering what would be
done in case resolutions should be re-
/ ported providing for the recognition of
| lnGpDpndQncn
posed of what is known as the conserv-
ative element on the Republican side of
the Senate. The conference was held
in Senator Aldrichs committee room.
and among those present were Senators
Hanna, Platt of Connecticut, Spooner,
Hale, Fairbanks and Aldrich Senator
Allison was also there for brief time
| a general purpose was expressed to Op-
pose the adoption of any report that
would recommend a recognition of Gu
ban independence, and that did not in
deed confine itself to the support of
the recommendation for intervention
only.
Later in the day Senators Allison
and Aldrich had a prolonged confer
ence with Senators Davis, Frye and
Lodge of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. These members of the For
eign Committee were able to assure the
other Senators that no effort would be
made to report the resolution to-mor-
row, or on the same day on which the
message should be received; but they
could not give the same assurance as
to the character of the resolution.
The prevailing opinion among Sena-
tors is that the committee will recede
from it's position both for independence
and intervention, and report a resolu-
ton in accordance with the Presidents
recommendation for intervention alone;
but this is not certain. Of three MEM
bers of the committee seen, all classed
as pro Cuban, Senator Frye announced
himself satisfied with Intervention;
Senator Foraker announced that he
would not favor the change; Senator
Davis refused to commit himself. SEN
atcr Lodge had previously said that he
would support the Presidents posi-
ton
There was no Cabinet meeting at
the White House, but several members
spent the evening with the President
and Mrs. Mckinley.
1t is thought that over 1000 Ameri-
cans will be eager to leave Havana to-
morrow Whether any armed vessel
from the Key West squadron will be at
hand tomorrow when the exodus be-
gins could not be learned, but it is said
at the White House that ..all Ameri-
cans will be well cared for"
Among the Republicans of the House