New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-15
CONSERVATIVES GAINING.
SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT.
THE SENATE MAY ADOPT THE HOUSE
CUBAN RESOLUTION.
IMPORTANCE OF HARMONY BETWEEN CONGRESS
AND THE ADMINISTRATION IMPRESSED
UPON LEADING DEMOCRATIC sENA-
TORS BY PRESIDENT MKINLEY
PROSPECTS OF CoNsER-
vATIvE ACTION IN
CREASED BY DELAY.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE.1
vATIvE ACTION IN

fpY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE.1
Washington. April 1.-THE failure Of the Sem
ate to act to-day on the Cuban resolutions re-
ported yesterday by the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, has given the conservative elements In
that body the necessary breathing space to rally
their own forces and to appeal to the sober Sec
ond thought OF the extremists who seem bent
on taking an irrelevant and unnecessary issue
with the programme Of Cuban Intervention
framed by the President and Overwhelmingly IN
dorsed by the House of Representatives. NO
thorough and candid discussion could rali. OF
course. to demonstrate the inefectiveness OF the
Senate resolutions to accomplish the real aims
Of American policy In Cuba. or to expose thelr
inadequacy and one-sdedness as compared win
the more direct explicit and comprehensive in
structlons to the Executive voted by the House.
HOPE GROWS WITH DELAY.
Another twenty-four hours OF serious rehec-
/ ton has done much indeed. to convince the less
infammable and cool headed members OF the de-
Lucrative branch OF the impocy OF antagonz-
Ing by some extreme expression OF sentiment
the careful and settled plan OF action already
recommended by the President and approved by
the popular House OF Congress That the Senate
may seek to stake its judgment against that OF
the Executive and the House is still among the
possibilities: but every additional hour Of delay
encourages the hope that the conservative load
ers in the body may unite to forestall the specta-
Gle Of "A Government divided againet Itself on
most vital and urgent question OF foreign policy.
and may by the timely exercise OF spirit or
Cancellation md moderation restore that unity
In national councils which every consideration
OF interest and patriotism demands.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS VIEWS KNOWN.
/ The scm!-oflcial announcement that the Adj
ministratlon considers the resolutions adopted
yesterday by the House OF Representatives as
entirely consonant with its own plans and
wishes has given natural impetus 70 the move
mcnt in the Senate to secure the substitution
of tho House measure for the wagner and less
satisfactory instructions presented by the Senate
+ Committee on Foreign Relations. Prominent
/ Democratic leaders Of that body. Including Sen
ators German. Faulkner and Gray. were sum-
moned this morning 70 the White House by
President Mckinley. and the Importance was
impressed upon them Of preventing. II possible.
such action In the upper house Of Congress as
/ would preclpirate a deadlock over resolutions
/ of such consequence thos. which are 10 de-
tcrmlne this country's final policy toward Spain.
+ The Presidents reHugnance 10 any measure
/ recognizing The Independence OF the present in
r surrectionary government in Cuba was enlarged
upon and the political and constitutional OBJ
! j.ctlors 10 aucn action by the Senate were
forcihly presented.
As without an almost solid Democratic sup
port the Foraker amendment recognizing the
sovereignty II The Cuban Republic could not
be attached 70 the resolution presented by the
. COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations. II is hoped
tonight that all danger or such unnecessary and
harmful action in the Senate can now be con-
sidcrcd past
SENATEs ACTION STILL DOUBTFUL.
Whether the Senate be induced TO abandon
the resolution before It and accept the
more comprehensive and satisfactory one passed
/ by the House remains 10 be determined. Pres
sure IN that direction is becoming more v!gor-
! ous and constant hourly; though In body so
naturally extreme and radical In It's political
/ Views tn" Senate. conservative influences are
always slow 10 make themselves felt.
There is little prospect that the debate In the
Senate on the intervention resolutions now pend
ing can be brought T. a close tomorrow. At least
F twenty y-hye Senators are still 10 he heard. and
as no tine restriction can be imposed without
I unanimous consent. Il is doubtful II n vote
be reached until Saturday. Should any radical
differences be developed in the texts Of the reso
| lu'lons passed by the two houses. agreement
seerns likely 70 be reached in time to be SUBJ
mitted to the President before the middle or end
OF next week.