The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-30
LONG SESSION OF CABINET
AT WHICH THE POLICY ANNOUNCED
ABOVE WAS DECIDED ON.
Correspondents at the White House
-Cablegram from Woodford-Mes-
sage to Congress Deferred.
Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS.

After the Cabinet meeting, which
lasted two hours, it was an
nOunced that President Mckinley
would not abandon his pacific pol
icy in regard to the settlement of
the Cuban question, and that he
would not be moved by congress
siOnaI cIamOr to take the initia-
tive in hostile action against
Spain until the present megotia-
tiOns with Sagasta had fallen
through. If war is to be declared
at once, Congress must take the
full responsibility. There will be
NO Cuban relief Intervention mes
sage at present, or probably until
the wave of excitement has passed.
The revolt against the Presi-
dents policy gained strength, and
it now begins to look as If Mr..
Mckinley will have "a team of very
wild horses to draw the chariot of
state. Many hitherto conservative
Republicans have Joined the ''war
party" A conference of majority
members of the House was held i'm
the afternoon, at which it was de-
cided to defer taking definite ac-
tiOn until to-day. Meantime. eff
forts will be made to induce the
President and Speaker Reed not
to stand i'm the way of n decIara-
tion of hOstiIities, or, at least, of
some aggressive move against
Spain. 1t is said that the rebels"
i'm the House number over one
hundred.
There was much excitement i'm
the senate. Four resolutions were
introduced i'm relation to the Gu
ban question: BY Mr. Allen, recOg-
nixing the independence of the Cu-
ban republic; by Mr.. Rawlins. de-
claring war against Spain; by Mr..
Foraker, declaring for such inter
ventiOn as would bring about the
independence of Cubans, and by
Mr.. Frye, demanding that Cuba he
made free. In the House these
resolutions were introduced: By
MIR. Marsh, declaring war against
Spain and her dependencies; by
Mr.. Hartman, recognizing Cuba as
an independent republic and
He'll, recognizing Cuba as an in
dependent nation and demanding
prompt intervention by this coun-
try to end the war on the island.
senator Mason delivered char
ncteristic speech, I'm which he de-
cInred himself for war. Spain, he
said, was clearly responsible for
the destruction of the battle ship
Maine, and he was in favor OF
driving her flag from the Western
hemisphere. He said nothing
about accepting the challenge OF
.Don BOmbastes FuriOsO." as the
senator styled the Madrid editor
who wanted to fight "a duel. MIR.
Mason reiterated his previous as
sertion that Spaniards were
treacherOus and their diplomacy
.rOtten," and closed with an APP
neal to Americans to awaken to
"gIorious war; such as "Our fa-
Tiers" fought, for the "hOnOr and
respect of our flag over the whole
world"
The Twenty-fifth Infantry, COM
posed of cO1Ored soldiers. has
been ordered from the Northwest
to the Dry TOrtuGas, where they
will be '.seasOned" for service i'm
Cuba In case of war.
Captain Sfgsbee is i'm washing
ton. He was welcomed home by
his neighbOrs, who decorated
their residences I'm his honor. He
talked with Secretary Long, and
was later presented to the Presi-
dent. The captain, 1T is said, can
have any command he desires.