The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-30
PRESIDENT HARD PRESSED.
WAR PARTY IN CONGRESS APT TO
TAKE THE BIT IN ITS TEETH.

The President Decides to Delay
Sending i'm His Resolution PrOpOs-
ing an Appropriation of $5O0,OOO
for the Starving CubanS--If He Can
Secure "a Few Days Delay the
President Is Confident He Can Sc
cure Important Concessions From
Spain.
Washington March 29.-In view of the
warlike demonstration in the Senate to-
day, the President tonight decided that
1t would be inexpedient to send TO Con-
gness tomorrow his proposed message
recommending an appropriation for the re-
lief of the reconcentradOs.
This has been a trying day for the Presi-
by honorable means to avert war with
Spain.
All the power and influence of the peace
party in this country is being exerted to-
night to prevent any action by the Senate
committee on foreign relations on the reso-
lutions introduced by Senators Foraker and
Frye for the immediate recognition of Gu
ban independence, and the resolutions of
Senator Morgan and Senator Rawlins pro-
vlding for a declaration of war.
This afternoon the President, through
his secretary, Mr.. Porter, conferred with
a number of the leading newspaper repre-
sentatives here with a view to informing
them of the nature of the negotiations now
pending between this government and
Spain, which are said to be progressing
in the direction of a satisfactory conclu-
sion.
If congressional action can be delayed
for few days longer the President hopes
that Spain will consent to an agreement
which will result in immediate autonomy
and ultimate independence in Cuba.
1t is very embarrassing to the admins
tratIon to find that its efforts to bring
about an amicable adjustment of the diff
fculties receive so little sympathy from
| Congress, and tonight the remarkable
| spectacle is presented of the President and
| Congress exchanging ultimatums when but
few days ago the President and the
| Congress were operating in perfect unison
against a foreign enemy.
Thus far, Speaker Reed has been able
to hold the House in check in the face
of very strong feeling of resentment al
the Presidents peace policy.
The House committee on foreign affairs
does not meet until Thursday, and even
then it is not believed the committee will
take action on the war resolution intro
| duced to-day by Representative Marsh OF
| Illinois. Mr.. Hit, chairman of that COM
mittee, is reported sick and several of the
members of the committee are absent from
The city attending the funeral of the late
| Representative Simpkins of Massachusetts
The danger of a further rupture between
the President and Congress lies in the ac-
tion which the Senate committee on for.
eign relations threatens to take to-mor.
row. With Senators Foraker and Frye
leading the fight for immediate independ,
ence in Cuba, the President is confronted
| by serious dilemma.
There is rot the same power and infiu
ence back of the resolution of Senator!
Morgan and Rawlins, for the most enthus
iastic friend of Cuba in Congress woulC
probably hesitate to take the step Of de
claring war against Spain while there il
even a remote possibility of the negotia
tons pending between the President anC
Spain being consummated