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alANCo DID NOT KNOW OF IT.
CONGRESS NOW READY TO TAKE ACTION


washington, April 12.-Consul Cen
Ia. was before the Senate COM |
s,ittae ON foreign relations for an hour
,a,e today. He talked freely with the
a,r,rittee In regard to the conditions
In cubo. and especially with reference
a. tho destruction of the Maine. He
s.,1 mat in his opinion there was no
a,, IN doubt that the destruction OF
the vessel was due to Spanish agencies
no Won mean the Spanish au-
tboritles in Cuba?" he was asked by
member Of the committee.
81 mean the Spanish officials" he re-
nIied. but not General Blanco. ! think
same of the officials We're cognizant of
thu. plans to destroy the vessel, but l
dont believe that the captain general
was
Gen. Lee said he had no knowledge of
the reports that n mine had been dis-
covered by diver under the Mont
qonery while that vessel lay In the
harbor at Havana.
CONGRESS is READY.
BY practically unanimous vote, the
Cuban conference OF Republican repre-
sentatlves decided tonight TO work in
harmony with the House foreign affairs
committee, on representations of the
latters firm position to be Incorporated
in the report to the House. expected to-
morrow. This is the most significant
step yet taken by the body of about
three score aggressive Republican mem
bers whose course has been toward
radical action. They were in session
for one hour today at the adjournment
Of the House, and after some vigorous
speeches and the submission of report
on how the foreign affairs committee
stood decided that they would be salts
fed with the representation from the
foreign affairs committee, IL 1t made no
change In the position 1t announced to
the steering committee, substantially
as follows.
A preamble reciting the conditions
In Cuba, consisting largely OF quota
lions from the Presidents message
which constitutes a scathing arraisn-
ment of Spanish misrule and the bar
barlties of the war, Il vigorous refer
ence to the blowing up of the Maine
and resolution authorizing, empower
ing and directing the President to in
tervene at once for the purpose of res
t0ring peace and order and the estab
llshment of n firm, stable and indepen-
dent government on the island of Cuba,
with the free consent of the people of
the island, and empowering the Presi-
dent to employ the army and navy
forces Of the United States for this pur-
pose
There wee fifty-fve representatives
present, and while there We're several
who stood out temporarily for more
pronounced action In the line of recog-
milton, they finally agreed on the neces-
slty for unifying the conclusion finally
adopted. Representative Hopkins OF
Illinois presided.
During the afternoon the steering
committee Of nine, MIR. Belknap of M
nols chairman, had been before the
Republican members of the House for
elgn affairs committee and secured an
Informal statement of their position.
The members of the committee stated
that they had agreed on a resolution
10 be reported tomorrow. substantially
us cited above, with the exception of
the words 'and independence"
Some OF the members thought the
result with that omission would ac-
compllsh the same ends as with the
specific mention OF Independence, and
might avoid unpleasant complications
mat might possibly arise with Its use
me steering committee disagreed with
mat view. and after some parleying
the foreign affairs committee agreed
70 make 1t read land Independent
rms satisfied the steering committee
ana with an Informal discussion, they
Withdrew. leaving the foreign affairs
committee In executive session.
At the conference tonight the results
OF the steering committees visit wa.
reported. 1t was announced. as stated
oy the committee in She steering com.
Huttees presence, the resolution "a.
proposed by the foreign affairs com.
mliee, was satisfactory and would ac.
vnpiish the purpose sought and re.
su;is deemed best.
TleFa was
ny II the foreign affairs com.
lln''tee mad seen fit to change its mlnt
~ any subsequent session. and any
o G,ns short Of that stated should b,
many proposed, 1t should not be ac
rr neeu oy the conference, which woult
10 work out its own ends
- ~; Marsh made a dramatic speech. In
w,.eA he held that the action propose,
ca CO hot enough, that he believed tina
o.s'ess should at once declare tina
Tat VI war exists now between TN
fono'ra States and Spain. Severa
snae, ~eu N kind, but most of tn,
charsctss male remarks of temporal,
oas,SS.eer, largely attributable to tn,
foI,, 'u ns necessity of reaching som
H. ~; " agreement within the RANKS O
US republican party. -
prnnnst,s' Nutes were taken on tb
tbs ZION 10 accept a resolution O
thai shiSe cited and to agree tina
that wanna We Vhe' minimum 'actioi
enc "ou,u be acceptable to the confer
pronos',iu The agreements on botl
GeisgIIio o We're emphatic and de
Of ma, vas concluded that the member
merh steering committee should se
mItt" o'ts or the foreign affairs com
fur,ber ,iilght to learn II any action
rpnien 'han that which had been com
v wI,un'c ca had been taken. with
to,, w %. preparing for Immediate actioI
ma fn, IN case of any alteration o
nl~bt ppssminary action was taken 10
subject W me conference 9djouine
nor,5 .. 70 Immediate assembling pre
Epi,rSu Tor prompt action. nj the caii "
contan Hopkins. unless ano,be
sarv II, should he deemed unneces
results ot t!ew q satisfaction with III