The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-13
GUNBOAT BENNINGTON.

Havana, and cannot longer be endured,
as has been set forth by ths president of
the United States in his message to Con-
eress on April IL, 1898. upon which the
action of Congress was invited There
fore,
Resolved. First. that the people of the
Island OF Cuba are and OF riaht ought to
be free and ind ependent
Second. That it is the duty of the
United States to demand and the govern
ment OF the United States does hereby
demand that the government of Spain
at once relinquish its authority and gov
ernment In the Island OF Cuba and with
draw its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters.
Th ird That the president Of the
United States be and he is hereby direct.
Ell and empowered TO use the entire land
and naval forces OF the United States and
tD call into the actual service Of the Unit
ed States, the militia Of the several states
to such an extent as may be necessary to
carry these resol utions into effect.
As soon as the resolution was reported
strong effort was made among the sen !.
ntors to have the resolutions and report
70 oNtT tuiuOITVWs tunb bno souobOAo .
may have opportunity to examine It,
The report OF the Sonats committee Q
made by Senator Davis, chairman OF that
committee. and was very thorough
review of the entire situation and a
strong presentation OF the facts which
has led the committee TO it's conclusions.
The report takes up the Maine disaster,
the leading topic for consideration and
plunges into TINT question in its first
sf ntauye. which Is ae foiloWs:
1.-The destruction Of the United States
battlesbip Maine, of two Of her officers
and of 26f of her crew In the harbor Of
Havana on tne V9ht Of Feb. Is. 1893.
excited To ON unprecedented degree tie
compassion and resentment OF the Amer
lean peopls."
Continuing, the report says: "The
manifest uioos of that resentment were
suspended, although the feeling was not
allayed by the self-restraint of our Teo-
ple who determined to hold their judR-
ment in suspense concerning their ulti-
mate action until an official investiga-
tion should disclose the cause OF that
or circumstantial testimony to impute
the responsibility therefor.
THAT Investigation has teen made.
It was conducted with judicial thorough
ness and deliberation. TIE difficulty of
demon pstrating by conclusive proof the
efuclent persOnol CAose (1 tnht blu1ster
event was the usual one of exposing plot
ted and mysterious crimes. No such
difficulty, however, obscures Its official
and responsible cause"
The committee say that the explosion
Of the Maine WAS linked with series OF
precedent transactions (which cannot In
reason te disconnected from it,"
THE MINORITY REPORT.
Senator Turpie presented tho report OF
the minority of the committee as follows
The Undersigned members OF the COM
mittes on foreign relations cordially con-
cur In the report made upon the Cuban
resolutions but we favor the immediate
recognition OF the Republic of Cuba as
organizsdin that island. ~ q free and
indvpendent and sovereign power amonG
the nations Of the world. IL was sig ned
~ Senators Turpic, Mills Daniel and
Foraker.
The reading OF the report occupisd 4;
minutes. Mr.. Hoar demanded that the
resolution lie over under the rules tfntii
tomorrow. The vice president reserved
his decision.
Mr.. Foraker yielded 10 Mr.. Turpis.
Mr.. Hoar demanded 90 know what the
pending question was. Mr.. Turpie pre-
sented a minority report from tbs foreign
relations COMMITTEES.
10 looks as ~ the conservative senator,
would Delay the Cuban resolution by
debate.
senstor Davis said there vss no dispo