The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-18

Washington, April 17.-Tomorrow the
difficult task Of adjusting the differ
ences between the two houses of con-
gross on the Cuban resolutions be-
gins. The rock upon which the two
houses split is the recognition of the
independence of the existing republic
which was Incorporated in the senate
resolutions. Were that clause of the
senate resolution eliminated, nothing
could have prevented immediate con-
currence by the house. as the great
majority of the Republicans of the
lower branch of congress are eager
for a conclusion. But the action of
the senate declaring for the recogni-
ton of Cuba's independence against
the direct and specific recommended
ton Of the president, has given the
conservatives a rallying cry from the
standpoint of party loyalty which
proved very effective today. One of
the most prominent Republican lead
ton of the senate resolutions a direct
assault upon the president which
no loyal Republican could endorse.
And upon this theory Speaker Reed
and his heutenants have been proceed
ing today in their campaign against
concurrence in the senate resolutions.
REED AND HIS LIEUTENANTS.
All day long the speakers room at
the Shoreham has been like the head
quarters Of the commander in chief Of
an army. re has consulted with his
lieutenants, Messrs. Dingley of Maine,
Daizen Of Pennsylvania, Cannon of
Illinois. Grosvenor of Ohio, and Payne
of New York. He has seen Messrs
Joy of Missouri, Lorimer of Illinois,
Heatwole of Minnesota, and other
leaders of the house Republicans, and
through other agencies has had a
thorough canvas made of the Re
publican side of the house. Tonight
he IS confident the Republicans of the
house can be marshalled against
yielding to the senate on the main
issue.
DELAY IS MEANT.
Some Of the arguments with those
who, like Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin,
Mann of Illinois, and Bromwel OF
Ohio. are disposed to take the shortest
cut out of the woods and by ageeing
end the matter, have been such as 10
shake the convictions of these gentle
men. The chief complaint of those
who want to concur is that non-con-
currence means delay, complications,
possibly q re-opening of diplomatic
negotiations and possibly further
concessions by Spain which will en-
barrass the United States when the
time for action arrives. These mem
hers have been labored with separ-
ately. and the arguments against re-
cognitfon have been reiterated and
re-enforced in the light of the speeches
in the senate Specially potent have
heen the arguments advanced by Sen
ators Allison and Morgan that II we
recognize the Independence of the ex-
listing government, General Gomez
might at any time negotiate q, peace
with Spain which would leave the
United States in the lurch. When
France allied herself with us in the
revolutionary war it was for the pur-
nose of gaining our independence, but
we were held TO the compact by the
stipulation that no peace with Great
Britain should be negotiated without
Frances consent
SENATE MAY YIELD.
More than this, it is claimed that
there are evidences that the senate VIII
weld the recognition of independence
if the house stands firm. Notwith-
standing the large majority for the re-
solution, Senator Hoar of Massachu-
setts today urgently counselled the
1oilse leaders to reject tenaciously the
sanafe's proposition. He assured them
that the senate would not hold out.
Put possibly the strongest argument
brought to bear is that the president
himself could not approve any resolu-
ton which contained such an invasion
~ his prerogative and which so plainly
violated every precedent of interna-
tionai law.
PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
This strong intimation of a presi-
dental veto would involve an entirely
new start. and the delays incident to it
had a powerful influence, although in
certain quarters it was asserted that a
presidential veto would be oyerridden.
The suggestion that the president
might sign the resolution and send a
message to congress saying the clause
recognizing the independence of Cuba
was ultra wires and beyond the juris-
dict;on of congress, was frowned upon
by the presidents friends.
Those who were in favor of concur
rance in the senate amendments were
not particularly active today. but some
of them are showing determination. AT
one time today it was said SO Repub-
licans had agreed to vote for concur
renee. but this could not be confirmed,
and the conservatives are confident
that not half that number will break
over the traces.
POSSIBLE STAMPEDE.
They realize. however that the chief
danger lies in a possible stampede. If
% Republicans join the Democrats and
Populists in voting for concurrence, the
resolutions viii go to the president as
passed by the senate. Should the little
band of Republicans who will vote to
concur make the result doubtful, it is