The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-18

Washington, April 17.-Tomorrow the
difficult task of adjusting the differences
between the two houses of Congress on
the Cuban question begins. The rock
upon which the two houses split is the
| recognition of the independence Of the
existing republic which was incorporat-
ed in the Senate resolutions. We're the
clauses of the Senate resolutions elilni-
mated nothing could have prevented i'm
the great majority Of the Republicans Of
the lower branch of Congress are eager
for conclusion. But the action of the
Senate declaring for the recognition of
Cuba's Independence against the direct
and specific recommendation of the Pre-
sident has given the conservatives rally
ing cry from the standpoint of party
loyalty, which proved very effective today.
One of the most prominent Republican
leaders on the floor denominated that
portion of the Senate resolutions as q
direct assault upon the President,
which no loyal Republican could endorse,
and upon this theory Speaker Reed and
his Iieutenants have been proceeding to-
day in their campaign against concur
renee in the Senate resolutions. All day
long the Speakers rooms at the Shore
ham have been like the headquarters of
the comm ander-in-chief Of an army.
He has consulted with his lieutenants,
Messrs. Dingley of Maine, Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, Cannon of Illinois. .Grosve-
nor of Ohio and Payne of New York.
He has seen Messrs. Joy of Missouri,
Lorimer of Illinois, HeatwoIe of Mime
sofa and other leaders of the Republican
party and by other agencies has had a
thorough canvass made of the Republican
side of the House. Tonight he is conf
dent the Republicans of the House can
be narshalled against yielding to the
Senate ON the main issue. Some of the
arguments used with those who, like
Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin, Mann of Illi-
nois AID Bromwell of Ohio, are disposed
to take. the shortest cut out Of the woods
and by agreeing, end the matter, have
been such as to shake the convictions of
these gentlemen. The chief complaint
of those who want to concur is that
non-concurrence means delay, oomplica-
tions, possibly a re-opening OF diploma
tic negotiations and possibly further
concessions by Spain which will en,bar-
rass the United States when the time
for action arrives.
Those members who have been labcred
with separately. The arguments against
recognition have been reiterated and rein
forced in the light of the speeches in the
Senate. Especially potent has been the
argument advanced by Senators Allison
and Morgan that il we recognize the in
dependence of the existing government,
Gen. Gomez might at any time negotl-
ate peace with Spain which would leave
the United States in the lurch.
When France allied herself with US in
the revolutionary war it was Tor the
purpose of gaining our Independence, but
we were held to the compact by stlru-
lation that no peace with Great Britain
should be negotiated without Frances
consent.
More than this, it is claimed that there
are evidences that the Senate will yield
the recognition of independence if the
House stands firm. Notwithstanding
the largo majority for the resolution, SEN
ator Hoar of Massachusetts, today urgent
ly counselled tho House leaders to re-
ject tenaoiously the Senate's proposition.
He assured them that the Senate would
not hold out. But possibly the strong
est argument brought to bear was that
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