The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-20
UNDER REEDS BANNER.
Republicans in the House of Representa-
tives are Being Marshaled to Prevent
Concurrence in the Senate Resolutions
Recognizing Cuban Independence.

Republicans in the House of Represents
tives are Being Marshaled to Prevent
Concurrence In the Senate Resolutions
Recognizing Cuban Independence.
Washing ton, April 1s.-The difficult
task of adjusting the differences be
tween the two houses of congress on
the Cuban resolutions begins to-day.
The rock upon which the two houses
split is the recognition of the indie
pendence of the existing republic,
which was incorporated in the senate
resolutions. We're that clause of the
senate resolutions eliminated, nothing
could have prevented immediate con-
currence by the house, as the great
majority of the republicans of the
lower branch of congress are eager for
a conclusion. But the action of the
senate declaring for the recognition of
Cuba's independence against the direct
recommendation of the president has
given the conservatives rallying cry
from the standpoint of party loyalty
which proved very effective.
One of the most prominent repub-
lican leaders on the floor of the house
yesterday denominated that portion OF
the senate resolutions direct assault
upon the president which no loyal re-
publican could indorse. And upon
this theory Speaker Reed and his lieu
tenants proceeded Sunday in their
campaign against concurrence in the
senate resolutions. All day long the
speakers rooms at the Shoreham were
like the headquarters of the com
mander of an army. He consulted
with his lieutenants, Messrs. Dingley,
of Maine; Dalzell, of Pennsylvania;
Cameron, of Illinois; Grosvenor, of
Ohio, and Payne, of New York. He
saw the leaders of the republican op-
position and through other agencies
had thorough canvass made of the
republican side of the house and he
is confident the republicans of the
house can be marshalled against yield
ing to the senate on the main issue.
Some of the arguments used with
those who are disposed to take the
shortest cut out of the woods and by
agreeing, end the matter, have been
such as to shake the convictions of
these gentlemen. The chief complaint
of those who want to concur is that
non-concurrence means delay, compli-
cations, possibly a reopening of diplo-
matte negotiations and possibly further
concessions, by Spain, which will en-
barrass the United States when the
time for action arrives. These mem
bers have been labored with separately.
The arguments against recognition
have been reiterated. Especially po-
tent has been the argument advanced
by Senators Allison and Morgan that
if we recognize the independence of the
existing government Gen. Gomez might
at any time negotiate peace with
Spain which would leave the United
States in the lurch.
When France allied herself with us
in the revolutionary war it was for the
purpose of gaining our independence
but there was stipulation that nc
peace should be negotiated without
Frances consent. More than this it il
claimed that there are evidences thai
the senate will yield the recognition o
independence if the house stands firm
Possibly the strongest argumen
brought to bear was that the presi
dent himself could not approve an!
resolution which contained such an in
vasion of his prerogative and whicl
violated every precedent of interna
tional law. This strong intimation o
presidential veto, which would in
volve an entirely new start and th
delays incident to it, had powerful
influence