The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-13
THE HOUSE RADICALS AGREE.
Will Support Resolution Of Foreign Af-
fairs Committee for Inter-
yention at Once.

five representatives present and while
several stood out temporarily for more
pronounced action on the line of recog-
milton, they finally agreed on the necessi
ty of .unifying on the conclusion finally
adopted.
Representative Hopkins of illinois pre-
sided and prominent among others who
attended were MessTs. Pearce, Joy and
Bartholdt OF Missouri; Belknap of Mime
sofa, March and Loriner Of Illinois,
Fletcher and Morris Of Minnesota.
Brownlow and Gibson Of Tennessee,
Mudd and Barber of Maryland, Sulloway
of New Hampshire. BromWell of Ohio,
Aidrich OF Alabama. Southwiek and
Mitchell of New York. Hicks of Pennsyl-
vania, johnson Of North Dakota and
Weymouth and Knox of Massachusetts,.
During the afternoon the steering COM
mittee OF nine, Mr.. Belknsp Of Illinois,
chairman, had been before the Republi-
can members of the House foreign affairs
committee and secured an informal state
ment OF its position The Nom hers Of that
committee stated they had agreed to a
resolution to be reported tomorrow SUBJ
stantially as cited above with the excep-
ton of the words land independent.
Some of the members thought the resolu-
ton with that omission would accomplish
the same ends as with the specific mention
of Independence and might avoid un-
pleasant complications thar might arise
with its use. The steering committee dis
agreed with that view, however, and after
some parleying the foreign affairs COM
mittee agreed to make it read land indie
| pendent
AT the conference tonight tire results of
the steering COMMITTEE visit were re-
| ported.
It was announced chat the resolution of
the foreign affairs committee proposed
was satisfactory and would accomplish
| the purpose sought There was reserva-
| tion, however, that If the foreign affairs
committee had seen fit to changs it's mind
and anything short of that stated should
| be finally proposed it should not be ac-
cepted by the conference. Mr. March
made dramatic speech in which he held
that the action proposed was not enough,
that ne believed that Congress should at
once declare that . state OF war between
the United States and Spain now existed.
Several others followed in kind, but most
| of the speakers made temperate remarks,
| largely attributable to the absolute neces-
sity of reaching some form OF agreement
| within the ranks Of the Republican party
| Tie other speakers included Messrs Bel
knap, Lorilner, Mann, Pearcs, Bartholdt,
Morris and Joy. Finally votes were taken
on the proposition to support resolution
of the substance cited and to agree
that such should be the minimum action
that would be acceptable to the conference
and the agreement on both propositions
was emphatic and decisive 1t was con-
cluded that the nemb bers of the steering
| committee should see mem bers OF the
foreign affairs committee tonight to learn
| if any action further than that had been
communicated had been taken, with 3
view to preparation for immediate action
| tomorrow IN case of an alteration of the
| foreign affairs committees policy. The
conference adjourned subject to immedi
ate assembling prepared for prompt action
at the cali of Chairman Hopkins, unless
another conference should be deemed un-
necessary In view Of satisfaction with the
results obtained. The Democratic men,