The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-07
Members Seem TO Pay Little Head
to Madrid AdViCsS.
CAUTIOUS TALK ABOUT CUBA
Opinion That Americans Should
Have Left Before.

Washington, April 6--The delay in the
settlement of the Cuban question involv-
ed in the announcement made to-day that
the Presidents message would probably
not be sent to Congress before next Mon-
day was received in the Senate with
varying degrees of favor or disfavor de-
pending largely upon the predictions
and personal and political associations OF
the members. Senators united in the
necessity for protecting the safety of Gen.
Lee and the other American citizens in
Cuba Many, however, were inclined to
orticise because our citizens had not
been removed heretofore. while others de-
clared protection for them should havs
been sent TO Havana.
1T Is a humiliating spectacle" said
Senator Quay Of Pennsylvania, that with
our fleet within ninety miles of Havana.
we are not able to protect our people in
that port"
THAT request" said Senator Proctor.
merely illustrates the character Of ths
people we are dealing with IN this mat
ter"
The intense Cuban sympathizers on both
sides of the Senate chamber were free i'm
expression OF opinion that there was SONS
motive for the delay that did not appear
on the surface. They did not question the
good faith of the representation as to the
danger OF Americans In Cuba, but they
agreed that there must have been other
causes for the administration's course.
he ri bt.1t
probability Of an armlstice in Cuba was
made known they found in It verifica-
ton of their surmises.
At one time during the afternoon the in
dication was strong that dissatisfaction
would find voice In the open session OF the
Senate, but those who felt disposed to
discuss the question were restrained large
ly from a feeling OF delicacy because not
fully certain Of their ground.
The conservative element did not find
encouragement In the situation. They
were not displeased over the prospect of
delay, but they expressed regret at the
occasion for IL.
"The publication of the fact of danger
to Americans in Cuba" said one OF them.
"will set the country ahame and the war
spirit will be more rampant tomorrow
| than ever
Altogether the days proceedings had
| the effect OF leaving the Senate In an un-
settled condition, but II also relieved the
tension to a percepuble degree
Notwithstanding the impatience and dis
| appointment caused among the Republi-
| can members OF the House by the with
holding Of the Presidents message to-day.
| the frank statement of the President to
| the leaders and TO several prominent DEM
ocrats that such q course was deemed ab-
| solutely necessary by Consul General Leo
| TO insure the safe departure of the Amerl-
cans still IN Cuba has caused them to ac-
| cept the situation in good faith. Some
| Of the most radical, after hearing the
| statements Of those who saw the Press.
| dent appear satisfied. Those with whona
| the President talked came away with a
very strong impression that the message
| would mean war unless Spain backed
/ down sQuarely.
One Of them, who has been very active
| in antagonizing delay says the message
will be perfectly satisfactory to him and
| will fully meet the expectations Of the
| country. Pending the transmittal OF the
message, in view of the situation present.
| ed by the President, all plans looking 10
action In the House viii be abandoned. But
those who have been taking part in the
| radical movement and who always admit
the possibility that the time may come
| when they viii have TO part company with
the President are, according to the Lead
| ers OF the movement, more determined
than ever to ultimately obtain what they
desire. They. however are at present sat-
| ished with the assurances they have re-
! ceived as to the character of the message.
But this has not prevented them from
| organizing for possible contingencies The
| conference which was 60 have been held
| tonight after the message was in, was
| abandoned but fifty of those who orlgl-
! nally inaugurated the movement met i'm
! mediately after the House adjourned to
discuss the situation ALI who were NOT
heartily In sympathy with them were in
| vited to leave. Those at the meeting
unanimously agreed to wait upon the mes
sage, but the movement for caucus
started by the Presidents supporters.
which was also abandoned during the
afternoon. exposed 10 them danger upon
which they had not reckoned--namely,
that caucus of Republicans might be
called to bind them by the party action
and place them in the position OF boilers
IL the occasion arose for them to adopt an
Independent plan Of action.
A committee of eight was therefore ap-
pointed to court noses, to watch the situ-