The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
TO DECLARE WAR;
President Asks Congress to
Take Formal Action
Against Spain.
TO AVERT COMPLICATIONS
Official Record Of Diplomatic
Happenings Aprnpos Of
the Ultimatum.
COMMITTEES FRAMING A MINUTE
Both Houses likely 10 Act Today
John Sherman Goes In
TO Retirement.
COMMITTEES FRAMING A MINUTE

WASHINGTON, April rs, 1S9s.-The
President today sent to Congress the fol-
lowing message recommending declara-
tion of war against SPAIN
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America.
] transmit to the Congress for its con-
sideration and appropriate action copies
of correspondence recently had with the
representative of Spain in the United
States, with the United States Minister
at Madrid, and through the latter, with
| action taken under the joint resolution
approved April 20, 1888, for the recog-
milton of the independence of the people
| of Cuba, demanding that the Government
of Spain relinauish its authority and gov
ernment in the island of Cuba, and TO
withdraw its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the
President of the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United States
| to carry these resolutions into effect.
| Upon communicating to the Spanish
which it became the duty of the Execu.
| tive to address to the Government OF
| Spain in obedience to said resolution, the
Minister asked for his passports. ana
| at Madrid was in turn notified by the
| Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs that
| the withdrawal of the Spanish represen-
! tative from the United states had Ter G
| minated diplomatic relations between the
i,,l1 two Countries and that all official com
munications between their respective rep
I resentatives ceased therew1th:
| T commend to your especial attention
| the note addressed to the United states
| Minister at Madrid by the Spanish Min
! lister for Foreign Affairs on the sist IN
slant, whereby the foregoing notlhcae,on "a n
| was conveyed 1t will be perceived there
| from that the Government of spain nav
| ing cognizance of the joint resolution ol
the Upited States Congress and !. m es vlew
of the fhings which the PTesioen. ~ y AZ .ne re-
! Nv REQUIRED and authorized TO 40, re-
/ sponds by treating the reasonable cohuuSe u ~
| of this Government as measures o. noa7 ,s,7
| fility following with that lnslant any ny
actians which by the usage OF nations
accompanies an existent state y y =, -
1 tween sovereign powers. .,,,,s - A
The position of Spain pelns i,lus ITnited
| states being denied with compieeee es ! :, ~
| f1lre Of intercourse by the ACT oL span, Pc Il,
have been constrained IN eAerGlSv sso,, =, me
mower and authority conferred upon l.l mle
| nv the ioint resolution AFORESAID 70 Pr
claim under date of April Y, 1898. ploest ,es
| ade of certain ports OF the nortn coass ,sS
| IF fsiha living between Carcenas anu
Rafia' Honda and of the port OF ClenIue-
gos on the south coast Of Cupa, ano ,,ll.y- dur-
| f11er in exercise of my conStllutloildic w pow,
mon me by the act of Congress approved
| April 81. 1896 to issue my procia1miatloolm.,, ol.,
dated April e. 1898, calling for volunteers r
| in
i,,tinn Of April 90 1898. Copies of these
| proclamations are hereto appenoeo
| In view of the measures SO taken anu
with view to the adoption or sven ~ auahe usHI
me to carry out the expressed VIII OF Soil- ,sei
gress of the United States in the premises
now recommend to your nonopaoe Of poaS oinf
resolution declaring that q sfate OF War
exists between the United States OF Amer
! lea and the Kingdom Of Spain, ana urge
l ~ tn
declination of the international status OF
/ the United States as beiilgerent power
| may be known, and the assertion OF al It's
/ rights and the maint enance OF all US uu-
/ Ties in the conduct of a public war may De
go assuree re WILLIAM MKINLEY. .
Executive Mansion, Washington, April
i r. bofh ES,f Houses the Presidents message
| was ordered printed and referred to the
1 Committee ON Foreign Affairs by the
Speaker ~.
House met Immediately and Senator DAVIS .ls
1 has furnished Acting. Chairman Adams u
! the House Foreign Affairs committee d
copy Of the Senate war declaration
Ishe Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
| tions adjourned to meet again a1ter the
/ Presidents message is received WitHoue
i reaching an absolute agreement as 10 Ii Inc
| form of resolution to be reported me
! Situation was canvassed and there IS De- pc,
| lieved to be an understanding tnal vii i
enable the committee to report pro1lR,.a{ lll,,
as soon as 1t is known positively What
the President desires to have done
Shortly after one o'clock Acting Snaaa- Sssia
| man Adams entered the House OF Repre-
sentatives. and the news that the com,
/ rnittee had unanimously agreed upon a
| bill declaring the existence OF state o.
4 war was known all over the House MT.
Adams ileld hurried consultations with
4 the Speaker and Messrs. Dinsmore ana
Berry of the minority Of the conm1ltt.ee,. IT. e.
IF Michigan. who was talking on the con-
tested election case and asked unanl-
nous consent for the consideration q the
war between this country and the King
dom of Spain. There was not q = murlrna Tls, !
of dissent. The plH was reau ne
fa0use r Ma vsu spnire ire Dem, CALI arose to ask
| question but refrained. The question
was put on the third reading and passage
Of the bill, and in magnificent chorus lr,l
4 the whole House responded Aye Inc
announcement of its passage was greet
ed with a round Of applause and a cheer
or two from the floor and galleries ana
4 tIaen the House resumed consideration Of
/ the election case. There was no excite
| ment 1t required exactly one minute and
4 forty-one seconds for the House to pass
tshe hill No such impressive action can
be recorded in the legislative annals Of
any country.
The House Of Representatives had sim
n1v nal1sed in the consideration Of It's rou-
fine business to pass declaration OF war.
Mr.. Mcguire explained subsequently
whether VIE tfae declaration in the bill that
war had existed since April Il was intend
cd to legaIize the seizure of the Buena
Ventura
a,res I'M to this time said he emphatical-
". nothing more than piracy"
Following is the text of the bill -
1 hill declaring that war exists between
the United States of American and the
Kingdom of Spain.
4 Be it enacted, etc.
i First. That war be and the same is
hereby declared to exist and that war
i has existed since the 21st day Of April,
A. D., 1898, including said day, between
q. Kingdom of Spain.
Seoond-That the President of the
United States be and ne Is hereby 81
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