The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-20
VARS TOCS|N SOUNDS.
Congress Finally Agrees on
the Cuban Resolutions.
A MEMORABLE STRUGGLE.
Intervention Demanded, but No
Recognition of independence.
PRESIDENT MUST NOW ACT.

PRESIDENT MUST NOW ACT.
The Senate Yields After Hours of Debate
and Wrangling-SlOwly but Surely the
Advocates of Recognizing Independence
Backed Down.
Washington, April 19,-The tocsin of
war has been sounded by the American
congress. At lis o'clock this morning
the senate received the report of the
conference committee of the two
branches of the congress and 12 min
utes afterwards had adopted it. There
was a fight to the last minute, however,
the advocates of recognition of the in
dependence of the island republic
standing their ground until they were
fairly knocked down by vote of AZ to
S5. The minority vote was cast by
those who wanted radical action and
insisted that the resolution should
carry with it recognition of the indie
pendence of the Cuban republic.
Cooler counsels prevailed, however,
and determination of the momentous
question was finally reached. Those
who were fighting for recognition of
the island republic early decided that
the senate should not take the initi-
ative in requesting conference be-
tween the two houses. They further
resolved that when the senate con-
ferees were finally appointed at least
two of them should represent the ma
jority sentiment of the body. The
radical advocates of independence
slowly lost ground, however, being
swept back by the powerful and COM
pact minority opposed to them. They
yielded only after one of the bitterest
contests in the history of the senate.
The Cuban resolution will be sent to
the president this morning. Its pro-
visions mean the expulsion of Spain
from Cuba by the armed forces of the
United States, There were many roll
calls in both bouses and each body held
tenaciously for it's own resolutions
The conferees had great difficulty in
agreeing. The first conference showed
determination on the part of the
house not to yield a single point, and
it was only after long consultations
with the house leaders that they
agreed to allow the little words ''are
and" in the first section of the senate
resolution, which declares that the
people of Cuba are and of right ought
to be free and Independent.
The resolutions as finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba.
The conferees on the part of the
senate were Messrs. Davis, Foraker
and Morgan.
HoUsE-The first vote that was TAX
en- in the house yesterday was upon
the motion made by Mr.. Dingley to
concur in the senate resolutions de-
manding armed intervention, but with
an amendment striking out the clause
which recognized the independence of
the existing republic. The motion was
carried-179 to 1856. The resolutions
were then sent back to the senate.
When the resolutions came back
from the senate Mr.. Dingley moved
that the house insist on its amend
ments and ask for a conference. Upon
that he demanded the previous ques-
tion. Mr.. Bromwell rep, Ohio moved
to concur in the senate amendment
recognizing Cuban independence and
on this motion the yeas and nays were
ordered. Bromwells motion to concur
in senate amendment recognizing Gu
ban independence was defeated-14S to
172. Dingley moved to insist and ask d
conference. Carried without division.
House recessed until 8 p. M. and the
following were appointed by the
speaker as conferees on the Cuban res
olution: Adams rep, Pa.), Heatwole
rep, Mimi, and Dinsmore (dem.,
Ark.
When the house reassembled 'Dixie"
and other songs were sung, led by
some of the eX-Confederates and then
in tremendous volume the corridors
rang with an improvisation "hang Gen.
Weyler on sour apple tree, as we go
marching on" At $40 the house con-
ferees reported disagreement. Mr..
Bromwell made motion to recede
from the disagreement and concur
With the senate amendment. The ayes
ana nays were demanded and the mo-
tion was lost-177 nays to 144 yeas.
(, Mr.. Adams moved that the house
still further insist upon it's amend
ments and request a further confer
ence. This motion was agreed to with
out division and then a recess was
taken until IL o'clock.
At II o'clock the house took another
recess until 11:9O to give the conferees
another opportunity to meet At 11:3O
the house was notified of the action of
the senate and another recess until 12
o'clock was taken. At midnight the
house recessed until 1:30 to await the
action of the conferees.
When the house reassembled the con-
ference report was adopted by 80 to g.
CrespO Killed In Battle.
New York, April ia special cable
gram, copyrighted, from Caracas, Ven
ezuela, to the Evening World, says
that ex-President joaquin Crespo, of
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