Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-19
THE CTBAN RESOLUTIONS.

THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
The independence Of the Republic of
Cuba will not be recognized. The Con.
gress has decided that. All day yester-
day and until midnight the resolutions
adopted by the Senate on Saturday
night recognizing the independence Of
the Cuban republic passed between the
two ends of the Capitol like shuttle
cock. But the Senate finally surren-
dered and Speaker Reed won a victory.
From the first test vote, taken early in
the morning, which the House first re-
fused to yield to the Senate in recoe-
nizing the Republic of Cuba, until mid
night the republican majority in the
House steadily grew.
On the first vote fourteen republicans
voted with the democrats, but that
number never increased, and later in
, the day one by one they returned. 1t
was almost midnight when the con-
ferees from both houses finally agreed.
The Senate surrendered. The resolu-
lions as finally adopted do not recog-
aize the independence Of the Cuban re-
public directly.
AS stated in the Gazette OF that date,
the House erday by vote of 17S to
l56, concurred in the Senate amend
ments to the House Cuban Intervention
! resolution, but amended the first para
graph OF the Senate resolution so as to
eliminate the provision for the
recognition of the republic Of Cuba as
the true and laval government OF the
island. Other verbal changes were
| made so that the first pal agraph OF the
Senate amendment would read as fol-
lows: THAT the people of the Island OF
Cuba of right ought to be frea snd lnde-
pendent"
The Senate, by vote of ~ to SO, re-
fused to concur in tee House amend.
meuts. and the House, by vote OF
173 to 14S, refused to recede and con-
cur in the Senate amendments. The
House agreed, however, without divis-
| ion, to motion to insist upon Its
amendments and ask a conference.
The Speaker appointed as conferees,
on the part of the House, Adams and
Heatwole, republicans, and Dinsmore,
democrat. Vice President Hobart ap-
pointed as conferees on the part OF the
Senate Messrs. Davis, Morgan and For
| aker =.
The House conferee5 held out for all
of the House amendments and were
unwilling to yield at any point. Z dis
agreement was reported, and both
Houses voted to insist upon their
amendments. The Senate also, by a
vote of 40 to 80, disagreed to MIR. Da'
vis's motion &c request further confer
ence.
At 1925 p. m. the House asked a
further conference, and Mr.. Allen
moved that the Senate appoint its con-
ferees. The motion was defeated by a
vote of 40 to IS. The Vice President
reappointed Senators Davis, Morgan
and Foraker. The conferees again
met and both houses took 9 recess.
At l o'clock this morning an agree
ment was reached by the conference
restoring the words "are and" in the
FIRST paragraph of the Senate resolution
and eliminating the provision recogniz'
ing the insurgent government. The
conference report was thor taken be-
fore both houses for action.
The fnal verdict was rendered short
ly before tnreo o'clock this morning,
when the Senate and House simultane-
ously adopted the Senate resolutions,
minus the clause recognizing the indie
pendence of.the Cuban republic.
The vote in the Senate on the adop-
ten of the resolutions was, ayes AZ,
noes So.
The vote in the House was $40 yeas
and nays.
The resolutions ae agreed on are as
follows
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
"First-That the people OF the Isl.
and Of Cuba are, and of right ought to
be, free and Independent.
'Second-That it ia the duty Of the
United States to demand, and the goy-
crnment of the United States does here
by demand. that the government OF
spain eG once 'Tellui iiSu ito ouehoiiey
and government in the Island OF Cuba
and withdraw its land end naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
'iThird-That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is, di-
rected and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States aud to call into actual service
the militia of the several States to such
extent as may be necessary to carry
these resolutions into effect.
"Fourth-That the United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty, juris
diction or control over said island ex-
cept for the paci6cation thereof, and as
serts its determination when that is
accomplished to leave the government
and control of the island TO its people"
DIED.
On Monday, April 18th, 1898, at ii o clock
p. M, in blessed hope of Immortality,
pEvTNN n PAPTT,ETI after a painful