Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-28
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Both Houses Agree on a Course That
Means Freedom Of Cuba.
Turpis Amendment Recognizing Independ-
once ReIeOted-Both Houses Conceded
Polnts-IResult Reached After Hours
of Pulling aud Hauling.

WASHINGTON, April 10. After one
of the hardest fought battles and
seven conferences between the two
houses In many years, congress at IN
early hour this morning came to an
agreement upon the most momentous
question it has dealt with in third
of century. The Cuban resolutions
were passed and will be sent to the
president to-day Their provisions
mean the expulsion of Spain from the
island Of Cuba by the armed forces of
the United States. There were many
roll calls in both houses, and each
body held tenaciously for its own reso-
luton. The conferees had great diff
Guilty in agreeing. The first confer
ence showed determination on the
part of the house not to yield n single
point, and 1t was only after long con-
sultation with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the little
words, ARE, and" in the first section
of the. senate resolution, which de-
clares that the people of Cuba are,
and Of right ought to be free and i'm
dependent
The resolutions MS finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part Of
the United States to acquire Cuba
On the final roll call In the house
there were $40 votes for the resolutions
and six against The following voted
against the adoption of the report:
Boutelle (rep.) of Maine, Brewer (dem.)
of Alabama, Gardner (rep.) of New
Jersey, johnson (rep.) of Indiana,
Loud (rep.) of California, Mccall (rep)
of Massachusetts.
The senate vote Is as follows;
Yoas-Aldrch, Allison, Baker, Burrow9 Car
ter, Chandler, Clark Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Eli
kins, Fairbanks Faulkner Foraker, Frye Gall
lnger Gear Gray Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, MCMILLAN.
Mason Morgan, Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Per-
kinS, Plntt OF Connecticut, Pritohard, Proctor,
Quay, Sewell Shoup Spooner, Warren, VIII
son, Wollcott--42
Nays-Allen Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Caftory Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrel Dam
lel Harris, Hodtield, Jones OF Arkansas JoneB
Of Nevada, Kenny Lindsay MoEnery Mo-
Laurln, Mallory, Mantle Martin, Mitchell,
Money, Pasco Pettlgrew, Pettus, RawlinH.
Roach Stewart, Teller Turley Turner, Tur-
| pie White-35,
The resolutions rs adopted are:
Resolved, by the senate and house Of repre-
sentatlves OF the United States Of America In
congress assembled
Tlrst-1hnt the people OF the island OF Cuba
are, and OF right ought TO be, free and indie
pendent
Secondhand It is the duty OF the United
States to demand, and tho government OF the
United States does hereby demand, that the
government OF Spain at once rellnquish its au-
thority and government In the island OF Cuba
and withdraw It's land aud naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters
Third-rhat the president OK the United
States be, and no hereby is, directed and en-
powered to use the entire land and naval
forces OF the United States and TO call into tho
actual service of the United States the militia
Of the several states, TO such extent as may bo
necessary to carry these resolutions into eff
feet
Fourth-That the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to exercise
sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over said
island except for the paclhcatlon thereof, and
asserts its determination, when that Is accom-
pllshed, to leave the government and control Of
the island to It's people
Speaker Reed signed the Cuban resO-
lutions after the house met this
noon. Then they went to the vice
president, and after his signature to
the president