The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-20
CONGRESS- ACTS
TO FREE CUBA.
Resolutions Adopted That Mean
War Unless Spain De-
eides to Yield.
PRESIDENT GIVEN
POWER NEEDED.
Land and Naval Forces Placed al
His Command to Drive the
Spanish Out.
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
BETWEEN THE HOUSES
The Recognition Of the Cuban Cor
ernment Was the Difference,
but the House Finally
Won the Fight.
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
BETWEEN THE HOUSES.

Washington, April l9.-After one Of
:he hardest fought battles between the
two houses known in years, congress az
2:45 O'Clock this morning, came 70 an
agreement on tho nome ntous question |
II has dealt with in a third Of a century. /
The Cuban resolution was passed and
will be sent to the president this morn
ing. Its provisions means the expulsion
Of Spain from the island Of Cuba by the |
armed forces Of the United States. There
were many roll calls In both houses and |
each body held out for IL resolution.
The confcrees had great difficulty in
agreeing.
The first conference showed deter
minaiion on tho part Of the house not
to yield point, and IL was only after a
long consultation with the hoqse lead.
ers that they agreed 10 allow the little
words ''are and" In the first section Of
the senate resolution which declares that
the people Of Cuba are, and Of right
ought 10 be free and independent. The
resolution. as finally adopted, was the
same as that reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with the
adoption Of the fourth section known as
the Teller amendment, disolaiming any
intention on the part Of the United
States 10 acquire Cuba.
The resolution will be sent TO the
president after II IL signed by the pre-
siding officers this morning and then
the president will make his demand
upon Spain.
Tho resolution. As adopted by the
house and senate, il rs follow:
Joint resolution for the recognition Of
the Independence Of the people Of Cuba,
demanding that the government OF
Spain relinqulsh It's authority and gov.
ernment In the island Of Cuha and 10
withdraw its land and noyal forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing
the president Of the United States "a
use the land and naval forces Of the
. United States to carry these resolutions
into effect
. Whereas, the abhorrcnt conditions
{ which have existed for more than thres
years in the island Of Cuba, 20 near oui
own borders, have shocked the mora
sense Of the people Of the United States
have been a disgrace 10 Christian civ
ilization. eliminating as they have IL
: destroying n United States battleship
: with 2o5 Of IT, officers and crew, Will
! on friendly visit to the harbor Of Ha
: vnnA, and can not longer be endured, a
L has been set forth by the president o
tbs United States in his message 10 con
gress on April II, 1898, upon which tn
action Of congress is invited; therefor
% Resolved, by the senate and house O
= representatives Of the United States q
America. In congress assembled
/. That the people OF the island q
Cuba are and of right ought to be frc
b, and independent.
2. That IL is the duty Of the Unite
States 10 demand, and the governmcr
Of the United States does hereby d'
mand, that the government Of Spain Z
once relinquish its authority and go'
emment In the island Of Cuba an
withdraw is land and naval forces fro
Cuba and Cuban waters.
3. That the president Of tho Unit
States be, and he is hereby directed NJ
empowered, TO use the entire land al
IA naval forces Of the United States and
call into the actual service Of the Unit
States the militia Of the several states
such extent as may BE- necessary 10 car
d. these resolutions into effect
W; I. That the United States hereby d
ny claims any disposition or intention
exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or CO
d' troll over said island, except for the pa
. Hcation thereof, and assert It's deiormi
- alton when that Is accomplished,
= leave the government and control OF I
island to its poonle