New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13
HARMONY IN THE HOUSE.
INDICATIONS THAT THE REPUBLICANS
WILL ACT AS A UNIT.
A REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN
AFFAIRS EXPECTED TO DAY-A REsOLU-
TON DIRECTING INTERVENTION


| Washington, April i..-Ine prospect Oh he
! publican harmony and unity Of action on the
! Cuban question IN the House OF Representatives
which was rather dark and doubtful twenty four
/ hours ago. has steadily improved. and all the
/ indications now are that the majority in that
| body will stand unit in supper, of the re-
! port and resolution which. it is now expected
The majority Of the Committee Foreign At
fairs will bring before the House Tomorrow
/ 60 ronid and satisfactory has been the improve
yncnt in the situation that IT was decided lat-
this afternoon that a caucus would not be neces-
sarv TO solidify tho ranks Of the majority. Time
reason and reflection had accomplished al icasS
as much as party discipline could nave dohe'
and nobody's sensibilities had been wounded
When the House adjourned yesterday after
neon the majority considerably demoraIzeo'
and that was quickly and clearly realized ny the
/ leaders as also was the fact that the only pain
| Of honor and safety in harmony and unity
OF action Careful study OF the Presioen'
message taught some who had been most oeePiy
neannointed when they heard 1t read. and who
had harshly criticised II as lacking In color anu
vigor, that their first impressions were wrong
and that after all. It contained everything they
had been contendnG for except Recommended
.,oo In favor cf the recognition of the Masso
Government. and their feelings underwent sud
den and radical change.
DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED.
This naved the way for friendly conferences
ub,cb lasted far into the night and we're re-
eun,ed erair this morning ard continued uh''i
,,to Tonight. Somewhat to their surprise tney
discovered that TO differences Of opinion existed
/ ha,ween them and the Administration Whlch
were lrreconcabie or did not begin 10 hle' anu
disappear under friendly and dspasSlo''"'e u'7
cussion II followed that before midday the Hi"
,oritv members Of the Committee on fore'sn
Affairs found themselves In virtual as'eei'e"'
as TO essentials and not very wide apart Dc ~
tho forms of expression TO be USED III 'he 'eS''u
,,on which they proposed to submit 10 inc" COZ
,..,,,.. ~ the minority and to the House FOR
their approval .,,.,o,
rha Republican members Of the committee
.,.o ,on before them resolution proposed by
-, c,aorirg Committee Of insurgents Oh
,rn,cb MIR. hopkins. OF Illinois. is CHAIRMAN
,,t,cb had been slightly modified on the sugEes-
,,o, ~ Renub,ican leaders who had 'eeh con
,,,,,od This resolution as modified. reao "S 'o'
lows: ,,,r ,.,vcen
Resolved. That IN" war now eN ,f"dmIo ~ Cnbn
,b. Coyornment Of spain ana IN" peol'e ~ Nun"
~. hocn conducted by Spain IN mas! a"' 49,
,i,n ~ The laws Of civilized warfare l." Su -,
ex,art ne 10 shock the moral sense o. tnr ,ih
~ the world. ana TO create Co!'u, w. hncowa
,n Tho language Of the PRESIDENT 'la' A.. ~
49,: e.o~ahIe" by the United states tha. az
automatic efforts Of the President 10 in -
this condition have failed that Wv ,nb{ - IVA
w ;s,o~d ~ cuba are and Of right ought - y.
ny ,rd indanendent. and that the fT"slucn'
no and he is hereby empowered anu w ,d 80
forthwith terminate hostitles IN Nu'a s,ahio
oourn 10 the people Of that islaho 1917 u
secure 70 ~ tboir own and that he be and ne
&c hereby authorized and directed 10 uee ~ e." 40
and naval forces Of the Onileu ";,,,on INTO
purpose or carrying WIS
effect. .,,r,,v ~
In the course Of the afternoon the ""'o'''
the Foreign Affairs Committee mace snc'' p'os
ress that it was hoped final agreement WIZ
no reached In time TO submit the result W ~.
democratic members for their cohs'ue'a'io"
horore the hour OF adjournment. 1hls' ho"eFo''
vas found impracticable. although the PrSA'''''
and resolution they proposed to oher We're VIZ
ue,lv finished. The preamble cohsS'eu Vi "''
indictmen; against Spain containing IN o
',.se, farm \ portion Of the Presidents mes
cara relating to Spanish misrule crueiy anu
,nbumani,y in Cuba and the injuries inf'ic'en
.-on American commercial and industrial IN
..ros,s and winding up with declaration thnt
the destruction or the Name was ""0 -
Official treachery
THE RESOLUTION DRAWN UP.
rb. ,oirt resolution in substance. was az fol-
lows:
Resolved. That the President be and hereby il
outhorlyed and directed to intervene at once on
the island of Cuba for the purpose OF putting :,
stop to the between the HoveIN'"cm. W
Snoln and the inhabitants Of that lsiand res'oi
10 neaco and order thereon. and establishing
government Of their own by the Tree act OF t.le
people thereon ana tnar IN. 20 ,,se me aTn'y and
Tavv Of the United states for the purpose 0!
carving out the objects OF this joint resoiu-
ton.
The chief amendment offered to this resolu-
t,on and the only one that raised q difficulty
n
the words AN independent" 20 as to make u
read and establishing an independent govern
mcnt OF their own. etc
INDoRsED BY THE INSURGENTS"
After the House adjourned this afternoon the
proposed Joint resolution and the pending
amendment were considered in n conference or
the "insurgent" Republicans. Mr.. Tawney. OF
Minnesota who has taken prominent part IN
the conferences Of the Insurgents and also In
the conferences which included the steering
committee and the majority Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and some ~ the more infiu-
entail Republican leaders reviewed the efforts
that had been made to secure united and mar
,non,ous action on the Cuban question, and
ahowed what had been accomplished. II wac
the sense Of the conference. which was attended
nv about sixty Of the Republican members. that
the resolution proposed by the majority Of The
Committee on Foreign Affairs either with or
without the pending amendment, ought to re-
ceive the hearty support Of every Republican
member Of the House.
The Democratic members OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs Will probably unite on propo-
eition for the recognition Of the independence Of
the Masso Government but II seemed doubtful
to-day whether Mr.. Newlands. Of Nevada would
Join with them
PHILIPPINE REBELS INCREASING.
TEN THOUSAND NOW IN ARMS AND TROUBLE
FEARED AT MANILA.
London. April 12.-Spec!al dispatches from
Madrid say that advices received from the
Philippine Islands report the rebellion there in
creasing and tina; ten thousand rebels are now