The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-31
HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO WAIT.
Mckinley Given More Time, But
Spain VIII Have to Yield.

Spain VIII Have TO Yield.
Washington, March SO.--The Republicans
of the House. who are aggressively In
favor of prompt and energetic action in
the Cuban matter. and who met last night
In conference. held another meeting after
the House adjourned tonight At last
nights meeting forty-six members were
present. Tonight they were reinforced
by sixty-nine making a total of lis. This
constitutes considerably more than ma
iority of the Republican membership of
the House, and the members present to-
night say that II by no means represents
the full strength of those who will be sat
isAed with nothing short of the complete
independence of Cuba.
Many of the radicals favor armed inter
vention, and a few, like Representative
Marsh of Illinois. believes the blowing up
of the Maine Is a casus belli.
The speeches at to-nights meeting,
while vigorous and yielding nothing, were
nevertheless in favor of giving the Presi-
dent an opportunity to mature his policy,
and of completing the negotiations in
which he Is now engaged.
Many of the leaders of the movement
including Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois, Mr.. Hun
of Iowa, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, Mr.
Bromwen of Ohio. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa,
and w. A. Smith of Michigan, saw the
President to-day, and all he asked was a
brief delay. Action by Congress before
the pending negotiations are completed, he
told them would embarrass him and
might result In a complete rupture. Mr..
Hun. MIR. Bromwell and others explained
this situation TO the conference. They
counseled acquiescence in the Presidents
desires
A rupture with the administration was
greatly to be deplored and should, they
argued, only occur as last resort. They
informed the conference that the President
had said that the negotiations now I'm
progress would either fail or be successful
by the end of the week. lie believed they
would be successful. He did not indicate
their nature, they said. and they pointed
out that It would be manfestly ruInous
for the details TO be made public at this
time. They said further that the President
had informed them that he would, in the
event of the failure of the negotiations,
place the whole subject before Congress
and share with 1t the responsibility for
what might follow.
Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania, the ranking
member OF the foreign affairs committee
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who is III, explained that the sentiment of
the committee was strongly against fur
ther delay, although he was himself con-
servative. But he said the committee was
willing to defer to the wishes of the Pres
ident and no action would be taken at the
meeting tomorrow. on Monday, howev-
er, If satisfactory solution had not pre-
vlously been reached, action would be had.
All the members present professed ig-
norance Of the details Of the Presidents
plans and negotiations, although several
said the President assured them that if
successful they would, he thought, be sat
isfactory.
While these different reports were made
to the conference, they were unofficial and
the conference decided at last to appoint a
committee Of eleven to walt upon the Pres
ident tomorrow and explain their Views
Of the cItuation, the committee to report
at meeting to be held tomorrow night.
The committee appointed consists OF the
following members: Messrs Hopkins and
I.orrimer Of Illinois, Joy of Missouri, Sui
loway Of New Hampshire, Cooper of Wis
consin, Arnold Of Pennsylvania, Mercer
Of Nebraska, Knox of Massachusetts,
Faris of Indiana, Hager of Iowa. and
Smith of Michigan.