The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-18
SAVANNAH GA MONDAY APRIL IS 1885,

republicans join the Democrats and Pom.
uhsts IN voting for concurrence. the reso-
lutlons go TO the President as passed nv
the Senate ~
Should the little band of Republicans
VINO VIII vote to concur make the resuit
doubtful, il is feared that MANY Others
VINO are held only by considerations of
party loyalty will go over In a body. Some
oI them nave made their acquiescence in
the programme mapped out contingent
upon me ability of the Republicans to
carry II out II the resolutions are TO be
ooncurred in they say they cannot afford
to be left out at the death. They sav
they could not justify such a course with
their constituents, 1t is said that MANY
OF the Western Republicans have been
pesleged by their constituents TODAY 10
vote for the Senate resolutions.
The whole programme for tomorrow has
not been absolutely decided upon. Some
thlng will depend upon the situation as It
appears when the final reports are made
10 the speaker in the morning. This
speaker, however, will hold that the resolu-
uohs as amended, do not have to go to the
committee, but motion to concur or non
concur is In order. This will bring the
whole question Immediately before the
House. 1t has not yet been decided wheth-
er the motion shall be to non-concur with
request for a conference or to concur
with an amendment striking out the re-
cognitlon of independence and perhaps
making other slight changes in the SEN
tences of the Senate report.
IN the latter case the position will be
definitely outlined and might be more sat
lsfactory to the radical Republicans, who
are suspicious naturally of conferences.
But IN either event, except IN the improb-
able that ha
House amendment without further action
the resolutions would go to conference. So
that It would amount 10 the same thing in
the end
Ihere has been considerable criticism of
the verbiage of the Senate amendments to-
day. Gen. Grosvenor says sarcastically
that the resolutions should at least be
grammatic and diplomatic
The speakers lieutenants to-day have
held out to their colleagues the assurance
that action should be had at every subse-
quent stage of the proceedings with dis
patch and that the resolutions would go
to the President as finally agreed upon
before Wednesday morning. But those who
view the situation dispassionately do not
believe that such expedition is possible.
There is strong intimation that delay
is what is desired by those opposed to
war in the hope Of some action by the
Spanish Cortes.
A hope is expressed that Mr.. Hit, chair
man of the foreign affairs committee, who
has been quite i'll, but who is much bet
ter, will be able to be in his place to-
morrow. In that case he will be in charge
on the floor and he and Mr. Adams of
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Dinsmore of Ar
kansas, the senior member of the minority
of the committee. will be appointed con-
ferees- ON the part OF the House
If Mr.. Hit is not able to be present
Mr. Adams and Mr.. Quigg of New York
will be the Republican conferees. Both
are in thorough sympathy with Speaker
Reed and the administration
The motion to be made tomorrow, will
be, of course, antagonized by motion to
concur. The latter motion would take pre-
ference over a motion to non-concur and
would have to be voted on first, but
Speaker Reed has already held this ses-
sion that a motion to concur with an
amendment takes precedence over a mo-
tion to non-concur
The debate viii probably not be long.
possibly two hours, and if necessary a
special rule will be brought in to cut off
embarrassing amendments and motions.
If the resolutions should result in war,
the revenue measures agreed upon by the
ways and mean committee will be present.
ed at once.
The army bill as modified also will be
passed as soon as opportunity offers. The
opposition to the modified measure from
the national guard has been withdrawn.
There are contested election cases and
other minor matters to fill whatever of
time remains during the week in the
House.