The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-04
SENATE WILL GO GON.
War Threats to Hang Fire
Another Week.
DEBATE TO CAUSE DELAY.
M'kinIey's Message Not Apt to Go
in Monday,
REPRESENTATION PLENTY.
Foreign Affairs Committee Report
to Be Held Back.

Washington, April 3.-The expectation in
mittee on foreign relations on the Cuban
situation win be made to the Senate not
later than Wednesday, and IL the report
should be made at that time the probabil-
tiles are that II will engage the attention
of the Senate for the rest of the week.
The committee will make an effort 10 Sc
cure action upon the resolutions It will re-
port without having them debated. but
with very little probability of success. I'm
doubtedly a large majority of the members
of the Senate are favorable to some declar-
alton apropos of the Cuban situation, but
there is certain TO be a difference of opin-
ion on the course to be pursued and on the
language to be used which will be suffi-
cient to prevent immediate action except
In one contingency This contingency is
the possibility of an agreement as 10 details
between the President and the committee.
If the committees report should prove to
be In accord with the Presidents recon-
mendation in all essential particulars, the
Senate likely would adopt the resolutions
brought In without debating them.
There is, however, a considerable element
in the Senate which Is opposed to war ex-
cept as a last extremity and there are scv-
eral others who think there ought to be
delay of at least a week or ten days be-
fore action is taken i'm Congress in order
to insure the safe landing of ships and
war supplies now on their way to this
country from Europe
The committee on foreign relation is not
impressed with this line of reasoning, and
the members urge that Spain Is no better
prepared for hostilities than are we.
The members of the committee do not
expect the Presidents message before
Tuesday, and they are prepared to wait
until Wednesday. Under great pressure
there might be delay beyond that time,
but a request for such delay would cause
great restiveness on the part of the ma
jority of the committee.
While desirous of giving the President
all the time he may actually require for
the preparation of his message, they are
very impatient of the outside influence
which Is being exerted to hold them In
check. This pressure Is in the shape Of
letters and kilograms from people through
out the country who are opposed to q war
pOucys ana win tneSe the members OF
The committee are being flooded THE
writer's" said member of the committee
to-day, generally ask us to maintain an
honorable peace
"Of course, we all want honorable peace,
but the time has gone by when that can
be secured under existing conditions In
Cuba. We cannot allow our conduct to
be controlled by such expressions
| When the Presidents message is re-
! ceived it will, on Senator Davis motion,
| be referred 10 the committee on foreign
relations which may bring In it's report
| later In the day or may moi do so untli
the following day. So far as II is IN
formed as TO the probable line of the
Presidents communication, the committee
is now prepared TO report but the MEM
bers realize that there may be some de-
tail of the message that will require care
| full consideration, and in that event they
| will give more time to 1t than an hour
or two on the day OF its presentation.
| Unless there is change in the commit
| tees conclusions after the President is
heard from, the resolutions reported wilt
| recommend the recognition of lndepend-
| ence with a declaration for armed inter-
| vention 20 make independence practicable.
| They will also include the Maine ex-
| plosion as one of the causes set forth for
| this action.
The resolutions will be accompanied by
carefully drawn report written by Sem
| ator Davis, justifying them.
For the rest Of the Senate probably will
| give Its attention TO the appropriation
bills and miscellaneous measures on the
| calendar