Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-04-23
DECLARE CUBA FREE.
House and Senate Reach an Agree
ment After Many Conferences.
Senate Resolutions Adopted. Excepting
Recos milton Declaration That Cuba In
and Ought to he. Frse-House Votes
Almost Unanimously on Passage.

WASHINGTON. April 1o.-After one
OF the hardest fought battles and
seven conferences between the two
houses in many years, congress Mt IN
early hour this morning came to an
agreement upon the most momentous
question II has dealt with in q third
Of o century. The Cuban resolutions
were passed and will be sent to the
president to-day. Their provisions
mean 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 tenaciously for its own reso-
luton. The conferees had great diff
Guilty in agreeing. The first confer
euce showed q determination on the
part OF the house not to yield n single
point, and 1t was only after long con-
sultation with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the little
words, "are, and" in the first section
OF the senate resolution. which de-
clares that the people Of Cuba are,
and Of right ought TO be froe and In
dependent
The resolutions as finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition OF the fourth section,
known rs the Teller amendment dis
claiming any intention on the part OF
the United States to acquire Cuba.
On the final roll call in the house
there were 80 votes for the resolutions
and six against The following voted
against the adoption OF the report:
Boutelle (rep.) Of Maine, Brewer dem
of Alabama, Gardner (rep.) Of New
Jersey, johnson (rep.) Of Indiana,
Loud (rep) of California, Mccall (rep.)
Of Massachusetts,
The senate vote is as follows:
Yeas-Aidrich Allison. Baker, Burrows, Car
ter, Chandler Clark Cullom. Davis. Deboe. Ell
kins, Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker. Frye, Gal
linger. Gear. Gray. Hale, Hanna. Hnnsbrough.
Hawley. Kyle, Lodge. Mcbride. Mcmillan.
Mason, Morgan. Morrill,, Nelson, Pcnrose, Per-
kins, Platt OF Connecticut. Pritchard. Proctor,
Quay, Sewell. Shoup. Spooner, Warren, Will
son. wollcott-42
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler.
Gallery. Cannon Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell. DAN
lei, Harris. Heitfeld, Jones Of Arkansas, Jones
Of Nevada, Kenny. Lindsay McEnery. Nc
Laurin. Mallory. Mantle, Martin, Mitchell,
Money. Pasco. Pettigrew. Pcttus. Rawlins'
Roach Stewart, Teller, Turlcy Turner, Tur'
pie, Whlte-N
The resolutions as adopted are:
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sentatives OF the United States Of America, In
congress assembled:
First-That the people OF the island OF Cub
arc. and OF right ought to DO free and inde'
pendent
Second-That II Is the duty Of the United
States TO demand. and the government OF thu
United States does hereby demand. that thu
government OF Spain ut once relinquish Its nu
thority and government in the island OF Cubt
and withdraw its land and naval forces from
Cuba ind Cuban waters
Third-That the president Of tho Unitet
States be, md he hereby Is directed and en-
powered 10 use the entire land and nava
! forces OF the United States and to call into tn
actual service OF the United States the militiI
| OF the several states to such extent Us may b
necessary to carry these resolutions into Of
feet
, Fourth-That the United States hereby dis
! claims any disposition or intention 10 exercis
sovereignty Jurisdiction or control over salt
island except for the paclhcation thereof, an
INSERTS It's determination. when that is accom-
plished. to leave the government and control o
the island TO its people
Speaker Reed signed the Cuban reso
lutions after the house met thi
noon. Then they went to the VIC
president. and after his signature Il
the president,