Evening journal., 1898-04-12

No Further Conference Between
Ministers and ambassadors.
4 WASHINGTON, April 12.-The future
Z the relations of the United States
tith Spain and Cuba now rests with
bngress, the representative body of the
merican people. What course the |
Gentlemen composing it will pursue |
Nannot be foretold at present. The for
& gn committees of both houses now |
eave the subject in their control and |
Hfter due deliberation viii report TO |
heir respective branches what they |
onsider should be the attitude of the |
United States on the grave question |
RESENTED. Early action by the COM |
hlttees is expected, but when 1t may |
e looked for is not now determinable |
he full responsibility Of the subject
as placed upon congress when Presi-
lent Mckinley transmitted to it care
BULLY prepared and anxiously awaited
lessage relating our negotiations with
& pain as to it's warfare in Cuba and
rawing therefrom his personal conclu-
ions and recommendations. He placed
|he trust with these words:
THE issue is now with congress. II
a solemn responsibility. have ex-
austed every effort to relieve the In
olerable condition Of affairs which Is at
ur doors. Prepared to execute every
obligation imposed upon me by the con-
titutlon and the law, 1 await your ac-
lon"
No message in recent years, not even
hat of President Cleveland on Vene-
uela or President Harrison on Chile
aused such widespread and intense IN
crest. No message was ever listened
% with more close attention by both
alleries and members at both ends OF
he capitol That it did not create pro-
found enthusiasm may have been due
. the fact that its main features had
een accurately forecasted. or to dis
ppolntment among those who wanted
cuban independence and immediate re-
,rlsal upon Spain for tho destruction
tho Maine. For long time large
majority in both houses have favored
recognition OF the independence Of Gu
n. For more than two years as voiced
n resolutions passed by congress, the
Recognition of belligerency has been
ought.
Both of these propositions were an
agonized in the message. and conse-
uently in this regard the message did
,he message left congress very much
L sea because OF the disagreement in
iews between It and the executive, an
obstacle hard to surmount, unless, as
low seems possible, congress sees its
lourse to lie in accord with the presi-
4ent's recommendation. 1t IS generally
believed that the president would have
been authorized to intervene with the
.rmy and navy had il not been for the
concluding paragraphs of the document
which announced the latest phase OF
diplomatic negotiations.
The senate committee on foreign re-
ations Immediately went into session.
out reached no definite conclusion
From the fact that the Republican
members held a consultation after the
meeting adjourned and what was said
regarding 1t the inference was drawn
THAT some strong measure was neces-
sary in order to carry any action by
the committee through the senate
heclaration of war was talked Of. and a
declaration that the people of Cuba
should be free. coupled with authoriza-
tion to the president to bring this
about by armed Intervention, was sug-
gested. 1t is we'll known that any
proposition advanced will be met In the
senate with an amendment declaring
the independence Of the present Cuban
government, and to so frame resolu-
tion as to carry majority Of the sem
ate and at the same time meet the rec
Concentrations Of the president is the
result which the foreign relations COM
mittee is trying to secure
The conservative senators also met
yesterday afternoon and determined "a
oppose any radical measure if IT should
be reported by the senate committee
on foreign relations They will oppose
by debate a recognition of independence
of the present government and a dec
laration Of war and will consent to ac-
tion only along the lines of the rec
concentrations Of the president as C
intervention at his discretion.
The temper Of the house cannot bt
accurately determined. but there. as II
the senate. the proposition for Cubar
81 independence has to be met ANY re
port from the committee on foreign af
Il fairs that does not carry with II thl,
feature will be antagonized by nj
amendment. and the prospects are tina
4 nearly all the Democrats and man,
i Republicans would favor It. Efforts
II were directed all day yesterday towar,
action which Will secure the solid sup
port of the Republican organization
and Republican majority of the house
To this end the Republican members o
81 the house committee to whom the mes
sage was referred were in confercnc,
during the day and night.
Outside Of the capitol the same in
tense interest was everywhere mani
II tested in the presidents message. Tn
embassies and legations were practical
Iy empty by IL o'clock. the foreign rep
resentatives and their staffs going =
the capitol 10 hear the message. Cabi
net officers busted themselves Will
8 their departmental affairs, feeling tina
the message now transferred the seen
4 of action and Of responsibility to tn
b capitol
Even at the White House there was
& lull in the excitement which has cen
tered there for the last fortnight. III
& president saw several of his cabinet ad