The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-18

prove any resolution which contained
such an invasion Of his prerogative and
which so plainly violated every prece-
dent of international law. This strong
intimation of Presidential veto, which
would involve an entirely new start and
the delays incident to it, had powerful
indusnce, although in certain quarters
it was asserted that Presidential veto
would be ovsr-riden. The suggestion
that the President might sign the reso-
lution and send q message to Congress
saying that the clause recognizing the
independence OF Cuba was ultra vires--
beyond the jurisdiction Of Congress-was
frowned upon by the Presidents S friends.
Those who were in favor of concurrence
in the Senate amendment were not par
ticularly active today, but some of them
are showing determination. At one time
today it was said that 33 Republicans had
agreed to vote the concurrence, but this
could not be confirmed and the conserva-
tives are confident that not half that
number will brake over the traces. They
realize, however, that the chief danger
publicans join the Democrats and Popu-
lists in voting for concurrence the resolu-
tions will 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 feared that
many others who are held only by con-
siderations of party loyalty will go over
in body.
Some of them have made their acqui.
escence In the programme mapped out
contingent upon the ability of the Re-
publicans to carry it out. IT the reso-
lutions are to be concurred in, they say
they cannot afford to be left out at the
death. They say they could not justify
such course with their constituents. 1t
is said that many of the Western Republi-
cans have been beseiged by their consti-
tuents today to vote for the Senate reso-
lutions.
The whole programme for tomorrow
has not been absolutely decided upon
Something will depend upon the stu
alton as itappears when the final report is
made to the Speaker in the morning.
The Speaker, however, will hold that the
resolutions as amended do not have to
go to the committee, but motion to con-
cur or non-ooncur Is in order.l This will
bring the whole question Immediately
before the House. 1t has not yet been
decided whether the motion shall be to
non-concur with request for confer.
ence or to concur with an amendment
striking out the recognition of indepen-
dence and perhaps making other slight
amendments in the other sections of the
Senate resolutions.
In the latter case the position of the
House would be definitely outlined and
might be more satisfactory to the radical
Republicans who are suspicious natural
~ OF conferences. But in either event
except in the improbable one that the
Senate would accept the House amend
ment without further action, the resolu-
zion would go to conference, so that it
would amount to the same thing in the
emu. There has been considerable criti-
cism OF the verbiage Of the Senate amend
ments today. Gen. Grosvenor said, sar-
castlcally, that resolutions which are to
pear the inspection Of the world should
De at least" grammatical and diplomatic -
Inc Speakers lieutenants today have
heid out to their colleagues the assurance
that action should be had at every subse-
quent stage of the proceedings with de-
spatch and that the res sv tions would 90
TO the President as finally agreed upon
before Wednesday morning But those