The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
CUBAN INDEPEND6
That Will b. the Text Of wv
ate Committees RssoIst,
ARMED INTERVENTION If xffI
The Senators Acting in Lis,1,
the President.
BLOWING uP or THE n,
BLOWING ur or THE 4,
May Be Made the Rsal ca.
Taking Hostile Actios.
SPAIN TO BE ACCUSED or DuHm
Mckinley Busiiy Engaged PFC.
His Message. Which May n, \
Completed Until Tucsds,

| Washington. April 2--The fun sen,t
mittee on foreign relations has mr..
agreed TO accept the reconmendation /,
subcommittee for a resolution reco,,,
the independence OF Cuba and reco,.,
ing armed intervention if necessary !,
cure 1t.
This conclusion was reached ans, n
sion today that did not continue 4,
than an hour and so far as can ha Il
there was no division Of opinion On.
in the committee as to the p.opriefs Il
course.
Senators GRAY. Daniel and Tirpt.
absent. but the opinion is exprsssM
none OF them will make any oppost,.
the reporting of the resolution. tn
eral lines OF the Foraker rcsoluti.
be followed in the resolution repor,s
the committee.
The full committee today gave ~
Its attention to the text OF the resa,
which will be made TO acconpa,,
resolution and which has been prep,,x
Senator Davis.
Affer the committee bad been slti,I
brief time Mr.. Davis called a.
and made a hurried trip to the
House for the purpose of confeTius
the president. The committee had alz
miral Irwin before them for some
today examining him as a TORPEDO
on the Maine disaster and also .,
strength Of the Spanish torpedo
and the best course for this count
pursue in meeting it.
The committee resumed its sitting
o'clock today for the purpose ri constr
tho report and resolution prepared
subcommittee recognizing the indeps
of Cuba. The report was presents
Senator Davis, chairman Of eoth IN
committee and subcommittee, and
mentcd upon freely ~ all present
1t is understood that the resd
agreed on by the committee follows h
main lines of the Foraker resolution
there is reason TO. believe from WIN
be learned that there is disnosilis
make direct reference to the Maine aid
as cause for our resentment.
Whatever the phase OF the rssl
itself the report accompanying will
largely upon the incident. Some d
members OF the committee are disvoz
regard as positive the proof of Spania
plicity in the Maine affair and 10
II as an act OF war, and there i
reason for believing that there hS
more or less discussion OF the adyiE
II a declaration OF war on accountt
explosion. rather than recognition d
ban Independence merely. AT any
Maine incident Will be thoroughly sl
and made the basis of much thai
'aid. The committees feel this the
course in view of SPANS recent
concerning the reaoncentrados.
Senator Frye saw the president On
Of the committee before the meetl
gave the members the benefit oil tfs
Of the chief executive. While the
resolutions are made the basis "
part of the measurt who
De reported TO congress, there ~
additions TO them and some ny
;hanges in phraseology The most
mt and in fact the only esseDui
ion is a paragraph fixing the respoaA
ipon Spain for the Maine disase
iting this as a cause for American
nent, II not for war.
The committee communicated w
during the day and was ~
hat while the president would y
fort to get his message to cops
ionday he might not be able on
Z the demands made upon him no.
t finished before Tuesday. Two en
he consular correspondence are pei's
nut. There has been some doup.
What recommendations the presideaa
make. II any. In his message. but
he members of the senate who
i'm today TO understand he woua
lend both the Independence OF CIV
eolaration in favor OF intervenup'
ould be in accord with the con-
ction.