The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-13

Washington, April 12.-The burden of
responsibility for the next move in the
Spanish crisis having been shifted by
the presidents message upon the Shout
ders of congress, the capitol today be-
came the storm center, with the foreign
affairs committees of the two houses as
the foci. The struggle in each commit
ee was long and bitter, with this mark
ed difference between the senate wing
and that at the house end Of the capt.
tol-in the senate committee the Dem
ocrats as well as the Republicans par
ticipated, while at the house end the
task was to secure harmonious action
among the Republicans, so as TO pre-
sent. if possible, solid front when the
Democrats were finally called in for ac
ton.
Pressure from every quarter was
brought to bear. Radicals and conserv-
atives strained every nerve. The vital
point of the contest hinged upon wheth
er the resolutions should go further
than the. president had gone, and de-
clare for the independence of Cuba
from Spanish domination.
Tonight a compromise proposition
was certain TO be reported at both ends
of the capitol. The senate committee S
resolution VIII be the more radical of
the two. 1t win surely be reported to-
morrow and will declare for immediate
Intervention, a general recognition of
the rights OF the Cuban people to free
dom and independence, and will de-
mand the withdrawal of the Spanish
forces from the island.
The Republicans of the house COM
ton which also directs immediate in
PREVENTION lin that respect going be-
You'd the presidents recommendation,
and for the establishment OF firm
and stable" government in Cuba Mr..
Smith of Michigan stood out stubbornly
for recognition of independence, but
the committee did not yield. Then the
resolutions were submitted to the Re-
publican steering committee, and they
insisted that unless the words and in
dependent. before government" were
inserted, 50 as to read, firm, stable and
Independent government they would
decline to accept it. Finally. assur-
ances that this would be conceded were
given. ana if these words go in, plain
sailing and harmonious action seems
probable tomorrow.
TIE Democrats Of the committee have
agreed TO antagonize the majority reso-
luton with one declaring for independ-
ence of the island and immediate armed
intervention. The ultimate independ-
ence of the island, without the recogni-
ton of the independence of the existing
government, is the step which both
committees are to take beyond the
presidents recommendation.
A significant feature of the day in
this connection was the declaration of
General Grosvenor OF Ohio, the admin
istration's spokesman. made during the
debate in the house, that the presi-
dents recommendations must be inter-
preted as a declaration for the indie
pendence of the island from Spanish do
minion.
There is a strong impression tonight
that the debate in the house will be
made short to prevent undue criticism
of the administration. Many of the
Republicans are in favor of no debate
at all, contending that the passage of
resolution without debate would
strengthen our position before the
world In the senate il is impossible TO
predict how long the debate will run.
A COMPROMISE RESOLUTION.
It was stated tonight on high au-
thority that an arrangement has been
practically effected by which the reso-
lutions may pass both houses tomorrowH
1t is understood that the foreign af-
ate will confer before the assembling of
congress tomorrow for the purpose of
perfecting an agreement whereby the
Foraker resolution will be substituted
for other resolutions. 1t will be modi-
fed by the elimination of the. second
paragraph, which recognizes Cuban in
dependence, and other slight changes
will be made to conform 20 the deci-
sion reached by the committees. To-
night the members of the senate COM
Irittee believe that the resolution will
pass both houses by a practically unan-
inlous vote. 1t is said that, if neces-
sary. a continuous sitting VIII be had
in the senate in order TO secure final
action during the legislative day of
Wednesday.
The Foraker resolution. as originally
introduced. is as follows. the second
section. however. is to be omitted:
BE it resolved by the senate and
house of Representative OF the United
States OF America;
First, That the people of the island
of Cuba are and of right ought TO be
free and Independent.
Second, That the government of the
United States hereby recognizes the re-
pubic of Cuba as the true and lawful
government of that island.
Third That the war Spain is waging
against Cuba is so destructive of the
commercial and property interests of
the United States. and So cruel. bar
harous ard inhuman in its character as
10 make il the duty of the United
Strtes to demand. and the government
81 Re United States does hereby. that
=, Z: once withdraw her lard and
1--we e aes from cuba ard Cuban
waters
Tor5ts, That the president of the
Lifted States be. and he hereby is ap-