The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-04
CONGRESSIONALFORECAST
The Message Il Expected Not
Later Than Wednesday.
Difference OF OPINION
Senators Not Agreed on the Course to
Be Pursusd-It May Take Ten Days
to Consider the Matter-Im-
patient OF Delay.

Washington, April 3.-The expecta-
ton in the sena is that the report OF
the committee on foreign relations on
the Cuban situation will be made to the
senate not later than Wednesday. and
IL the report should be made at mat
time the probabilities are that 1t will
engage the greater share Of the senate's
time for the remainder of the week.
The committee will make an EFFORT TO
secure action upon the resolutions
which IL will report without having
them debated, but with very little prop
ability of success. Undoubtedly a large
majority of the members OF the senate
are favorable to some declaration
apropos to the Cuban situation, but
there is certain to be differences OF
opinion on the course to be pursued am
the language to be used, which VIII De
sufficient to prevent immediate action
except i'm one contingency. This contin-
gency Is the possibility of an agree
ment as to details between the president
and the committee. If the committees
report should prove to be in accord
with the presidents recommendation In
all essential particulars, the senate like
ly would adopt the resolutions brought
in without debating them.
There is. however, a considerable ele-
ment i'm the senate which Is opposed TO
war except as a last extremity, ana
there are several others who THINK there
ought to be a delay of at least q week or
10 days before action is taken In con-
gress in order to insure the safe land
ing Of ships and war supplies now on
their way to this country from europe.
The committee on foreign relations is
not impressed with this line of reason
ing, and the members urge that spain
is no better prepared for hostilities than
are we.
The members OF the committee do not
expect the presidents message before
Tuesday and they are prepared to wait
until Wednesday. Under great pres
sure there might be a delay beyond that
time, but a request for a delay would
cause great restiveness on the part 81 a
majority of the committee. while ie-
sirous of giving the president all the
time he ma actually require FOR the
preparation of his message. they are
very impatient of the outside influence
which is being exerted to hold them in
check. This pressure is III the shape OF
letters and kilograms from people
throughout the country who are op
posed to a war policy and with these
the members of the m are Dc
ing flooded.
THE wr,iers," a member of the curn-
mittee slu to-day, generally ask uc
to maintain an honorable peace. OF
course, we all want an honorable peace,
but the time has gon by when II can
be secured under existing conditions In
Cuba. We cannot allow our onduc to
be controlled by such persons"
When the presidents message Is re-
ceived it will, on Senator Davis mo-
ton, be referred to the committee On
foreign relations. which will bring in lis
report later in the day, or 1t may not
do so until the following day. So fan
as il is informed as to the probable mt
of the presidents proclamation, the
committee is now prepared to report
but the members realize that there vii
be some detail of the message that VII
require careful consideration. n II
that event they will give more time e
il than an hour or two on the day OF
it's presentation. Unless there is q
change i'm the committees conclusions
after the president is heard FROM. tn
resolutions reported will recommend the
recognition of independence, with
declaration for armed Intervention Il
make independence practicable. The.
will also include the Maine explosion al
one of the causes set forth for this &C
ton. The resolution will be accompa
MED by the carefully drawn repor
written by senator Davis j~ustifyinl
them. For the rest Of the week TIT
senate will probably give attention 4
appropriations bills and miscellaneou
measures on the calendar.