The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-13

Washington, April 12.-The President
is authorized, directed and empowered to
Intervene at once to restore peace on the
island of Cuba and secure to the people
thereof d firm, stable and s.independent
government Of their own, and Is author
ICED to use the army and naval forces Of
the UnitedStates to secure this end. This.
substantially is the resolution agreed upon
by the Republican members Of the foreign
affairs committee Of the House tonight.
The meeting was held at tho residence of
one OF the members and did not adjourn
till very late hour.
Before finally deciding upon the word
ing of the resolution as given above, the
committee carefully considered several
other forms. Information was conveyed
to the committee, however, that strong
resolution was demanded, and several
me,npers, headed by Mr.. Smith of Mich
gan, made the contest for the resolution
that was finally agreed upon. 10 all IN
tents and purposes, 1t is the resolution
offered by Mr.. Smith, himself. 1t is the
intention of the Republican members now
that an agreement has been reached to
call in the Democratic members of the
committee tomorrow morning and to
make report to the House as soon as it
convenes at noon.
| The single resolution agreed upon by
tbe Republican members will be intro
duced BY 8 preamble reciting the condi-
tions existing in Cuba and the facts as
known concerning the destruction OF the
Maine and briefly making strong in
dictnent against Spain for her conduct Of
affairs on the island.
The preamble will in epitomiZed form
follow very closely the lines OF the Presi-
dents message, but that portion of it re-
ferring to the Maine disaster will take
stronger ground than the message.
1T is now the purpose to pass the resolu-
tion before the sun sets tomorrow. Debate
will be limited to four or five hours. The
House leaders have determined upon this
course in the belief that it will strengthen
both AT, home and abroad the position to
be taken
Washington, April 12.-By practically
unanimous vote the Cuban conference OF
Republican representatives, decided to-
night to work in harmony with the House
foreign affairs committee on representa-
ttons of the latter's firm position to be in
corporated in q report to the House ex-
nected tomorrow. This is the most Esig-
nificant step yet taken by the body OF
about three score of aggressive Republi-
cams members whose course has been
towards radical action. They were IN
session for an hour today after tbs ad-
;ournment Of the House and after vigor-
ous spseches and the submission OF re-
MORT on how the foreign affairs committee
stood, decided that they would he satisfied
with the report from tho foreign affairs
committee il it made no change in the
nosition it announced to the steering COM
mittee substantially as follows:
| A preamble reciting the conditions in
/ Cuba consisting largely of quotations
from the President message which con-
st,tutes scathing arraignment OF
Snauish misrule anG the barbarities OF
the wsr. a vigorous reference to the blow
inc mn of the Maine and o resolution au-
thorizing, empowering and directing the
President to intervene at once for the
nurpose of restoring peace and order and
the establishment of q firm, stable aud
independent government in Cuba with
tine free consent of the people of the island
and empowering the President to employ
the army and navy forces of the United
S;tates for this purpose. There were fifty