Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-04-21
The Senate and House Finally Come
to an Agreement on the Gu
ban Question.
RECOGNITION LEFT TO PRESIDENT.
The Result Is the Acceptance of the SEN
ate Resolutions with a Few Minor ana
Cntmportment Amendments--The SEN
ate Voted Favorably by Six Majority
House Was Almost Unanimous.

Washington, April 19.-The house
Cuban resolutions and concurred in
them after knocking out the recog.
milton OF the present republic by
vote of 17s to 1876. ~
The senate at 3 p. m. took up the
amended resolution and voted 46 to 80
not to concur in the houses action.
The senate voted without division to
insist on its amendments. The motion
for conference was defeated-43 to "a.
They sent the resolution not to concur
back to the house.
In the honse at 1855, Mr. Dingley at
once moved that the house insist on it's
amendment and ask conference.
Mr.. Bromwell rep, Ohio) moved to
concur in the senate amendments.
The yeas and nays were ordered on
Bromwells motion to concur in Cuban
recognition.
Bromwell's motion to concur in the
senate amendments recognizing Cuban
lndedendence was defeated on first
roll call, 139 to 1874.
Official vote on Bromwell's motion,
14S. 10 172.
Dingley moved to insist and ask
conference. Carried without division.
This threw the matter back into the
senate's hands again.
In the senate committee of con-
ference was called for and appointed,
to meet with like committee from
the house.
The joint committee met at once and
both houses took recess:
The senate did not hear definitely
from the conference committee until
lis o'clock this morning. when Sena-
tor .Dayis appeared walking down the
center aisle with the Hateful document
in his hand. 1.-THE conference COM
mittee submits a report said Mr..
Davis in a low voice.
The following was submitted as the
agreement of the conference commit
tee:
Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives, of the United States
of America, in congress assembled:
First-Thats the people of the island
of Cuba, are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent. >--, ~"
Second-That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent Of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government
of Spain at once relinquish it's author
ity and government in the island of
Cuba and withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third-That the President of the
United States be and he hereby is di-
rected and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the Uni
ted States and call into actual service
of the United States the militia of the
several states to such extent as may be
necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
Fourth-That the United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or
intention to exercise sovereignty,
jurisdiction or control over the said
island, except for the pacifcation
thereof, and asserts it's determination
when that is accomplished to leave the
government and control Of the island
to it's people. s - 's
There was no debate in the senate
but by a vote Of ~ to IS report of the
committee was adopted. ~. .---
In the house the report was adopted
by vote of 80 to 6. <@-
Washington, D. c., April ia
third squadron formed yesterday, upon
orders from Secretary Long to protect
the sea ports Of the Atlantic coast. 1t
is officially designated the Patrol
Squadron and will have its head
quarters at New York, the central
point and convenientto New England
and Southern Cities *&