The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-19
The Joint Resolution Adopted BY the House and
Senate Now Awaits the Signature of
President Mckinley.
CONGRESS IS PREPARING THE ULTIMATUM
1t Is Probable That Spain viii Be Given Limit of Twenty
-Four Hours to Comply With 1.-THE Navy
May Move Within a Week.

Washington, April 19.-After one of
the hardest fought battles between the
two houses known i'm many years con-
grcss at an early hour this morning
came to an agreement upon the most
momontous question it has dealt with
in d third of a century. The Cuban
resolution was passed and was sent to
the president this morning. It's pro-
visions mean the expulsion of Spain
from the island of cuba by the armed
forces of the United States. There
We're many roll calls in both houses
and each body held tenaciousy for it's
own resolution. The conference had
great difficulty in agreeing. The first
conference showed a determination on
the part of the house not to yield sin
gle point, and it was only after long
consultations with the house leaders
that they agreed to 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 to be free and Independent. The
resolution as finally adopted is that re-
ported from the senate committee on
foreign relations, with the addition of
the fourth section, known as the Teller
amendment, disclaiming any intention
on the part of the United States to ac-
qure Cuba
The resolutions as agreed to are as
follows:
Joint resolutions for the recognition
of the Independence of the people of
Cuba, demanding that the government
of Spain relinquish its authority and
government In the island of Cuba and
withdraw Its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters and di-
recting the president of the United
States to use the land and naval forces
of the United states to carry these
resolutions into effect.
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than
three years In the island of Cuba. so
near our own borders, have shocked
the moral sense of the people of the
United states, have been adisgrace to
Christian civilization, eliminating as
they have in the destruction of a
United states battleshIp with 260 OF
its officers, action of congress was in
vited; therefore, resolved,
First, That the Deople of the islam
of Cuba are, ana of right ought to be,
free and Independent.
Second, That II Is the duty of the
United Stntes to demand, ana the gov
ernmcnt of the United states does
hereby demand, that the government
of Spain at once reIinquish its author
fly anG government in the Island OF
Cuba and withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third, That the president Of the
United states be and he hereby Is dl-
rected ana empowered to use the en-
tire land ana naval forces ofthe United
States, ana 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' Ihat the United States here
pE ulscIalih any disposition or inten-
tioh TO exercise sovereignty Jurisdic-
'ioll or c""'ro over said lsland' eX-
oep' ior '"c'' ION 'hereoI' ana as
sor's us "e'cri 'loh "heh that Is
"cc"I"P "PliS"eu 10 leaVe the govern
l''"' "nu c"n'rol Oh the lslahd TO It's
c--..,., u,,,,,t
Inc oonate asIeou " '"o
by vote oil AZ TO 20
me adopuon OF the conference re-
port Drought TO close one of the most
interesting ana lumultuous sessions Of
'Le senate held III years such scenes
Vi com usioh ana excitement nave rare
~ peeI Witnessed IN the ordinarily
s'alu ana alGhlled BODY as character
yea Ils Pfoceedihss from yesterday
hooh uHIlI nearly z % CLOCK thls morn
,,ls' interest IN al other questions was
1"a'leu INTO lhslshllcance by the one
oVerwhelmlng question or war-war'
which all now regard to be absolutely
inevitable EIIorts were MADE TO trans
act the regular business OF the senate
put II was with utmost lndliterence that
senators performed their work. Among
those VINO remained on the hoor while
the sundry ciVll Dill was under consid-
eratlon the CONFUSION was so great that
business could scarcely proceed. Not
Wllhstanding the vice presidents ear