Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-12
WASHINGTON NEWS
Foreign Relations Committees Of
Both Houses Considered the
Cuban Question.
RESOLUTIONS AGREED UPON
Senate Desires to End War-Quiet Day in
the House Cabinet Members Think
Message Was Well Received
by Country.

Message Was Well Received
by Country.
| Washington, April l2.-The senate
com mittee on foreign relations resumed
its sitting this morning, all members
present except Senator Daniel. The
committee Immediately took up the task
of formulating resolution defining its
! idea of the course to be pursued in the
present complication with Spain. Many
minor differences developed, but none
Of such character as to dispel the hope
of securing final agreement. The
committee Is hopeful of being able to re-
port today, but the report may be de-
layed so as to afford an opportunity to
hear General Lees report.
The indications at the beginning of
tOday's session were that there would be
| return to the compromise proposition
made prior to the receipt of the presi-
dents message. All the Republican
members Of the committee, except Sen
atOr Foraker, are understood to be will
ing to report on these lines. 1t is be-
lieved that for the sake OF party har
mony he may be induced to join his col
leagues. The compromise involved, elm
mated the second of his declarations
recognizing ''the republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government on that
island" and the retention of his first
premise declaring that the people of
Cuba ''of right ought to be free and in
dependent" If the majority agrees up
on the compromise here outlined there
will probably be minority report pro-
viding for the recognition of the present
Cuban government, which will be made
by the Democratic members, with prob
ably the exception of Mr.. Gray.
spain Must Evacuate Cuba
The committee adjourned until $3.50
o'clock to hear Consul General Lee. A
formal vote was not taken but the COM
mittee knew what its report would be
when it adjourned at noon. The best
information obtainable is that 1t will be
a declaration for immediate interven-
ton by the United States and that no
action on the part of Spain, short of the
evacuation of the island by Spanish
forces, will satisfy this country.
Resolutions Agreed Upon.
Unless the committee changes its de-
cision the following, in addition to the
preamble. are the resolutions which will
be reported:
First.-That the people Of Cuba are
and of right ought to be free and in
dependent.
Second.-That the war which Spain is
waging against Cnba is so destructive to
the commercial and property interests
Of the United States and so cruel, bar
barous and inhuman in character as to
make it the duty of the United States to
demand, and the government of the
United States hereby does demand, that
she at Cnce withdraw all land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.~
Third. That the president be and is
hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to use, II necessary, the entire |
land and naval force Of the United |
States to carry these resolutions into ef-
feet.
Republicans Unable to Agree
The Republicans of the house com
mittee on foreign affairs are unable to
agree and there will probably be no reso-
luton reported to the house today. |
After the committee had been in ses-
sion half an hour it became apparent |
that no course of action could be agreed |
upon and the Democrats with Mr.. New
lands, Silver Republican, withdrew in |
order to give the Republicans another |
opportunity of uniting. The agreement
when the committee separated was that
they should come together again at
11.45. There is a good deal of talk of
Republicans meeting in caucus and de-
termining the nature of the resolution
upon which they shall vote and instruct
ing their members of the committee on
foreign affairs to report a resolution.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee have agreed upon a resolution for
independence and an immediate armed |
intervention.
Immediate Intervention Recommended.
The Republicans OF the house foreign |
affairs committee and the steering COM
mlttee of the house Republicans have
decided on resolution calling for i'm
mediate intervention. backed by the
army and navy.
Free and Independent Cuba.
The house resolution will provide for
immediate Intervention, backed by the
full army and navy forces of the United
States to secure the formation of a free
and independent form of government
for Cuba. This agreement was reached
at first on a resolution reading ''free
government" but Representative VIM.
Alden Smith held out for the addition
''and independent, to which the Repub-
lcan majority finally agreed.
Meeting for Action.
The Republicans of the house who
Joined In the movement for aggressive
action met in the hall OF the old library
of congress ut 1880 today.
Representative Smiths Resolution.
The steering committee Of the house
Republicans has authorized canvass of
the house on the resolution drafted by
Representative William A. Smith, OF
Michigan, which Is as follows:
Resolved, That the war now existing
between Spain and Cuba has been con-
Quoted by Spain in fragrant violation Of
the laws OF civilized warfare, to such an
extent as to shock the moral sense of the
nations OF the world and create con-
dition which, In the language Of the
president, has become 'stnsufferablc' by
the United States; that all diplomatic
efforts to terminate this condition have
failed; that the people of the island Of
Cuba are and of right ought to be free
and independent, and that the president
be and he Is hereby empowered and d.
rected to forthwith terminate the hos
tilities In Cuba, and insure to the people
of that island stable and independent
republican government; and that he be
and Is hereby authorized and directed to
use the land and naval forces Of the