New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-18
A DEADLOCK IN PROSPECT
HOUSE NOT LIKELY TO YIELD.
RECOGNITION OF CUBAN REPUBLIC TO
BE RESISTED.
SPEAKER REED AND THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS
IN CONFERENCE AS TO THE COURSE TO BE
pURsuED-A SHORT DEBATE PROB
ABLE-DEMocRATs FOR con-
CrRRENCE WITH THE
SENATE.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDCNE.I

rpY TELEGRAPH THE TRIDuNEI
Washington April 1.-THE action OF the SEN
ate on the Cuban question will undoubtedly be
the cause Of legislative deadlock the dura''oh
of which cannot now be foreseen. That the
House Of Representatives will adhere 10 It's
action OF Wednesday. at least so far as 'he
recognition OF the existing Cuban kepuo"c
Is concerned there Is not the slightest reasoN
as vet to doubt Republican Representatives
Of every shade Of opinion on the CUBAN que'-
t,on with whom a Tribune correspondent has
conversed to-day are unanimously III ia.''
standing by the resolution which was adopted
by the House OF Representatives only -FOUR oay'
ago by n majority OF 322 TO 10. OF course. 1t Is
expected that tie matter will be the sup)ect vi
conference between the two houses, and 1t Is
nrobabe that the House OF Representatives
will vote to non concur and ask for committee
of conference before it adjourns tomorrow.
THREE MOTIONS IN ORDER.
A motion to refer the Senate amendment,
which is in the nature OF n substitute ior the
House resolution. to the Committee on Forelgn
Affairs would be in order. but will probably
not he offered or adopted II offered IL the
amendment Is Immediately considered three mo-
.ions will b. in order-a motion TO concur. one
TO concur with an amendment. and a motion
70 non-concur The first and third motions are
the reverse Of each other. and therefore the
rejection OF either Is equivalent to the adoption
OF the other The motion TO concur Is put FIRST
II demanded. even II the other Is moVeo 'lS7
hacause II IL the affirmative and in the line
OF agreement with the other body. II 'he '"o-
,,o, % concur is rejected It Is announced that
,ha n
concur Is negatived. 1t is announced that the
House concurs.
Both OF these motions are debatable. Whether
q majority OF the House Of Representatives will
desire TO have n debate tomorrow Is not known
hu, u seems probable that few hours VIII be
devoted to that purpose. in view OF the fact ina,
the Senate gave three days to the discussion
n, its resolutions II is known that the Speaker
and other leaders Of the majority are or the
opinion that It will be better to have the alter
native and contrary propositions contained III
the House resolution and the Senate SUBSTITUTE
respectively fairly discussed before vote Is
taken on the motion 10 concur or non-concur.
MUCH MORE TO BE SAID.
II Is true that large number OF Representa-
tlves listened 10 the debate In the Senate ana
a larzer number read the reports ~ H. but
/
! TO express their views on subject Of such great
interest and moment and It will probably De
afforded Several members OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs especially are strongly I'M
dressed with the conviction that the Senate de-
bate did not by any means exhaust the arsu-
rnents in favor OF the House resolution or those
which can be urged against the Senate amend
ment one member ~ that committee re-
marked in conversation with n Tribune corre-
spondent this afternoon:
The senate amendment assumes that CON
grcss has the authority and right to direct a
/ coordinate department Of the Government-the
/ Exccutive-to do n certain executive act Now
that IL simply absurd. Congress would have ex-
actlv as much authority and right TO direct
the other coordinate department Of the Gov
ernment-the Judiciary-to do a certain thing
say. 10 reverse its decision as 10 the constitu-
t,onality Of the income tax provisions OF the
4 WILSON, German Revenue act OF 1SVi.
This Is a point which he regarded as OF suti-
cient Importance to demand more thorough dis
cussion and careful consideration than IT had
vet received