The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-18


chief danger lies in a possible stampede.
| If twenty Ave republicans Join the DEM
| ocrats and populsts in voting for concur
| renee the resolution will 20 10 the presi-
dent as passed by the senate, Should tho
republicans who will vote 10 concur mako
| the result doubtful. II is feared that many
others who are held only by the consld-
GRAFTON OF party loyalty will go over In q
body Some OF them have made their ac-
quiescence in the programme mapped out
with this proviso, II the resolutions are to
be, concurred In. they say, they can not
afford TO be left out at the end. They say
they could not Justify such course with
the Western Republicans have been be-
| s,eged by their constituents today to vote
| for the senate resolutions.
The whole programme for tomorrow has
not been absolutely decided upon.p Some
thing will depend on the situation as II
appears when the final reports are made
to the speaker In the morning. The speak
err however. VIII hold thst the resolutions
as amended do not have to 20 TO the com
mittee Of the whole. but motion to con-
cur or non concur is in order. This. will
bring tie whole question Immediately be-
fore tho house.
1t has not been decided whether the mo-
tion shall be to concur with request for a
conference or to concur with an amend
ment striking out the recognition OF indie
pendence and. perhaps, making other slight
resolutions, In the latter case the position
OF the house would be definitely outlined
and might be moro satisfactory TO the
radical republicans. who arc suspicious
naturalIy--of conferences. But in either
eyent---cxcept in the improbable ono that
the senate would accept the house amend
ment without further ar,ion---tbe resolu
tions would 20 10 conference. so that IL
would amount TO the same thing in the
end.
There has been considerable criticism OF
the verbiage OF the senate amendments To-
day. General Grosyenor said sarcasticaliy
that the resolutions which are 10 bear The
inspection o. the world should a, least be
"granmatical and diplomatic" rho
speaker's lieutcnants today haze held ou,
to their colleagues the assurance that ac-
tion should be had at every subsfauen-
stage OF the proceedings with dispatch and
that the resolutions would no to the presi-
dent as finally agreed on before Wednes-
day morning. But those who view the s,tu-
alton dispasslonatey do not believe that
such expedition Is possible. There IL
"A Al A..
those opposed TO war in the hope OF some
action by the Spanish cortes A hone To-
expressed that Mr. Hit. chairman of the
foreign affairs committee. who has blen.
quite M. but who is much better. Will be
able to be in his place tomorrow. In that
case he will be In charge Of the floor and
he, Mr.. Adams OF Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Dinsmore OF Arkansas. the senior msmber
OF the minority OF the committee, will BE-
appointed conferees on the part OF the
house II Hit IL not able to be present.
Mr. Adams and Mr. Quigg OF New York
viii be the republican conferees. Both are
in thorough sympathy with Speaker Reed
and the administration.
The motion 10 be made tomorrow VIII. OF
cOElht, D. thtuBpniHtu w "a piaih n"l'pn "
concur. The latter motion would taae pre-
codence over motion 10 non-concur and
would have 10 be voted upon first, and
SPEAKER Reed has ALREADY held at this
session that motion TO concur with an
amendment takes precedence over a motion
10 non concur. Il IL very desirable from a
strategic point OF view that the first yots 10
be taken shall be on the proposition Of the
republican leaders and therefore the sironE
probability is that this will be the motion,
The debate probably wild not be long
possibly TWO hours y necessary .
special rule will b. brought 10 to cut OF
The amendments and motions.
x II The resoluiious should result IN war,
The revenue measure Agresd on BY the re-
pubiicaHs Of The ways ana means COMMITTEES
win 30 presented Al once. The army reor-
sanixation bin IS nodifisd wiIl 40 be
psssed . Econ = oppartuPity oilers. The
epposItion y M mo1iflse pessuse ~ ~