New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-14
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


inv rr,rcR.Pr TO THE TRIBuSE.l
uoshtrc,on Anril 13-The SOLDERING influences
ub,ch have been at work in Congress FOR the
lac. three davs made their effects encouraglnsy
annarent today when both branches began the
! consideration Of resolutions drawn TO authorize
the President 10 carry through the pros'ai"'
OF Intervention In Cuba outlined IN Monu"S
message Forty-eght hours OF serious relle''io''
had brought .he two committees charse" "''''
determining .he nature and scope Oh A'Ae''0"
interference in Cuba to realize that an au
/ herence 10 the Presidents programme oiie'ot
the soundest and most reasonable prospect ot
| accomplishing American ends In that r"Naee'
and distracted island Some concessions. espe-
cialiy in the Senate. were deemed necessary ~
placate the advocates OF an immediate resort
TO hostilities with Spain and OF an Instant rec
ognition Il the independence OF the CUBAN ifsu'
rectionary Government
Ru, IN the main the resolutions reported THIS
morning in both branches followed the lines
indicated FOR two days past In these !lspatches-
limos which are entirely satisfactory TO the Al
uinistration and to those who have not YET
given UP the hope that no actual exercise .,
force Will be required 10 induce spain 10 yle'u
tho mere shadow of sovereignty now left hef
I'm cuba Both resolutions explicitly declare
the termination Of Spanish control over the
island 10 b. the ultimate object Of this country
Intervention and both favor the erection III
cuba of an independent government acceP'"pi'
90 80. Guiana themselves But the execution
Of the Intervention policy Is left necessarily III
all its details to the Judgment and discretion OF
/ the President. who IL to apply the military ana
na.a. force Of the country to secure the evacua-
ton Il the island by the spanards only In such
manner and 10 such an extent as he may see III.
WHAT THE HOUSE DID.
The House resolution. which was accepted by
the Republicans Of that body as full ana tree
expression of American policy and passed late
This afternoon by vote of 322 to IL. puts the
nonular branch OF Congress distinctly In line
/ with ihe understood programme and wishes OF
the Administration. The measure passed by the
House reads.
Eesolyed etc. That the President Is hereby
an,noriz.d and directed to intervene at on re
to stop the war in cuba TO the ehd ana WIZ
the purpose Of securing pertnahen' pg"'e ,i, Tr,'
| order there and establishing by the tiee actl'h
/ - IN. 10 lule thereof stable and independent
| r.verurlent ~ their own in the island or CuDa;
or1 tho President is hereby authorized and
empowered 10 use the land and naval forces OF
| no tinted states to execute the purpose OF the
res luton.
This valves definitely the troublesome ques-
,,on ~ rccognizlng for the present either the
bellicerent rights or political independence OF
the insurgents and simply declares that the
ne,y government under which civil order and
,,orc,il,itv are 70 be restored shall he stable
and independent" II leaves thus a free rein
FOR the President In any steps. pacific or war
NO which he may care to take to secure the
relinoushment by Spain Of her already broken
and shattered sovereignty In Cuba
THE SENATE REsOLUTION
Tho Senate resolution is much less in accord
than that adopted 10y the House with the recon-
mendations made 10y the President on Monday
I, was drawn a month or more ago by Mr'
/ Foraker and within the last few days mas SUI
fered the cxcsion Of the former second secUoh'
n,ic, demanded the immediate recognition OF
the ind. pcndence OF the insurgent Government
II does not authorize Intervention for the explicit
nur,ose of restoring order and stable civil ad-
r,iristration or. indeed for any purpose named
&, IA. Presidents message. on the contrary.
a. directs the Executive to intervene with the
cole object OF expeiling the Spanish land ana
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters Ihe
text Of this resolution. more notable r. what
II omits than what it contains. Is as follows;
DesoIved by the senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Of the United States OF America In
Congress assembled: , ,,
Flrst-That the people OF the fsland ot 'una
e,a and of ri Sht ought to be- free and independ-
ent -, ,, - ,,o r-,,,o1
s.cond-That II is the dutN or the lite"
states To demand. and the GoVernment or me
| United States does hereby emand. that the
| Government of Spain At once rellnqulsh lts
authority and government in the 'sand OF CUBA
| and withdraw its land and navai forces from
! Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third That the President of the United states
ne and he hereby Is directed and empowered 10
ns. tho entire land and naval forces or the
/ United states and To call into the actual ser
yire of the United states the militia OF the
several states to such extent as may be neces-
4 t,aGa
The forcsoirg resolution had the support or
civ ~ the eleven members OF the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee hvc OF them Repubhcahs-
Nossrs Davis Frye. Cullom, Lodge and clark
and one-Mr Gray--a Democrat a minority
o,rt attaching to the resolution a clause de-
,or,rr the present Cuban revolutionary Gov
| ., entitled 10 recognition. was signed by
,,ur rnembcrs Of the committee. three OF thehl-
,,ossrs Turpie Daniel and Mils-DeinocratS'
=, o,e-Nr Foraker-a Republican, ii VIII De
- ,,ot ~ the two vital clauses OF the Senate
,,,,,,on the one simply voices an opinion ana
-, .o,,,o only as such; while the second Is
-, aacloration OF war against Spain for pur-
sas moi mentioned and having no apparent
.,a,lon with those on when the rresiuent y"
,,a,aa,, asked Congress to authorize armed IN
tervention
REASONS NOT EXPRESSED.
To whom and for what reasons Spain Is to be
made TO relinQuish sovereignty In Cuba Is LETT