Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-12
Forecasting the Resolutions to Be
Reported to Congress.
LIKELY TO YIELD RECOGNITION
Meeting of Committees Consider
ing Foreign Matters.
TO CANVASS THE HOUSE

foreign affairs committee resolution de-
claring the people of Cuba free and indie
pendent and directing the President to
terminate hostilities in Cuba.
The steering committee has authorized
canvass of the House resolution for
immediate armed intervention.
The Senate foreign relations committee
is having great trouble in reaching an
agreement on it's Cuban resolutions After
it's meeting today it was stated that the
committee favored declaration for i'm
mediate Intervention and an indirect recog-
milton of the right of Cubans to indepen-
dence.
The naval appropriations bill was report
ed to the Senate. The amendments recom-
mended increase the House appropriations
ever eight million dollars, making the to-
tai sI6,2T7,55s.
Senator Lindsay offered a joint resolu-
ton today looking to the cooperation with
the Cuban insurgent forces with the pur-
pose Of securing Cuban independence. Sen
ator Wilson introduced a resolution en-
powering the President to take steps to
end the war in Cuba. Senator Allen intro
duced a resolution declaring that a state of
war existed between the United States and
Spain and recognizing the independence
of the Cuban republic
Senator Mason of Illinois spoke at length
in the Senate in favor of recognizing the
Cuban republic.
The steering committee of the republi-
cans of the House met this morning and
acJourhed until this afternoon to await
the action of the foreign affairs commit
tee They are generally agreed 10 yield
the recognition of the existing government
but favor immediate Intervention, and a
declaration that whatever government may
be recognized III Cuba shall be stable
govern ment, free ard independent in char
acter and republican in form.
Gen. Grosvenor, Mr.. Dingley and other
House leaders said to have agreed to
the resolution.
The steering committee has authorized a
canvass OF the House on resolution which
was blocked out by Mr.. VIM. A. Smith of
Michigan, declaring for immediate armed
Intervention for the establishment of a
stable government in Cuba that shall be
Independent in character and republican
In 1orm- 1t will be presented to the re-
Publicahs Of the foreign affairs committee,
and things seem in fair shape to secure
unity of action on the basis of this COM
promise. 1t rs probable that the republi-
cans will caucus tonight.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the apprc pr.a-
tons committee. said this afternoon: Il
regard war as inevitable. The United
States will intervene and Intervention
means war"
Cubans Declared Independent
he .lrItia
foreign affairs committee by the steering
committee is as follows:
Resolved. That the war now existing
between the government of Spain and the
people of Cuba has been conducted by
Spain in fragrant violation of the laws of
civilized warfare to such an extent as to
shoek the moral sense of the nations of
Inc world and to create condition which,
In the language Of the President, has be-
come insunerable' by the United States;
ttat all diplomatic efforts to terminate
this condition have failed; that the people
of the Island of Cuba are and Of right
ought 10 be free and independent, and that
the President be. and he is hereby, en-
powered and directed to forthwith termi-
nate hostilities in Cuba, and to secure to
the people of that island a stable and inde-
PENDENT republican government, and that
lie be. and he is hereby, authorized and di-
rected to use the land and naval forces OF
the United States for the purpose Of carry
ing this joint resolution into effect"
The resolution seemed acceptable gener-
ally to the republican members of the COM
mttee. but when submitted to Senator Da-
Wis of the foreign relations committee of
the Senate. he pointed out a radical defect
In the latter portion of it, empowering the
President Ito secure to the people of Cuba
ernment, etc.
He said it was his opinion that the Con-
sress had no power to delegate such au-
thority to the President, and, after con-
siderins the matter from that standpoint
II was agreed to change the latter portion
OF ths resolution into a declaration that
such a form of government should exist
in the island.
Foreign Affairs Committee
The foreign affairs committee of the
House met this morning.
The republicans of the committee had
come to no agreement before the commit
tee met, and. it being apparent after the
committee had been in session half an
bour that until they did there could be no
action. the democrats, with Mr. Newlands,
silver republican, withdrew to give the re-
publicans another opportunity of reaching
a proposition upon which they could unite
The agreement when the committee sep
arated was that they should come together
again at IL 45. 1t seemed unlikely that the
republicans would be able to agree 1t
seemed certain that no resolution would be
presented to the House today.
There is a good deal Of talk of the repub-
lcans meeting in caucus and determining
the nature Of the resolution upon which
they shall vote. and instructing their col
leagues of the committee on foreign af-
fairs to report such resolution. 1t is
pointed out that this plan would insure the
rearest approach to harmonious action. as
the republicans would then be bound by a
caucus decree.
'cbe position Of the democratic members
OF the committee Is for independence and
immediate and armed Intervention.
The committee took recess at noon un-
ii. O'Clock this afternoon.
The committee remained together at Its