New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13

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publican Representatives decided tonight to
work in harmony with the House Foreign AZ
! fairs COMMITTEES on representations Of the lat
| ters firm position to be Incorporated in a re-
! port 10 the House expected tomorrow This Is
! the most significant step yet taken by the body
! of about threescore aggressive Republican Nom
! bers whose course has been toward radical
! action They were IN session FOR IN hour to-
! day after the adjournment Of the House, and,
! after some vigorous speeches and tho submits
! sion OF a report bow tho Foreign Affairs
| Committee stood, decided that they would he
satisfied with the report from the committee
! If It made change in the position it an
| nounccd 10 the steering committee. substantial
~ follows:
A preamble rccltng the conditions in Cuba.
consisting largely Of quotations from the Pres
idents message. which constitutes a scathinS
arragnmcnt OF Spanish misrule and the bar
baritles Of the war. vigorous reference to the
blowing up Of the Maine. and a resolution au-
thorizing empowering and directing the Prcsi-
dent to intervene at once for the purpose or
rrstoring peace and order and the establish
mcnt Of a firm. stable and Independent govern
mont on the island Of Cuba with the free con-
sent of the people Of the island and empower
ing the President to employ the Army and Navy
of the United states for this purpose.
There were nfty-f Representatives present.
ard while there we're several who stood out
temporarily for more decided action on the line
OF recognition. they finally agreed on the ncces-
sity for uniting in the conclusion finally adopt
cd. Representative Hopkins. OF Illinois, pre-
sided. and prominent among others who attend
ed were Mcssrs. rearce. Joy and Bartholdt' OF
Missouri: Eelknap. Mann, Marsh and Lorimer'
Of Illinois. Fletcher and Morris Of Minnesota
Brownlow and Gibson. - Tennessee: Mudd ana
Barber. Of Maryland: Sulloway. Of New-H amp-
shire: Rronwcll Of Ohio; Aldrch. Of Alabama
southwick and Mitchell. OF New York; Hicks.
OF Pennsylvania: Johnson Of North Dakota. and
Knox. Of Massachusetts,
THE STEERING COMMITTEES POSITION
Dur,nr the afternoon the steering committee Of
nine Mi Beiknap. OF Illinois, chairman, had peeH
before the Republican members or the House
Fo-cign Affairs Committee and secured an infor-
mal statement Of their position. The members OF
that committee said they had agreed 70 reso-
luton to hc reported tomorrow. substantially
as cited above. with the exception OF the words
and indcpcrdent" Some OF the members
thought the resolution with that omission would
occomplish the same ends with the specific
mention Of Independence and might avoid uh-
pleasant complications that might possibly arise
with its ice. Tho steering committee disagreed
with that view. however. and after some par
leving the Foreign Affairs Committee agreed
70 make u rrac and independent
This satisfied the Steering Committee. ana
With nm Informal discussion II withdrew leaving
the Foreign Affairs Committee in executive ses-
sion At The conference tonight the results OF
the Steering Committees visit were reported
I, was announced that as stated BY the com
rni,tee IN the Steering Committees presence
tho res,lutlon % tho Foreign Committee pro-
posed was sntisfaatory and would accomplish
the purposca sou-ht and results deemed best
There vas reservation. however that II the
Forelrn Aro,rs Committee had seen III 20
change IT. mind Ia any subseGuent session, ana
ANYTHING short ~ mat stated should Ue hnaIy
proposed q shOuis nor he accepted ny the con-
Ference which would proceed TO Work OUT i's
own ends.
SPEECHES MOSTLY TEMPERATE.
Mr. Marsh made a dramatic speech. In which
he held that the action proposed was not
enough. that h" believed that Congress should
At once declare that stale II war between the
United states ard Spain now exists Several
others followed I'm the sam. lnc. but most OK
tho speakers made remarks ~ n temperate char
meter largely atiribu Slble to the absolute ncces-
Sly % reaching some form OF agreement within
the ranks Of The Republican party. The other
speakers Included M"ssrs. Re'hnap. Lorimrr'
Mann. Pearce. Barthold' Morris ana JOY.
accert n resolution Of tha substance cited. and
20 agree that that should DC the minimum ac-
ton that would be acceptable TO the conference
nni the agreement on both propositions WAS en-
phatic and decisive.
!, was concluded that the members ~ the
Steering Committee should see members 81 the
Foreign Affairs Committee tonight 10 learn II
any action fur her than that which had been
communicated had been taken, with view 10
preparation for immediate action tomorrow IN
ca % an alteration Of the Foreign Affairs Com
m!t:ee's policy. This precautionary policy was
taken tonight and the conference adjourned |
subject To Immediate assembling prepared for
PROMPT action al the call - Chairman Hopkins. /
unless another conference should be deemed /
unnecessary IN view Of satisfacton with the re- !
suits c-'aincd.
THE DEMOCRATS RESOLUTION.
The Democratic members Of the Foreign AZ
fairs Committee held a meeting and adopted
unanimously the following resolution. which /
they VIII offer in committee rs a substitute for
the majority report:
REQ wi b. ~ s"gar ana IIogsr ~ RoprGsS1
Section THAT the United states Go'crnment /
hereby recognizes the Independence OF the Republic
Sec Tint moved thereto by many consiaera-
among which arc the deliberate moor Ing OF our /
bn't.e-fhip Maine oyer submarine mine and is
dom OF the United States I've and he IS hereby d.
forces Of the United states in aiding The RepublIc /
Of cuba to maintain the Independence hereby rec /
see. 3-1hc President OF the United Staics IL /
hereby authorized md directed to extend mmHdI- /
~" relief to the starving pcOpc OF Cuba aud for /
this purpose the sum Of s0JJ.e)O is hereby appro-
pr!atcd.
THE AIRSHIP TO BE TESTED TOMORROW. +
HOW TIE WAR BALLOON Is WORKED AND /
WHAT IT Is SAID IT CAN %.
Tho Government has set tomorrow as the time
when the official tcrt Of the war balloon viii /
he made ut Fort Wadsworth. II the weather is /
unfavorable for the trial II will not take place.
The balloon arrived at Fort Wadsworth Monday |
evening from Fort Logan. Colorado I'm charge OF +
Sergeant Ivy Baldwin. an expert aeronaut and ho
will superntend the trial