The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-17
Special Despatch to The SIrN.

Special Despatch to The sVN.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-The United
States Senate tonight, by a vote OF 81 to
81, recognized the present government OF
the Cubans on the island OF Cuba.
The resolution passed is the one intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on Foreign
Affairs. but with the amendment offered
in the minority report OF Senator Turple.
The following is the resolution as
passed together with the amendment:
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
wears in the island OF Cuba, so near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people Of the United States
have been a disgrace to Christian civill-
zation eliminating, as they have, in the
1 destruction of United States battle
ship with 266 of its officers and crew
while on friendly visit in the halbor OF
Havana, and cannot longer be endured,
as has been set forth by tile President OF
the United States in his message to Con-
gress on April II, 1898, upon which the
Iaction Of Congress was invited; Therefore,
Resolved, First-That the people OF
the island Of Cuba are and of right ought
Ito be free and independent.
Second-That it is the duty OF the
Hunted States to demand, and the Gov
crnment of the United States does here
by demand, that the Government OF
Spain at once rclinquish its authority
and government in the island OF Cuba
and withdraw it's land and raval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third-That the President OF the
limited States be, and he hereby is, di-
aected and empo ~ercd to use the entire
land and naval forces OF the United
Etates. and to call into the actual service
i the United States the militia of the
eyeral States, to such extent rs may be
necessary to carry these resolutions into
feet
Amendmcnt-The United States recog-
lies the Republic OF Cuba in that island
Is free, independent and sovereign
bower among the nations of the world.
The Senate met in night session, with
be galleries crowded, many of the men,
ers of the House of Representatives
eing present.
After few speeches the Senate pro-
eeded to vote on the amendment to the
avis resolution, us presented by Sena-
Pr Turpie.
On a vote OF 81 to 33 the amendment,
,ich recognized the Republic OF Cuba,
ssed.
Immediately after the passing of the
pendment Senator Davis introduced
notion declaring it not to be the in
of the United States to claim the
Ind of Cuba or establish over it
rotectorate.
bv vote OF GO to IS the Senate de-
ed to substitute the Senate resolution
the House resolution.
The Senate resolution us amended and
ssed goes to the House on Monday.
Is tonight supposed that the House
ask for a conference to confer in re-
ID to the two resolutions. Congress-
n Adams, Quigg and Dnsmore and
ators Davis, Frye and Morgan will be
conferees and the sessions of the con-
ence will be rather heated.
strong effort will be made to prevent
Senate resolution from passing the
|use and from the present outlook it is
red that the conservative men in that
BY may prevent its passage,
rhe crisis las been reached The
ited States Senate has declared itself
favor Of maintaining national honor
war, driving Spain from the Western
misphev and allowing the unhamper-
growth of another republic on this
l. of the Atlantic Ocean.
Spain refuses 60 allow the United
tee to intervene in the Ciban war; she
utes torelinquish Cuba and quit
nerica. Hence war between the United